Dr Charitini Stavropoulou

Biography

Charitini obtained her PhD in Health Policy from the London School of Economics in 2008. She was a Research Associate at Imperial College Business School prior to joining the University of Surrey in September 2009.

Research Interests

Charitini works in the area of Health Economics. Her research interests focus mainly on the doctor-patient relationship and the impact this has on patients’ decisions to adhere to medical recommendations, follow a healthier life style and get involved with their own safety.

Research grants
• Pump-Priming Grant, University of Surrey. Project title: “Risk and time preferences among doctors and patients: an empirical study in Greece”, March 2010. Amount awarded: £10,000.

Research Collaborations

Charitini currently works with Professor Dionysius Glycopantis from City University on theoretical models of the doctor-patient interaction using Game Theory. 

She also collaborates with Dr Marisa Miraldo from Imperial College London and Dr Matteo Galizzi from LSE on an experiment on risk perceptions and time preferences among patients and doctors.

Publications

Papers in peer-reviewed journals

Galizzi M.M. Miraldo M. Stavropoulou C. et al. (2012) “Who is more likely to use doctor-rating websites, and why? A cross-sectional study in London” BMJ Open,2:e001493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001493  

Doherty C. and Stavropoulou C. (2012) “Patients’ willingness and ability to participate actively in the reduction of clinical errors: A systematic literature review” Social Science and Medicine, 75(2), 257-263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.056

Stavropoulou C. (2012) “Perceived information needs and non-adherence: evidence from Greek patients with hypertension” Health Expectations, 15(2), 187-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00679.x  

Glycopantis D. and Stavropoulou C. (2011) “Supply of information in an emotional setting” CESifo Economic Studies, 57(4), 740-762.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifr024

Stavropoulou C. (2011) “Non-adherence to medication and doctor-patient relationship: Evidence from a European survey” Patient Education and Counselling, 83(1), 7-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.04.039

Dassiou X. Glycopantis D. and Stavropoulou C. (2009) “Bundling in general markets and in health care systems” Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 6(2), 47-68.

Book chapters

Stavropoulou C. (2012) The doctor-patient relationship: a review of the theory and policy implications, in McGuire A and Costa-Font J (eds) The LSE Companion to Health Policy.

Work in progress

Stavropoulou C. and Glycopantis D. “The doctor-patient relationship under general conditions of uncertainty”.

Stavropoulou C. and Valletti T. “Compulsory licensing and access to drugs”.

Galizzi M.M. Miraldo M. and Stavropoulou C. “In sickness and in wealth:  Field evidence on risk preferences in the health and the financial domain”.

Doherty C. Stavropoulou C. and Wong G. “Patients’ active involvement in safety and the clinician-patient encounter: what works, for whom, under which circumstances?”

Discussion papers

Stavropoulou C. and Glycopantis D. (2009) The doctor-patient relationship under general conditions of uncertainty. Imperial Business School Discussion Paper Series, Discussion Paper No 2009/06.

Stavropoulou C. and Glycopantis D. (2008) Conflicts in the doctor-patient relation and non-adherence. A game theory approach. LSE Health and Social Care Working Paper Series, Working Paper No 10/2008.

Teaching

Charitini teaches Health Economics for the MSc in Health Care Management. 

She currently supervises two PhD students: Oak Suksa-Ard and Olubunmi Aregbesola.

Departmental Duties

Charitini is the Programme Leader of the MSc in Health Care Management.

Affiliations

• International Health Economics Association (iHEA) - since 2006.
• American Society for Health Economists (ASHE)- since 2008.