AICARM NEWS – November 2023

The objective was the presentation of the volume Il Cuore Grande to the representatives of the institutions, sponsors and supporters of Aicarm. But the event was transformed into a great celebration for the four years of life and activity of the Association in the setting of Villa Bardini, the exceptional terrace on the hill recovered for the use of Florentines and visitors and restored thanks to the CR Firenze Foundation. On stage the president Franco Cecchi, author of the book together with the journalist Laura d'Ettole, the honorary president of AICARM Augusto Marinelli and the vice-president Valerio Pelini. The actress Pamela Villoresi interpreted some stories from the book Il Cuore Grande with great talent.

In medicine the patient represents the cornerstone around which healthcare activity revolves, or at least should revolve, but together with the disease he has been considered by the society around him in variable ways. In the distant past, illness was often considered a divine punishment, the patient a sinner who needed to be punished, and treating him was considered a charitable act. With the secular transformation of industrialized societies, the patient has been subjected to a paternalistic regime which, associated with the technological intrusiveness of the last century, has effectively obscured his personality.

In recent decades, however, and in the context of the progressive movements that have occurred in civil society, the patient is no longer considered a passive subject, but a person who must give consent to the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are proposed to him and who has of one's life and decides when to end it. Dr. Alberto Dolara, former director of the S-Luca Careggi Florence Cardiology Unit 1979-2002, recounts the succession of phases that transformed the doctor-patient relationship.

In a recent note, AIFA declared a shortage of Nadolol until March 2024. To help patients who use this drug, the AICARM volunteers they are contacting pharmacies on the national territory to identify some references in northern, central and southern Italy, which have the active ingredient and are organized for the galenic preparation of Nadolol tablets in dosages of 40mg and 80mg. On the AICARM website you will find an updated list of pharmacies that are able to produce the capsules and send them to applicants. Stay in touch for updates.