Italy 2023: Luca Roberti | Associazione Apnoici Italiani APS – Italian Sleep Apnea Patient Organisation

Delegate: Luca Roberti

Affiliation: Associazione Apnoici Italiani APS – Italian Sleep Apnea Patient Organisation

Short Bio: Apnoici Italiani is an association of Italian patients with sleep apnea and sleep disorders, active throughout the country with its 1,700 members. The main activities we carry out are advocacy, awareness and protection activities to represent the voice of patients with policy makers, regulatory authorities and representatives of national and regional health bodies.

Activity: On Tuesday 21 March at 12.00 at the press office of the Chamber of Deputies, the press conference will be held to present the law proposal (C.765) on the recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a chronic and disabling disease. The first signatory Hon. Varchi, the Undersecretary of State for Health Hon Gemmato, representatives of the opposition parties Hon. Quartini and Hon. Girelli and other Deputies, prof. Ferini Strambi, Dr. Giuseppe Insalaco and Luca Roberti (president of the Italian Association of Patients with Sleep Apnea).

It will be possible to follow the press conference live on the YouTube channel of the Chamber of Deputies (framing the QR code)

law proposal: https://www.camera.it/leg19/126?tab=2&leg=19&idDocumento=765&sede=&tipo=

Location: Press Conference Room – House of Government Representatives

Date of Activity: 21 March

Submitted by: Luca Roberti