On 19/01/2019 the "Scientific information in today's NHS" event was held at the Medical Association of Lecce.
The purpose of the event was to draw up a memorandum of understanding to facilitate meetings with health professionals by virtue of the regulations, hindering and making 
withdraw very restrictive limitations.
After an exposition of the laws, the various critical points in the field of General Medicine, Hospital and Outpatient Specialist Medicine were examined and the improvements that could be made were evaluated.
"Active citizenship" was also invited to the event and the president of the TdM of Lecce was present as an auditor, who, after having listened to the various issues, changed their opinion towards us, no longer as time wasters colluding with the doctors but reliable partners for citizens' health, thanking us for the opportunity of cultural exchange.
The president of the Order, Donato De Giorgi, has fully accepted our requests centered on a more constant professional ethics and aimed at obtaining therapeutic appropriateness with respect for the patient and for a rationalization of public spending.
For the renewed AIISF section of Lecce, the President, Pasquale Malinconico, and the councilors Arianna Giannotta and Lavinia Margarito spoke about the problems encountered by newbies
The event will be posted on the Order's website, published in the local press and in "Salento Medico", a periodical that goes to all doctors.
It will now be the task of the entire Board of Directors to sensitize colleagues.
Related news: Regional Regulation of 16 July 2007 for scientific information activities on drugs
Scientific information and the National Health System: the Order of Doctors of Lecce discusses it
Meeting on scientific information in today's NHS. A meeting according to some "epochal" at the foot of which a memorandum of understanding was stipulated, valid on an experimental basis for two years.
An operational workshop was held yesterday at the Lecce branch of the Medici Order, entitled "Scientific information in today's NHS". A meeting, for some, even epochal, wanted by dr. Donato De Giorgi, president of the Medical Association of Lecce And by dr. Pasquale Malinconico, Provincial President of the Federation of Italian Associations of Scientific Drug Representatives.
Aimed at general practitioners, hospital doctors, affiliated specialist doctors, CFSMMG doctors and drug sales representatives, the meeting had the aim of overcoming the difficulties of a close, but often difficult, relationship between the medical class and that of the Scientific Pharmaceutical Representatives (ISF).
Starting from the regulatory perimeter, illustrated by Dr. Antonio Daniele, the difficulties encountered by the young ISFs were addressed, indicated by doctors Arianna Giannotta and Lavinia Margarito, to then move on to criticality of scientific information with GPs exhibited by Dr. Daniela Fusco GP of Lecce.
Dr. Fabio Musca, head physician of the Geriatrics Department of Copertino, then highlighted those found by the hospital doctor and finally Dr. Angelo Tornese, sports medicine specialist, spoke about the relationship with outpatient specialists. Particular emphasis was given to the point of view of the citizen, presented by Prof. Agata Coppola, exponent of Cittadinanza Attiva. A round table on the topics covered revealed that, despite the relationship between the medical profession and that of the ISF is one of esteem and trust, some crucial points still remain unresolved.
Among these, the difficulties in meeting with hospital doctors, linked above all to the lack of time resulting from the understaffing of the departments, the need for more objective scientific information which does not neglect ancient medicines but always very useful and used, the need for greater adherence by the ISF to a code of ethics and, above all, the importance of mutual respect between the various "actors".
Finally, the importance of activating the Regional Commission on the matter was underlined, existing on paper, but not currently very operational, which should carry out its function of guarantor of the correctness of scientific information and its rules.
At the conclusion of the work, a memorandum of understanding was signed, signed by Dr. Donato De Giorgi and by Dr. Pasquale Malinconico, valid on an experimental basis for two years, containing i highlights of the solutions that emerged from the meeting, which was favorably received by the audience present in the hall.
Related news: Lecce. Omceo conference on the relationship between doctors and scientific information
