Education and licensures
1. Doctor in Medicine, University of Bologna; Bologna, December 17, 1977
2. Qualification of Medical Profession, University of Bologna; Bologna, II session, 1977
3. Specialist in Respirology and Tisiology, University of Parma; Parma, July 9, 1981
4. Certified Journalist, ; Bologna, April 27, 2004

Hospital appointments
1. Staff Member, M. Malpighi Tisisology Hospital, Montecatone d'Imola, from August 21, 1980, to December 18, 1990
2. Staff Member,M. Malpighi Tisiology Hospital, Montecatone d'Imola, from 1983 to 1990
3. Staff Member, Pneumotisiology Unit, City of Bologna Health Unit, Bologna, from December 19, 1990, till now
4. Staff Member, Broncoscopy Unit, City of Bologna, Health Unit, Bologna, from December, 1990, to May, 2000
5. Director, Anti-smoking Unit, City of Bologna Health Unit, from March, 1999
6. Delegated by the Municipality of Bologna to promote new Anti-smoking Units, from 2000

Scientific activity
1. Member of "MULTY CITY ACTION PLAN TOBACCO-FREE", promoted by WHO and coordinated Municipality of Bologna from June, 1994, till January 2001.
2. Expert of Tabagism primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and Tobaccology
3. Co-founder, Italian Society of tobaccology (SITAB), Dicemberm 1999
4. Deputy Editor, Tobaccologia (Tobaccology), Official Journal of the Italian Society of Tobaccology
5. Chair, Counselling Course on Tabagism for Family Doctors, October, 2000 and Novemebr, 2003 (Bologna), and 2006 (Vergato an Porretta)
6. Author of numerous scientific articles and congress communications on Respirology, Tabagsim and smoke-correlated diseases