Appendix 2: Agenda - CIHR/NSERC Medical Imaging Workshop
[ Table of Contents ]| Meeting: | CIHR/NSERC Medical Imaging Workshop |
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| Date: | October 6 and 7, 2009 |
| Location: | Westin Bayshore Resort Hotel and Marina, Vancouver |
| Room : | Oak Room |
Workshop Objectives:
- To obtain a "snapshot" of the current state of Canadian imaging science and it's alignment with the international scene;
- To explore sustainable mechanisms to integrate the physical and life sciences communities in the imaging field; and
- To generate a series of recommendations and strategies on how best to support translational research that will expedite the adoption of new technologies and procedures into clinical practice
Facilitator: Judy Bray
Expert Working Group Members: François Bénard, Alex MacKay, Sandy McEwan, Tom Ruth, John Valliant, Brian Wilson
Monday, October 5, 2009
Bus leaves hotel at 6.00 p.m.
| Time | Description | Lead |
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| 19:00 – 21:00 | TRIUMF Tour and Reception. A bus will be provided to transport people to the TRIUMF site and back to the hotel following the tour. The bus will leave the hotel at 6.00 p.m. Please meet in the hotel lobby at 5.50 p.m. | Nigel Lockyer |
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
| Time | Description | Moderator |
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| 08:00 | Breakfast in Oak Room – second floor of conference centre | |
| 08:40 | Welcome and Introduction |
Morag Park and Pierre Bilodeau |
| 08:55 | Setting the Scene: Workshop Overview and Objectives | Sandy McEwan |
| 09:10 | Technology Development Speakers: Dean Chapman, Bruce Balcom Speakers: 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes each for questions for clarification – followed by 30 minutes of open discussion and the identification of key messages |
Tom Ruth |
| 10:20 | Health Break – Oak room | |
| 10:50 | Technology Development (continued) Speakers: John Valliant, Frank Prato Speakers: 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes each for questions for clarification – followed by 30 minutes of open discussion and the identification of key messages |
Tom Ruth |
| 12:00 | Lunch – Marine Room – Ground floor of hotel | |
| 13:00 | Pre-clinical Speakers: Roger Lecomte, David Holdsworth, Aaron Fenster Speakers: 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes each for questions for clarification – followed by 30 minutes of open discussion and the identification of key messages |
Brian Wilson |
| 14:30 | Health Break – Oak Room | |
| 15:00 | Translational imaging for neurosciences drug development: a paradigm for public-private partnerships Speaker: Paul M. Matthews, MD, DPhil, FRCP, OBE - Vice-President for Imaging, GlaxoSmithKline and Head, GSK Clinical Imaging Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Imperial College, London and Adjunct Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University 40 minute presentation followed by 20 minute question and discussion period |
François Bénard |
| 16:00 | From ICMIC to ACRIN: From Basic Oncologic Imaging Research to Patient Imaging Trials in the US National Cancer Institute Framework Speaker: Barbara Y. Croft, Ph.D. - Program Director, Cancer Imaging Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis; National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA 40 minute presentation followed by 20 minute question and discussion period |
François Bénard |
| 17:00 | NRC/NSERC/CIHR Collaboration on Medical Devices | Pierre Bilodeau/ Larry Leonardi |
| 17:15 | Summary and identification of key messages, opportunities for partnership and potential themes for breakout discussions | Sandy McEwan |
| 17:45 | Reception in Marine Room – ground floor of hotel | All |
| 19:00 | Dinner – Le Gavroche Restaurant, 1616 Alberni Street |
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
| Time | Description | Lead |
| 08:15 | Breakfast in Oak Room |
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| 09:00 | Outline for the Day |
Judy Bray |
| 09:10 | Clinical and Translational Speakers: Ravi Menon, François Bénard Speakers: 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes each for questions for clarification, followed by 30 minutes of open discussion and identification of key messages |
Alex MacKay |
| 10:20 | Health Break |
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| 10:50 | Clinical and Translational (continued) Speakers: Robert Beanlands, Karen Gulenchyn Speakers: 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes each of questions for clarification, followed by 30 minutes of open discussion and identification of key messages |
Alex MacKay |
| 12:00 | Summary of key messages from the presentations and discussions – selection of 3-5 topics for the breakout session | Expert Working Group members |
| 12:30 | Lunch in Marine Room – re-location to breakout rooms |
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| 13:30 | Break out Session – the objective is to generate recommendations and strategies for advancing the field of medical imaging in Canada. Breakout themes will be selected by the working group members based on the preceding discussions and key messages. Participants will be able to self-select the group of most interest. |
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| 14:45 | Health Break | |
| 15:00 | Report back from breakout sessions and open discussion During this session, recommendations will be collated into a cohesive strategy for advancing medical imaging in Canada, from technology development to clinical applications. |
Expert Working Group members |
| 16:00 | The path forward and concluding remarks | Morag Park/ Pierre Bilodeau |
| 16:15 | Steering Committee Meeting – Marine Room |