Engineering in Medicine Symposium Program

Thursday, October 16, 2008

"Translating Technology to Medicine: Implementation"
Ronald Newbower, Ph.D., Strategic Director and Chief Technology Officer, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Quicktime video (300 MB)
"Bioengineering in 21st Century Healthcare"
Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health
Quicktime video (279 MB)

Moderator: Peter Robbie

"How We Got Into the Healthcare Mess"
C. Everett Koop, M.D., Senior Scholar, C. Everett Koop Institute, Dartmouth Medical School
8:30am
Quicktime video (272 MB)
"Evidence-Based Healthcare Practice: Essential Concepts"
Pamela Bagley, Ph.D., Biomedical Libraries, Dartmouth Medical School
9:00am
Quicktime video (138 MB)
"The Challenge of Using Evidence to Make Sustainable Change in Health Care"
Paul Batalden, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School
9:20am
Quicktime video (167 MB)
Discussion
9:40am
Coffee Break
10:00am

Moderator: John Collier

"Getting Value for Money from Medical Technology"
Milton C. Weinstein, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University
10:30am
Quicktime video (259 MB)
"Given the Pros and Cons, Do I Think This New Medical Technology is Worthwhile?"
Hilary Llewellyn-Thomas, Ph.D., Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School
11:00am
Quicktime video (138 MB)
"Challenges Incorporating Cost-Effectiveness Considerations in Technology Evaluation"
Anna Tosteson, Sc.D., Professor of Medicine, and Community and Family Medicine, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School
11:20am
Quicktime video (181 MB)
Discussion
11:40am

"Meeting and Making Needs"
Robert Sprinkle, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Maryland
Contributing Editor, Politics and the Life Sciences
1:00pm
Quicktime video (141 MB)
"Innovative Solutions to Global Health Problems: The Case of Counterfeit Medication"
Ashifi Gogo, Ph.D. Candidate, Thayer School of Engineering
Co-founder of mPedigree.org Ltd., Ghana
1:30pm
Quicktime video (130 MB)
Discussion
1:45pm

"Business Models for Platform Companies in Biotechnology: One Size Does Not Fit All"
Michael Ross, Ph.D., General Partner, SV Life Sciences
Board of Overseers, Thayer School of Engineering
Tillman Gerngross, Ph.D., Professor, Thayer School of Engineering
2:00pm
Quicktime video (379 MB)
Discussion
3:00pm
Coffee Break
3:15pm

"Medical Device Development Challenges"
Julie Shimer, Ph.D., President & CEO, Welch Allyn
3:30pm
Quicktime video (156 MB)
"Creating and Implementing Breakthrough Medical Technology"
Robert Langer, Ph.D., Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:00pm
Quicktime video (260 MB)
"Building Companies Coming Out of the Lab"
Terry McGuire, M.S., MBA, Managing General Partner, Polaris Ventures
Chair, Board of Overseers, Thayer School of Engineering
4:45pm
Quicktime video (143 MB)
Discussion
5:00pm