Prof. Giancarlo Icardi is a Full Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine and Director of the Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa (Italy). He also serves as Deputy Rector for relations with the Healthcare System, President of the Healthcare Management Academy—AMAS, and Director of the Inter-university Center, Inter-university Center for Research on Influenza and Other Transmissible Infections (CIRI-IT). He is a member of the School Council, School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; a member of the University Service Center Scientific Council Healthcare Management Academy (AMAS), and member of the Department Council Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL).