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                        INABIS 2000
 6th Internet World Congress of Biomedical Sciences
            14th to 25th, February, 2000
           http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000
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- CONGRES IS TAKING PLACE THESE DAYS -
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CONTENTS
1 Background
2 Congress CD-ROM  - Free!!!
3 Main Dates: Invited Symposia and Poster Discussion. On-line Sessions

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1 BACKGROUND
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We are sending you information about the  6th Internet World Congress of
Biomedical Sciences (INABIS 2000), that is taking place in Internet from 14th
to 25th, February, 2000 at  http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000

INABIS annual Congress is one of the largest scientific conferences ever to
take place exclusively in cyberspace. Due to the novel characteristics of
this event, we would like to offer this list's members the possibility to
participate in this Congress.

The Internet World Congress of Biomedical Sciences is an international
meeting annually organized by the Internet Association for Biomedical
Sciences (INABIS).


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2 CONGRESS CD-ROM
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Visitors to INABIS 2000 Congress will receive CD-ROM Proceedings (free!!!) if they participate
actively in the congress in on-line sessions or Discussion boards.


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3 MAIN DATES AND TOPICS: ON LINE SESSIONS
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AREA IV: NEW TECHNOLOGIES
On line Session: February 16th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA VI: SURGICAL SESSIONS
On line Session: February 17th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA I: NEUROSCIENCES
On-line Session: February 18th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA II: BASIC SCIENCES
On line Session: February 21th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA VII: PREVENTIVE AND OCUPATIONAL
On line Session: February 22th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA III: STRUCTURAL SCIENCES
On line Session:  February 23th, 5-7 pm GMT

AREA V: CLINICAL SESSIONS
On line Session: February 24th, 5-7 pm GMT

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AREA IV
On line Session: February 16th, 5-7 pm GMT
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Health Informatics
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Quality of Health Information in Internet

Chair: Dr. Ahmad Risk (Internet Healthcare Coalition) [log in to unmask] United States

Telework in Medicine
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Chair: Eng. Daniel Rincón Prada (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) [log in to unmask]
Spain

Applying Information Technology in Medicine
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Chair: Dr. Kevin M. McNeill (University of Arizona ) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Krupinski (University of Arizona ) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Dr. Krisellen Maloney (University of Arizona ) [log in to unmask] United States
Poster Session

Medical Electronics & Engineering
Poster Session

New Technology
Poster Session

Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
Poster Session

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AREA VI
On line Session: February 17th, 5-7 pm GMT

Anesthesiology
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Advances and Controversies in Acute Pain Management
Chair: Dr Concepción Pérez Hernández (Hospital Universitario de La Princesa) [log in to unmask]
Spain
Co-Chair: Dr Ana Reguera Espelet (Hospital Universitario de La Princesa) [log in to unmask] Spain
Co-Chair: Dr Jose Luis Martinez Chacón (Hospital Universitario de La Princesa) [log in to unmask] Spain

Dermatology
Poster Session

Intensive Care
Poster Session

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Poster Session

Odontology
Poster Session

Ophthalmology
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Three-dimensional ophthalmic ultrasonography

Chair: Dr. Janos Nemeth (Semmelweis Medical University) [log in to unmask] Hungary
Poster Session

Oral & Maxilofacial Surgery
Poster Session

Orthopedics & Traumatology
Poster Session

Otorhinolaryngology
Poster Session

Plastic Surgery
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Orthopaedics and extremities reconstruction surgery

Chair: Dr. ANGEL FUEYO LORENTE (HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS) [log in to unmask] Spain
Co-Chair: Dr. DANIEL CAMPORRO FERNANDEZ (HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS) [log in to unmask]
SpainPoster Session

Transplantation
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Tissue Engineering 2000
Chair: Professor Vivek Dixit (UCLA School of Medicine) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Dr. Yukinobu takimoto (UCLA School of Medicine) [log in to unmask] United States
Urology
Poster Session

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AREA I
On-line Session: February 18th, 5-7 pm GMT

Neuroscience
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Recent advances in the neurobiology of drug addiction
Chair: Dr. Luis F. Alguacil (Univ. San Pablo CEU) [log in to unmask] Spain
Co-Chair: Dr Carmen Pérez-García (Univ. San Pablo CEU) [log in to unmask] Spain

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Excitatory amino acid receptors: the present and the future
Chair: Dr Mikhail Soloviev (Medical Research Council) [log in to unmask] United Kingdom

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Protein regulation of neurotransmitter receptors. From synaptic plasticity to neurotoxicity
Chair: Dr Daniel Rodriguez-Ithurralde (Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable
(IIBCE)) [log in to unmask] Uruguay
Co-Chair: Chem. Eng. Silvia Olivera Bravo (Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable
(IIBCE)) [log in to unmask] Uruguay
Co-Chair: Dr Jeremy Martin Henley (Bristol University) [log in to unmask] United Kingdom

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Reactive Oxygen Species and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chair: Dr. Richard M. Kostrzewa (East Tennessee State University) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Pr. Jacques Callebert (Hôpital Lariboisière) [log in to unmask] France

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Testing the dopamine hypothesis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): hypo or hyper?
Chair: Dr. Adolfo Gustavo Sadile (II University of Naples. ) [log in to unmask] Italy
Co-Chair: Dr. Joseph A. Sergeant (Free Univ.Amsterdam) [log in to unmask] Netherlands
Co-Chair: Dr. Mary Solanto [log in to unmask] United States

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Modulation of activity and function of aminergic neurons in the brain
Chair: Dr. Athineos Philippu (University of Innsbruck) [log in to unmask] Austria
Poster Session

Neurology       Poster Session

Neurosurgery
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Pathogenesis of vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage
Chair: Dr. R. Loch Macdonald (University of Chicago Medical Center)
[log in to unmask] United States
Poster Session

Psychiatry
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Behavioral Effects of Cannabinoids and Alcohol
Chair: Dr. John Salamone (University of Connecticut) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Dr. Merce Correa (Universitat Jaume I) [log in to unmask] Spain
Poster Session

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 AREA II
On line Session: February 21th, 5-7 pm GMT

Biochemistry & Physiology
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Iron Metabolism
Chair: Dr. Des Richardson (Heart Research Institute) [log in to unmask] Australia
Co-Chair: Dr. Prem Ponka () [log in to unmask] Canada
Poster Session

Cell Biology & Cytology
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Physiological and pathological implications of semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO), also
known as a vascular adhesion molecule (VAP-1)
Chair: Dr. Peter H. Yu (Professor University of Saskatchewan) [log in to unmask] Canada
Molecular basis of K channels in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells
Chair: Dr. Rui Wang (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) [log in to unmask] Canada
Molecular Mechanism of Endothelial Cell Mechanoreception
Chair: Dr. Peter I. Lelkes (Univ. Wisconsin Medical School ) [log in to unmask] United
States
Poster Session

Biophysics
Poster Session

Immunology
Poster Session

Pharmacology
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Free Radicals and Drug-Induced Neurotoxicity
Chair: Dr. Jean Lud Cadet (NIDA, IRP) [log in to unmask] United States
The Therapeutic Potential of Phase II Enzyme Induction
Chair: Dr. Bernhard H.J. Juurlink (University of Saskatchewan) [log in to unmask] Canada
Poster Session

Reproduction Sciences Poster Session
Toxicology      Poster Session


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 AREA VII

On line Session: February 22th, 5-7 pm GMT

Occupational Health
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Medical Problems of Chemical Safety

Chair: Professor Iu. P. Tikhomirov (Nyzhny Novgorod Research Institute of Hygiene and Occupational
Pathology) [log in to unmask] Russian Federation
Poster Session

Hygiene, Public Health & Preventive Medicine       Poster Session

Physical Therapeutics & Rehabilitation
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The role of FES assisted movements in the rehabilitation of motor impaired persons

Chair: Dr Michel Ladouceur (Institute of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University) [log in to unmask]
Denmark

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Complex rehabilitation, neurology and psychiatry hand in hand

Chair: Res. Assoc. Duska Meh (Institute for Rehabilitation, Republic of Slovenia)
[log in to unmask] Slovenia
Poster Session

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AREA III

On line Session:  February 23th, 5-7 pm GMT

Anatomy & Histology      Poster Session

Bioanthropology & Paleopathology
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Bioanthropology, "When the Deads tell us your Story"
Chair: Ernesto León Rodríguez Flórez (University of Cauca.) [log in to unmask] Colombia
Co-Chair: Astrid Lorena Perafán Ledezma (Foundation for Bioanthropological Research FIBA.)
[log in to unmask] Colombia
Forensic Sciences      Poster Session

Genetics & Bioinformatics
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Advances in Gene Therapy for Neurological Disorders
Chair: Dr Nazer Qureshi (Harvard University) [log in to unmask] United States
Co-Chair: Dr. Neil Kowall (Boston University) [log in to unmask] United States
Pathology and Genetics of Nervous System Tumors
Chair: Dr. Javier Saez Castresana (Universidad de Navarra) [log in to unmask] Spain
Poster Session

Pathology
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New Technologies in Pathology and Medical Imaging
Chair: Dra. Ana Morillo Castro (Centro de Salud III de Puertollano) [log in to unmask] Spain
Co-Chair: Dr. Marcial García Rojo (Complejo Hospitalario de Ciudad Real) [log in to unmask] Spain
Co-Chair: Dr. Fernando Martin-Sanchez (Institut of Health "Carlos III") [log in to unmask] Spain

Uropathology in human and experimental tissues
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Chair: Dr. Mariano Alvira (Tumorboard.com) [log in to unmask] United States
Poster Session


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AREA V

On line Session: February 24th, 5-7 pm GMT

Allergy & Clinical Immunology      Poster Session

Cardiovascular Diseases
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Melatonin: the ubiquitous hormone
Chair: Dr. Gregory M. Brown (University of Toronto) [log in to unmask] Canada
Co-Chair: Dr Shiu Fun Pang (U of Hong Kong) [log in to unmask] China
Stroke/Cerebral Vascular Physiology
Chair: Prof. Dr. John H. Zhang (University of Mississippi Medical Center.)
[log in to unmask] United States
Poster Session

Endocrinology      Poster Session

Gastroenterology & Hepatology      Poster Session

Infectious Diseases      Poster Session

Nutrition & Diabetics      Poster Session

Oncology      Poster Session

Pediatrics & Neonatology
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High risk newborn follow-up

Chair: Dr. Jesús García Domínguez (Hospital Materno Infantil "10 de Octubre") [log in to unmask]
Cuba
Co-Chair: Dra. Teresa Cueto Guerreiro  (Facultad de Ciencias Mèdicas) [log in to unmask]
CubaPoster Session

Respiratory & Pulmonary Medicine      Poster Session


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We are looking forward to meeting you at the Congress site:


Dr. Marcial Garcia Rojo
INABIS 2000 President
Investigation Unit
Complejo Hospitalario de Ciudad Real
Avda. Pio XII s/n
13002 Ciudad Real
SPAIN
Phone. 926 213444 Ext. 184
Fax  926 210298
maito:[log in to unmask]



Further information: see http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000


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                        INABIS 2000
 6th Internet World Congress of Biomedical Sciences
            14th to 25th, February, 2000
           http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000
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