Luigi Bertinato
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Clinical Governance Coordinator
Graduated in Medicine in 1982 at the University of Padova, and completed his PhD in Internal Medicine in 1987 at the University of Verona; Public policy advisor in the areas of international public health policies, cross border health care, international health emergencies, medical tourism, human resources for health management, international health regulations and health determinants; Lecturing in Tourist Health for the Master in International Health Care Management, MCI Management Center, Innsbruck; Former Board Member of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO Regions for Health Network, WHO European Office for Investment for Health & Development, former President of Sanicademia; Project leader and involved in over 70 European health projects; Workshop facilitator, chair, and presenter. Futurologist in health systems; Involved in international health emergencies on behalf of the Italian Regions (eg. Kosovo war, Albania political change, Tsunami, Lebanon war, earthquake relief in Iran and Turkey, MEDEVAC from Iraq and Afganistan). Publisher of over 100 scientific papers, reports and guidelines.
Specialties: Areas of expertise: Regional Health Care Systems, Global health, Cross-border Health Care, Health Tourism, International Health Emergencies, Development Cooperation in the Health Sector, training for health professionals in international health care management, futurologist in the realm of health.