Symposium International sur les morsures de Serpents au Grand Hotel Montabo
Friday - 15 September
8:30-9:30 Welcome coffee
09:00 -09:30 Welcome and opening
Session 1 Session Chair : Pr Bruno MEGARBANE and Dr Hossein MEHDAOUI
09:30-09:45 Current appraisal on global snakebite epidemiology Dr Jean-Philippe CHIPPAUX 9:45-10:00 Epidemiology of snakebites in French Guiana Dr Loïc EPELBOIN 10:00-10:15 Venoumous snakes observed in French Guiana and the Guiana shield Fausto STARACE 10:15-10:30 Antidotes available for venomous species observed in the region Dr David BOELS 10:30-10:45 Questions 10:45-11:15 Coffee break
Session 2 Session Chair : Pr Nacher and Dr Didier MARTIN
11:15-11:30 Management of poisonous snakebites in French Guiana: The saint Laurent de Maroni experience
Dr Véronique LAMBERT and Dr Sébastien LARRECHE
11:30-11:45 Management of poisonous snakebites in French Guiana: The Cayenne General Hospital experience
Dr Hatem KALLEL
11:45-12:00 Questions
12:00-14:00 Lunch
Session 3 Session chair: Pr Jose GUTIERREZ and Pr Rémi Névière
14:00-14:15 Management of Snakebites in Suriname Dr Marjia VAN EER
14:15-14:30 Management of Snakebites in Brazil Dr Fan Hui Wen Dr Fan Hui Wen
14:30-14:45 Questions
14:45-15:00 Management of Bothrops Caribbaeus bites in Saint Lucia Dr Martin DIDIER
15:00-15:15 Bothrops Lanceolatus bites: Review of the Martinican experience Dr Dabor RESIERE
15:15-15:30 Questions
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
Session 4 Session chair: Dr Didier HOMMEL and Dr Laurent THOMAS
16:00-16:15 Biological and molecular and diagnosis of Snake Bites Dr Sébastien LARRECHE
16:15-16:30 New antidotal strategies for the treatment of snakebites Pr Jose GUTIERREZ
16:30-16:45 Discussion
16:45-17:00 Synthesis of the day & conclusions Pr Bruno Megarbane
Saturday - 16 September
8:30-9:00 Welcome coffee
Session 5 Session chair: Pr Megarbane and Dr Hossein MEHDAOUI
9:00-12:00 Debate & Discussion
9:00-12:00 Debate:
1) Clinical grading and management of snakebites in the French Guiana and surrounding countries
2) Preclinical and clinical research
ILLUSTRATION MAX SYBILLE (extrait du n°19 de Une saison en Guyane) 
