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ANNA GIAMMANCO

Infezioni sessualmente trasmesse: un nuovo modello integrato hub&spoke per ridurre il trend in aumento di queste patologie in Italia e prevenirne la diffusione.

  • Authors: Barbara Suligoi, Andrea Aiello, Laura Atzori, Patrizia Bordonaro, Giuseppina Capra, Anna Caraglia, Andrea Cellini, Mariangela Chessa, Manola Comar, Marco Cusini, Ivano Dal Conte, Teresa Fasciana, Angelo Galano, Anna Giammanco, Anna Lucchini, Gian Maria Rossolini, Maria Cristina Salfa, Guendalina Vaggelli, Anna Teresa Palamara.
  • Publication year: 2024
  • Type: Articolo in rivista
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/666747

Abstract

The project “Experimentation of new integrated hospital-territory organizational models for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: facilitated diagnostic-care pathways and offer of free targeted screening” was developed as part of the CCM 2019 programme, funded by the Italian Ministry of Health, being coordinated by the Italian National Health Institute (ISS), in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome. Three clinical units located in Turin, Milan, and Cagliari, specialized in sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis and treatment, and three highly specialized microbiology laboratories located in Trieste, Florence, and Palermo were involved. The objectives were to develop an innovative network model for the treatment of STIs based on multidisciplinary centres with high quality of care for STIs (hub-IST) and territorial structures (spoke-IST), to plan and test integrated facilitated care pathways for STIs, to evaluate the priorities, feasibility, and sustainability of prevention interventions. A focus group of 12 experts, together with other members from the participating units, defined the characteristics of hub-IST and spoke-IST centres and outlined the integrated care pathway (PIC) for STIs based on the hub&spoke model. A 4-month field trial was subsequently started, applying the proposed PIC in 3 participating units. Improvements were immediately observed in care (increased access to the centre, reduced waiting times, increased number of visits), in the direct connection with intrastructure specialists, in prevention interventions, and in the information provision. The hub&spoke model applied to STIs proved to be innovative, transferable, and adaptable to different Italian regional situations, establishing itself as the currently most functional model for modern care for this type of infections. By reducing barriers to healthcare access, expanding the number of attendees, reducing costs for the community, and implementing targeted and effective prevention interventions, the epidemic chain can be interrupted and the spread of STIs reduced. Based on these results, in Italy, it is urgent to develop an STI strategic prevention plan at a national level