University Hospital of Parma

The University Hospital of Parma (AOUPR) is a highly specialized multi-specialist hospital, providing the full repertoire of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation services to the provinces of Parma, Piacenza and Reggio Emilia, and is the Trauma and Neurosurgical Reference Center for north-western Emilia, operating in compliance with the institutional and planning objectives of the Regional Health System and the University of Parma. The University Hospital is certified by the Ministry of Health as a clinical centre authorized to perform Phase I clinical trials, and over 50 Standard Operating Procedures for research activities are used to ensure high quality levels of clinical research. Since 2006, AOUPR has an infrastructure for research, which has evolved over the years, extending its scope and increasing its competences, now called Clinical and Epidemiological Research (CER) Unit. CER is a BERD (Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design) Unit, comprising a team of highly qualified, experienced biostatisticians and epidemiologists.