Chiara Di Girolamo

Experience

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  Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Internship

  This internship is a Convention between the Board of Chancellors of Italian Universities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.I was attached to the Italian Delegate at the World Health Organization negotiations and Members States meetings; drafted reports and communications on the state of play; researched on the critical issues of the negotiations; attended the Executive Board of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis and UNAIDS.

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  Centre for International Health (CSI) - University of Bologna

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2014

  Junior Researcher

  I was involved in the following activities:(1) Research: leading role in two observational studies aimed at evaluating the presence of neglected tropical diseases among migrants at local and national level. In both studies I worked in close collaboration with clinicians and medical anthropologists.(2) Teaching: teaching assistant in elective courses (“Social determinants of health and health inequalities”, “Health and migration”) and compulsory courses (“Public health for nurses”, “Hygiene and preventive medicine”) for undergraduate medical students at the University of Bologna; classes where delivered through frontal lectures and small groups work to an average of 200 students.Trainer in three seminars on social determinants of health and teaching methodologies at the International Trainers of Trainers (Latvia, Romania, Poland) within the European Project “Equal Opportunities for Health: action for development”; classes were based on interactive sessions and small groups work to an average of 25 adult learners.(3) Project management and administration: administrative and financial management of national and European research projects dealing with reporting to funding agencies, contracting researches and external suppliers. The average size funding of the projects was 40.000 €. Show less

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  Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Zanzibar Branch

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Internship

  I took part in the evaluation of the activities and the management of Gombani Mother and Child Clinic, a primary care unit located in Pemba Island (Zanzibar) financially supported by the Foundation.

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  Regione Emilia-Romagna

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  Internship Regional Social and Health Agency

  I participated as a junior investigator in a cohort study aimed at measuring health inequalities in health and health care access among Italians and foreign citizens in Reggio Emilia city; I was actively involved in the data analysis and in results dissemination.I was also involved in the literature review for the renewal of the Emilia-Romagna regional paediatric guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of ENT infections in children.

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  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  Research Fellow

  Research fellow in cancer policy and epidemiology

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  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

  Nov 2017 - now

  Distance Learning Tutor
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  Regione Emilia-Romagna

  Dec 2018 - Nov 2022

  Senior Epidemiologist - Health and Social Care Agency

  Leading research projects on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and non-communicable diseases (diabetes) and surveillance of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and access to health services.

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  Università degli Studi di Torino

  Jul 2022 - now

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