Giulio Nittari,

JAD profile

Affiliation(s): 

School of Science and helath products; University of Camerino

ORCID URL: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-8442

Areas of Interest: 

Telemedicine, Telepharmacy, Teleneurology, public health

Biography & Research: 

Dr Giulio Nittari received his degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies at the Sapienza University in Rome. From 2015 to 2018 he obtained a PhD in Tele-medicine and Tele-pharmacy at the Centre of Tele-medicine and Tele-pharmacy at the University of Camerino. Since 2018 he has been working on a Post-Doctoral research at the University of Camerino on the development of a project to identify and define the operative protocols of tele-medicine and tele-pharmacy in remote areas. From 2013 to 2015 he was pharmaceutical consultant at the “Botero” Specialized Clinic in Rome. His work consisted in the preparation of e-prescriptions, the publication of scientific brochures for pharmaceutical companies, tele-consultation and monitorisation of pharmacological therapies of a selected group of patients using electronic devices of tele-consultation. Since 2015 he is a pharmaceutical consultant at the head of the “Centro Internazionale Radio Medico”, (CIRM) Foundation, of great importance in Italian tele-medicine history since 1935, offering no-profit medical assistance to ships and aeroplanes with no doctors on board. Since 2018 is co-founder of “Telepharmatec s.r.l”, innovative University of Camerino spin-off. Since 2019 is co-founder of the European University Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (EURICAM), spin-off of the University of Camerino. EURICAM originates from the University’s long experience in organizing successful internationally acclaimed Level 2 Masters in Aesthetic Medicine and Therapy. EURICAM is an innovative and highly scientific organisation focused on promoting high quality standards among professionals operating in the field of aesthetic medicine and research, a strong reference for both doctors and patients. Since January 2021, is professor in “Health Technology and Management” and “Health Protection Through Tele-medicine” in the training course of “Managerial in Health Law and Management of HealthCare Organizations Research of Osimo and the Univerity of Camerino”. From 2021 to 2022 is to be Guest Editor for the special issue on “Telemedicine in the Era of COVID-19” for the “Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health”, (IJERPH) ISSN 1660-4601 IF. 3.40. Dr Nittari’s scientific activity is based on the following: - UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fluorimetry, Calorimetry - Production Techniques of recombinant proteins in prokaryotic cells - Extraction and Purification techniques of proteins, DNA and RNA - Semi quantitative and quantitative PCR - SDS-PAGE; Western blotting - Gel filtration chromatography - Cell Culture Technique - Flow Cytometry - Microcalorimetry. Among his literary production: Scopo: HI: 7 Cit. N.: 279 (in the last 5 years). Google Scholar: All Citation Indexes: 431, Since 2016: 430, Total H Index: 8, since 2016: 8; i-10-index total: 7, from 2016: 7. Other themes treated as Post-Doctoral Researcher is over-weight and obesity epidemiology, a global 21st century emergency and challenge in public health. These experiences have been collected into the chapter, “Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents”, published in the volume “Teamwork in Healthcare”, published by Intech Open, London. As praiseworthy consultant in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals at the presidency of C.I.R.M., Dr Nittari has dealt with maritime tele-medicine and tele-pharmacy, a field which has spent a great amount of energy in research focusing on new frontiers. For his scientific commitment, he is member of the National Register of Scientific Research (art. 64, comma 1, DPR 11.07.1980, n.382). His work has been used to improve the quality of assistance that C.I.R.M. offers its users. Dr Nittari’s recent scientific research involves the application of I.C.T. methodologies and machine learning to the field of tele-medicine and tele-pharmacy to improve standards of medical assistance towards remote patients. This approach, also oriented to the study of the Covid-19 pandemic, has produced six articles published in peer-reviewed international magazines in 2020.