Creation of the Health Professions Research Team at Santa Croce e Carle
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The Health Professions Research Team (HPRT) is a working group set up by the Santa Croce e Carle hospital trust in Cuneo, dedicated to developing scientific research and Evidence-Based Practice among health professions. The project was promoted by the trust's general management to integrate the scientific method into daily care practice [1][2].
How the group is organised
Organisational coordination and strategic governance of the HPRT are entrusted to Simonetta Polanski, a manager in the Health Professions Directorate (Di.P.Sa.), who is responsible for management oversight and alignment with the trust's goals [1][2]. Technical and scientific coordination falls instead to Silvia Violante, head of the Clinical Trial Center (CTC), tasked with ensuring methodological rigour, appropriate study design and the quality of the publications produced by the team [1][2].
Stated aims
According to the trust's general manager, Franco Ripa, the project is among the first of its kind nationally, also drawing on the DAIRI experience. Ripa said that developing research within care practice is an important goal for a hub hospital trust like Santa Croce e Carle, and that the initiative should allow for further growth with benefits for the quality of care [1][2].
Sources
- Ricerca nelle professioni sanitarie: a Cuneo nasce l’Health Professions Research Team — Cuneo24, 11 November 2026
- Cuneo: al S.Croce e Carle nasce il team ricerca delle professioni sanitarie — IdeaWebTv, 11 November 2026