Mediterranean Institute of Oncology
Experts
Anesthesia and resuscitation/intensive care
Autologous bone marrow transplant
Breast unit Senology / plastic reconstructive surgery
Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology
Learning Resources
Scholarship: Applications of medical physics in radiotherapy
Primary purpose: Offer a three-year scholarship in "Applications of medical physics in radiotherapy" as part of the National Doctorate Course in "Precision Medicine" coordinated by the University of Palermo.
Target audience: Ph.D. students.
Access Information: Information [1].
Course: The role of the nurse in an oncological department
Primary purpose: To provide nurses with knowledge and skills related to various aspects of oncology care, including venous access management, chemotherapy administration, patient care, and internal procedures.
Target audience: Nurses.
Access Information: Information [2].
Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods
Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | Yes | |
| Machine | slices per machine (CT) | Yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | Yes/1.5 Tesla to high field | |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | Yes/digital | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | Yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (RIS) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | Yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | Yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | Yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | Yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | Yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | Yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PDL1 | Yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | MET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | ALK | Yes | |
| Technique | ROS | Yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | Yes |
Associations List
Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active patient associations in the hospital.
Access Information: Information in Associations and Social Service [3].
Resource: Religious Service
Primary purpose: To provide religious support to patients through the parish priest of the Mother Church of Viagrande.
Access Information: Information in Religious Services [4].
Resource: Informational Brochures
Primary purpose: Offers educational brochures for patients, about chemotherapy, genomic testing for breast cancer, nutrition, etc.
Access Information: Information [5].
