International Micro-Cares 
Events for 2001-2005

1. As of October 2001, the Spanish Version of Micro-Cares(tm) is now complete with DSM-IVTR and ICD-10 in Spanish included. The translation was begun by Ricardo Campos from Zaragosa, Spain and continued by Luis Ruiz Flores from Mexico City with the assistance of Organon Laboratories. The Spanish Version will be launched at the Asociacion Psiquiatria Mexicana in Cancun November 15-18 with a grant from Organon making available up to 100 programs for Medical Schools, Hospitals and physicians throughout the country.

2. The Spanish Version of Micro-Cares(tm) was demonstrated in Valpariso Chile and Santiago in May 2001. There is a great deal of interest to have it available in the medical schools and main general hospitals of that country and inquires have been made for pharmacy laboratory support.

3. The Portuguese Version of Micro-Cares(tm) has been delivered to Serafim Carvalho in Oporto, Portugal who will demonstrate it in Coimbra at their semi-annual psychosomatic C-L meeting. Serafim will also demonstrate the program in Brazil in early November at the Brazilian Psychiatric Association annual meeting. Pharmacia has offered a grant to provide it to medical schools and leading general hospitals in Brazil. Dr. Paulo Zimmermann of Puerto Alegre will be the national coordinator for the Brazilian Micro-Cares(tm) project.

4. In October under the direction of Hernan Rincon of Cali, Columbia, Micro-Cares(tm) - Spanish was demonstrated at the XL Association of Columbiana Psychiatria Congress in Bogota along with the Association Psiquiatrica de America Latina. Pfizer has offered to support 30 programs in Columbia, Venezuela, and Equador (30 programs in each country). Hernan Rincon would be the national and regional coordinator and trainor for the programs in these three South American countries.

5. The Spanish Version has been delivered to Ruben Cescarco, Montevideo, Uruguay who has been in the Microcares project for the last several years. It will also be sent to Rudolfo Fahrer, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina who also has been with the Micro-Cares(tm) project for the last six years.

6. Albert Diefenbacher has been awarded a grant from Janssen Pharmaceuticals to offer through the Task Force of C-L Psychiatry, German Psychiatric Association to translate the program into German and make it available to members of the German Association. Albert will be the country coordinator.

7. The Taiwanese Government is supporting Dr. Chiu from Taiwan to work at Mount Sinai for one year and translate the Micro-Cares(tm) program into Mandarin. (1.5 billion persons speak Mandarin). It is our hope that this program will be introduced into Taiwan at their National Psychiatric Congress in November 2002.

8. There will be an International Micro-Cares(tm) Group Meeting at the American Psychiatric Annual Meeting in Philadelphia Monday, May 20th, 2002 from 12-4pm. Of note, the APA will be in Philadelphia from May 18th until May 23rd.  All participants are welcome to attend and it is hoped that some collaborative studies will be presented.

9. Graeme Smith, Melbourne, has two more publications in press utilizing data collected with the Micro-Cares(tm) system. This brings to 14 their impressive work in C-L from down under. These papers when published will be added to the Australian list on the web. With Graeme's suggestion and encouragement a MICROSOFT Word version of the Chart Note and the CONDAT are now available in all Versions of Micro-Cares(tm). Thanks to Graeme for this important and significant enhancement and update to the program.

10. The study of Neurological Drugs - Psychotropic Drugs has been completed and hopefully will be published early 2002. An update of Cardiac Drugs - Psychotropic Drugs is also scheduled for publication early 2002. It is hoped that these drug interaction studies will be included under the "look up" section of Micro-Cares(tm) in future versions.