Publications by authors named "Beatrice Volpi"

Article Synopsis
  • Italy faces significant challenges like natural disasters and migrant crises, prompting the need to assess public health training responsiveness to these issues.
  • A survey conducted among public health residents in June 2023 revealed strong interest in emergency training, with a high percentage acknowledging its importance but noting a lack of dedicated courses.
  • The findings emphasize the necessity for improved emergency training programs in Italy's public health schools to properly prepare professionals for crisis situations.
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Unlabelled: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug used for the treatment of autoimmune rheumatological diseases. To test the risk of hypothetical drug-induced hypogammaglobulinemia, the aim of this study was to report the trend of the immunoglobulin (Ig) values and of the infectious diseases in children treated with MMF. This study retrospectively evaluated demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of a cohort of patients affected by a chronic rheumatic disease receiving MMF, followed at the Rheumatology Unit of Meyer Children Hospital, Florence.

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