Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo

Experts

Oncology Department

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Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition

Hematology

High Intensity Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Hospice - Palliative Care

Nuclear Medicine

Oncology

Radiotherapy

Other Departments

Cardiothoracovascular Department

Department of Diagnostic and Imaging Services

Head and Neck Department

Medical Department

Surgical Department

Women's and Maternal Infant Department

Learning Resources

Trainings: Training and Skills Development

Primary purpose: To organize training events for employees and external professionals, and to create a register of external teachers for teaching positions within training projects.

Target audience: Employees of the hospital, and in some cases, external professionals.

Access Information: Information [2].

Classes: Hospital School

Primary purpose: To ensure that hospitalized children and adolescents have the right to education by providing a "hospital school" system, allowing them to continue their studies while receiving medical care, thereby maintaining a sense of normalcy, identity, and continuity.

Target audience: Hospitalized children and adolescents.

Access Information: Information [3].

Novel Therapies and Diagnostics Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	Yes
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	Yes
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound-Guided Transcutaneous Tru-Cut Biopsy (USGTCB)	Yes
Technique	Stereostatic biopsy	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	EBUS-TBNA	Yes
Technique	E/S Fine-needle biopsy	Yes
Technique	Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB)	Yes
Technique	Angiography	Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	Yes
Machine	PET CT	Yes
Machine	SPECT	Yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Electron microscopy	Yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	Cytometry	Yes
Technique	Liquid biopsy	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PGR	Yes
Technique	KI-67	Yes
Technique	PI3KCA	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	HER2 status	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes
Technique	Vulvoscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	Yes
Specialist	Urological surgery	10
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	2
Specialist	Digestive surgery	10
Specialist	Neurosurgery	10
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	Yes
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	Yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Paediatric surgery	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	Yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	2
Specialist	Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	Yes
Specialist	Lung physician	14
Specialist	Radiotherapist	6
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Pharmacist	10
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	10
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Rigid Bronchoscopy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Associations List

Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active patient associations in the hospital.

Access Information: Information [4].

Resource: Religious Service

Primary purpose: To provide religious and spiritual support to patients and hospital staff through chaplaincy services, including regular visits to the sick, administering sacraments, and holding religious ceremonies.

Access Information: Information [5].

Resource: Cultural and linguistic mediators

Primary purpose: To facilitate communication for foreign patients by providing interpreters when requested by the Nursing Coordinator.

Access Information: Information [6].

Facility: Police Station

Primary purpose: To provide security and law enforcement services within the polyclinic's Accident and Emergency Department, ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff.

Access Information: Information [7].

Facility: BibLions Library

Primary purpose: To offer a dedicated library space for patients, families, medical professionals, and staff at the Polyclinic, aiming to support information access, education, and cultural enrichment for those within the hospital.

Access Information: Information [8].

Facility: Internal Bus

Primary purpose: To provide a public minibus service (Line 9) that connects the external car park to the main entrance of the Policlinico, facilitating convenient transportation within the facility.

Access Information: Information [9].