Last updated on: 18/12/2017
Name of organisation
1) Department/Research group
2) Organisation/affiliationEmilia-Romagna Health and Social Agency
Short Name in the inventoryASSR Emilia-Romagna
Administrative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Predieri
First name Cristina
Address line 1Viale Aldo Moro 21
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBologna
Postcode40127
CountryItaly
Phone number (incl. country code)39-051-5277232
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
Scientific Contact
Title Dr
Last name Moro
First name Maria Luisa
Address line 1Viale Aldo Moro 21
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBologna
Postcode40127
CountryItaly
Phone number (incl. country code)39-051-5277450
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
2. Description
The Emilia-Romagna Health and Social Agency is part of the Regional Health System, and is specifically committed at providing scientific support to health professionals’ clinical decisions and NHS health policies. Specific activities are:
•development and support to the implementation of evidence-based guidelines and technology assessment reports;
•coordination and support to pharmacoepidemiological research projects
3. Category
Government based
4. Available resources
In houseVia Contacts/Network
5. Therapeutic/disease areas of research in drug safety/risk-benefit performed in the past 5 years
Cardiovascular diseases
Disorders of the central nervous system
Endocrine disorders
Gastrointestinal tract
Gynaecology
Immunological products and vaccines
Infectious diseases
Malignant disease
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
Neonates
Osteoporosis
Paediatrics
Pregnancy
Psychiatry
Respiratory diseases
6. Design of drug safety/risk-benefit studies published in the past 5 years
Cohort Study
Drug Utilisation
Meta-Analysis
7. Experience in collecting data directly from individual patients/respondents
Number of Studies
Less than 5
Number of patients/respondents involved in the study(ies)
Between 1500 and 14999
8. Access to data collection resources
Capacity to conduct face-to-face interviews
No
Electronic data capture systems
Yes
System used:
prescription drug and hospital admission databases
Interactive voice response systems
No
Call centre
No
9. Experience in secondary research and meta-analysis
Yes
10. Work with existing data resources in the past 3 years
Name of data resourceNo. of studies
Emilia Romagna GPs drug prescription3
11. Registries established by centre
Disease RegistryEmilia Romagna registry on pre-term births
12. Experience in collaboration in a study team
Principal Investigator
Collaborating Investigator
13. Current involvement in research networks
Other networks:
Network nameNationalInternationalLink to webpage
Emilia-Romagna network for pharmacoepidemiology
Yes
No
14. Interest in research opportunities which are funded
By charities
By government
By research councils
15. Interest in contract research only if free to publish results
Yes
16. Selected publications of the last 5 calendar years
ReferenceLink to web-publication
De Palma R, Liberati A, Ciccone G, et al. Developing clinical recommendations for breast, colorectal, and lung cancer adjuvant treatments using the GRADE system. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:1033-9
Fuccio L, Minardi ME, Zagari RM, Grilli D, Magrini N, Bazzoli F. Meta-analysis: duration of first-line proton-pump inhibitor based triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:553-62
Magrini N, Formoso G, Marata AM, et al. Randomised controlled trials for evaluating the prescribing impact of information meetings led by pharmacists and of new information formats, in General Practice in Italy. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Sep 28;7:158
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100051/
