The BreathGroup is a network of Centers committed to promote and guarantee a high quality standards for the treatment of emphysema. To preserve the group mission, two committee of experts in the field of Bronchoscopic Therapy are established: the “Scientific Community” and the “Study Groups”.
The “Scientific Community” is composed by:
- the President, the Founders, the Project Coordinator, the Project Assistants, the Italian Representatives of the North, Center and Western Area of the Country, which are directly involved in the coordination, management and planning of all the activities related to the registry.
- the Access Committee, which defines the criteria required by a Center to be considered a qualified “Center for the Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction”. In particular, the Committee will oversee the compliance of the Center with the process of selection, treatment and follow-up of patients, accordingly to the International Guidelines.
- the Quality Committee is responsible for reviewing and supervise the Center’s process of the management, treatment approach and the follow-up of patients. Moreover, it promotes training courses and defines the quality standards aimed to reduce operative errors.
- the Coordinators of International relations coordinate the cooperation of National and International Centers accredited for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction. This cooperation will improve knowledge and results.
- the Biostatistics and the Literature’s Reviewers are respectively responsible for the statistical analysis of data and the revision of scientific works.
PRESIDENT
Stefano Gasparini - Università Politecnica delle Marche AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
FOUNDER
Michela Bezzi - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
CO-FOUNDERS
Piero Foccoli - ASST Spedali Civili - PO di Brescia - UO Pneumologia ad indirizzo Endoscopico, Brescia
Lina Zuccatosta - AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Mauro Novali - ASST Spedali Civili – PO di Brescia - UO Pneumologia ad indirizzo Endoscopico, Brescia
PROJECT ASSISTANTS
Margherita Innocenti - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
Valentina Luzzi - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
Italian Representative – NORTH
Piero Balbo - AOU Maggiore della Carità - SC Malattie dell'apparato Respiratorio, Novara
Mauro Novali - ASST Spedali Civili - PO di Brescia - UO Pneumologia ad indirizzo Endoscopico, Brescia
Federico Rea - AO di Padova – SC Pneumologia, Padova
Massimo Torre - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - SC Chirurgia Toracica, Milano
Italian Representative – CENTERStefano Gasparini - Università Politecnica delle Marche AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Michela Bezzi - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
Erino Rendina - Azienda Ospedaliera S. Andrea - UOC Chirurgia Toracica, Roma
Italian Representative – SOUTH
Giacomo Cusumano - AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele - Chirurgia Toracica, Catania
Giuseppe Failla - P.O. Civico e Benfratelli - UO Endoscopia Bronchiale Diagnostica e Terapeutica, Palermo
Alfonso Fiorelli - A.O.U Universita' degli Studi della Campania, L. Vanvitelli - Chirurgia Toracica, Napoli
ACCESS COMMITTEEStefano Gasparini - Università Politecnica delle Marche AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Michela Bezzi - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
Pierfranco Foccoli - ASST Spedali Civili - PO di Brescia - UO Pneumologia ad indirizzo Endoscopico, Brescia
Mauro Novali - ASST Spedali Civili - PO di Brescia - UO Pneumologia ad indirizzo Endoscopico, Brescia
Massimo Torre - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - SC Chirurgia Toracica, Milano
Federico Venuta - Umberto I Policlinico Di Roma - Chirurgia Generale e Specialistica, Roma
QUALITY COMMITTEE
Andrea Comel - Clinica Pederzoli - UO Pneumologia, Peschiera del Garda
Franco Ravenna - ASST Mantova Carlo Poma - SC Pneumologia e UTIR, Mantova
Federico Rea - AO di Padova – SC Pneumologia, Padova
Mario Salio - IRCCS Ospedale San Martino - UO Pneumologia, Genova
Alberto Terminella - AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele - Chirurgia Toracica, Catania
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COORDINATORSStefano Gasparini - Università Politecnica delle Marche AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Michela Bezzi - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
BIOSTATISTICS
Martina Bonifazi - AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Sofia Romani - AOU Careggi - SOD Pneumologia Interventistica, Firenze
LITERATURE REVIEW
Serena Conforti - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - SC Chirurgia Toracica, Milano
Martina Bonifazi - AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Federico Mei - AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona - OU SOD Pneumologia, Ancona
Venerino Poletti - Ospedale Morgani-Pierantoni - Ausl Forlì - UO Pneumologia, Forlì