Feb 4, 2010 (CIDRAP Business Source Osterholm Briefing) By Michael T. Osterholm - I had the good fortune of participating last week in the 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Spending 5 days in close quarters with 2,000 world leaders from government, business, academia, and the arts was an eye-opener. But as I've reflected on the experience, I realize it's what I didn't see (or hear) that may be most telling -- and troubling.

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