Elsevier and Brain Mapping Foundation Co-Host 6...

AMSTERDAM, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Program Focuses on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic 
Stress Disorder (PTSD) as Well as Other Neurological Disorders



    Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services and Brain Mapping Foundation,
announced today that it will Co-host the 6th Annual World Congress for Brain
Mapping and Image Guided Therapy, August 26-29, 2009 at Harvard Medical
School, Boston, USA.



    The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning
Society's (IBMISPS) annual world congress aims to break boundaries in
science, technology, medicine and healthcare policy with presentations and
exhibitions from pioneering leaders in a range of disciplines.



    Kern Medical Center is the CME provider and co-sponsor of the annual
IBMISPS World Congress (www.ibmisps-worldcongress.org), which is a
multi-disciplinary forum designed to facilitate cross-disciplinary
dissemination of technological and medical advances and scientific discovery
among physicians, scientists, biotechnologists, engineers, policy makers and
healthcare executives.



    This year's event will also be accessible via virtual conference and
podcast. Due to requests for late submissions the deadline for abstracts and
paper submission has been extended to April 30, 2009.



    Congress sessions range from basic translational research and
multidisciplinary clinical practice and surgery, to healthcare policy,
neuroMarketing and neuroeconomics, including: brain mapping, image guided
therapy/surgery, multi-modality imaging, biophotonics, healthcare policy, FDA
regulations, bioethics, biomedical, chemical and materials engineering,
neuroscience, bioinformatics and grid technology, physiology, stem-cell
therapy, imaging guided drug delivery, and operating rooms and hospitals of
the future, stereotactic radiosurgery, human brain computer interface, brain
implants, Spine of the future and spine instrumentation and nanomedicine,
virtual reality neurosurgery and electronic nose for sniffing cancers.



    To supplement a number of invited keynote speakers, multiple oral and
poster presentations will be selected from the call for papers. Admiral Mike
Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Principal military advisor to
the President of the United States, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, the
National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council is tentatively
scheduled for a presentation.



    
    The following is the list of confirmed keynote speakers:

    - Mr. Bob Woodruff, ABC News Anchorman and Founder of Remind Foundation
    - Mr. Sam Nazarian, Founder and CEO of SBE
    - Col (S) Michael S. Jaffee, MD, FS, USAF, National Director, Defense and
      Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 
      US ARMY, Washington, DC, USA
    - Captain E. Melissa Kaime, M.D., Director of the Congressionally
      Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), USA Armed Forces, Washington 
      DC, USA
    - Peter M. Black, MD, PhD, Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurosurgery,
      Founding Chair, Dept. of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Franc 
      D Ingraham, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
    - Keith L. Black MD, Chairman, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Director, Maxine
      Dunitz Neurosurgery Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
    - Jim Cloar, Vice President and Manager of Medtronic Navigation,
      Medtronic Inc.





    Elsevier, IBMISPS and Brain Mapping Foundation will also Co-host a
virtual conference in tandem with the physical event in Boston, providing a
truly interactive event that will allow people to sample the high-quality
content and networking opportunities that the congress and exhibition provide
from their desk. The virtual conference adds an exciting technological
development to this well respected event and enables participation from
anywhere in the world, ensuring that time and travel budgets are no barrier
to attending. It is anticipated that overall attendance will be significantly
increased as a result, benefiting speakers, delegates and sponsors alike.



    Nigel Clear, Elsevier's Director of Conferences, commented: "This
authoritative and forward thinking event is a great example of the type of
interactive, groundbreaking conferences Elsevier aims to produce. The mix of
keynote speakers, oral sessions, and poster presentations will create a
stimulating environment for academics, researchers, clinicians, and
representatives from industry and governmental agencies to discuss
cutting-edge technological advancements in this area."



    "It is a great honor to have Admiral Michael Mullen, Mr. Bob Woodruff and
other distinguished keynote speakers and prominent scientists, surgeons,
engineers and physicians on this program" said, Babak Kateb, Founding
Chairman of IBMISPS and Scientific Director of Brain Mapping Foundation;
"IBMISPS and Brain Mapping Foundation are committed to scientific excellence
and proud to partnering with Elsevier on this world class program", he
continued.



    The congress is relevant for neurosurgeons, radiologists, neurologists,
psychiatrists, rehabilitation medicine, cardiologists, pulmonologists,
bioethicists, policy makers, government officials, engineers, physicists,
graphic designers, allied healthcare professionals, healthcare executives,
students, post-doctorates, residents and fellows. The annual congress
attracts numerous prominent international figures in science, medicine and
government. Limited resident and student travel awards are available to the
top three abstract submissions that are submitted by April 30th 2009.



About IBMISPS

    The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning
Society (http://www.ibmisps.org) is a non-profit society organized for the 
purpose of encouraging basic and clinical scientists who are interested in 
areas of Brain Mapping and Intra-operative Surgical planning to improve the 
diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients afflicted with 
neurological disorders.



    This society promotes the public welfare and improves patient care
through the translation of new technologies into life saving diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures. The society is committed to excellence in education,
and scientific discovery. The society achieves its mission through
multi-disciplinary collaborations with government agencies, patient advocacy
groups, educational institutes and private sector (industry) as well as
philanthropic organization.



About Kern Medical Center

    Since our beginning in 1867, Kern Medical Center has been striving for
excellence in serving the community in which we operate. Employing an average
of 1300 staff members, Kern Medical Center is an integral part of the
community.



    Kern Medical Center is a 222 bed acute care teaching hospital. The
Medical Center serves a community of approximately 650,000, and the hospital
is owned and operated by the County of Kern. The health of the citizens of
Kern County is a priority to Kern Medical Center, and it is the only hospital
dedicated to physician resident training.



    As an academic teaching hospital, Kern Medical Center trains more than 90
residents per year in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Family Practice,
General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and



    Gynecology, Psychiatry, and a Transitional Year Program ranging in
duration from one to five years. We are affiliated with UCLA, UCSD, and UCI
Schools of Medicine, giving nearly 1,000 visiting doctors, researchers and
other professionals and opportunity to assist our 65 full-time faculty
physicians and take an active role in the teaching process.



    Kern Medical Center provides care for over 16,000 in patients annually,
while the clinics provide care and services for over 100,000 patients.



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About Elsevier

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medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the 
global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70
offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per 
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult 
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.



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