In remembrance of HRH Prince Mahidol’s gracious and benevolent deeds and compassion…

An award has been granted to individuals or institution whose works or researches excel in medicine and/or public health, and result in benefit to mankind …

The Special Lectures by the Prince Mahidol Awardees 2006

in Commemorate of the 15 ^th Anniversary of the Prince Mahidol Award

January 30, 2007

at the Atitiyadhonkitikhun Conference Room

Siamindhra Building, 7^th Floor

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Bangkok, Thailand

1.30 pm                 Welcome Ceremony

1.35 pm                 Opening address

                                by Clinical Professor Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn

                                Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

1.40 pm                 History of the Prince Mahidol Award

                                by Professor Wanchai Wanachiwanawin

                                Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs

1.45 pm                 Results of the Prince Mahidol Award 2006

                                by Clinical Professor Supat Vanichakarn,

                                Secretary General of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation

1.50 pm                 Prince Mahidol Awardees 2006 Lecture: From the Broad Street Pump 

                                to Oral Rehydration Therapy: A Triumph of Translational Research

                                by Professor Stanley G. Schultz

                                introduced by Associate Professor Supatra Lohsiriwat

2.10 pm                 Prince Mahidol Awardees 2006 Lecture: How Modern Oral Rehydration and 

                                Maintenance Therapy was Developed: Jol i Jibon

                                by Dr. David R. Nalin         

                                introduced by Associate Professor Thrathip Kolatat

2.30 pm                 Prince Mahidol Awardees 2006 Lecture: Early Field Study of ORS and the

                                Global Diarrheal Disease Control Program

                                by Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis

                                introduced by Emeritus Professor Wandee Varavithya

2.50 pm                 Prince Mahidol Awardees 2006 Lecture: Taking Research to the Community:

                                Lessons from the ORT Experience

                                by Dr. Richard A. Cash

                                introduced by Associate Professor Udom Kachintorn

3.10 pm                Questions and Answers

3.30 pm                Closing Ceremony

                                by Clinical Professor Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn

                                Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

3.40 pm                 High tea