The Women’s Counseling Center of the Department of Social Policy and Health of the Municipality of Rhodes, in collaboration with Women’s Health First (WHF) and the Rhodes Medical Association, is organizing an informational and scientific evening event titled “Women at the Center: Let’s Talk Openly About Women’s Health and the Role of Our Hormones… from Adolescence to Menopause.” The event will take place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the event hall of the Acandia Hotel in Rhodes, with free admission for the public.

Through education and prevention, the evening event highlights the importance of women’s health, hormonal balance, and holistic care at every stage of a woman’s life.

Event Schedule

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM: Arrival

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM: Opening Remarks

• Savvina Papageorgiou, Deputy Mayor for Social Policy, Solidarity, Equality, and Preschool Education
• Marios Klonaris, President of the Medical Association, President of the “Galenos” Non-Profit Organization, Social Cohesion Representative for the Dodecanese in the Region of South Aegean
• Evi Minatsi, Sociologist—M.A. in Criminology, Staff Member of the Women’s Counseling Center (Presentation on Services Provided by the Municipality of Rhodes Counseling Center)
• Aikaterini Deliveliotou, MD, MSc, PhD Candidate—Obstetrician-Gynecologist specializing in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Co-founder of WHF (Presentation of the services provided and objectives of the non-profit organization “Women’s Health First”)

Event Moderator: Asimeni Vergi, Attorney at the Supreme Court, Member of the Rhodes Bar Association.

6:15 PM – 6:50 PM: SESSION 1: Challenges in Adolescence
“Preventing STIs and HPV Through Knowledge: For the Woman We Dream Of, With an Eye Toward the Future”

• Presentation: Paraskevi Tsetsa, MD, PhD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Specialist in Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Co-founder of the WHF
• Commentary: Paraskevi Papastergi (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) and Chrysanthi Hatzis (MSc, Nurse—Deputy Head of the Department of Public Health Protection and Promotion, Municipality of Rhodes)

6:50 PM – 7:25 PM: SESSION 2: Challenges During Reproductive Age
“Speaking Openly About Fertility: Current Possibilities and Limitations”

• Presentation: Nektaria Chalkia, MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Co-founder of WHF
• Commentary: Eleni Efmoridou (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) and Sofia Navrozidou (Midwife)

7:25 PM – 8:00 PM: SESSION 3: Challenges in Menopause
“New Challenges and Management of Menopause”

• Presentation: Aikaterini Papakonstantinou, MD, MSc, PhD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Specialist in Gynecologic Oncology, Co-founder of the WHF
• Commentary: Irini Angelidou (MD, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Oncologist, and Breast Surgeon, University of Dresden, Germany) and Maria Konstantzou (MSc, Clinical Psychologist)

8:00 PM – 8:15 PM: Conclusions – Closing

Vichy Laboratoires, a member of the L’Oréal Group, will offer skincare products to the female audience through the “Hormonall” social program.