LUCIA DE ZEN
A medical doctor and surgeon with a specialization in Paediatrics, she is currently the Director of Regional Reference Centre for Children’s Palliative Care and Pain Management at the Burlo Garofolo Children’s Hospital in Trieste, and responsible for the regional home-care network in Friuli Venezia Giulia. She is a member of the Ministry of Health’s Technical Group on Children’s Palliative Care and Pain Management and a member of the Bioethics Committee for the Burlo Garofolo Hospital and local healthcare authorities (ASFO). She the author of over 20 studies published in national and international scientific journals.