Name of organisation
1) Department/Research groupOsservatorio di Epidemiologia
2) Organisation/affiliationAgenzia regionale di sanità della Toscana (ARS)
Short Name in the inventoryARS
Administrative Contact
Title Mr
Last name Lachi
First name Daniele
Address line 1Via Pietro Dazzi 1
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityFlorence
Postcode50141
CountryItaly
Phone number (incl. country code)39-0554624303
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
Scientific Contact
Title Dr
Last name Gini
First name Rosa
Address line 1Via Pietro Dazzi 1
Address line 250141
Address line 3
CityFlorence
Postcode50141
CountryItaly
Phone number (incl. country code)39-0554624341
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
2. Description
ARS (Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana) is an advisory body that provide scientific support for public heathcare activities to the Regional Board and the Regional Council of Tuscany.
ARS produces studies on population health status and healthcare services delivered in Tuscany.
The scientific activities of ARS are handled by epidemiologists, experts in quality and equity of the processes, physicians, pharmacologists, statisticians and computer scientists.
We also collaborate in regional, national and international research projects and produce scientific publications accordingly.
Most of our research is based on re-use of administrative data concerning healthcare delivered to Tuscany residents, as well as data from disease registries and the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).
All data used in ARS are deidentified.
3. Category
Government based
4. Available resources
In houseVia Contacts/Network
Epidemiologist/Pharmacoepidemiologist
Yes
No
Statistician
Yes
No
Clinician
Yes
No
Clinical Pharmacologist
No
Yes
IT specialist
Yes
No
Ethics expertise
No
Yes
Legal expertise
Yes
No
5. Therapeutic/disease areas of research in drug safety/risk-benefit performed in the past 5 years
Cardiovascular diseases
Congenital Malformations
Endocrine disorders
Gastrointestinal tract
Liver disease
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy
Skin disorders
6. Design of drug safety/risk-benefit studies published in the past 5 years
Cohort Study
Case Control Study
Drug Utilisation
7. Experience in collecting data directly from individual patients/respondents
None
8. Access to data collection resources
Capacity to conduct face-to-face interviews
Yes
In a clinic
Yes
In the community
Yes
Electronic data capture systems
Yes
System used:
several
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
EUROmediCAT6
THIN3
Health Search/CSD LPD8
PHARMO Database Network6
SIDIAP4
11. Registries established by centre
Disease RegistryAcute Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Diabetes, Ischaemic Heart Disease
12. Experience in collaboration in a study team
Principal Investigator
Collaborating Investigator
13. Current involvement in research networks
Other networks:
Network nameNationalInternationalLink to webpage