The University of Georgia

Georg Bakhturidze
Associate Professor
Doctor
Department of Public Health and Health Care Administration
School of Health Sciences

Education

- - Bachelor - 1992-01-09 -

University of Bergen - Pscychology - Master - 2008-08-18 - 2010-07-14

University of Bergen - Psychology - Doctor - 2011-08-08 - 2017-06-22

Publications

Short-term impact of the EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment Training (EPACTT) program. - 2018

Tobacco control policy development and progress in Georgia - 2018

Illicit tobacco trade in Georgia: prevalence and perceptions - 2019

Georgia: Controlling Illicit cigarette trade. Confronting illicit tobacco trade, a global review of country experiences - 2019

Evaluating health and economic impact of tobacco control law in Georgia - 2019

Current practices and perceived barriers to tobacco treatment delivery among healthcare professionals from 15 European countries - 2020

. Impact of the ENSP eLearning platform on improving knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy for treating tobacco dependence: An assessment across 15 European countries. - 2020

Impact of Comprehensive Smoke-Free Policy on Some Respiratory Diseases in Georgia - 2021

Analysis of the illicit tobacco market in Georgia in response to fiscal and non-fiscal tobacco control measures. - 2021

Impact of comprehensive smoke-free policy compliance on SHS exposure and health condition of the Georgian population - 2021

Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the Health Belief Model in the Republic of Georgia: a cross-sectional study - 2022

Study of the knowledge-attitude of health and law specialists in Georgia in the field of health law. Doctoral Research in Public Health and Social Sciences - 2022

The discipline of Healthcare Law subject and its development perspective in Georgia - 2023

Courses

HELM4131-Public Health, Healthy Lifestyle and Behavior Management ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

MPHP 6140-Behavioural Changes and Health Promotion ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

PHDH8110-Research ( 2024/2025; )

George Bakhturidze is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia in the School of Health Sciences. He teaches courses on health promotion and behaviour changes. He holds a master's degree in biology and ecology from Kutaisi State University (Georgia), as well as a master's degree in health policy and promotion from the University of Bergen (Norway), where he also completed a doctoral course in the same discipline and defended a doctoral dissertation in 2017. He has undertaken an internship at the Institute for Health Metric and Evaluation of the University of Washinton, Seattle. He has experience in various fields, including tobacco control, physical activity, nutrition, immunization, tuberculosis, HIV, and public health regulations. He has organised informational and communication campaigns, educational training programs, policy formulation, legal regulation, studies and media advocacy in the above-mentioned fields, both in Georgia and abroad.