On 19 January 2023, at the European Commission Representation in Italy, took place the conference "Health needs in inner areas, between medical desertification and NRRP". The event, organized within the framework of the European project "Action for Health and Equity: Addressing Medical Deserts" (AHEAD), aimed to explore health needs in the country's inner areas starting from the difficult access to care, also caused by medical desertification, and how the resources provided by the NRRP can be an encouraging response to the needs of local communities. It started from the instances gathered in the two territories in which the AHEAD project has conducted pilot experiences: Piedimonte Matese in Campania and Avola-Noto in Sicily, to broaden the discourse to a national character.
During the conference was also presented a Report, which also contains specific regional focuses, drafted by Cittadinanzattiva, starting from official data provided by the Ministry of Health related to 2020, regarding the following health care figures: pediatricians of free choice, general practitioners, gynecologists, cardiologists and pharmacists (the latter three hospitalists) for each Italian province.
Programme of the event titled
Health needs in inner areas, between medical desertification and NRRP
19 January 2023 | 10:00 - 13:00
European Commission Representation in Italy - via Quattro Novembre 149, Rome
Spazio Europa Conference Room
Moderator: Livia Parisi, journalist
OPENING REMARKS
- Massimo Pronio, Head of Communication - European Commission Representation in Italy
- Aldo Patriciello, Member of the European Parliament - European People's Party (EPP) Group (video message)
- Anna Lisa Mandorino, Secretary General - Cittadinanzattiva APS
PROJECT PRESENTATION
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Bianca Ferraiolo, Head of the Representative Office to the EU and PM for the AHEAD Project - Cittadinanzattiva APS
SESSION 1
- Anna Lisa Mandorino, Secretary General - Cittadinanzattiva APS
- Antonio Pio D'Ingianna, Provincial Secretary - Italian Federation of General Practitioners (FIMMG) Cosenza
- Giovanni Baglio, Head of the Complex Operational Unit Research, PNE and International Relations - National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS)
Concrete proposals to tackle medical desertification in inner areas
SESSION 2
- Valeria Fava, Head of Health Policy Coordination, Tribunal for Patients' Rights - Cittadinanzattiva APS
- Giovanni Petrosillo, President - United Union of Rural Pharmacists (SUNIFAR)
- Sabrina Lucatelli, Director – “Riabitare l’Italia”
- Cosimo Cicia, Vice President - National Federation of Nursing Professions (FNOPI)
- Francesco Gabbrielli, Director - National Centre for Telemedicine and New Care Technologies - Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Concrete proposals to tackle medical desertification in inner areas
Q&A
Conclusions
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Anna Lisa Mandorino, Secretary General - Cittadinanzattiva APS
To know more:
- The Report, which also contains specific regional focuses, can be downloaded at this link (IT)
- To download the infographic, click here (IT)
- To watch the event recording, click here (IT)
- To watch the video message of Anna Lisa Mandorino, Secretary General at Cittadinanzattiva, click here (IT)
- To read the press release, click here.
- Press articles: more than 100 articles published in Italy, to download a selection click here.
- Audio/video news/interviews (all in IT language): TG1 Mattina (21 Feb.2023, from min. -36.07 to -28.10), Agorà RaiTre (3 Feb. 2023); TAG24 (24 Jan. 2023, article & audio interview); QuiFinanza (20 Jan. 2023, article & video).
- To watch the photo gallery su FB, click here
- To know more about the Italian “Strategy for Inner Areas” click here.
- To know more about the EU Project AHEAD, click here (EN – IT)
- For the podcast, click here (IT)
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