President SMIT 2006
Richard M. Satava, MD
DARPA
3701 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203-1714

Scientific Program and
Organization
Andreas Melzer, MD,
Peter Landsberg

University of Applied Sciences
Insite.med
Neidenburgerstrasse 43
D-45877 Gelsenkirchen
Germany

On-Site Management Judy Satava &
Karen S. Morgan
Aligned Management Associates, Inc.
793-A Foothill Blvd., #119
San Luis Obispo CA 93405 www.amainc.com

SMIT Office
Christine Melzer
Fax: +49-721-151531990
E-Mail: office@smit.de

Welcome to the SMIT2006 Conference

Main Topics

SMST Joint Sessions and 3rd “Hands On” Seminar on the Use of Nitinol in Medicine
Download SMST Advanced Brochure in pdf format or visit www.smst.org

1st Biophan Symposium on MR Safety and Compatibility

1st Symposium on Image Guided Robotics and
Hands On” Seminar on Medical Robotics,
Co-organizer Kevin Cleary, Georgetown University and SMIT Rob Task force

Special Focus and SMIT Task Force Sessions:
· Operating Theatre of the Future, Simulation and Training
· BIO MEMS and Advanced Polymers
· Targeted Drug Delivery: Sonoporation, Photoporation, Nano-Spheres,
Non Toxic Drug Treatment, Micro Tubuli
· Robotical versus Manual Prostate Surgery
· Minimally Invasive Spine Treatments and Disc Replacement
· Percutaneous Closure of Congenital Heart Defects, Valve Repair
and New Ventricular Assist Technologies
· Reuse of Disposables: Cleaning, Decontamination and Resterilization
· Advancements in Endoluminal Technologies
· Full Body Scanning MRI versus CT

DARPA Advanced Research Session
TATRC Advanced Technology Session
Pacific Rim Innovations

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Office of CME and Aligned Management Associates, Inc. The University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Office of CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Designation Statement

The University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Office of CME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22.25 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Office of CME that the faculty and sponsor disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity and also disclose discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Detailed disclosure will be made in writing in the activity handout materials.