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 tools for diagnosis and therapy
  • IT and medical device engineers who create state-of-the-art and next-generation simulation, imaging, robotics, and communication systems
  • Data technologists developing systems for gathering, processing, and distributing medical intelligence
  • Military medicine specialists confronting the needs of warfare and domestic public health
  • Biomedical futurists, investors, and policy-makers who need to understand where medicine is headed
  • Educators responsible for training the next generation of physicians and scientists
  • Students who are aiming to create the healthcare of the future


Conference Timeline

  • Spring 2011: Call for Presentations announced
  • July 15, 2011: Call for Presentations submission deadline
  • September 2011: Accepted presentations announced. Formal papers invited to Proceedings
  • September 2011: Conference and hotel registration open
  • October 2011: Program announced
  • December 1, 2011: "Early bird" discounted conference registration ends
  • January 16, 2012: Hotel room discount ends
  • January 16, 2012: Presenter registration deadline
  • February 9, 2012: MMVR19 - Opening plenary session


Contact Jim Westwood, program coordinator, at  MMVR19 [mmvr19-at-nextmed-dot-com] with any questions about program development .