Bologna, 2 May 2024 – Free screening in Bologna for those who suffer from psoriasis. The appointment is Sunday 5 May in Piazzale Jacchiainside the Margaret Gardenswhere the doctors ofUOC Dermatology IRCCS Sant’Orsola Polyclinicdirected by Professor Bianca Maria Piracciniwill be available to the community in the outpatient clinics of the mobile clinic set up for the occasion.
AND’ Reservation required at number 345/7686815. It is possible to call from 9am to 4pm.
The prevention campaign
The initiative is part of the Campaign ‘Psoriasis? Let’s face it together promoted by APIAFCO – Italian Psoriasis Association Friends of the Corazza Foundation and achieved thanks to the unconditional contribution of AbbVie. A campaign that aims to bring psoriatic patients into contact with the relevant medical specialists, in order to facilitate diagnosis and promote appropriate care pathways for the correct management of illness.
“In our Operational unit a has been active for years Clinic dedicated to psoriasis, which provides approximately 2000 visits and welcomes more than 1000 patients per year. Patients are taken care of and followed with multidisciplinary paths for joint management of psoriasis and associated pathologies. The psoriasis team is made up of Dr. Federico Bardazzi and the Doctors Federica Filippi, Camilla Loi And Lidia Sacchelli” – declares Professor Bianca Maria Piraccini, Director of the Dermatology Unit of the AOU IRCCS St. Ursula of Bologna.
What is screening
“The screening it is a particularly effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment tool – he states Valeria CorazzaPresident APIAFCO – which allows those suffering from psoriasis to receive a subjective specialist medical opinion regarding the form and severity of the pathology, as well as the most suitable type of treatment. In a complementary manner, APIAFCO – Reference Association of the approximately two million people (of which 500 thousand serious) who suffer from this disease – promotes their needs at national and regional institutions (first of all the inclusion of the pathology in the National Chronicity Plan), at the same time guaranteeing a broad and widespread action of support and psychotherapy to its members, promoting their well-being and the achievement of a higher quality of life. APIAFCO representatives and volunteers will be present to provide any information on the matter”.
