International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2007 Examines Transmission, Prevention and Reporting of Infectious Diseases.Global Scientific and Health care Experts Present New Data and Potential Responses to Emerging Disease ThreatsInternational Society for Infectious Diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. (ISID ISID Institute for Studies in Industrial Development ISID Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (Pakistan) ISID International Society of Interior Designers ISID International Society for Infectious Disease ) WHAT: The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE OIE Office International des Épizooties (French: International Office of Epizootics; Paris) OIE Oficina Internacional de Epizootias (Spanish: World Organization for Animal Health) ), The European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community , and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe have come together to convene the world's most renowned scientists, health care workers and leaders in emerging infectious diseases at the International Meeting on Emerging Disease and Surveillance (IMED IMED International Medical Education Directory ) 2007 to address the threats of pandemic pandemic /pan·dem·ic/ (pan-dem´ik) 1. a widespread epidemic of a disease. 2. widely epidemic. pan·dem·ic adj. Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n. influenza and bioterrorism, as well as some of the most important emerging disease threats. Presentations will include new studies on MRSA MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. See MARSA. , Ebola, influenza and disease transmission. Some of the highlighted topics will include: * How can health professionals prevent the spread of MRSA in humans and animals? * Is there a tool or system that can predict flu outbreaks? * What are the effects of transmitting bacterial diseases from animals to humans? * Do masks and gloves really prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases? * Where is the next outbreak of Ebola expected to occur? * After examining models of disease surveillance, detection and reporting, what system works best? WHO: The International Society for Infectious Diseases is the only global membership organization for health professionals committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world. The Society recognizes that infectious diseases cross all national and regional boundaries and that effective long-term solutions require international scientific exchange and cooperation. Richard P. Wenzel, M.D., M.Sc., President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, and Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University--Richmond Larry Madoff, M.D., Editor of the International Society for Infectious Diseases' ProMED-Mail, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. WHEN: February 23-25, 2007 at the Hilton Vienna in Vienna, Austria For more information, please visit the IMED 2007 website at www.imed.isid.org. Editor's Note: Please contact Gina Ivey at 617-933-5021 or givey@solomonmccown.com to receive complimentary registration to attend IMED 2007. |
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