Editorials
Vol. 17 No. 4 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2021.10331

Facing the Emergency Department crisis in Italy

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Received: 15 December 2021
Published: 20 December 2021
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Emergency room, emergency medicine, national health system, health crisis, COVID-19

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Daniele Coen
dacoen53@gmail.com
Board member of the Emergency Care Journal, Italy.
Ivo Casagranda
Board member of the Emergency Care Journal, Italy.
Mario Cavazza
Board member of the Emergency Care Journal, Italy.
Gianfranco Cervellin
Board member of the Emergency Care Journal, Italy.
Lorenzo Ghiadoni
Board member of the Emergency Care Journal, Italy.
Roberto Lerza
President of the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC executive board), Italy.

Since a few years ago health systems in the western countries have a new problem to face: being a Medical Doctor (MD), especially a hospital or a general practice physician, is less and less appealing for the young generations. [...]

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Facing the Emergency Department crisis in Italy. (2021). Emergency Care Journal, 17(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2021.10331

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