OVERVIEW

 

Mission Statement

MMVR is organized to be an educational environment that stimulates communication and collaboration among scientists, engineers, physicians, surgeons, educators, students, military, government, and industry. It supports the development and adoption of advanced medical technologies for medical care and education. Its goal is improved precision, efficiency, and outcomes in patient care, practitioner training, and public health. The MMVR curriculum, by combining rigorous assessment with speculative vision, aims to create forward-thinking solutions to health problems.

 

Course Objectives

Presentations are chosen to educate participants on:

  • Simulation advances that, supported by haptics and modeling, are transforming medical education, procedural training, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, and other areas of healthcare.
  • The novel imaging, visualization, and data fusion techniques that are revolutionizing diagnosis and therapy.
  • Robotics and sensors that extend the reach of healthcare providers in patient assessment and treatment.
  • Intelligence networks that inform provider decision-making and foster a collaborative medical environment.
  • Broader goals, accomplishments, and challenges in the development and application of novel devices and methods for medical care and education.

 

Who Should Attend

  • Physicians, surgeons, and other medical professionals interested in emerging and future tools for diagnosis and therapy
  • Educators responsible for training the next generation of doctors and scientists
  • IT and medical device engineers who create state-of-the-art and next-generation simulation, imaging, robotics, and communication systems
  • Data technologists creating systems for gathering, processing, and distributing medical intelligence
  • Military medicine specialists confronting the challenges of warfare and domestic public health
  • Biomedical futurists, investors, and policy-makers who need to understand where medicine is headed

 

CME for Physicians

 

At this time, we aim to offer Category 1 CME credit to portions of the MMVR program that emphasize clinical applications. Specifics will be provided as the program develops.

Conference Timeline

  • Spring 2010: Call for Presentations announced
  • July 2010:  Call for Presentations deadline
  • September 2010: Accepted presentations announced; full papers invited to Proceedings
  • September 2010: Conference and hotel registration open
  • October 2010:  Full program announced
  • January 2011: MMVR18 Conference

 

If you have questions about any of these issues, please contact Jim Westwood, the program coordinator, at [mmvr18<at>nextmed<dot>com].