Acute Geriatric Care: from Hospital to Territorial Charge (PDF)

programme under grant agreement No779237. Dr. Fabbo is a specialist registrar at 1) School of Geriatrics, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; 2) School of Occupational Therapy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Neurological and Geriatric Services) and he is a consultant in the "Dementia Project" for Emilia-Romagna Regional Government. Dr. Fabbo collaborates with Alzheimer's caregiver's associations on many projects (Alzheimer Uniti Italy Onlus, Federazione Alzheimer Italia) and with the European Interdem Group (Early detection and timely INTERvention in DEMentia). He is a member of the National Dementia Task Force (dedicated to the implementation of the National Dementia Plan) for the Ministry of Health and ISS (National Institute of Health) as representative of the Emilia Romagna Regional Government. In the last years, Dr. Fabbo has been working on the diffusion of the Dementia Friendly Community Model in some villages of Modena county with the collaboration of Federazione Alzheimer Italia.



Dr. Antonio M. Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP, FNIV, International fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and Fellow of the American Collage Chest Physicians (ACCP), is a critical care specialist and staff physician at the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain. He is the Director of the International School of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation (Spain), International College of Experts in Noninvasive Ventilation, Director, Academy of Noninvasive Ventilation and Director International Noninvasive Ventilation Fellowship Program and President of International Association of Noninvasive Ventilation and Member of the ERS College of Experts. His main research activities are related to noninvasive mechanical ventilation in pulmonary and critical care. Prof. Esquinas is the author of more than 670 scientific publications (402 on peer-reviewed journals), editor of 60 books (published in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese) and author of 325 chapters of book/position paper. He was invited speaker at 356 presentations and presented 450 oral communications or posters at national and international congresses. He acts in international networking groups promoting education programs and research in noninvasive ventilation.