(Adnkronos) – “I started organizing events on prevention in the Lombardy Region, as I was interested in learning about and exploring this topic. A topic that, if we talk about thrombosis, we know what it is. However, I was very struck by the data that emerged during the event, which show how deep vein thrombosis is a little-known pathology, which affects regardless of age, contrary to what we are used to believing and at the same time how little there is knowledge on the topic”. This was said by Marisa Cesana, member of the III Health Commission of the Lombardy Regional Council, speaking at the panel ‘Politics listens to the world of healthcare’, on the occasion of the event ‘Prevention whilst travelling. #piùmovimentomenotrombosi’, organized by the Lombardy Region in collaboration with the Vincere la Trombosi association at the Marco Biagi room of Palazzo Lombardia in Milan.
“I became passionate about this topic and I decided to bring it to the Health Commission, where thanks to a very popular hearing also by the other commissioners, I had the opportunity to meet Federica Fedele, founder of the Vincere la Thrombosis Association, who amazed everyone with its story – explains Cesana – I was so involved that I decided to make this issue known to everyone, bringing it to the Health Commission, also from the social side, to keep attention high on prevention and above all also on deep vein thrombosis” .
In Lombardy “we have specialized centres, a network that works, but which in my opinion should be improved above all with a local network. It would be nice, in fact, for the general practitioner or the local hospital to intercept this pathology, where it can be treated locally with the support of specialists or alternatively, to be able to direct it to specialist hospitals, such as in this case the San Raffaele, so that it is possible to carry out these types of minimally invasive or new generation interventions, capable of saving lives – he continues – Therefore, it is important to be more informed also with regards to the medical part, on how it is possible to treat this type of pathology thanks to innovation”. “I believe a lot in prevention for deep vein thrombosis, as well as for other pathologies, because it is our future and we must not be afraid of prevention – states Cesana – It is necessary to work for a cultural change, as many are afraid of do a preventive test, when in reality it can save their lives. Not only that, prevention is also important for the budget of Lombardy: if it is prevented, in fact, the costs of hospital stays and the economic care of the patient in the purchase of drugs decrease”. Healthcare and transport “are like twins, in symbiosis and I think that the two pillars of the Lombardy Region are precisely these two commissions. So, let’s work well so that we can solve most of the problems we have” she concludes.
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