For over two decades, Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis has worked as a physician, researcher, professor, and leader in the fields of pediatric infectious diseases and public health in both the United States and Europe. His research and policy interests have focused on healthcare-acquired infections (HAI), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial stewardship, and vaccination. Dr.
Professionally, Clio currently serves as Executive Director of Administration at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology Research and Outcomes (CLEO) in Athens, where she oversees operations, manages budgets, and contributes to the submission of all funded projects. Previously, she worked as the Administrative Coordinator at Columbia Global Center Athens, and interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supporting high-level trade missions and strategic dialogues. She also gained extensive international experience at the U.S.
Hellenic Society of Pharmacoepidemiology (ELEFEP)
CLEO (Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research) is the lead Greek institution coordinating and conducting this Blue Zone microbiome study in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) under Dr.Theoklis Zaoutis.
What CLEO did for the Blue Microbiome project:
Project Overview
Global Action in Healthcare Network Antimicrobial Resistance Module (GAIHN-AR): is a global network coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that seeks to prevent and contain the spread of highly resistant organisms in healthcare settings through real-time communication and coordination of laboratory and infection prevention and control (IPC) activities.
REDCap is a secure, reliable, and flexible web-based platform designed for building and managing databases used in clinical and research studies.
In collaboration with CLEO, which is certified as a Clinical Research Organization (CRO), REDCap supports high-quality research by enabling simultaneous data entry from multiple sites and collaborators. Each site has access only to its own data, ensuring full confidentiality and robust data protection.
CLEO in the VACCELERATE Project
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research – Greece
RANIN-KIDS Network was founded in Athens, Greece, in March 2018, in collaboration with the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) and ESGAP, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardship.
Gerber JS, Prasad PA, Fiks AG, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Bell LM, Wasserman RC, Keren R, Zaoutis TE. Effect of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention on broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2013 Jun 12;309(22):2345-52. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.6287. PMID: 23757082.
