luigi montanari

Dr. luigi montanari


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 October 2017 in Supportive Care in Cancer
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sebastiano mercadantesebastiano mercadante
sebastiano mercadante
Francesco MASEDUFrancesco MASEDU
Francesco MASEDU
IBIsabella Balzani
Isabella Balzani
DGDaniela De Giovanni
Daniela De Giovanni
LMluigi montanari
luigi montanari
FAFederica Aielli
Federica Aielli

19 October 2022 in Current Oncology
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ESErica Scirocco
Erica Scirocco
Francesco CelliniFrancesco Cellini
Francesco Cellini
CDCostanza Maria Donati
Costanza Maria Donati
JCJenny Capuccini
Jenny Capuccini
RRRomina Rossi
Romina Rossi
Alessio Giuseppe MorgantiAlessio Giuseppe Morganti
Alessio Giuseppe Morganti
Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is known to be effective in relieving cancer related symptoms. However, many studies and clinical practice show several barriers hindering its use and worsening the quality of patient support during PRT. Various solutions were proposed to overcome these barriers: training on PRT for supportive and palliative care specialists and training on palliative care for radiation oncologists, and introduction of pathways and organizational models specifically dedicated to PRT. Evidence on innovative organizational models and mutual training experiences is few and sparse. Therefore, the aim of this literature review is to present a quick summary of the information available on improving the PRT quality through training, new pathways, and innovative organizational models. The majority of studies on the integration of PRT with other palliative and supportive therapies present low levels of evidence being mostly retrospective analyses. However, it should be emphasized that all reports uniformly showed advantages coming from the integration of PRT with supportive therapies. To actively participate in the integration of PRT and palliative care, providing comprehensive support to the needs of patients with advanced cancer, radiation oncologists should not only plan PRT but also: (i) assess and manage symptoms and stress, (ii) rapidly refer patients to specialists in management of more complex symptoms, and (iii) participate in multidisciplinary palliative care teams. To this end, improved education in palliative care both in residency schools and during professional life through continuous medical education is clearly needed. In particular, effective training is needed for radiotherapy residents to enable them to provide patients with comprehensive palliative care. Therefore, formal teaching of adequate duration, interactive teaching methods, attendance in palliative care services, and education in advanced palliative care should be planned in post-graduated schools of radiotherapy.

17 October 2018 in Internal and Emergency Medicine
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sebastiano mercadantesebastiano mercadante
sebastiano mercadante
Francesco MASEDUFrancesco MASEDU
Francesco MASEDU
MMMarco Maltoni
Marco Maltoni
DGDaniela De Giovanni
Daniela De Giovanni
LMluigi montanari
luigi montanari
FAFederica Aielli
Federica Aielli