3rd Annual Bakken Surgical Device Symposium - Minimally Invasive Cardiac
Surgery
December 7 - 8, 2009
Mayo Auditorium, University of Minnesota
The Institute for Engineering in Medicine will be hosting this two-day symposium. The University of Minnesota is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Minnesota designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The
symposium will include the following speakers. Learn more at the Bakken Symposium Website
- Earl Bakken, MD, Hon C, Co-Founder, Medtronic, Inc.
- Philipp Bonhoeffer,MD, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London: "The Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Replacement"
- Mark Galantowicz, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus: "Utilization of Hybrid Technology in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome"
- Aubrey Galloway, MD, New York University: "Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve and Mitral Valve Surgery"
- Chongqing Gao, MD, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, China: "Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program in China"
- Daniel Gruenstein, MD, University of Minnesota: "Planning of the Hybrid Catheterization Laboratory of the Next Decade"
- Steven J. Hoff, MD, Vanderbilt University: "The Hybrid OR/Cath Lab"
- Ranjit John, MD, University of Minnesota: "Miniature Ventricular Assist Devices"
- Richard Lee, MD, Northwestern University: "Minimally Invasive Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Therapy"
- Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Cleveland Clinic: "Robotic Mitral Valve Repair"
- Mark Plunkett, MD, University of Kentucky: "Ventricular Assist Devices in the Pediatric Population"
- Robert Poston, MD, Boston University: "Robotic Hybrid Coronary Artery Surgery"
- Thoralf Sundt, MD, Mayo Clinic: "Surgical Management of the Aorta"
- Peter Wearden, MD, University of Pittsburgh: "Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices"
- Robert Wilson, MD, University of Minnesota: "Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement"
- Grayson Wheatley, III, MD, Arizona Heart Institute: "Endovascular Aortic Therapies"
LifeScience Alley Conference & Expo - Poster Session
December 9, 2009
Minneaoplis Convention Center
The IEM is teaming up again this year with the LifeScience Alley Conference
& Expo to host the 8th annual poster session at the Minneapolis Convention
Center; this event will spotlight research in the life sciences. The IEM
would like to invite graduate students to participate in this poster
session, which provides an opportunity for students to share their work and
receive feedback from industry professionals and from their academic
colleagues. Research categories cover a wide variety of topics across the
life sciences including basic science research, clinical science research,
technology innovation and improvements, and clinical and business practices.
Undergraduate and technical, graduate, and professional students engaged in
life sciences education are eligible. Submission deadline is November 16,
2009. Learn more at http://www.lifesciencealleyconference.org/student_research_poster_session.html
2nd Annual IEM Symposium:
Current Stem Cell Therapies
The engineering behind them and improvements needed
December 10, 2009
8 am - 5 pm
Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
Join us to learn about the expertise of University of Minnesota clinicians
and researchers, discuss state-of-the-art stem cell technologies, and
identify specific areas where engineering could lead to improvements.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
- John H. Kersey, MD: A Brief History of the University of Minnesota Marrow Transplant Program
- Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD: Blood and Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Repair
- David H. McKenna Jr., MD: Technology and Cell Processing in the Clinical Lab
- Walter C. Low, PhD: Brain Tumor Stem Cell Vaccine
- Erik Cressman, MD, PhD: Tumor Imaging
- Edward W. Greeno, MD: Chemotherapy and its Delivery
- Claudio G. Brunstein, MD, PhD: Complications of Stem Cell Transplants
- Dan S. Kaufman, MD, PhD: Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Therapies
- Jeffrey McCullough, MD: Growth Factors and Stem Cell Apheresis
- Wei-Shou Hu, PhD: Bioreactors for Stem Cell Generation
- Allison Hubel, PhD: Liquid and Cryopreservation of Stem Cells
- Jeffrey S. Miller, MD: Adoptive Transfer of NK Cells in Cancer and Transplantation
Register at http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=183701
Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference
April 13-15, 2010
Minneapolis, MN (Radisson University Hotel)
The IEM sponsors an annual conference that focuses on the design of medical devices. The conference brings together engineers, physicians, biologists, other scientists, manufacturers, and public sector representatives to discuss new technology, new developments, and the future of medical devices.
Call for Papers
The Design of Medical Devices Conference seeks original papers that demonstrate new technologies and applications in the field of medical device design. Submissions from academic and industry researchers, clinicians and practitioners are encouraged. Author instructions are in the Call for Papers section of the conference web site, www.dmd.umn.edu. Preliminary papers are due by December 15, 2009
Registration starts November 1. Visit www.dmd.umn.edu to view the current program and to register.
Selected Technical Session Topics for 2010 DMD
- Live Surgery
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Neuroengineering
- Nano/MEMS Devices
- Medical Electronics
- Technology Assessment
- Human Factors
- Orthopedics
- Surgical Simulators
- Health Informatics
- Surgical Tools
- Government Funding
- Legal/Regulatory Issues
- Innovation and Design
- Tissue Engineering
- Healthcare Reform
- Medical Technology
Keynote Speakers Include
- Richard Nazarian, Minnetronix
- Dr. Tom Skalak, University of Virginia
- Randy Schistel, Boston Scientific
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