Nadia Mallou
Nadia Malliou is a Cognitive and Experimental Psychologist specializing in neuropsychological rehabilitation, chronic diseases, and chronic pain. She is currently pursuing a PhD focused on non-pharmacological interventions for chronic post-surgical pain. Her research interests also include the development of mHealth applications and evidence-based interventions for pain treatment. For the past several years, she has been engaged in clinical work supporting patients with chronic pain through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as an Associate at the Pain Unit of the General University Hospital AHEPA in Thessaloniki. Having lived with chronic pain for more than 20 years, she has firsthand experience of the challenges and inadequacies surrounding chronic pain treatment and management in Greece. Volunteering has been a defining aspect of her adult life, reflected in her continuous involvement with multiple patient organizations. Nadia is the President of Pain Alliance Europe, PAE and the Secretary of the Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation, ASIF. She currently also serves as Vice President of both the Hellenic League Against Rheumatism, ELEANA, and the Greek Federation of Rare Diseases, EOS-SPANOPA. Her continued efforts are supporting patients living with chronic pain, AxSpA, RMDs and rare diseases as well as advocating on their behalf in multiple settings.