our solution:

first add a timer to the first modal screen.
click code for the button:

MorePeople.Hide
Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer1.Enabled = False
People_Expertise.Show 1
Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer1.Enabled = False
MorePeople.Show 1
Unload People_Expertise

-- end of code
it works but a 'robust' language shouldn't force kludge code for something this simple...