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GIDEON ­ A Computer Program for Disease Simulation and Informatics in Geographic Medicine
Tuesday, March 12, 2002, 13:3­14:30hrs, Room: VIP Lounge
Moderator: Stephen Berger (ISRAEL)


The background, functions, and use of GIDEON will be presented using computer projection. Following a demonstration of each of the software modules, workshop attendees will be encouraged to ‘challenge and consult’ GIDEON with problems, diagnosis, informatics, bacterial identification, and therapy.

ProMED-mail Demonstration and Workshop
Wednesday, March 13, 2002, 13:30­14:30hrs, Room: VIP Lounge
Moderator: Jack Woodall (BRAZIL)


The purpose of this session is to introduce ProMED-mail, the global e-mail list-server dedicated to disseminating accurate, up-to-date information on current emerging infectious disease outbreaks world-wide. ProMED-mail communicates daily, via the Internet, with more than 19,000 subscribers from 160 countries. ProMED-mail has proved essential in timely global coverage of emerging disease outbreaks in humans, animals, and plants. It has been instrumental in bringing together infectious disease specialists from around the world and creating a forum for free and unrestrained communication. Attendees will learn more about the mission of ProMED-mail, how to subscribe to ProMED-mail, how to post outbreak reports, and how these reports are moderated and edited. ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. A light lunch will be provided.

Rabies in Southeast Asia ­ A VIDEO presentation followed by a roundtable discussion
Thursday, March 14, 2002, 13:30­14:30hrs, Room: VIP Lounge
Moderators: Henry Wilde and Thiravat Hemachudha (THAILAND)


Topics to be covered are:
  • Affordable postexposure treatment
  • Is rabies immune globulin essential for management?
  • Causes of treatment failures
  • New findings in epidemiology and molecular biology of rabies
  • Problems with effective dog control and immunization



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