Mito MDA Monday night chat reminder

[Guest guest]

Dr. Saneto from Seattle Children's Hospital will be our

special guest on Monday evening - April 25, 2005 - from 9 PM to

10 PM

Eastern at the MDA Mito Chat. We anticipate many participants

and questions,

thus we will use the following format. We realize that the format

is

somewhat strict but this allows us to have order and to make our

guest

comfortable. If you are coming to view the chat and not ask a

question -

please log off and log back in as a " guest " . This will allow the

maximum

number of people who have questions the opportunity. If you

have asked a

question and it has been answered, please log off and log back

in as a guest

so that others have the opportunity to enter the chat. The chat

allows a

certain number of participants and when we exceed that number,

no one else

is allowed to enter.

As you enter the room, you will be given a number which will be

openly given

on the chat site. That number is sequential thus in the order you

entered.

When your number comes up, you may ask one question and

only one question

will be open for the doctor at a time. When she has completed

answering the

question the next person in the sequential order will be allowed

to post

their question. You will be notified by private message when it is

your turn

to ask your question just prior to the time to post it. You might

find it

helpful to have pre-posted the question in preparation for

entering but be

very careful not to hit the send key until you have been given

clearance to

do so. Please post your question in ALL CAPS as this will help

Dr. Saneto

recognize each new question. In this case - it will not be

considered

shouting. When our guest has completed answering the

question he will post

a " ? " to let us know that he is ready for the next question to be

asked.

Please reserve this chat for questions to be asked of our guest

only. It is

a very special gift of time and expertise that the guest is offering

us and

we need to treat our guest with respect. If you wish to chat with

someone in

the room, please go to the private chat and communicate.

Anyone who violates the instructions will receive a warning. If a

second

warning is necessary, the person will lose their privilege to be in

the chat

and will be removed. We hope that we don't find it necessary to

do this.

The chat transcript will be available on the MDA website as soon

as it has

been edited by Dr. Saneto and the MDA Chat Administrator.

Sometimes this

takes a considerable amount of time as these individuals are

very busy. We

ask for your patience while this is being prepared. We are very

happy you

have joined us tonight and hope you enjoy this special chat

session. We also

express our gratitude to Dr. Saneto for joining this special chat.

Dr. Saneto considers himself a late bloomer in the field of

medicine, having

gotten his doctorate degree (PhD) in human genetics before his

medical

degree. Receiving is doctorate degree from the University of

Texas, he then

switched from genetics to developmental neurobiology and was

an active

researcher in this field before going back to medical school.

Graduating in

three years from Des Moines University, School of Osteopathic

Medicine, Dr.

Saneto went on to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and served

his pediatric,

pediatric neurology, and pediatric epilepsy residency and

fellowships. It

was at the Cleveland Clinic that he developed an interest in

mitochondrial

disease working under Drs. Bruce Cohen and L.

Hoppel. His interests

were in pediatric epilepsy and mitochondrial disease, and he

has tried to

intertwine the two disciplines. Dr. Saneto is currently an

Assistant

Professor in the Division of Neurology at Children's Hospital and

Regional

Medical Center and University of Washington in Seattle. He sees

both adults

and children, but his focus is in the pediatric age group.

To register/sign in and join in the chats..

http://database.azstarnet.com/dynamic/plsql/mdachat25

There is more than 1 chat thus you will need to click on the arrow

for the

drop down menu & choose the mitochondrial chat.

If you need to adjust your time for chatting please go to

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock