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thromboembolic disease, and COPD. He also evaluated the use of ultrasound as an educational tool in developing housestaff skills using bedside ultrasonograpy and echocardiography.

Involved in several educational committees in national societies involving activities involving patient and resident's mentoring and education in pulmonary emboli, COPD, and disaster managements, Dr. Mina is author of papers published by international peer review journals as well as authors of 16 book chapters.





Savino Spadaro is Associate Professor in Anesthesia and Intensive Care - University of Ferrara, Department of Translational medicine and staff member in Anesthesia and Intensive care department at Sant'Anna Hospital of Ferrara. In 2015 he was visiting fellow at Imperial College Saint Mary's Hospital in London. He is an Associate editor of BMC pulmonary medicine and senior editor of BMC anesthesiology and member of several international Societies such as the European Society of Intensive Medicine, European Respiratory Society, European Society of Anesthesiology, Societa Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione terapia del dolore, Member of the PLUG working group.



Prof. Spadaro's fields of interest are the respiratory monitoring in mechanically ventilated patients, diaphragmatic dysfunction in critically ill patients, markers of respiratory muscles damage during mechanical ventilation, the role of assisted mechanical ventilation on respiratory muscle activity and weaning from mechanical ventilation. He is author of original peer reviewed papers published on international scientific journals and also book chapters' author. His activity is also completed by a teaching activity at the



School of Medicine of University of Ferrara of courses in: Emergency and Critical Care, Emergency and Anesthesia, Nutrition in critically ill patients.



Daniela Perrotta is responsible for the UOC Palidoro at Ospedale Bambin Gesù of Rome. She obtained a specialization in Anesthesia and Resuscitation (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome), in Aeronautic and Space Medicine (Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome) and a Master in Pediatric Pneumology (Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome). Dr. Perrotta is also an academic teacher of: physiopathology and general pathology at the nursing course (Tor Vergata University, Rome), course on resuscitation of the newborn in the delivery room (European School of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Rome), lecturer at two-year master's degree in fetus and newborn module (European School of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Rome). She is also instructor of Pediatric Advanced Life Support, CRM simulator instructor (InPass Institut GmbH, Germany) and AHA full instructor.






Dr. Perrotta published on international scientific journals and she is a member of international scientific Societies such as ESPNIC, AAROI, SIMEUP, SARNEPI.



Francesco De Sanctis obtained his Medical Degree at University "La Sapienza", Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome. He is a pediatric anesthesiologist and pediatric intensivist at Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Palidoro, Rome. He is author of scientific publications and attended several training and professional developmental courses.



Dr. De Sanctis is passionate about ultrasound and ventilation in the pediatric field. In recent years he studied ultrasound analysis of respiratory system, he has deepened methods of invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support and of weaning from mechanical ventilator. Dr. De Sanctis participated in several editions of ESPNIC and SARNePI congresses, as speaker, presenting clinical cases.