We are pleased to announce that FIDEC (Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries) jointly with the University of Miami (Miller School of Medicine) will organize the IV International Symposium: A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases, Hot Topics on Antibiotics and Vaccines - 2006, that will be held at Hilton Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 5th-7th, 2006.

The Symposium will be organized following the model set at the three previous meetings, held in Miami, and will be mainly oriented to specialists in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Latin America and the United States, and all health care professionals interested in updating their knowledge on Infectious Diseases.

This year’s scientific program will focus on the most important topics on Antibiotics and Vaccines. The opening session on Sunday, November 5th will address the problem of the use of antibiotics in intensive care, with special reference to new antibiotics. Afterwards, we will share a conference and discussion panel to analyze the last news on avian flu and the next pandemic.

Monday will be exclusively devoted to vaccines and Tuesday sessions will focus on topics of common Infectious Diseases.

During these three days, a faculty of well-known specialists from USA and Latin America will analyze and present updated information on topics chosen for their frequency and relevance in daily practice.

On behalf of the organizing committee and the co-sponsoring organizations, we cordially invite you to join us in this Symposium, designed to contribute to the continued education of health care professionals.

Thank you.