Tg Sanità, edition of 10 June 2024

We talk about waiting lists, defensive medicine, oncological aesthetics and physiotherapy

DL WAITING LISTS. OK FROM GOVERNMENT, SCHILLACI: OPERATIONAL IN A SHORT TIME

“The possibility for citizens to take advantage of the healthcare services they need in the affiliated private sector or in the freelance sector, if they cannot obtain them in the NHS within the expected timescales, and the abolition of the spending cap for healthcare personnel starting from January 2025″. Thus the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, in presenting the legislative decree for the reduction of waiting lists last week at Palazzo Chigi, approved in the Council of Ministers together with a broader bill. “We are convinced – added the minister – that in a very short time what is contained in the text can be applied throughout the national territory”.

DL WAITING LISTS. REGIONS: NOT INVOLVED, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL COVERAGE

No financial coverage, more space for private individuals and Regions not involved, who claim to have been “removed from their function” and who will present requests for changes to the decree in the next few days. Raffaele Donini, coordinator of the Health commission in the Conference of the Regions, is clear in his thoughts: “The Regions had the text of the decree only a few hours after the Council of Ministers – said Donini – which means that our opinion was not deemed useful to acquire in advance. So let’s at least save ourselves the embarrassment of having to deny any reference to consultation with the Regions”.

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE. NORDIO: WORN OUT SSN, WORKING ON MEDICAL RESPONSIBILITY

“For some decades, defensive medicine has been wearing out our healthcare system and our finances, as it depends precisely on current civil and criminal legislation and also on an extremely severe interpretation”. This was stated by the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, speaking via video link at the 46th Simla Congress entitled ‘Forensic Medicine, a bridge towards the future of Italian healthcare’. “The Commission for the study and in-depth analysis of the problems relating to medical professional negligence – Nordio said – has done an excellent job and delivered the report, the results of which we will study with other members of the government to thoroughly review the problem which involves the doctor’s responsibility in a broad sense”.

AT MEYER IN FLORENCE RECONSTRUCTED NOSE OF A 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD THANKS TO 3D PRINTING

At the Meyer pediatric hospital in Florence, the nose of a 5-year-old boy was reconstructed thanks to 3D printing. Born prematurely, the baby lacked the nasal pyramid due to a perinatal complication. Using modern 3D scanning technologies it was possible to acquire the geometry of the twin’s face. The shape of the nose, therefore, was used to design and print tools to assist the surgeon, starting from the ‘templates’ used to remove fragments of the child’s costal cartilage with very high precision, making the operation as less invasive as possible. The fragments were assembled to build the bony and cartilaginous scaffold of the nasal pyramid, subsequently covered with skin flaps taken from the child’s forehead and mucous tissue.

ONCOLOGICAL AESTHETICS. CNA-APEO AGREEMENT FOR SPECIALIST TRAINING

Improve the specialized training of beauty workers to ensure high-quality support for people undergoing oncology therapy. This is the objective of the partnership agreement signed between the Cna (National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises) and Apeo (Professional Association of Oncological Aesthetics) which, through the involvement of the Ecipa Foundation, allows the Cna structures present on the territory to provide SEO specialization courses (Specialist in Oncological Aesthetics) through its training bodies. The national president of Cna Estetiste, Perlita Vallasciani, and the president of Apeo, Dr. Carolina Redaelli, signed the agreement.

PHYSIOTHERAPY. AIFI TURNS 65, CONFERENCE IN ROME TO REMEMBER THE FOUNDATION

Aifi turns 65. Last Saturday, June 8, the Italian Physiotherapy Association celebrated the anniversary of its foundation during a conference in Rome, which was attended by numerous physiotherapists and representatives of institutions who discussed the development of the science of Physiotherapy in relation to the evolution of society’s health needs. Aifi therefore celebrated over half a century of life, years during which the Association, as its president, Simone Cecchetto, recalled, tried to contribute to the “growth of health culture in the country”, with an “active presence in the social dynamics and policies and with active contributions in the cultural and scientific evolution of the professionals who interpret Physiotherapy on a daily basis in the most diverse places of activity”.