Plenary
Lecture
Ethics, Mathematical Methods, Informatics Pattern,
Bioterrorism
Professor Liliana Rogozea
University Transilvania of Brasov
29 Eroilor Street, Brasov, RO-500036
Romania
E-mail:
r_liliana@unitbv.ro
Abstract: The development of mathematical methods
and patterns of information in the fight against
bio-terrorism is a goal of our days.
Today there are many reasons for biological weapons to
be chosen as the means to fight the terrorist attacks
worldwide. Biological agents can spread easily and
produce panic, but especially they can produce a wide
range of diseases.
Development of mathematical and computer models for
training both specialists and the susceptible population
should be a goal for the Military, but especially for
those in the medical field.
Bio-terrorism is not a discovery of the XXI Century.
Biological agents have been used for centuries because
of both relatively low production costs and the fact
that disease prevention is difficult.
The development of software and mathematical models has
become more intense after the attacks from September 11,
and CDC Atlanta divided them into 3 categories. Also
there are indicators of terrorist attacks such as number
of illnesses and deaths, the dynamics of the epidemic,
the rate of affected population and distribution of
cases may cause the emergence of models that facilitate
the difference between illness induced by people and
naturally spread, and facilitate information and
training for people to cope with such situations.
However, it is equally important to analyze what are the
ethical implications of development and emergence of
such mathematical models, the problems of managing such
disasters or those related to information management of
bioterrorism-related data. It is also necessary to
carefully analyze the ethical issues related to the
decision to publish or not certain research and analysis
models from bioterrorism, the scourge of our century.
Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Professor – chief of Health Promotion, Human Behaviour,
Ethics and History of Medicine Department, General
Chancellor at the University Transylvania Brasov.
She is member in International Society of Biometrics,
member in International Society of Clinical
Biostatistics, member in International Society of
History of Medicine and editor coordinator of 2 Medical
Journal.
She published 21 books like author or co-authors,
published in Romania, at the HIMSS, i-technonline
She participates at more than 50 conferences and
published 38 papers in extensor at the conference and 72
articles in journals, in the ethics, human behaviour,
health promotion and history of medicine.
She was involved in 15 projects like coordinator and
member.
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