12a Giornata della ricerca dell’Innovazione in Medicina della Svizzera Italiana

Welcome and Registration

Opening and special thanks

Greta Guarda, Chair Scientific committee 2023
Giorgio Treglia, Chair Scientific committee 2023

Paolo Sanvido, EOC Chairman of the Board
Luisa Lambertini, USI Rector – Online via Zoom

Special thanks and Communications from the new Chief of Medical Education and Research Area, General Directorate EOC
Alessandro Ceschi, Chief of Medical Education and Research Area, EOC

Special thanks to: Prof. Dr. med. Giacomo Simonetti, Member SC until 2022

TOP RATED ORAL PRESENTATIONS: SESSION 1

(VOTING SESSION BY PARTICIPANTS IN PRESENCE AND ONLINE)

Chair: Pietro Cippà and Marco Valgimigli
7 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Filip David Constantin (Caglioni Serena) – External validation of a novel ischaemic risk score in the entrust-af-pci cohort.
Caputo Maria Luce – Utstein-Based score to predict ROSC (UB-ROSC): validation in a large cohort of cardiac arrest.
Jacober Sarah Lena Susanna – Interaction between age and disease modifying treatments in influencing infection risk in multiple sclerosis.
Balbi Carolina (Lisi Veronica) – Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles released after endurance exercise exert cardioprotective activity through the activation of antioxidant pathways.
Rendon-Angel Azucena – Transcriptomic signature of stress-induced premature scenescence (SIPS) in cardiomyocytes.
Rinaldi Anna – Spatiotemporal landscape of kidney tubular responses to glomerular proteinuria.
Saliquni Anduena – Nurse performed bladder ultrasound: stakeholder evaluation of service development.

COFFEE BREAK

PARALLEL SESSION: Oncology

Chair: Alessandra Franzetti-Pellanda and Anastasios Stathis
7 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Epistolio Samantha – Identification of MGMT Downregulation Induced by miRNA in Glioblastoma and Possible Effect on Temozolomide Sensitivity.
Epistolio Samantha (Frattini Milo) – A novel qPCR technology for direct quantification of methylation in untreated DNA from gliomas samples.
Garda Cindy – Tumour-infiltrating neutrophil progenitors impair homologous DNA repair and promote sensitivity to PARP-inhibition.
Gasparri Maria Luisa – Systemic inflammation markers as predictors of axillary response: a multicenter analysis on 1274 breast cancer patients.
Castronovo Francesco (Pesce Gianfranco Angelo) – IOSI-RT 001: Stereotactic irradiation after brain metastases resection: a phase II trial.
Iezzi Giandomenica (Roesel Raffaello) – Combined microbiome and immune contexture analysis improves prediction of complete response to neoadjuvant chemo- radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Sorrenti Elisa – Colorectal-cancer infiltrating bacteria differentially modulate recruitment and functions of tumor-associated neutrophils.

PARALLEL SESSION: Neurology

Chair: Giorgia Melli and Paolo Paganetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Barbero Marco – Reliability of the pen-on-paper pain drawing analysis using different scanning procedures.
Ciccaldo Matteo – GBA1 Lysosomal Enzyme Deficiency is Associated with Increased Lysosomal Seeded Tau Accumulation.
Disanto Giulio – Longitudinal serum neurofilament light kinetics in post-anoxic encephalopathy.
Melli Giorgia – Detection and typing yield of skin biopsy in systemic amyloidosis with polyneuropathy.
Sacco Rosaria – Efficacy and safety of StimRouter™ neuromodulation for treating lower urinary tract symptoms in MS patients.
Vacchi Elena – Plasmatic Extracellular Vesicles profiling as diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Wueger Patrizia – Sex differences in functional outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis among patients with lacunar stroke.
Yadav Ankush – Functional effects of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles of patients with Parkinson`s disease in-vitro can reveal novel pathways of neurodegeneration.

PARALLEL SESSION: Epidemiology + Infectious diseases

Chair: Emiliano Albanese – TBD
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Albanese Emiliano – Age-stratified incidence of frailty and all-cause mortality in urban sites of Latin America and China.
Bongiovanni Marco (Di Benedetto Caroline) – Parvimonas micra, a new potential pathogen in hospitalized patients: a case series from 2015-2022.
Eisler Jennifer Jessica – Influence of disease modifying treatment on outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Moraca Giacomo (Feltri Pietro) – High sleep disturbance in Patients With Rotator Cuff Repair: a prospective, multicentre study.
Giannini Olivier (Hitz Paolo) – SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence and vaccination impact in dialysis patients over two years of pandemic. Online via Zoom
Jiang Miao – Frailty, Multimorbidity and Their Association With Health Service Utilization During COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Switzerland.
Pacifico Deborah – SwissDEM Dementia prevalence in Southern Switzerland across community-dwelling older adults and nursing homes residents.
Pedroni Giovanna – Healthy lifestyle and mental health in young populations during crises: Evidence from Corona Immunitas Ticino.

PARALLEL SESSION: Nursing research 1

Chair: Sarah Jayne Liptrott and Loris Bonetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Balestra Tanya – The Mobile Geriatric Team (MGT): a pilot study.
Bonetti Loris – Content validity of the nurses behaviour patient engagement (NuBE) checklist for cancer care: an e-delphi study.
Franzoso-Sartorio Cristina – Nurse-led education intervention to promote oncology patient engagement in healthy lifestyle (O-PHE): pilot study protocol.
Glotta Andrea – Long-Term Evolution of Activities of Daily Life (ADLs) in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients, a Case Series
Messina Anna – iSupport Swiss: a participatory approach to culturally adapt the WHO online intervention for dementia caregivers.
Puliatti Andrea – Exploration of Fundamentals of Care in different care settings of Tessin Canton: a qualitative study.
Rusca Grassellini Paola – Conoscenze di base del personale infermieristico in materia di Diritto Sanitario: “un’istantanea”.
Tolotti Angela – The active involvement of patients with cancer in clinical research: a IOSI initiative.

SCTO Lecture

Title: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in a nutshell
Melanie Glättli, PhD in Life Sciences, Scientific coordinator SCTO, Bern

LUNCH BREAK

POSTER SESSION

(VOTING SESSION BY THE JURY)

Keynote Lecture: Artificial Intelligence

Discussant: Alessandro Ceschi
Title: Challenges and opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in biomedicine
Laura Azzimonti Senior Researcher and Lecturer at IDSIA, USI-SUPSI, Lugano

TOP RATED ORAL PRESENTATIONS: SESSION 2

(VOTING SESSION BY PARTICIPANTS IN PRESENCE AND ONLINE)

Chairs: Arianna Calcinotto and Chiara Zecca
6 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Djordjevic Julija – CRC-associated bacteria expand CD4- CD8- T cells endowed with antitumor properties.
Landi Antonio – Impact of Sex on Comparative Outcomes of Abbreviated or Standard Antiplatelet Therapy in HBR Patients.
Villa Michele (Pedrazzini Lucia) – Nursing management during changeovers of syringes infusing norepinephrine with smart pumps: an exploratory study.
Pavon Anna Giulia – Non-infarcted myocardium edema predicts outcomes after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Rigamonti Elia – External Validation of the new REACT-HF score for Heart Failure Prediction in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Ripellino Paolo – Dysimmune neuropathies related to hepatitis E virus infection in Switzerland A prospective, matched case-control study.

COFFEE BREAK

PARALLEL SESSION: Cardiology and regenerative medicine

Chair: Lucio Barile and Giulio Conte
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Milzi Andrea – Angiography-based coronary full physiology may improve diagnostic yield in the cath lab.
Goshovska Julia – Cardiac senescence induction in vivo by doxorubicin administration in mice.
Lazzarini Edoardo – Protective effects of Salvia Haenkei extract on a model of Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Monachino Giuliana – Release velocity ImprovemenT with a new Metronome-guIded chest COmpressions protocol: preliminary results of RITMICO study.
Zanchi Beatrice – Application of Generative Adversarial Network for Brugada Syndrome ECG synthesis.
Balbi Carolina – Circulating large Extracellular Vesicles (EV-L) from STEMI patients contribute to post-injury adverse myocardial remodeling.
Senesi Giorgia – Human cardiomyocyte derived extracellular vesicles regulate cardiac fibroblast activation through miR-24.
Nafi Matteo (Preda Thierry) – Traumatic injuries after manual and automatic mechanical compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a retrospective cohort study.

PARALLEL SESSION: Surgery

Chair: Alessandra Cristaudi and Dimitri Christoforidis
7 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Carletta Dario – A decade of follow-up assessing risk of recurrence and surgery in patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis.
Cianfarani Agnese – Port-site incisional hernia after 8-mm robotic da Vinci Xi® access: a prospective study.
Limido Ettore – Nanofat effectively accelerates the vascularization and healing of full-thickness skin wounds.
Magni Sara – Evaluation of the effects of Tranexamic acid administration on patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty.
Mongelli Francesco – Laparoscopic versus ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in colorectal surgery: a noninferiority randomized trial.
Galafassi Jacopo (Roesel Raffaello) – Ondansetron for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS): a double blind, placebo controlled, cross-over, randomized study.
Torre Alessandro – Laparoscopic-assisted transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus port-site infiltration in bariatric surgery: a randomized trial.

PARALLEL SESSION: Imaging and miscellanea

Chair: Marco Barbero and Sandro Bonetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Azzena Alcide Alessandro – Pediatric bone age estimation from lateral elbow X-rays using a machine learning-mediated approach.
Rizzi Mattia (Betticher Coralie) – Assessing the procoagulant state during treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by new global hemostatic assays.
Raia Giorgio (Chianca Vito) – CT- based body composition in large B-cell lymphoma: changes after treatment and association with response and survival.
Cuzzocrea Marco – Prognostic value of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT quantitative parameters in mCRPC patients before 177Lu-PSMA therapy.
Juanola Juarez Oriol – Absence of gut microbiota impairs depletion of Paneth cells but not goblet cells in germ-free Atoh1lox/lox VilCreERT2 mice.
La Porta Nicolo – Sleep apnea events recognition based on polysomnographic recordings: a large-scale multi-channel machine learning approach.
Milan Lisa – Ability of PET radiomics in decoding metabolic heterogeneity of large mediastinal masses: a phantom study.
Noseda Roberta – Determinants of critical care admission following acute recreational drug toxicity: A Euro-DEN Plus case-control study.

PARALLEL SESSION: Nursing research 2

Chair: Loris Bonetti and Michele Villa
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Aramini Marta – Needs analysis and development of the Advanced Practice Nurse role for peritoneal dialysis patients.
Bulleri Enrico – Efficacy of endotracheal tube clamping to prevent positive airways pressure loss and pressure behaviour after reconnection:a bench study.
Luca Corina Elena – Development of a complex intervention to promote civil workplaces: an implementation study protocol.
Mitrovic Alessia – La gestione della terapia farmacologica del paziente dializzato ricoverato in medicina.
Schiavello Martina (Monteiro Nascimento Tatiana) – Sensibilizzazione del paziente al rischio di caduta in clinica di riabilitazione dell’Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CREOC).
Presta Giovanni – Infermiere di pratica avanzata (APN) del Centro Prostata della Svizzera Italiana: un’indagine di soddisfazione dei pazienti.
Sari Marzia – Implementazione della scala Zarit Burden Interview in cure palliative specialistiche.
Vicari Raffaello – Correct mobilization time after intracardiac electronic device implantation: A study protocol for non-inferiority, open-label RCT.

Awards Ceremony

Closing

SURGERY AND CRITICAL CARE

14C. Catic Armin – Breast tissue expanders after mastectomy: A comparative study using a new MR-compatible device
19C. Dellaferrera Gaston Fabian – Are we ready to face indeterminate pulmonary nodules? A retrospective analysis of current management of suspected lung cancers undegoing surgical resection
29C. Giacopelli Pietro – Gastric pouch blood supply assessment with indocyanine green fluorescence in bariatric surgery: a prospective study
42C. Navarra Andrea – Long-term outcomes in elderly patients after elective surgery for colorectal cancer: a retrospective analysis
45C. Oldrini Lorenzo Massimo – Surgical vs conservative treatment for midshaft clavicle fractures
51C. Pini Ramon – Robotic-assisted extended transabdominal preperitoneal (eTAPP) hernia repair in the treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias
58C. Saporito Andrea – Six-Sigma significantly reduce costs of poor quality of surgical instruments and improve room personnel satisfaction
60C. Schneebeli Alessandro – Operated and uninjured Achilles tendons show different loading patterns: a shear wave tensiometry study
68C. Pedersoli Federico – (Xhepa Genti) Evone® Flow-Controlled Ventilation during percutaneous interventional radiology procedures A Clinical Feasibility and Safety Assessment

ONCOLOGY

1B. Andreoli Stefano – High-Affinity Cu(I)-Chelator with Potential Anti-Tumorigenic Action-A Proof-of-Principle Experimental Study of Human H460 Tumors in the CAM Assay
5B. Bellafante Martina – Defining the epigenetic landscape regulating a progenitor signature in development, during tumour initiation and progression
9C. Bosetti Davide Giovanni – Assessing accuracy and precision of a commercial bladder scan for prostate radiotherapy treatments
11C. Cani Massimiliano – Genetic counselling in a certified Prostate Cancer Center in Southern Switzerland (CPSI): single center experience
18C. Dazio Giulia – A new assay for the assessment of objective microsatellite instability analysis using High-Resolution Melting
27C. Gamarra Elena – Determinants of circulating calcitonin value in a population with histological exclusion of medullary thyroid carcinoma
37C. Marini Sabrina – Outcomes of phase I trials in oncology: the IOSI experience
42B. Verrillo Antonietta – HPSC-Based models to study melanoma brain metastases
49C. Cani Massimiliano (Pereira Mestre Ricardo) – SUNSHINE_eHealth monitoring of vital signs for early detection and prediction of clinical deterioration in oncological patients
53C. Raia Giorgio – Whole-Body Composition Features by Computed Tomography in Ovarian Cancer: Pilot Data on Survival correlations
59C. Gasparri Maria Luisa (Schmidt Rahel) – Albumin to Alkaline Phosphatase ratio as new early predictive marker of response in breast cancer
63C. Sevas Vasileios – A multivariate analysis on the variables affecting ICG sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer
69C. Yenigün Meltem – The impact on clinical practice of the newly introduced neuro-oncology multidisciplinary discussion (MDM) framework

NURSING

3N. Barca Romina – Implementazione del processo d’identificazione e gestione del delirium: la sfida affrontata all’Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

4N. Triscari Barberi Giusppe (Bernasconi Michelle) – Educazione terapeutica al paziente affetto patologie respiratorie per l’ottimizzazione della terapia inalatoria
5N. Bobic Ljubana – Sviluppo di uno strumento per l’educazione terapeutica al paziente con diabete mellito di tipo 2
8N. Di Bacco Sandra – Migliorare la presa in carico del paziente geriatrico malnutrito o a rischio malnutrizione
9N. Diotti Alessandra – Il ruolo dello specialista clinico nell’elaborazione del percorso introduttivo per il personale infermieristico neoassunto
12N. Letras Catarina – Advanced Practice Nurse in acute hospital palliative care unit: Implementation of a new nursing role
14N. Maffioli Flavia – Implementazione dell’aromaterapia in un reparto di cure palliative specialistiche
19N. Piattini Sara – Nuovo modello professionale infermieristico all’Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC): Uno studio mixed method
25N. Sartorio Alessia – Fattibilità di implementazione dello strumento di valutazione della complessità multidimensionale (COMID): uno studio qualitativo
26N. Soldini Esposito Elisa – An educational programme to support newly recruited nurses in Intensive Care Units during pre-specialisation time
27N. Sommacal-Boggini Cristina – Evaluating the benefits and experiences of a Mindfulness Based Intervention for hospital staff

CARDIOLOGY

16C. Chiumiento Lorena – Ex-vivo pharmacodynamic effects of escalating cangrelor doses and cangrelor-morphine interaction in patients undergoing PCI
62C. Serra Anna – Ex-vivo pharmacodinamic effects of escalating doses of ticagrelor and morphine interaction in patients with ACS

NEUROSCIENCES

10B. Castelnovo Anna – Origin , synchronization, an d propagatio n of slee p slow wave s in children
61C. Sciascia Marta – The development of LID mediated by SWS-SWA and synaptic downscaling
64C. Sparasci Davide – Immune events preceding neuralgic amyotrophy

COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE

4B. Bechny Michal – Physician and AI in the loop Enhancing performance of automated sleep scoring algorithm using uncertainty estimates
6B. Beretta-Piccoli Matteo – Motor unit synchronization and firing rate correlate with the fractal dimension of the surface EMG: A validation study
8B. Casagrande Giustina – Prediction of the patient’s hydroelectrolitic response to dialysis – InterACTIVE-HD 2.0 preliminary results
15B. Dei Rossi Alvise – Comparison of Objective and Subjective Measures Using Wearables: A Machine Learning Approach
19B. Fiorillo Luigi – A comparative analysis between standard polysomnographic data and in-ear-EEG signals
29B. Malpetti Daniele – Ferdelance: addressing data sharing issues using federated machine learning
37B. Scafa Stefano – G.A.I.T. Gait Analysis Interactive Tool A pipeline for Automatic Detection of Gait Events across Neuromotor Disorders
40B. Švihrová Radoslav – Towards personalized burnout prevention system a probabilistic approach for analysis of wearable and contextual data.

INFORMATICS

12B. Clivio Luca – Towards a better Clinical Research: From the GCP to the Computer System Validation “FDA cfr21part11” till the GDPR and LPD complicance check. The implementation of a Quality System.

PEDIATRICS

7C. Betti Celine – Fluids and body composition during anesthesia in children: a bioimpedance study

PHARMACOLOGY

5C. Bedussi Francesca – Safety of monoclonal antibodies targeting PCSK9 in pregnancy analysis of the WHO’s global pharmacovigilance database
6C. Bertoli Raffaela – Monitoring the clinical outcome of delayed urticaria after Spikevax® vaccine booster
41C. Bertoli Raffaela and Noseda Roberta (Müller Laura) – COVID-19 pandemic and Emergency Department presentations with acute recreational drug toxicity in Southern Switzerland

REHABILITATION

25C. Folli Anna – Risk factors related to the development and persistence of pain in adolescents: a Delphi study
30C. Hersche Ruth – Occupational therapy-based self-management education in persons with post-COVID-19 condition related fatigue: A feasibility study with a pre-post design.
44C. Nutarelli Sebastiano – Higher eccentric hamstring muscle fatigue in soccer match participation of young female players

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

4C. Barda Beatrice – Invasive listeriosis in Southern Switzerland: a local problem that is actually global
8C. Bongiovanni Marco – To die with or to die for COVID-19 infection: what’s new in 2022?
30B. Marocco Stefano – Real-time detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus through fluorimetric analysis on a microfluidic platform using DNA biosensors

ENDOCRINOLOGY

35C. Leoncini Andrea – Assessment of the Efficacy of the Radiofrequency Electrode Active Tip Length on the Volume Reduction Ratio of Benign Thyroid Nodules

IMAGING

13B. Cozzi Andrea (Curti Marco) – Medical hypnosis for MRI examinations of claustrophobic patients: preliminary results of a prospective observational study

EPIDEMIOLOGY

17B. Fadda Marta – “You asked me to describe who I am beyond my illness”: Analysis of patient biographies
18B. Fiordelli Maddalena – iSupport program for caregivers around the globe: a cross-cultural study

NUTRITION

9B. Castelletti Geo – NutriPro™, a product-specific e-tool for healthcare professionals in clinical nutrition

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

20B. Cenciarini M. and Uccelli A. (Francescato Riccardo) – Biofabrication of 3D in vitro human model of skeletal muscle to study muscle fibrosis.
25B. Cenciarini M. and Uccelli A. (Lamouline Anaïs) – Microfluidic platform to personalize the therapy of bone tumors: a focus on breast cancer and lymphoma.
33B. Cenciarini M. and Uccelli A. (Petta Dalila) – 3D Printed pectin constructs for the regulation of mesenchymal stem cell differentation in an endochondralossification in vitro model

END OF POSTER SESSION

PARALLEL SESSION: Oncology

Chair: Alessandra Franzetti-Pellanda and Anastasios Stathis
7 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Epistolio Samantha – Identification of MGMT Downregulation Induced by miRNA in Glioblastoma and Possible Effect on Temozolomide Sensitivity.
Epistolio Samantha (Frattini Milo) – A novel qPCR technology for direct quantification of methylation in untreated DNA from gliomas samples.
Garda Cindy – Tumour-infiltrating neutrophil progenitors impair homologous DNA repair and promote sensitivity to PARP-inhibition.
Gasparri Maria Luisa – Systemic inflammation markers as predictors of axillary response: a multicenter analysis on 1274 breast cancer patients.
Pesce Gianfranco Angelo – IOSI-RT 001: Stereotactic irradiation after brain metastases resection: a phase II trial.
Iezzi Giandomenica (Roesel Raffaello) – Combined microbiome and immune contexture analysis improves prediction of complete response to neoadjuvant chemo- radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Sorrenti Elisa – Colorectal-cancer infiltrating bacteria differentially modulate recruitment and functions of tumor-associated neutrophils.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION ONCOLOGY

PARALLEL SESSION: Neurology

Chair: Giorgia Melli and Paolo Paganetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Barbero Marco – Reliability of the pen-on-paper pain drawing analysis using different scanning procedures.
Ciccaldo Matteo – GBA1 Lysosomal Enzyme Deficiency is Associated with Increased Lysosomal Seeded Tau Accumulation.
Disanto Giulio – Longitudinal serum neurofilament light kinetics in post-anoxic encephalopathy.
Melli Giorgia – Detection and typing yield of skin biopsy in systemic amyloidosis with polyneuropathy.
Sacco Rosaria – Efficacy and safety of StimRouter™ neuromodulation for treating lower urinary tract symptoms in MS patients.
Vacchi Elena – Plasmatic Extracellular Vesicles profiling as diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease.
Wueger Patrizia – Sex differences in functional outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis among patients with lacunar stroke.
Yadav Ankush – Functional effects of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles of patients with Parkinson`s disease in-vitro can reveal novel pathways of neurodegeneration.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION NEUROLOGY

PARALLEL SESSION: Epidemiology + Infectious diseases

Chair: TBD – TBD – TBD
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Albanese Emiliano – Age-stratified incidence of frailty and all-cause mortality in urban sites of Latin America and China.
Bongiovanni Marco (Di Benedetto Caroline) – Parvimonas micra, a new potential pathogen in hospitalized patients: a case series from 2015-2022.
Eisler Jennifer Jessica – Influence of disease modifying treatment on outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Feltri Pietro – High sleep disturbance in Patients With Rotator Cuff Repair: a prospective, multicentre study.
Giannini Olivier (Hitz Paolo) – SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence and vaccination impact in dialysis patients over two years of pandemic. Online via Zoom
Jiang Miao – Frailty, Multimorbidity and Their Association With Health Service Utilization During COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Switzerland.
Pacifico Deborah – SwissDEM Dementia prevalence in Southern Switzerland across community-dwelling older adults and nursing homes residents.
Pedroni Giovanna – Healthy lifestyle and mental health in young populations during crises: Evidence from Corona Immunitas Ticino.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION EPIDEMIOLOGY + INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PARALLEL SESSION: Nursing research 1

Chair: Sarah Jayne Liptrott and Loris Bonetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Balestra Tanya – The Mobile Geriatric Team (MGT): a pilot study.
Bonetti Loris – Content validity of the nurses behaviour patient engagement (NuBE) checklist for cancer care: an e-delphi study.
Franzoso-Sartorio Cristina – Nurse-led education intervention to promote oncology patient engagement in healthy lifestyle (O-PHE): pilot study protocol.
Glotta Andrea – Long-Term Evolution of Activities of Daily Life (ADLs) in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients, a Case Series
Messina Anna – iSupport Swiss: a participatory approach to culturally adapt the WHO online intervention for dementia caregivers.
Puliatti Andrea – Exploration of Fundamentals of Care in different care settings of Tessin Canton: a qualitative study.
Rusca Grassellini Paola – Conoscenze di base del personale infermieristico in materia di Diritto Sanitario: “un’istantanea”.
Tolotti Angela – The active involvement of patients with cancer in clinical research: a IOSI initiative.

END OF SESSION NURSING RESEARCH 1

PARALLEL SESSION: Cardiology and regenerative medicine

Chair: Lucio Barile and Giulio Conte
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Milzi Andrea – Angiography-based coronary full physiology may improve diagnostic yield in the cath lab.
Goshovska Julia – Cardiac senescence induction in vivo by doxorubicin administration in mice.
Lazzarini Edoardo – Protective effects of Salvia Haenkei extract on a model of Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Monachino Giuliana – Release velocity ImprovemenT with a new Metronome-guIded chest COmpressions protocol: preliminary results of RITMICO study.
Zanchi Beatrice – Application of Generative Adversarial Network for Brugada Syndrome ECG synthesis.
Balbi Carolina – Circulating large Extracellular Vesicles (EV-L) from STEMI patients contribute to post-injury adverse myocardial remodeling.
Senesi Giorgia – Human cardiomyocyte derived extracellular vesicles regulate cardiac fibroblast activation through miR-24.
Nafi Matteo (Preda Thierry) – Traumatic injuries after manual and automatic mechanical compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a retrospective cohort study.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION CARDIOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

PARALLEL SESSION: Surgery

Chair: Alessandra Cristaudi and Dimitri Christoforidis
7 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Carletta Dario – A decade of follow-up assessing risk of recurrence and surgery in patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis.
Cianfarani Agnese – Port-site incisional hernia after 8-mm robotic da Vinci Xi® access: a prospective study.
Limido Ettore – Nanofat effectively accelerates the vascularization and healing of full-thickness skin wounds.
Magni Sara – Evaluation of the effects of Tranexamic acid administration on patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty.
Mongelli Francesco – Laparoscopic versus ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in colorectal surgery: a noninferiority randomized trial.
Galafassi Jacopo (Roesel Raffaello) – Ondansetron for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS): a double blind, placebo controlled, cross-over, randomized study.
Torre Alessandro – Laparoscopic-assisted transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus port-site infiltration in bariatric surgery: a randomized trial.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION SURGERY

PARALLEL SESSION: Imaging and miscellanea

Chair: Marco Barbero and Sandro Bonetti
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Azzena Alcide Alessandro – Pediatric bone age estimation from lateral elbow X-rays using a machine learning-mediated approach.
Rizzi Mattia (Betticher Coralie) – Assessing the procoagulant state during treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by new global hemostatic assays.

Raia Giorgio (Chianca Vito) – CT- based body composition in large B-cell lymphoma: changes after treatment and association with response and survival.
Cuzzocrea Marco – Prognostic value of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT quantitative parameters in mCRPC patients before 177Lu-PSMA therapy.
Juanola Juarez Oriol – Absence of gut microbiota impairs depletion of Paneth cells but not goblet cells in germ-free Atoh1lox/lox VilCreERT2 mice.
La Porta Nicolo – Sleep apnea events recognition based on polysomnographic recordings: a large-scale multi-channel machine learning approach.
Milan Lisa – Ability of PET radiomics in decoding metabolic heterogeneity of large mediastinal masses: a phantom study.
Noseda Roberta – Determinants of critical care admission following acute recreational drug toxicity: A Euro-DEN Plus case-control study.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION IMAGING AND MISCELLANEA

PARALLEL SESSION: Nursing research 2

Chair: Loris Bonetti and Michele Villa
8 Oral presentations (Presentation 7 min + Discussion 3 min)

Aramini Marta – Needs analysis and development of the Advanced Practice Nurse role for peritoneal dialysis patients.
Bulleri Enrico – Efficacy of endotracheal tube clamping to prevent positive airways pressure loss and pressure behaviour after reconnection:a bench study.
Luca Corina Elena – Development of a complex intervention to promote civil workplaces: an implementation study protocol.
Mitrovic Alessia – La gestione della terapia farmacologica del paziente dializzato ricoverato in medicina.
Schiavello Martina (Monteiro Nascimento Tatiana) – Sensibilizzazione del paziente al rischio di caduta in clinica di riabilitazione dell’Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CREOC).
Presta Giovanni – Infermiere di pratica avanzata (APN) del Centro Prostata della Svizzera Italiana: un’indagine di soddisfazione dei pazienti.
Sari Marzia – Implementazione della scala Zarit Burden Interview in cure palliative specialistiche.
Vicari Raffaello – Correct mobilization time after intracardiac electronic device implantation: A study protocol for non-inferiority, open-label RCT.

END OF PARALLEL SESSION NURSING RESEARCH 2