Conference Speakers
Cultural Speakers
Cultural practices, beliefs, and norms play a very important role not only in delivering health care to clients and patients, but also in how that health care is received and what outcomes are possible. Diversity within those beliefs and practices, and as a result of available resources or social economic/demographic circumstances, must be fully understood in order for health care professionals to provide the best care possible no matter where they are in the world, or what culture they are practicing within.
At GOLD Perinatal Care, we understand the importance of Culture and Diversity in health care, and we are working hard to bring you speakers and presentations from around the world that will help you understand the patients and clients you are working with. Discovering how health care is provided and received in other countries and cultures around the world can have a positive impact on our own professional practice. Given that culture is defined by much more than political borders, GOLD Perinatal Care invites speakers to share their knowledge and expertise about perinatal health care from a geographically-based focus or a people-group focus from within a particular set of beliefs, lifestyle or minority. This year, our Culture and Diversity speakers will be presenting on:
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Annet Mulder first became interested in breastfeeding in the year 2000, when she became a mother for the first time. During and because of her own breastfeeding experiences, in 2002 she became a volunteer with the Dutch breastfeeding Organization and in 2008 sat for and passed the exam administered by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, she now
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Her interest in lung cancer screening led to serving as a site PI for NLST, and includes leading the development of the ACR LungRADS, the ACR Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center program as part of the ACR CT accreditation program, and the ACR Lung Cancer Screening Registry. She is honored to serve as the inaugural Chair of the National Lung Cancer Roundtable through the American Cancer Society - dedicated to creating lung cancer survivors by improving care across the lung cancer care continuum from early detection through treatment, to eliminating the stigma that clouds lung cancer patient care, and creating a public consciousness of hope for patients and families impacted by this leading cause of cancer death.
Università degli Studi di Torino - Department of Oncology
Academic
Dr. Ricardi is Full Professor of Radiation Oncology at University of Turin, Italy, since 2006 (Associate Professor since 2002).
He is currently Dean of School of Medicine at University of Turin.
He worked as Dean of the Graduation School for Radiographers and Radiation Therapy Therapists (2012-2016).
Dr. Ricardi is Director of Post-Graduation Residency School in Radiation Oncology at University of Turin since 2006.
Clinical
Dr. Ricardi is currently Chairman of Radiation Oncology at University of Turin and Director of the Department of Oncology at Health and Science Academic Hospital in Turin.
He spent visiting periods abroad, with research grants in some cases: Gray Laboratory and Mount Vernon Hospital, UK (1993), Royal Marsden Hospital, UK (1995), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA (1996), Aarhus University, Denmark (1997), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA (1999).
The vast majority of his career was spent at Turin University Hospital, where he became Junior Assistant in 1990 and Senior Physician in 1993. In 1997 he got the role of chair of Pediatric Radiation Oncology at Children’s Hospital in Turin; in 2002 he became Director of the Radiation Oncology Department at Alessandria Community Hospital.
At the end of 2002, he became Director, as Associate Professor, of the Radiation Oncology Department of Turin University Hospital, where he started his career.
Research and Science
Dr. Ricardi’s main areas of clinical research interest included, during the years, lymphoma and leukemia, lung cancer, CNS tumors, pediatric oncology. He is also an expert in the development of cutting-edge technologies in Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Ricardi has authored more than 320 full research papers.
He participated as invited speaker in a number of national and international conferences (>350).
He is active in many educational activities, both at national and international level. From this point of view, he was (and still is) very active within the ESTRO School (Faculty for the following Courses: CNS Tumors, Combined Modality Treatments, Hematological Malignancies, Pediatric Radiation Oncology: serving for the latter also as Course Director).
Various
Dr. Ricardi is member of many national (AIRO) and international scientific societies such as ESTRO, ASTRO, Honorary Member of SEOR (Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology), Honorary Member of DEGRO (German Society Radiation Oncology), member of IASLC (International Association Study Lung Cancer), being also member of IASLC ART (Advanced RadioTherapy) Committee and Steering Committee Member of ILROG (International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group).
Dr. Ricardi served ESTRO as Board Member (2004-2006), Executive Administrator (2006-2011), Chair of National Societies Committee (2013-206), President Elect (2016-2018).
Currently, Dr. Ricardi is the immediate Past President of the ESTRO (European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology), after serving as President from April 2018 till April 2020.
