History
2010
22nd July, Rome
Italian Seminar on "Concerns in women who survived breast cancer". The Association for Research and Education in Oncology (AREO), involved 3 Italian centres for excellence in oncology for the first national survey among breast cancer survivors 5 and 10 years after diagnosis
16th June, Rome
Presentation of "Travelsex", the touring summer campaign of information on sexual health promoted by SIGO (Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics). The initiative, developed within the educational project "Scegli tu" ("Choose yourself"), is hosted in 10 bookshops around Italy from 14th June to 21st August. Boys and girls can play and win the "Passport of safe sex", a tool to certify the knowledge on sexuality, and buy the guide "Travelsex", edited by Giunti (5.90 Euros), available from 8th June, that contains advice and in-depth information to avoid troubles, all signed by SIGO. The Ministry of Youth granted its patronage to the summer campaign
31st May, Milan
Presentation of "Oltre il traguardo" ("Beyond the arrival") at Radio Deejay head office. The new TV program, broadcasted by Deejay TV from 1st June, develops through four episodes to tell the feminine universe by the testimony of four big ladies champions, such as Margherita Granbassi, Eleonora Abbagnato, Josefa Idem and Flavia Pennetta. "Oltre il traguardo" is the first program made under the patronage of the Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SIGO), to certify the contents on sexuality
27th April, Rome
SIGO (Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics) National Meeting on "Adolescents, sexuality and media". Scientists and protagonists of the communication system, together with gynecologists, gathered to create a full synergy and to respond to urgent information needs. The degree of knowledge on contraceptive methods today available in Italy is the lowest in Europe, at the same level as Turkey
20th April, Rome
Presentation of "Ho vinto io", a collection of testimonies from patients who won against breast cancer. The book, promoted by the AIOM (Italian Association of Medical Oncology) Foundation and edited by Mauro Boldrini, Sabrina Smerrieri and Francesca Goffi (Giunti Ed.) was presented at the Senate House, Sala Caduti di Nassiriya, in the presence of the Italian Health Minister, prof. Ferruccio Fazio, and the Italian Justice Undersecretary, sen. Elisabetta Alberti Casellati
17th March, Rome
Presention of "Scegli tu...di vincere" ("Choose yourself...to win"), an innovative project which involves fifteen Italian athletes as protagonists. It is an initiative to spread pivotal messages to safeguard women welfare. A guide has been realised to distribute it within Italian gynecological practices and sport centres. A blog has also been open (www.sceglitudivincere.it), where any girl can become protagonist
3rd March, Rome
Presentation of the IV volume of Libro Bianco (published for the first time in 2001) of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) at the Ministry of Health. The book is a map at 360° of Italian oncology, and gives information on cancer treatment in Italy
23rd February, Rome
Presentation of "Un gol per la vita" (www.ungolperlavita.it) at Palazzo Chigi. This is the first educational game to teach cancer prevention both in schools and stadiums. It involves some football champions, and the winner will have the possibility to partecipate to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The project is under the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), the FMSI (Italian Federation of Sport Medicine), and Inter (Football Club)
4th February, Milan
Presentation of the booklet "Prima volta: istruzioni per l'uso"
2009
16th December, Rome
National meeting "Mother before 19 year-old. Vulnerability, risks and social contests: combined strategies for a mindful maternity", promoted by the National Observatory on Sexual Habits and Mindful Choises, and by the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. An opportunity to circulate Italian data and to discuss them among gynaecologists, family doctors, cultural players, and Institutions, to focalize problems and define the priorities of intervention
13th November, Rome
Presentation of the book "Cibo e sesso - 30 ricette in pillole per gustare i piaceri della vita e restare sane e in forma" (Food and sex - 30 recipes in pills to taste the pleasure of life and keep yourself healthy and fit) at the Hotel de Russie in Rome. Realised by the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO) within the campaign "Scegli tu", the book tries to explain how to heat up passion and save fertility
30th September, Milan
Presentation of "Metti il cancro in fuorigioco!" (Put cancer out of play!), the first project on cancer sensitisation thought and promoted by the "Fondazione Giacinto Facchetti per lo studio e la cura dei tumori O.N.L.U.S." with the patronage of Inter (football club) and the borough of Milan. "Metti il cancro in fuorigioco!" is a cartoon guide to disclaim wrong common lifestyles. It is distributed to secondary schools and Inter clubs, where awareness meetings will also be organised
24th September, Rome
Presentation of the first kit for sex education in secondary schools, proposed by the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO). Italy comes in the last places in Europe in matter of contraception and young people ask for more information. To this need responds this multimedia kit, composed of a magazine especially made for the youth, a poster, a teacher's guide, slides and a short film animation dedicated to the contraceptive pill and realised by Studio Bozzetto
16th June, Rome
Presentation of Travelsex, a guide for a 'safe' journey around Europe. It is composed of a list of short 'life saving' sentences translated into 12 European languages and basic useful information to have safe sex during your own holidays. The initiative, proposed by the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO) in collaboration with the Centro Turistico Studentesco e Giovanile (Student and Youth Tourist Centre) and with the patronage of the CONI (Italian National Commmittee for Olimpics), hits the most important Italian cities
28th April, Rome
Presentation of the project "Il cuore al centro", an initiative entirely dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The project, promoted by the "Fondazione Anna Maria Sechi per il Cuore" (FASC), is chaired by Prof Roberto Ferrari
7th April, Negrar (Verona)
Starts from Negrar a series of conferences on 'biosimilars', drugs similar but not equal to the originals, for medical specialists around the principal Italian regions. To derive how much physicians, who mostly use them, know about these biotech derivatives, the AIOM Foundation, with the contribute of Roche, has organised a series of conferences and a survey among the members of AIOM and other societies, such as the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN)
March
During the '42 kilometres' matathon in Rome, the medical specialists of the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO) present the booklet 'La maratona della femminilità', a vademecum thought for women and distributed to athletes and sympathisers. The booklet contains information on the benefits of physical activity, healthy food, periodical tests and reproductive health. The initiative falls within the project 'Scegli Tu', the information campaign on contraception
3rd February, Rome
Presentation of the book "Acrobate - a 50 anni dalla pillola anticoncezionale, 40 dalla rivoluzione sessuale e 30 dalla legge 194 - 20 ritratti di donne, in bilico fra la voglia di volare e il frigo da riempire", at the Senate House
2008
December
Publication of the book "Farmaci biotecnologici e biosimilari - Specialisti a confronto", Proceedings of the National Workshop held in Rome on 24th November
November
Publication of the book "Politiche per un contrasto all'interruzione volontaria di gravidanza nelle donne a rischio", Proceedings of the National Congress promoted by the National Observatory on Sexual Habits and Conscious Choices and by the Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SIGO), held in Rome on 9th June, 2009
October
Presentation of the "Story of Paula" at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The "Story of Paula" is a 3D fiction realised by the Hospital - University of Modena. It is the first video DVD aiming at the sensitisation on breast cancer distributed to all Italian oncology departments. The project is under the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Department for Rights and Pair Opportunity
September
Presentation of the booklets "Inspire", two support guides respectively addressing patients with lung cancer and their relatives. The two guides have been realised by the AIOM Foundation and by the Italian Society of Psycho-oncology (SIPO) and are available in all Italian departments of Oncology and Psycho-oncology
June
Publication of the book "Farmaci biotecnologici e biosimilari", proceedings of a National Meeting promoted by AIOM and Fondazione AIOM, and held in Rome on 20th May
May
Publication of the book "1982-2007, 25 anni di ematologia". Two hundreds press clippings by ANSA, the main Italian press agency, to retrace the last 25 years of leukemia
April
Publication of the book "Non lasciamole sole. Una rete di tutela contro la depressione post partum", proceedings of the National Meeting of the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO), held in Rome on 2nd April
28th March, Milan
The project "Question Time multiple sclerosis" starts from Milan. This is a unique initiative of confrontation and in-deep examination to sensitise clinicians and health professionals on the benefits of an early treatment, the new real opportunity to control the disease. The project develops through an innovative course of action, the talk show, to facilitate confrontation among specialists and other health professionals involved in the management and care of patients with multiple sclerosis
27th March, Modena
Opening of the project "Virtual oncology hospital". The Policlinico of Modena is the first Italian hospital to open a "department" in Second Life. This is the exact copy of the integrated Department of Oncology and Haematology of the Policlinico, which has been finely reproduced in the virtual world within Prometeo, an all "made in Italy" island, close to Cinecittà and the city of Milan
6th March, Lisbon
Presentation of the booklet "Sesso senza sorprese. Tutto quello che (non) devi sapere per non rimanere incinta" during the XX European Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, held in Lisbon. The hoax protection vademecum prepared within the campaign "Scegli Tu", promoted by the SIGO
January
Publication of the booklet "Vivere con le sindromi mielodisplastiche", first guide dedicated to myelodisplastic patients in Italy
2007
December
On 20th December starts "SMS - Scegli Metodi Sicuri", the first virtual 3D fiction to improve sexual education of Italian teenagers. Thirty 3-minute episodes on web TV www.intermedianews.tv, and on www.sceglitu.it and Second Life, located in the Healthy palace, the first building entirely dedicated to health and wellness. "SMS - Scegli Metodi Sicuri" is promoted by the SIGO (Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics) within the project 'Scegli Tu', sponsored by the Italian Ministry for Rights and Equal Opportunity
29th November
Publication of two guides, one for medics and one for patients, within the pilot project on oncologist-to-patient communication, the first ever realized in Italy
22nd-24th November, Florence, Italy
Start up of www.intermedianews.tv , the first Italian web TV entirely dedicated to national health. The launch was realized during the 24th National Congress of the Italian Society of General Medicine (SIMG). The web TV is an open window on Italian health and medicine and broadcasts main news from research and in-depth reports of health politics real time
September
26th September, in Berlin (Germany) - In the occasion of the announcement of the First World Day for Contraception, the first medical press conference ever organised in the virtual and in the real world, simultaneously. A unique occasion for all Second Life users to improve their knowledge online in the field of prevention of undesired pregnancy and of women healthcare, in the presence of representatives of the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO) and of the Italian Ministry for the Rights and Equal Opportunity
August
“Scegli Tu” (Choose yourself) - The information campaign on contraception promoted by the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO). More than 10,000 booklets, edited with the aid of the Italian Ministry for the Rights and Equal Opportunity, distributed during the weekends of August
July
Publication of the book “Nuovi farmaci oncologici – indicazioni, appropriatezza e sostenibilità”, proceedings of the National Meeting of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), held in Rome on 12th July
June
Publication of the booklet “Il tumore del fegato – prevenzione, diagnosi, terapia”, by the Fondazione AIOM
Bologna, 23-25th June
Press office of the XIX Congress of the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR)
April
Publication of the booklet “Usa bene i farmaci”, a guide to a correct use of medicines and to the knowledge of the benefits of generics
February
Publication of the booklet “Il tumore della prostata”, by the Fondazione AIOM
January
Publication of the booklet “I tumori della testa e del collo”, by the Fondazione AIOM
2006
Milan, 18th – 21st November
VIII National Congress of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) – Presentation of the third edition of the book “Libro Bianco dell’Oncologia Italiana”
November
Publication of the booklet “Il tumore del rene – prevenzione, diagnosi, terapia”, by the Fondazione AIOM
October
Publication of the booklet “Tumore del colon – la prevenzione e la cura”, by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
Rome, 18th -22nd June
Press office of the XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis
April
Publication of the booklet “Tumore del polmone – la prevenzione e la cura”, by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
Rome, 28th March
First national analysis on “Modelli gestionali in oncologia” promoted by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), with the aid of the Italian Federation of Health and Hospital Companies (FIASO)
Rome, 24th February
Media tutorial on hepatitis B
February
Publication of the booklet “Proteggi il tuo seno” by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
Brescia, 30th January
First manifestation of the Golgi centenary, organised for the 100 year celebration of the first Nobel prize for Medicine, given to the Italian Camillo Golgi
Milan, 24th January
Presentation of the book “Libro Italiano della Talidomide”
2005
Roma, 9th -13th December
66th Congress of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)
San Antonio (Texas), 8th -11th December
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
November
Preparation and diffusion for the Italian Ministry of Health of the booklets “Preveniamo l’influenza” and “L’influenza aviaria”, in collaboration with the Italian Society of General Medicine (Simg), the National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CCM) and with the Unit of Crisis of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paris, 29th October - 1st November
ECCO 2005 - European Congress of Oncology
Naples, 18th -21st October
VII Congress of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (Aiom)
Malta, 10th -12th September
European Scientific Working Group On Influenza (Eswi)- International Congress on Influenza
Stockholm, 3rd September
European Congress of Cardiology (Esc)
Naples, 23rd -24th June
International Congress “Update in Cardiovascular Diseases”
Barcelona, 15th -18th June
World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer
Orlando (USA), 13rd -17th
ASCO International Congress (The American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Miami Fl (USA), 11th -14th May
Italy-Americas Medical Congress Project Florida
Genoa, 18th -19th April
X National Conference of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
Rome, 1st -2nd April
I International Meeting ‘Current challenges in hospital pharmacy: the role of the pharmaceutical industry’
Milan, 21st March
Presentation of the book “La Voce dei Pazienti. Le storie del numero verde Aiom”
Padua, 10th -13th March
III International Conference on Future Trends in the Treatment of Brain Tumors
Rome, 26th -29th January
17th National Congress of the Italian Society of Gynaecological Oncology (SIOG)
2004
Issuing of the periodical "Cuore e dintorni"
August
Press Office for Italy
15th AIDS International Conference
Bangkok, July, 11-16
RAI Advertisment "Fondazione Foro - Rai per il sociale"
July 12-24
Regional issue of the White Book of Italian Oncology
July
Start Up of the periodical "Ipoacusia"
July
Inauguration of the Free Call Number for Hypertension 800.555.323
For the SIIA (Italian Society for Arterial Hypertension), the Italian Red Cross, and the Italian League against Hypertension.
July 5
Press Office for Italy at the ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Congress
New Orleans, June 5-9
Publication of "Regina Elena, polo di attrazione per i cervelli che tornano"
(Regina Elena Institute: attraction centre for the return of Scientists)
June
Second issue of the White Book of Italian Oncology
April 20
International Conference "Improved Access to Screening and Treatment of Breast Cancer across Europe: Reality or Hope"
Rome, January 22-23
Inauguration of the Free Call Number COPD 800.58.55.58
For the UIP (Italian Union for Pneumology)
January 16
2003
First issue of "COM News", review of the Modena Cancer Center
November
Publication of "1973-2003 - Il Fenomeno cancro" (The Cancer Phenomenon, 30 years of AIOM)
October
Inauguration of AIOM Free Call Number 800.23.73.03
May 12
Press Office for Italy
10th International Conference on Retrovirus and opportunistic infections (CROI)
Boston, February 10-14
First issue of " Farmacovigilanza News", the monthly review of the Italian Drug Agency
March
Start up of the Free Call Number for AIOM
March
First issue of ‘AIOM InfoSocietà’, a newsletter for people and patients by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology
March
Issue of the booklet "Le parole della parità. Il lessico essenziale del rapporto tra donne e politica"
The essential vocabulary of the relationship between women and politics)for the Association ArciDonna, under the auspices of the Ministry of Work and Social Politics
March
Presentation of the report on "Cronos Alzheimer Project"
March 14
Publication of the manual "Conoscere per guarire: Tumore del seno"
"Breast Cancer. To Know in Order to Recover" by AIOM.
April
Press Office at the national Conference for the celebration of the 5th anniversary
of the discovery of DNA "1953/2003: 50 anni di DNA, dalla 'doppia elica' alla salute"
April 12
Publication of the scientific presentation 2001 of IRE (Regina Elena Cancer Center), Rome
May
Press Office for Italy
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Congress
Chicago, May 30 – June 3
Press Office
Congress ESH, European Society of Hypertension
Milan, June 10-14
Publication of the booklet "Sessualità e HIV" (Sexuality and HIV), by ANLAIDS Lombardia and CEMAT (Centres to improve tharapy compliance)
July
Presentation of the annual report ICONA (Italian Cohort of Naive Antiretrovirals)
Rome, July 3
2002
Press Office for Italy
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Congress
Orlando, May 18-21
Press Office for Italy
World Congress on Menopause
Berlin, June 10-13
Presentation of the annual report of the I.CO.N.A. study - Italian CohOrt of Naive Antiretroviral patients
Rome, July 2
Press Office for Italy
14th International Conference on AIDS
Barcelona, July 7-12
Presentation of "the White Book of Italian Oncology" - by AIOM
Rome, July 22
Press Office for Italy
ERS (European Respiratory Society) congress
Stockholm, September 14-18
Publication of the "Manuale per conoscere e Combattere i Tumori" (Manual to know and to fight tumours) by AIOM.
Turin, September 30
Updating of the web site www.medinews.it
October 1
Press Office for Italy
ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) Congress
Nice, October 18-20
Publication of "Obiettivo Prevenzione" (Prevention as a Target), a guide to avoid needing recovery from cancer, by AIOM
October
Newsletter for the AIMN (Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine) congress
Genoa, November 15-19
2001
Start-up of the free call number of the Ministry of Health for the "Cronos Alzheimer" Project. Since 2003, the number 800 571661 is directly managed by the Ministry.
February
Presentation of the Anlaids National Congress "Pros and Cons about therapies against HIV"
Milan, February 19
AIOM International Media Tutorial
Paris, March 30
Presentation of the Annual Report on I.CO.N.A study
Rome, June 26
Press Office for Italy
14th European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR
Prague, June 12-14
Press Office for Italy
International AIDS Society
Buenos Aires, July 9-11
Press Office for Italy
Congress of the European Respiratory Society
Berlin, September 21-24
Press Office for Italy
International Conference on "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma" (A.R.I.A.)
Genoa, December 14
2000
Press Office for Italy
International Congress on AIDS
Durban, July 9-14
Press Office and Internet website for the Ministry of Health on the "Cronos Alzheimer" Project
August
Press Office
18th World Congress on Transplantation
Rome, August 26 – September 1
Press Office
65th National Congress of the Italian Society of Cardiology
Rome, December 16-20
1999
Press Office for Italy
9th European Congress on Obesity
Milan, June 3-6
Press Office for Italy
9th European Congress on Arterial Hypertension
Milan, June 11-15
Press Office for Italy
4th Congress of the European Federation of Neurology Societies
Lisboa, September 8-11
1998
Press Office
National Congress of the Italian Society of Diabetology
Bologna, May 13-16
Press Conference
National Committee for Biosafety and Biotechnologies
Rome, May 19
Press Office for Italy
12th International AIDS Congress
Geneve, July
Press Office for Italy
World Asthma Day
Barcelona, December 11
1997
Launching of the web site www.intermedianews.it
Press Office for Italy
Congress: European Study of Liver
London, April
Press Office for Italy
Congress of the American Gastro-enterology Association
Washington, May
Press Office for Italy
Congress of the American Thoracic Association
San Francisco, May
Press Office for Italy
Congress of the European Academy of Immunology and Allergology
Rhodes, June
Press Office for Italy
Congress of the International Headache Society
Amsterdam, June
Press Office for Italy
World Congress on Dermatology
Sydney, June
Press Office for Italy
European AIDS Congress
Hamburg, June
1996
Press Office for Italy
International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection
Birmingham, November 4
11th International Conference on AIDS
Vancouver, July 7-12
1995
Press Conference on AIDS and Detention
Pisa, March 4
Press Conference on Gene Therapy and Cancer
Brescia, May 28
28th National Congress of SISMIP (Italian Society for the study of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases)
Genoa, September 30