1. Contact details
This data source is maintained by the following centre registered in the ENCePP inventory of research centres: Health Search-SIMG
Name of data sourceHealth Search/CSD Longitudinal Patient
Name under which the data source should be displayed in the inventory (e.g short name if one exists)Health Search/CSD LPD
Name of organisation
1) Department/research groupHealth Search
2) Organisation/affiliationItalian College of General Practicioners
Administrative Contact
Title Mr
Last name Cricelli
First name Iacopo
Address line 1c/o Genomedics
Address line 2Via Sestese 61
Address line 3
CityFlorence
Postcode50141
CountryItaly
Scientific Contact
Title Dr
Last name Lapi
First name Francesco
Address line 1c/o SIMG
Address line 2Via del Pignoncino 9
Address line 3
CityFlorence
Postcode50142
CountryItaly
2. Description/category
Routine primary care electronic patient registry
3.1 Coverage of licensed medicinal products
Licensed Medicinal Product
Comments
Hospital data
Sometimes GPs record such information, when they think it is important for managing patients.
Community / general practice data
Rather complete
OTC
Probably not complete information are provided
Vaccines
GPs are not in all country in charge to prescribe vaccines to patients. In some LHA vaccine are directly prescribed sowhere else.
3.2 ATC code (5th level)
Yes
3.3 Other product dictionaries
There is the full description of the brand name and posology being included
3.4 Recording of indication for use
Yes
Is a coding dictionary being used? ICD9CM
4. Coverage of events
Event
Dictionary
Dictionary details
Adverse events (for pharmacovigilance databases)
Yes
Recorded as clinical events not directly associated with drugs
Symptoms/signs
Yes
Both in the coding system and in the free text medical chart is possible to retrieve such information
Diagnosis in primary care
Yes
Both in the coding system and in the free text medical chart is possible to retrieve such information
Specialist diagnosis
No
Such information might be retrieved from the free text
Discharge diagnosis
No
Such information might be retrieved from the free text
Laboratory values
Yes
Recorded directly by GPs through their software
Death
No
Cause-specific mortality is not always registered
Procedures
Yes
Recorded directly by GPs through their software
11. Possibility to obtain additional information on the patient
a) Clinical information from treating physician?
Yes
b) Questionnaire data from the patient?
Yes
c) Genetic information or samples?
Yes
12. Possibility of links to other sources of data
Yes :
Theretically is possible. However in retrieving further information (even those included in question 12) there is the need to come back to GPs archive and to obtain approval from the local ethical committee
13. Written policy governing data access
No
14. Committee to evaluate requests for data access
Yes
15. Charge/fee for data access
Yes
Special arrangements for academic purposes:
Yes