Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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Experts
Departments
Abdominal and Endocrine Metabolic Medical and Surgical Sciences
Aging, Orthopedic and Rheumatological Sciences
Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology
Emergency, anesthesiological and resuscitation sciences
Neurosciences, Sense Organs and Thorax
Women's, children's and public health sciences
Complex and Simple Units
Extramedullary lymphoproliferative diseases
Hematology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Medical physics and radiation protection
Learning Resources
Trainings: Gemelli Training Center
Primary purpose: To provide advanced training for health professionals, offering experiential learning and innovative teaching methods to enhance scientific skills, technical expertise, and specialized care.
Target audience: Health professionals.
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Courses: The Tree Center
Primary purpose: To conduct research and provide education in emergency medicine and anesthesia, utilizing innovative teaching techniques like high-fidelity simulation to enhance the skills.
Target audience: Medical students, residents, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
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Novel Therapies and Diagnostic 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 | Stereostatic biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | 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 | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | 16000 (yearly) |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | 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 | KI-67 | Yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | Yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | NTRK | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | ALK | Yes | |
| Technique | ROS | Yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | Yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | Yes |
Treatment
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | 2 | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | 21 | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | 8 | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | 1 | |
| Specialist | Orthopaedic surgery | 8 | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | 1 | |
| Specialist | Paediatric surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | 9 | |
| Technique | Video-assisted thoracoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | Yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | 3 | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | Yes | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | Yes | |
| Machine | Cobalt Units | 3 | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | Yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | Yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | Yes | |
| Technique | Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) | Yes | |
| Technique | Total Body Irradiation (TBI) | Yes | |
| Technique | 3D conformal radiotherapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | Yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | Yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Knife | 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 | 6 | |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | 14 | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | Yes | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 23 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | 10 | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | 20 | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Psychiatrist | 9 | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | Yes | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | Yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | 6 | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | Yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | Yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | Yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | Yes | |
| Technique | Peritoneal drainage | Yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) | Yes |
Quality of Life
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Acupunture unit | Yes |
Palliative Care
| Palliative Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | Yes | |
| Facility | Home palliative care availability | Yes |
Associations List
Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active patient associations in the hospital.
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Resource: Airport Assistance
Primary purpose: To provide specialized assistance and support to cancer patients and their families traveling through Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, offering reduced mobility services and medical support.
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Resource: Religious Assistance
Primary purpose: To offer religious support, daily visits, liturgical celebrations, sacraments, and pastoral care to sick patients, and their families during times of suffering and distance.
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