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Day 1: March 2, 2006
| Forenoon | Arrival of participants. Transfer from Chennai Airport to Pondicherry |
| 1530 | Welcome at the IFP |
| Inaugural Session | |
| 1600-1610 | Welcome speech - Dr. J.P. Muller, Director, IFP |
| 1610-1635 | Address by Prof. M.R.S. Rao, President, JNCASR |
| 1635-1645 | Address by Prof. Bernard Heulin, Science Counsellor, French Embassy |
| 1645-1655 | Address by Prof. Shiva Prasad, Director, CEFIPRA |
| 1655-1720 | Why a meeting on Prevention of Biomedical Risks? Address by Prof. Wolf-Hervé Fridman, Former Member, Scientific Council of CEFIPRA |
| 1720-1805 | Changes and transitions in the nature and responses to bio-medical risks in India Inaugural Address by Dr. N.K. Ganguly, DG ICMR |
| 1805-1815 | Vote of Thanks - Dr. S.M. Mehandele, Deputy Director, NARI |
Day 2: March 3, 2006
| Session 1 | Co-Chairs: Prof.W. Hervé Fridman & Prof. R.K. Mutatkar Perception of biomedical risks: identification methods, impact of cultural sensitivities, critical assessment of actual risks (including their fantasmatic perception). |
| 0900-0945 | The risk to develop tuberculosis: the problem of latency and reactivation, implications for diagnostics and vaccines Dr. Camille Locht, Microbiologist, Institute Pasteur, Lille |
| 0945-1030 | Perception of bio-medical risks: Views of policy makers, program managers, health care providers and the community Dr. Jacob John, Vellore |
| 1030-1100 | Tea Break |
| 1100-1145 | Risk perception and risk behavior and their socio-cultural determinants Dr. Vimla Nadkarni, TISS, Mumbai |
| 1145-1230 | The prevention of Biomedical Risks: the lessons from a historical perspective Dr. Patrice Bourdelais |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch Break |
| Session 2 | Co-Chairs: Dr. V.I. Mathan, F.N.A., Chennai & Dr. Patrice Bourdelais Methodological aspects: Lessons from Indian and French experiences. Modeling of disease spread, holistic and multidisciplinary approaches to epidemia. |
| 1330-1415 | Deductive and inductive reasoning in identifying and measuring bio-medical risks: Experience with communicable diseases in India Dr. J. P. Muliyil, CMC, Vellore |
1415-1500 | The emerging role of information sciences for assessing new Health risks under conditions of uncertainty Dr. Alain-Jacques Valleron, INSERM |
| 1500-1530 | Tea Break | 1530-1615 | Real time surveillance and modelling of emerging diseases Dr. Antoine Flahault |
| 1615-1700 | Bio-social issues in Leprosy and their relevance in HIV/AIDS Prof R. K. Mutatkar, Prof Emeritus, Pune University |
1700-1800 | Visit to the French Institute of Pondicherry |
Day 3: March 4, 2006
| Session 3 | Co-Chairs: Dr. Jacob John & Dr. Paichelier Risk Prevention: Definition, Availability and Social Acceptability of early Preventive Measures |
| 0900-0945 | Taking prevention research to the field: Opportunities and challenges Dr. Sanjay Mehendale, NARI, Pune |
| 0945-1030 | Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, ANRS |
| 1030-1045 | Tea Break |
| 1045-1245 | Visit to the Vector Control Research Centre |
| 1245-1430 | Lunch Break |
| Session 4 | Co-Chairs: Dr.Kazatchkine & Dr.Vimla Nadkarni Risk Management: Design and assessment of coordinated responses, impact of the precaution principle |
| 1430-1500 | Principles and strategies in management of bio-medical risks: Being responsive to the needs Dr. Prabha Chandra (NIMHANS) |
| 1500-1530 | Sociological and political approaches to prevention Dr. Paicheler, CERMES |
| 1530-1600 | Tea Break |
| Session 5 | Co-Chairs: Dr.Duneton & Prof.Muliyil Risk Management: Design and assessment of coordinated responses, impact of the precaution principle |
| 1600-1630 | Difficulties in infectious disease control and prevention: Lessons learnt from vector-borne diseases Dr. P. K. Das, VCRC |
| 1630-1700 | International mobilization on avian influenza: Public health, medical and veterinary action to face a coming pandemia Dr. Didier Torny, INRA |
Day 4: March 5, 2006
| Session 6 | Co-Chairs: Dr.Alain-Jacques Valleron & Dr.M.D.Gupte Special Session on Avian Flu |
| 0900-0930 | Science of "Avian Flu" Dr.Shahid Jameel |
| 0930-1000 | French Scientist |
| 1000-1030 | French Scientist |
| 1030-1100 | Tea Break |
| Concluding Session | Chair: Prof.M.S.Valiathan |
| 1100-1130 | Post-Tsunami Surveillance: Indian Experience Dr.M.D.Gupte |
| 1130-1200 | Discussion of potential cooperative collaborative research projects identified during the Workshop |
| 1200-1230 | Concluding Remarks Prof.M.S.Valiathan |
| 1230-1400 | Lunch |
| Afternoon | Adjourn, end of the meeting, transfer to Chennai Airport |
Latest addition : 7 March 2006.