Institutional Contacts and Working Groups

Teaching 

Purpose:

With the closure of the School of Medicine and Surgery, the Department's Teaching Delegate has taken on the responsibilities formerly held by the School with regard to the coordination of degree programs and teaching innovation. The aim is to ensure quality and innovation in educational programs, responding to students' needs and improving learning processes.

Delegate:

Prof. Elisabetta Poluzzi acts as the Director's representative for degree courses in Nursing and Health Professions, with the aim of enhancing the professions and promoting career prospects consistent with the expectations of professionals, the evolution of specializations, and the new demands of the labor market.

Prof. Elisabetta Poluzzi acts as reference person for the quality system and functioning of teaching.

Coordinator for the degree programmes in Nursing and health professions: Prof. Fernando Rizzello

Prof. Fernando Rizzello acts as the Director's representative for degree courses in Nursing and Health Professions, with the aim of enhancing the professions and promoting career prospects consistent with the expectations of professionals, the evolution of specializations, and the new demands of the labor market.

Committee : Fabrizio De Ponti (con delega per firma dei registri), Davide Agnoletti, Monica Forni,  Letizia Polito, Pier Giorgio Cojutti, Michela Fresina, Enrico Gallitto Ludovica De Panfilis, Flavia Frabetti, Maria Ida Gobbini, Ilaria Tarricone, Emanuel Raschi.

Two student representatives elected to the DIMEC Council will also be part of the Group.

Nursing and Health Professions Working Group

Katia Mattarozzi, Luca Scapoli, Luca Savelli, Fausto Catena, Lara Pisani, Massimiliano Palazzini prof. Matteo Renzulli, Prof. Roberto Rimondini Giorgini.

Internship contact persons: Prof. Kerry Jane Rhoden (Bologna)

Committee : prof. Fabio Piscaglia (Bologna), prof. Fulvio Lauretani (Ravenna), prof. Elisa Fabbri (Forlì), Prof, Carlo Savini (Faenza), Prof.ssa Sgarzani (Cesena).

Purpose: also in light of the findings from the ANVUR visit, consolidation of qualifying internships in the healthcare field within equal relationships between the University, Professional Orders and Healthcare Companies. The primary objective is to map the training network in order to integrate hospitals with territorial facilities, consolidating a model aimed at certifying the actual clinical skills acquired. To establish processes to qualify company tutors through dedicated training and monitoring pathways, to assess the opportunity to improve recording systems through a Digital Logbook-Diary (E-Portfolio) to monitor the student’s progress in real time. To consolidate advanced simulation activities to ensure patient safety before entry into the ward, in connection with the contact persons dedicated to innovative teaching.

Coordinator for master’s programmes: Prof.ssa Monica Forni

Student contact persons: Annalisa Astolfi (Bologna), Carlo Fabbri (Forlì), Ignacio Javier Fernandez (Ravenna)

Purpose: to support dialogue with the student component with attention to the needs that have emerged, to monitor problems and needs connected with academic life, facilitating institutional relations among its various components, assessing and supporting proposals for cultural and political initiatives, defined by the University and the Department, in favour of the student component; to support actions aimed at ensuring the effective enjoyment of the right to study, both in terms of access to university educational pathways and in terms of educational success.

Coordinators for medical-surgical simulation laboratories with teaching purposes: Prof. Emanuela Marcelli e prof. Livio Presutti (PAM)

Working group: Prof. Riccardo Schiavina Prof. Matteo Ravaioli, Prof. Tommaso Tonetti, prof. Matteo Rottoli, dott. Davide Zattoni, Prof. Giorgio Ercolani, Prof.ssa Giorgia Comai, prof.ssa Rossella Sgarzani, Prof. Marco Domenicali, Prof.ssa Emi Dika, Prof. Luca di Marco, Prof. Claudio Ricci e prof. Davide Festi (PAM).

Purpose: Starting from the collaboration with the Centre for Teaching and Learning (UNIBO), the Centre of Clinical and Surgical Experimental and Molecular Anatomy (DIBINEM), the Mannequin Room and the simulation laboratories of the Faenza Campus, the contact persons and the working group represent for the Department a point of connection and impetus aimed at offering students of the Degree Programmes, residents and PhD students advanced and safe training, aimed at improving educational quality, clinical autonomy and the attractiveness of the Department.

From a modern perspective, the group aims to launch and consolidate activities including clinical simulations, anatomical dissection and procedural training on cadavers, also in collaboration with DIMEVET for activities on animal models. The objectives concern the development of technical and non-technical skills in dedicated environments. The working group also supports applied research and the validation of new techniques in this field.

The working group also contributes, through proposals for the acquisition of equipment and the coordination of the use of the simulation room and mannequins, to the carrying out of teaching and training activities, collaborating with teachers in the planning and organization of practical exercises. Finally, it ensures the proper functioning of equipment and mannequins, reporting any malfunctions or maintenance needs.

Research

Purpose: To promote and coordinate the Department's research activities, encouraging national and international collaborations and ensuring a high level of scientific impact. The dual mandate is defined taking into account the necessary scientific, disciplinary, preclinical, and clinical correspondence and aggregation of the department.

Delegate: Prof. Lorenzo Montanaro

Commettee: prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin, prof.ssa Emanuela Marcelli, prof. Riccardo Masetti, prof.ssa Annalisa Astolfi, prof.ssa Alessandra Gambineri, dott. Antonio De Leo, prof.ssa Caterina Garone, prof. Paolo Caraceni, dott. Alessandro Broccoli, prof. Gabriele D’Uva, dott.ssa Cantarelli Chiara.

Research Working Groups

BIR Group

Purpose: To improve the quality and impact of departmental research through the management of funding and strategic planning.

Members: prof.ssa Flaminia Fanelli (coordinatrice), dott. Alessandro Broccoli, dott.ssa Anna Fetta, dott.ssa Arianna Giorgetti, dott.ssa Giulia Gallerani, prof. Davide Agnoletti

Marco Polo Group

Purpose: To encourage the international mobility of researchers and PhD students and strengthen scientific collaborations with foreign institutions.

Members: dott.ssa Maria Chiara Pirazzini (coordinatrice), dott.ssa Donatella Romaniello, dott. Simone Ambretti, dott.ssa Maria Conte.

VRA/VQR/RFO Group

Purpose: To monitor research quality and ensure the effectiveness of evaluation and funding processes.

Commitee: prof.ssa Arianna Aceti (coordinatrice), prof.ssa Michela Mazzetti, prof.ssa Aurelia Santoro, prof. Giovanni Marasco, prof. Matteo Serenari.

Roveri Laboratory Working Group

Purpose: To manage the start-up and organization of the toxicology laboratory set up in the Roveri district.

Committee: Prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli (coordinatore), Prof.ssa Susi Pelotti, Prof. Stefano Mattioli

DIMEC TA staff in support: Dr Manuela Vici (EP), Dr Diletta Conte (EP), Dr Cosetta Marchionni (ALS).

Internationalization

Purpose: To promote the international dimension of the Department’s activities (teaching, research, third mission), fostering agreements and collaborations with foreign universities and institutions. To enhance international experiences in the educational and scientific curriculum.

Delegate: Prof. Maddalena Giannella

Erasmus Coordinator: Roberto Rimondini Giorgini

GAME Coordinator: Fabrizio De Ponti

Brown University Coordinator: Giampaolo Ugolini

Committee: prof.ssa Katia Mattarozzi, prof.ssa Maria Cristina Meriggiola, prof. Giuseppe Mercante, dott.ssa Silvia Martini, prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola (coordinatrice di dottorato), prof. Tommaso Tonetti, prof. Nicola Magrini, prof. Luciano Potena, dott.ssa Michela Starace, prof. Guido Di Dalmazi, prof. Claudio Ricci.

Communication, Third Mission and Public Engagement

Purpose: To improve the Department’s communication strategy through the strengthening of scientific dissemination and the use of digital channels. To strengthen the social impact of the Department’s activities through initiatives of dissemination and public engagement.

Coordination with the Ateneo for the Unimpatto initiative.

Delegate: Prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli

Committee: prof. Lamberto Manzoli, prof. Igor Diemberger, prof.ssa Maria Letizia Petroni, prof.ssa Ivana Kurelac, prof.ssa Jennifer Pascali, prof. Daniele Zama, prof. Arrigo Cicero, prof.ssa Marianna Penzo, dott. Andrea De Giglio

DIMECfundME Working Group for Unimpatto

Committee: dott.ssa Claudia Ravaglia, prof.ssa Rossella Sgarzani, Prof. Paolo Garagnani

Romagna

Purpose: To act as the Director’s direct point of reference, ensuring liaison for the Presidium on the Medicine degree programmes of Forlì and Ravenna, planning of teaching and research spaces at the Degree Programme sites, preliminary discussions on university positions on the Romagna Salute project.

Delegate for the Forlì Degree Programme: Prof. Franco Stella ( (contact person for the Rimini and Cesena sites)

Delegate for the Ravenna Degree Programme: Prof. Luca Saragoni (contact person for the Faenza teaching centre)

Committee: prof. Giorgio Ercolani, prof.ssa Rossella Sgarzani, prof. Luca Savelli, prof. Francesco Cristini, prof. Gianpaolo Ugolini, prof. Fulvio Lauretani, Prof. Federico Marchetti

Clinical Activities

Purpose: DIMEC contact person for relations with affiliated healthcare companies, within the integration of healthcare, teaching and research activities.

Coordination of the healthcare network supporting the professionalizing activities of the Degree Programmes (internships).

Support for the management and updating of agreements with the healthcare facilities involved.

Support for the Director and the Department Bodies in relations with the Regional Health Service.

Monitoring and management of critical issues relating to University–Regional Health Service agreements.

Coordination of the activities of the Biomedical Tower in relations with healthcare companies, with particular reference to the integration between research and healthcare.

Technical contribution to the revision and updating of the Memorandum of Understanding and Implementing Agreements between the Region, IRCCS, AUSL and University.

Coordinator: Prof. Fabio Piscaglia

Committee: Prof. Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia, prof. Matteo Rottoli, prof. Alfonso Iorio, prof. Giovanni Barbara, prof. Michelangelo Fiorentino, prof. Davide Pacini, prof. Giorgio Ercolani, prof. Lamberto Manzoli, prof. Nicola Magrini, prof. Fernando Rizzello, e prof. Marcello Lanari

Specialization Schools

Purpose: To coordinate and improve the training activities of the Specialization Schools, ensuring a high-quality teaching offer in line with what is defined by the Regional Steering Committee and taking into account the regional agreement on specialization schools.

Delegate: Prof. Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia

Committee: prof. Lamberto Manzoli, prof. Pier Luigi Zinzani, prof.ssa Maria Pantaleo, prof. Matteo Cescon, prof. Paolo Caraceni, prof.ssa Giuliana Simonazzi, prof. Massimiliano Palazzini, prof. Sergio D’Addato, Prof. Michelangelo La Placa, Prof. Giampaolo Ugolini.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, Female and Male Students with Disabilities and SLD

Purpose: The contact persons promote a departmental culture based on the principles of equity, inclusion, enhancement of diversity and equal opportunities, fostering initiatives aimed at improving accessibility, participation and well-being of the student community and staff, also through awareness-raising and training activities on inclusion issues.

In connection with University policies, the contact persons support and monitor initiatives aimed at guaranteeing the right to study and full participation in university life of female and male students with disabilities and with specific learning disorders (SLD). They also promote the dissemination of the culture of disability and SLD, fostering knowledge of the dedicated measures, services and opportunities.

The contact persons operate in collaboration with the Department Director, teaching and technical-administrative staff and the competent University structures, in order to monitor the effectiveness of the services provided, facilitate dialogue among the various components involved and contribute to the resolution of any critical issues, with a view to the continuous improvement of accessibility and the quality of the educational experience.

Coordinators: :  prof. Guido Pelletti, Prof.ssa Roberta Bonfiglioli

Spaces and Building Management

Purpose: To act as a point of reference for the mapping, management and allocation of spaces, in line with the Department’s priorities, in order to support the reorganization and optimization of functional areas and related responsibilities.

Coordinator: Prof. Lorenzo Montanaro

Committee: prof. Massimiliano Bonafé, prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin, prof. Giovanni Barbara, prof. Riccardo Schiavina, prof. Uberto Pagotto e prof. Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia

DIMEC TA staff in support: Dr Manuela Vici (EP), Dr Diletta Conte (EP), Dr Cosetta Marchionni (ALS).

Open Science, Privacy, Data Management and Intellectual Property

Purpose: Open Science promotes the open dissemination and sharing of research results through the use of digital technologies, according to principles of transparency, reproducibility, integrity, equity and collaboration. It extends the concept of Open Access not only to publications, but also to data, methodologies and tools, fostering practices compliant with FAIR principles.

In the context of biomedical and clinical research, the Committee integrates these principles with compliance with personal data protection legislation (GDPR), with the ethical and secure management of data and with the protection and enhancement of intellectual property and research results, promoting a balance between openness, knowledge transfer and protection of innovation.

The Committee also promotes guidelines, good practices and awareness-raising initiatives on the topics of Open Science, data management, privacy and intellectual property, fostering a responsible, sustainable approach compliant with University policies and the principles of research integrity.

Coordinator: Prof.Gastone Castellani

Committee: prof.ssa Sabrina Valente, prof.ssa Emanuela Marcelli

Interdepartmental Committees and Working Groups

Interdepartmental Biomedical Tower Committee

Purpose: support for the Department in the planning, start-up and development of activities connected to the Biomedical Tower, as an integrated research infrastructure between the University and IRCCS.

Activities

Coordination, in agreement with the Vice Rector for Research and with the Delegate for biomedical research, of the planning activities preparatory to the start-up of the facility.

Identification and proposal of organizational and management models functional to the operation of the Biomedical Tower.

Planning of the inclusion of university activities and structures within the Tower.

Promotion and support for the development of collaboration pathways among the parties involved, also through the definition of operating methods for access to and use of research infrastructures and platforms.

Support for DIMEC in the definition and implementation of agreements and conventions between the University, IRCCS and the Departments involved.

Delegate: Prof. Manuela Ferracin

DIMEC Commitee:  prof. Uberto Pagotto, prof. Paolo Caraceni, prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola, prof. Gastone Castellani, prof.ssa Annalisa Astolfi, prof.ssa Simona Soverini, prof. Igor Diemberger, dott.ssa Sofia Bin, prof. Lorenzo Montanaro, prof. Nicola Magrini.

Interdepartmental Orientation Committee

Purpose: To coordinate guidance activities among the Departments of the medical area, promoting shared initiatives aimed at offering female and male students effective and integrated support in the phases of access to university pathways and outgoing guidance towards the professional world or subsequent educational pathways.

Coordinators: prof.ssa Michela Mazzetti e prof.ssa Emanuela Angeli

Committee: prof. Duccio Maria Cordelli, prof.ssa Olga Baraldi, prof. Igor Diemberger (PCTO) e prof. Luca Scapoli (PCTO), prof. Pietro Fusaroli

Interdepartmental Committee for the Evaluation of Teaching Assignments

Purpose: Following the cessation of the School of Medicine and Surgery, the evaluation of the allocation of teaching assignments is managed by an interdepartmental DIMEC/DIBINEM Committee, with the aim of ensuring effectiveness and transparency in the distribution of assignments.

Coordinator: Roberta Bonfiglioli

Committee: prof. Andrea Bolognesi; prof.ssa Paola Forti; prof.ssa Monica Martoni; prof. Rocco Maurizio Zagari; prof.ssa Francesca Bisulli (DIBINEM); prof.ssa Elisabetta Ciani (DIBINEM);

Interdepartmental Working Group on “Erogative/Interactive” Teaching

Purpose: To support and train teachers and students with regard to erogative/interactive teaching delivered by the Degree Programmes in Medicine and Surgery. To accompany students towards the best integration of the knowledge acquired in the different disciplines, supporting greater awareness of the study method most suitable for exam preparation and for the integration of the knowledge acquired during frontal teaching hours.

Coordinator: Fabrizio De Ponti (President of the Interdepartmental Committee of the Medical Area, Contact Person)

DIMEC Committee: prof. Davide Agnoletti, prof.ssa Catia Giovannini; prof. Fausto Castagnetti, prof. Marco Domenicali, prof.ssa Antonella Marangoni

DIBINEM Committee: prof. Alessandro Silvani ; prof.ssa Irene Faenza; prof.ssa Silvia Cetrullo; prof.ssa Paola Taddei ; prof.ssa Cristina Caliceti

Other members: Student representatives Elisa Fiocco (DIMEC student representative), Pietro Baldassin (DIBINEM student representative).

Interdepartmental Committee for the PhD Programme

DIMEC Committee: prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin, prof.ssa Susi Pelotti, prof.ssa Emanuela Marcelli, prof. Niccolò Daddi, prof. Igor Diemberger, prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola

DIBINEM Committee: Prof. Matilde Follo.

Other Working Groups

Director’s Contact Persons for Institutional Relations – Faculty Liaison for Institutional Relations

Purpose: To ensure and support DIMEC’s institutional representation in person in academic and scientific settings, promoting representation at congresses, courses, scientific events and institutional initiatives.

Members: Fabrizio De Ponti, Marcello Lanari, Gianandrea Pasquinelli, Susi Pelotti, Maria Ida Gobbini, Mirella Falconi, Patrizia Brigidi, Tiziana Lazzarotto

Role Planning

Purpose: Support for the definition of recruitment criteria for academic and technical staff in line with the strategic guidelines and the needs of the Department, as defined and directed, in the general interest, by the Department Director.

Members: prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin, prof. Lorenzo Montanaro (ricerca), prof.ssa Elisabetta Poluzzi (didattica), prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli (comunicazione), prof. Fabio Piscaglia (clinica), prof. Franco Stella e prof. Luca Saragoni (Romagna), prof.ssa Lara Pisani e prof.ssa Silvia Cammelli.

Departmental QA

Members: prof. Gaetano La Manna, prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin, prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli, prof.ssa Elisabetta Poluzzi, prof. Lorenzo Montanaro, prof.ssa Maddalena Giannella, prof. Fabio Piscaglia, prof. Luca Saragoni, prof. Franco Stella, prof.ssa Katia Mattarozzi, prof.ssa Kerry Jane Rhoden, prof. Fernando Rizzello, prof.ssa Emanuela Marcelli, prof. Domenico Motola + Dr Daniela Taccone (Manager of the Medical Area Service Area); Mr Giacomo Cappiello (Student Representative of the Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery).

TA staff in support: Dr Diletta Conte (Representative of TA staff affiliated with DIMEC with delegation for quality processes, EP), Dr Manuela Vici (Representative of TA staff affiliated with DIMEC, EP).