International Commission on Medical Sciences

President: B.P.Mansourian,

WHO (ret.) Switzerland

Vice President: S. M. Mahfouz,

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

A. Wojtczak,

Institute for International Medical Education, NY, USA

Members: A. P.R. Aluwihare,

Department of Surgery, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

A. A. Arata,

USAID, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

G. W. Brauer ,

Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

Assen Jablensky ,

The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Arminee Kazanjian ,

University of British Columbia, Canada

R. Kitney ,

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK

M. R.G. Manciaux ,

Public Health, Nancy University, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France

Alberto Pellegrini ,

Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

K.Sorour,

Cairo University, Egypt

J. Szczerban,

Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Tomris Türmen,

WHO, Turkey

Y. L. G. Verhasselt,

Geografisch Instituut, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Medical Sciences

The Theory and Practice of Medicine

Pierre Boutros Mansourian, Research Policy and Cooperation, World Health Organization(WHO), Switzerland

Modern Medical Practices:A Commentary

Guy J. Lavoipierre, Former Epidemiologist, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Reflections on the Scientific Method in Medicine

Rodolfo J. Stusser, Ministry of Public Health, National Research Centers of Havana University, Cuba

Technology for Health and Medicine

Boutros-Pierre Mansourian, Former Director (ret.), Research Policy Coordination, WHO / HQ- Geneva, Switzerland

Primary Care Medicine

Pierre Boutros Mansourian, Research Policy and Cooperation, World Health Organization(WHO), Switzerland

Medicine and Public Health

Michel R.G. Manciaux, School of Public Health, Nancy University, France

Public Health - An Evolving Concept

Lennart Kohler, Nordic School of Public Health, Sweden

Public Health Systems in Today's World

Public health Survelliance

Laura R. Johnson, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
David L. Heymann, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Environment and Public Health

P. Hartemann, Universite H. Poincare, France

Poverty and Health

Colin, Université de Montréal, Canada

Sensitizing future decision-makers to Public Health

J. Rochon, Canada

Maternal and Child Health and Public Health

Mark A. Belsey, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, USA

Public Health Ethics for Today and Tomorrow

M. Manciaux, School of Public Health, University of Nancy, France
G. Terrenoire, Social scientist, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France

Geographic Medicine

Yola L. G. Verhasselt, Geografisch Instituut, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

The Geography of Health Care Systems

Kathleen Wilson, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada
David R. Phillips, Department of Politics and Sociology, Lingnan University, China
Mark W. Rosenberg, Department of Geography, Queen’s University, Canada

Disparties in Health : A Reflection of the Worlds Globalisation and Fragmentation

Jeanne-Marie Arnat-Roze, Department  of Geography, Paris 12 University, France

Environmental Change and Vector-Borne Diseases: The Contribution of Remote Sensing and Spatial Analyses

Sophie O. Vanwambeke and Eric F. Lambin, Department of Geography, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Bioenvironmental Correlates of Chagas ́ Disease

Susana Isabel Curto, CIE - National Academy of Medicine, Argentina

Medical Specialities

Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Challenging Population

Khalid Aly Sorour, Cairo University, Kasr el-Aini Hospital, Egypt

An Inroduction to Nephrology

Halim Sargios Ghali,

Advances and Prospects in Gastroenterology

Witold Bartnik, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Poland

Obstetrics and Gynecology

A. Himaya, Former Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Probiotic A Novel Approach To Treating Childhood Atopy

Aziz Koleilat, Department, Makassed University General Hospital. Riad EI-Solh 110722 10. Beirut – Lebanon

Overview of Pathology and Its Related Disciplines

Soheir Mahmoud Mahfouz, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

The Pathobiology of Bilharzia-Associated Bladder Cancer

Nadia Mahmoud Mokhtar, Dept of Pathology, National Cancer Institute NCI, Cairo University, Egypt
Hussein Khaled, Dept of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute NCI, Cairo University, Egypt
Nabil El Bolkainy, Dept of Pathology, National Cancer Institute NCI, Cairo University, Egypt
Abdul Rahman Zekri, Dept of Cancer Biology at National Cancer Institute NCI, Cairo University,

Bilharziasis: A Granulomatous Parastic Disorder with Grave Implications

Maha Mahmoud Akl, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Department of Pathology, Egypt

Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Breast Masses

Al Ahmed Fouad El Hindawy,

The Pathology of Breast Cancer

Ali Fouad El Hindawi, Cairo University. Kasr El Ainy Hospital. Egypt

Medical Informatics and Telematics at the Threshold of the 21st Century

K. C. Lun, Past President, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and Professor (Adjunct), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
G. W. Brauer, Associate Professor, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada and Member of the International Commission on the development of EOLSS Theme on Medical Sciences

The Past and Future Impacts of Health/Medical Informatics on HealthCare Delivery

Denis J. Protti, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada

Technical Dimensions of Medical Informatics and Telematics

Benjamin Jung

Human Aspects of Health care Information Systems

Andre Kushniruk, School of Health Information Science,University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Joseph Kannry, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Clinical Informatics

Andre Kushniruk, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Joseph Kannry, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Engineering in Medicine

Medical Imaging and Visualisation

R. Kitney, UK

Medical Information Systems

Forbes Dewey, MIT, USA

Modelling - Physiological/Clinical(Human Physiome Project

Bruce Smaill,
Peter Hunter, Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Tissue Engineering

Robert M. Nerem, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Biomechanics

Kim Parker,

Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology

Drew Endy, MIT, USA
Denis Noble, University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford University, UK

Biomaterials

Eileen Gentleman, Michael D. Ball, and Molly M. Stevens, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK

Robotics in Surgery – Past, Present and Future

Rajesh Aggarwal and Ara Darzi, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, UK
Guang-Zhong Yang, Royal Society/Wolfson Medical Image Computing Laboratory, UK

Physiological Measurement

Nigel H. Lovell, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dean M. Karantonis and Shaun L. Cloherty, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Branko G. Celler, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Nanobiotechnology

Carmelina Ruggiero, Department of Communication Computer and System Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy

Ecology, Environment and Disease

House Dust Mites - What Might a Mite Do?

Nadia Aly El-Dib, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Tropical Health : A Global Challenge

Refaat Kamel, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Food Safety, Medicine and Health

Food Safety - Its Role in Health and Development: The problems related to our food supply

Fritz Käferstein, International Food Safety Consultant, Nyon, Switzerland
Yasmine Motarjemi, Food Safety Manager, Néstle, S.A., Vevey, Switzerland
Gerry Moy, GEMS/Food Manager, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Consumer Perceptions of Food Safety

Janneke de Jonge, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Lynn Frewer, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Ellen van Kleef, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

The need for an International Approach: The role of FAO and WHO

Jorgen Schlundt, Director, Department for Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Kazuaki Miyagishima, Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Rome, Italy

Home Food Safety and Consumer Responsibility

Elizabeth C. Redmond and Christopher J. Griffith, Food Research and Consultancy Unit, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB, South Wales, UK

Management of Food safety in the industrial setting

Yasmine Motarjemi, Nestec, Vevey, Switzerland

Food Safety at the National Level - The Role of Governments

Alan Reilly, Raymond Ellard, Judith O'Connor, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

Advances and Prospects in Surgery

Synopsis of Cardiac Surgery Today for the General Practitioner

Mohammed M.I. Ahmed-Nasr,

The Current Status and the perspectives of the Vascular Surgery

Piotr Andziak, Dept of General and Vascular Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

Advances in Surgical Oncology

Alberto Montori

Progress in Pediatric Surgery- Selected Advances in Life Saving Procedures in Pediatric Surgery

Piotr J. Kalicinski, Dept of Pediatric Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

Advance and Current Progress in Liver Surgery

Marek Krawczyk, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

Gastrointestinal Fistulae: Lethal Implications Remain

Amin Makram Ebeid, Dokki, Cairo Giza, Egypt

Advances in Organ Transplantation

Wojciech Riwinski

The latrogenic Bile Ducts Injury - A Major Clinical Mishap

K. Zieniewicz

Social Participation in R&D: The Citizens Consensus Conferences

Alberto Pellegrini Filho, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Financing Health Research: New Trends and Modalities

Andres de Francisco, Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva, Switzerland

The Best Existing Evidence to Improve Efficiency and Security in Health Care

Alvaro Nagib Atallah

Endocannabinoids: Their Roles in Biology And Medicine

Filomena Fezza, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Mauro Maccarrone, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy

Water Microbial Ecology – An Overview

A. Alexopoulos, S. Plessas and E. Bezirtzoglou, Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Agricultural Development,(1) Laboratory of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Hygiene and(2) Laboratory of Food Processing, Orestiada, Greece.

Food Microbial Ecology

Eugenia Bezirtzoglou, Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Hygiene and Laboratory of food Processing, Orestiada, Greece

Microbial Biofilms

Veronica Lazar, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Dept. of Microbiology, Bucharest, Romania
Eugenia Bezirtzoglou, Democritus University of Thrace - Faculty of Agricultural Development, Dept. of Microbiology, Orestiada, Greece

Ecology Of Pathogenic E.Coli

Stefano Morabito, European Reference Laboratory for Escherichia coli including VTEC. Foodborne zoonoses Unit; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome. Italy

Pathogenicity, Virulence and Emerging Pathogenic Strains of Escherichia Coli Transmitted Through Food and Water

Trine M. L’Abée-Lund and Per Einar Granum, Department of Infection Biology and Food Safety, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Exploration of the Interaction of Probiotics and Prebiotics with the Host using Omics Technologies

Borja Sánchez, Miguel Gueimonde and Abelardo Margolles, Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, Dairy Research Institute of Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Ctra. Infiesto s/n. 33300, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain.
Francesca Turroni and Marco Ventura, Laboratory of Probiogenomics, Department of Genetics, Biology of Microorganism, Anthropology and Evolution, University of Parma, Italy.
Douwe van Sinderen, Department of Microbiology and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Center, Bioscience Institute, National University or Ireland, Western Road, Cork, Ireland.

Probiotics and Functional Food

Boris A. Shenderov, Research Group “Probiotics and Functional Foods”, Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology after G.N. Gabrichevsky

Mycoplasmology

Meghan May, Amanda V. Arjoon, Jessica A. Canter, Dylan W. Dunne and Brittney Terrell, Towson University, United States of America.

Medicine and Economic Environment

Reiner Leidl, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Health Economics and Management, Munich School of Management, Munich, Germany

Medical Heuristics and Knowledge based System

Bruce McArthur Sayers, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK

Understanding Health Metrics: The role of Meta Analysis

C.A. Murray, University of Washington , Seattle,, USA

Family Medicine and Health

Tomris Turmen, WHO, Turkey

Social Dimensions of Medicine

Arminee Kazanjian, Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Canada

Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM)

Y. Maruyama, Department of Traditional Medicines, WHO

Infectious Diseases: Old and New Threats

David L. Heymann, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Radiological and Nuclear Science in Medicine

Constantin Sayegh

Culture, Civilization and Globalization in Medicine and Health

Pierre Boutros Mansourian, Research Policy and Cooperation, World Health Organization(WHO), Switzerland