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15TH PANHELLENIC NURSING STUDENT CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP "3D PRINTING AND HEALTH: A FIRST APPROACH"
Within the framework of the 15th Panhellenic Nursing Student Conference, a workshop on the topic "3D Printing and Health: A First Approach" was successfully held for the 3rd consecutive year. For the first time, undergraduate students from the newly established 3D printing group of the department also participated in the workshop. The workshop aimed to present the idea of 3D printing to the students of the nursing department. The applications of this technology in the field of health and the involvement of nurses were also presented. Initially, a brief introduction to the topic of 3D printing and applications in health was presented. Then, the stages of 3D printing and the necessary tools were presented with a demonstration of real software tools and a 3D printer. Finally, the workshop included a brief application of free and/or online 3D printing design tools with practical exercises, simple model design, and a sample was printed during the workshop. The workshop participants were Prof. Flora Malamateniou as Scientific Coordinator, Dr. Emmanouil Zoulias (EDIP Member - Presentation, scientific supervision), Sotirios Anagnostopoulos, PhD Candidate, Presentation, scientific supervision) and undergraduate students and members of the 3D printing team Vangelis Panousos and Myrsini Tarani.