In 2004 GIMEMA reorganised the way it addresses problems of research. The Working Parties (WP) are established, dedicated to specific diseases. The WP are scientifically independent groups that work according to the procedures that the Foundation follows for conducting clinical trials.

The Working Parties (WP) are 10 working groups organised according to the type of haematological disease, the real «scientific core» of GIMEMA. The key Italian experts in each sector regularly meet to discuss their scientific opinions. The activities that the WP have in common include updating and proposing  new therapeutic strategies, assessing the use of new medicines and creating new forms of collaboration with cooperative groups in Europe and the rest of the world.

 

Currently the following WP are active:

 

Acute Leukemias Working Party

Chairman: Sergio Amadori
Co-chairman: Giorgina Specchia
Secretary: Francesco Buccisano
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Robin Foà, Francesco Lo Coco
Elected members

Felicetto Ferrara
Giovanni Martinelli
Adriano Venditti
Giuseppe Visani
Francesco Fabbiano

 

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Working Party 

Chairman: Michele Baccarani, Giuseppe Saglio, Fabrizio Pane
Secretary: Gianantonio Rosti
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Massimo Breccia

Elected members

Fausto Castagnetti
Massimiliano  Bonifacio
Domenico Russo
Paolo Vigneri
Elisabetta Abruzzese

 

Quality of Life Working Party 

Chairman: Fabio Efficace
Co-chairman: Pasquale Niscola
Secretary: Giovanni Caocci
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Claudio Cartoni, Mario Luppi

Elected members

Gianluca Gaidano
Stefano Molica
Massimo Breccia
Paolo Ghia
Fabio Stagno

 

Anaemias and Thrombocytopenias Working Party 

Chairman: Francesco Rodeghiero
Co-chairman: Maria Gabriella Mazzucconi
Secretary: Francesco Zaja
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Marco Ruggeri, Wilma Barcellini

Elected members

Antonio Risitano
Nicola Vianelli
Monica Carpenedo
Silvia Cantoni
Cristina Santoro

 

Chronic Lymphoproliferative Syndromes Working Party 

Chairman: Robin Foà
Co-chairman: Antonio Cuneo
Secretary: Francesca Mauro
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Gianluca Gaidano, Fortunato Morabito

Elected members

Stefano Molica
Paolo Ghia
Luca Laurenti
Marco Montillo
Gian Pietro Semenzato

 

 

Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Working Party 

Chairman: Alessandro Vannucchi
Co-chairman: Francesco Passamonti
Secretary: Guido Finazzi
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Valerio De Stefano, Bruno Martino

Elected members

Massimo Breccia
Alessandra Iurlo
Sergio Siragusa
Francesco Albano
Francesca Palandri

 

Multiple Myeloma Working Party 

Chairman: Mario Boccadoro
Co-chairman: Michele Cavo
Secretary: Maria Teresa Petrucci
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Massimo Offidani, Francesco Di Raimondo

Elected members

Patrizia Tosi
Elena Zamagni
Vittorio Montefusco
Sara Bringhen
Nicola Cascavilla

 

Myelodysplastic Syndromes Working Party 

Chairman: Mario Cazzola
Co-chairman: Maria Teresa Voso
Secretary: Massimo Breccia
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Cristina Mecucci, Pellegrino Musto

Elected members

Valeria Santini
Emanuele Angelucci
Luca Malcovati
M. Giovanni Della Porta
Giorgina Specchia

 

Haemostasis and Thrombosis Working Party 

Chairman: Valerio De Stefano
Co-chairman: Anna Falanga
Secretary: Alberto Tosetto
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Giuseppe Avvisati, Augusto Federici

Elected members

Elena Rossi
Mariasanta Napolitano
Monica Carpenedo
Marco Marietta
Cristina Santoro

 

Malattie Rare non neoplastiche Working Party

Chairman: Fiorina Giona
Co-chairman: Achille Iolascon
Secretary: Maria Domenica Cappellini
Members appointed by the Board of Directors: Carlo Dufour e Gianluca Forni

Elected members

Wilma Barcellini
Francesco Buccisano
Paola Guglielmelli
Giovanni Palladini
Antonio Risitano

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