Born
in Gela (CL), Sicily, may 25th 1963; married, two children (Giacomo and
Sofia).|
Professional
Training |
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1980 |
Scientific Study High-School. |
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1982 |
Computer Programmer Certification. |
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1986 |
First-class degree in Surgery and Medicine, University of
Palermo. |
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1988 |
Certificate in Mesotherapy. |
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1991 |
Certificate in Echocardiography. |
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1991 |
Specialization in Internal Medicine with distinction. |
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1999 |
Specialization (in progress) in Public Health and Preventive
Medicine.
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1986-1994 |
Resident physician and researcher, internal medicine ward of
internal medicine institute, university of Palermo. |
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Qualified courses on:
chronobiology, evidence based medicine, health information systems, health
care planning and economic assessment, health care management. |
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Several national and
international congresses. |
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Professional Career and Assignments | |
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1994 |
Senior attending
physician, Internal Medicine Division, Hospital Trust of National
Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”, Palermo. |
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June 1999-- |
Member of the General
Manager Staff and Referent for The Health Information System, Hospital Trust
of National Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”, Palermo. |
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August 1999-- |
Member of the Management Control and Decision Support Group,
Hospital Trust of National Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”,
Palermo. |
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November 1999-- |
Chief of Health Information System Office, Hospital Trust of
National Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”, Palermo. |
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May 2000-- |
Chief of Clinical
Methodology, Epidemiology & Statistics Unit, Hospital Trust of
National Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”, Palermo. |
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Currently, Hospital Trust Referent of several health-care
regional projects. |
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2000-- |
Member of Is.Me.T.T. (Mediterranean
Institute of Transplantation and High Specialization Therapies) Ethical
Committee, as expert of biostatistics. |
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2000-- |
Member of Villa Sofia Hospital Trust
Ethical Committee, as Scientific Secretary. |
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2001-- |
Member of Civico e Benfratelli Hospital Trust Ethical
Committee, as expert of biostatistics. |
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2000-- |
Member of The Committee for Budgeting of the Hospital Trust of
National Relevance “Ospedale Civico e Benfratelli”, Palermo. |
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2001-- |
webmaster of a
biomedical information portal (web-site www.ospedalecivicopa.org/mc),
certificated HONcode. |
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2000-- |
Referee of the Italian
National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma) for the
Guidelines National Plan Project. |
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2000-- |
Member of the Study
Centre of FADOI (National Society of Hospital Internists), National Group
for Management, Quality, and Continuous Medical Education.
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Teaching and Scientific Work |
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1996-- |
Professor of
Statistics and Informatics applied to Medicine, Specialization School of
Internal Medicine, University of Palermo. |
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1997-- |
Professor of
Informatics, Nursing School, University of Palermo. |
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1997-- |
Professor of Medical
Statistics, Nursing School, University of Palermo. |
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2000-2001
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Tutor for the School
of Informatics and Statistics
for Public Corporations, University of Palermo. |
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Teacher of various
training courses on biomedical databases consultation, hospital management
and DRG financial system, evaluation of health care services, Hospital
Epidemiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Evidence Based Medicine, Medical
Informatics and Telemedicine (for ASL 9, National Research Council – ITB –
Milan, CEFPAS etc.). |
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Speaker of various
national and international congresses. |
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Author of several
scientific publications, 35 citations on MEDLINE, 30 on EMBASE, one
international monography “Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Excerpta Medica, 1996, 199 pgg”. |
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Scientific Societies and Awards |
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Member of the Italian
Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI), Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC),
Italian Society for Total Quality Improvement (Società VRQ), American
Society od Medical Decision Making, Italian Association of Telemendicine
and Medical Informatics (@ITIM). |
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Young Researcher Awards of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) and Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC); Research Grant of American Society of Hypertension; University of Palermo Award for the best research on obesity; Agrigento City “Telamone” Award. Quoted by The Marquis
Who’s Who (in the World, in Science and engineering, in Medicine and
Health Care).
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