PUPELLA , Valeria

In the last few years a significant challenge has been faced in the healthcare world, after the development of the LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names And Codes) and the HL7 (Health level 7) standards; in order to provide systems of interoperable platforms, interconnected and utilizing standard language for the processing,...

Nowadays, most healthcare providers archive and manage patients' information in electronic format. The reuse of such Clinical Information is essential from both a scientific and financial perspective, and for the integration of Primary Care and Clinical Research; which has become a principal goal. The solution proposed aims at integrating data...

In the last century, antibiotics have been one of the most important discoveries for defeating numerous types of bacteria, but in recent times, microbes have become increasingly antibiotic resistant, causing severe consequences for human beings. The scientific community has been operating in this area for many years, developing projects always...

The correct evaluation of research proposals continues today to be problematic, and in many cases, grants and fellowships are subjected to this type of assessment. A web based semi-automatic tool to help in the selection of reviewers was developed. The core of the proposed system is the matching of the MeSH Descriptors of the publications...

The problem of fighting antibiotic resistances, optimizing antibiotic usage and patients' care is one of the topics on which the scientific community is currently operating. For this purpose, the European Union has financed in 2012 a cross border project, involving Italy and France, focused on the design of a platform for the collection of data...

The number of HIV positive patients is constantly growing, and, nowadays the expense for the public healthcare sector for their treatment is thus increasing as well. For this reason, a cost effectiveness study at a regional level was necessary, to identify possible inefficiencies in relation to expenditure. Therefore, a new clinical trial,...

Background: In recent years, Highly-Active Anti-Retroviral Therapies (HAARTs) have modified the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) life-cycle and the disease is now considered chronic. Consequently, a longitudinal and complex follow-up is now required for HIV positive patients during their lifetime. Moreover, patients often encounter various...

Nowadays, many healthcare providers archive and manage patients' data in an electronic format. The reuse of such clinical information is essential from both a scientific and financial perspective; and for the integration of primary care and clinical research, which has become a main goal. The objective of the proposed solution is the...

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