Plenary Lecture

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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