Paul M. Bass Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of Neurosurgical Innovation

Saturday, March 10, 2012

neurosurgical innovation

Agenda

Saturday, March 10, 2012- Symposium Agenda

T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building - NG3.112
8 a.m. Registration and  Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Introduction- Tony Whitworth and Babu G. Welch
8:40 a.m. Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Robotic Option
– Garnette Sutherland
9:20 a.m. Percutaneous Intraspinal Navigation: It’s Just A Spinal Tap
– Phillip Purdy
10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Rethinking Depression and Its Treatment: Insights from Studies of Deep Brain Stimulation
– Helen Mayberg
10:55 a.m. Gene Therapy in Neurological Disease – Michael Kaplitt
11:40 a.m. Lunch
12:40 a.m. Neurointerventional Surgery: The Maturation of a New Field
– G. Lee Pride
1:20 p.m. Electrical Stimulation for Functional Restoration Following Stroke – John Chae
2 p.m. Network Break
2:20 p.m. So Where Does the Neurosurgeon Come In? – Babu G. Welch
3 p.m. Closing Remarks

Saturday, March 10, 2012- Evening Agenda

6 p.m. Cocktails – Anatole Hotel, Wedgewood Ballroom
7 p.m. Introduction & Dinner
7:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker- Miguel Nicolelis
Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brain and Machines
8:30 p.m. Entertainment - Sekou Andrews and Steve Connell
9:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Sunday, March 11, 2012- Symposium Agenda

T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building - 14th Floor Open Dining
Moderator - Ray Wheatley
8:30 a.m. Registration and Brunch Buffet
9:15 a.m. Introduction of Moderator - Tony Whitworth and Babu G. Welch
9:20 a.m. Corporate Perspectives on Innovation - Tom Tefft
9:45 a.m. Health Care Innovation and Commercialization:
The Hurdles and Challenges, and How to Overcome Them
– Mir Imran
10:10 a.m. Device Development in n Academic Environment: One Thing Leads to Another
– Phillip Purdy
10:35 a.m. Government Perspectives on Innovation
11 a.m. Break
11:20 a.m. Q&A and Panel Discussion
1 p.m. Adjourn