Manuela Casula

Main activities: - Epidemiological studies on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors - collaboration with the SISA Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, Bassini Hospital (Cinisello Balsamo, MI) and the Laboratory of Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis, IRCCS MultiMedica (Sesto San Giovanni, MI) for the collection and analysis of clinical data - collaboration with Prof. Brian Ference (University of Cambridge) to conduct Mendelian randomisation studies - collaboration with Fondazione Bruno Kessler for the design of algorithms for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk using Artificial Intelligence tools and frameworks - Pharmacoutilization and pharmacoepidemiology studies: analyses of administrative, clinical, of pharmacovigilance databases with record linkage procedures, or meta-analyses from published data - collaboration with the Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods (DISMEQ) of University of Milan-Bicocca - collaboration with the Clinical Pharmacology Unit of the L. Sacco Hospital - Evaluation of appropriate medication use (drug-drug interactions, off-label use, misprescribing/ overprescribing, adherence to therapy) and educative/informative interventions - collaboration with the Department of Translational Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont (UNIPMN) - collaboration with the Center of Pharmacoeconomics and Drug Utilization Research (CIRFF) of the University of Naples Federico II - collaboration with the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences-Pharmacology Unit, University of Bologna - collaboration with the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen - Coordination of activities for clinical/epidemiological studies carried out by SISA Foundation for the promotion of research on atherosclerotic diseases, including interactions with the ethics committees for the procedural aspects and relations with the participating researchers Literature search and review for monthly newsletters, SEFAP website updating on drug utilization, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology, health economy Co-tutor/Tutor for PhD students Mentoring activity for theoretical and experimental theses Editorial Board of SEFAPnews (SEFAP monthly newsletters) Associate Editor for GIA (Giornale Italiano dell’Aterosclerosi), NMCD (Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases), Annals of Medicine