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cover_color 2011_booklet 2/25/11 11:54 AM Page 2 Brooklyn, New 11203 York 450 Clarkson - Avenue Box 30 SUNY Downstate Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine THETHE SIXTHSIXTH INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCECONFERENCE ONON ETHICALETHICAL ISSUESISSUES ININ BIOMEDICALBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGENGINEERING APRIL 1-3, 2011 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Conference Registration Form Conference Date: April 1 – 3, 2011 Conference Site: Polytechnic Institute of NYU 5 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone : Country : Zip/Postal Code : State/Province : Address : Company : E-mail : Affiliation : Title : Name : Attendee Information Please complete this form and mail, email or Fax to: Subrata Saha, Ph.D., Conference Chair Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine SUNY Downstate Medical Center 450 Clarkson Ave., Box 30 or go to website: Brooklyn, New York 11203 www.nyas.org/biomed Signature : Cardholder Name : Expiration Date : Card Number : Visa Mastercard American Express Credit Card The New York Academy of Sciences Check payable to: Payment Total Amount Enclosed: * (does not include banquet) $ 50.0 $ 50.00 Guest Banquet Ticket * $ 90.0 $ 70.00 Student registration * $150.00 $100.00 One-day registration Registration Fee $150.00 $200.00 March 1st, 2011 March 1st, 2011 Registration Fees After Before Office: 718-613-8652 Fax: 1 516-349-9704 • Email: [email protected] Welcome from the Conference Chair Special Needs In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act I am pleased to welcome you to the Sixth International (ADA), SUNY Downstate Medical Center seeks to make this Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering. conference accessible to all. If you have a disability which Our goal is to bring together biomedical engineers, might require special accommodations, please contact clinicians, research scientists, philosophers, lawyers, Dr. Subrata Saha, Phone: (718)-613-8652, students and representatives from industry to discuss the [email protected]. ethical issues that face us as we develop new implants, devices, drugs and to improve the treatments and the Needs Statement The field of biomedical research leads to new treatment quality of life of our patients. The papers to be presented modalities and the leadership at SUNY Downstate Medical represent a broad spectrum of topics reflecting the Center and Polytechnic Institute of New York University exciting, but sometimes controversial nature of many of the saw the need for a workshop to update the medical and new developments in biomedical engineering and medicine. scientific community in Brooklyn and the tri-state area of We are fortunate that the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the ethical guidelines that need to be followed. NY Academy of Sciences and Polytechnic Institute of New Educational Objectives York University have agreed to sponsor this conference. At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will: We are grateful for the financial support from other co- •be aware of ethical guidelines for the development of sponsoring institutions, the American Institute for Medical new medical devices and new potential treatment and Biological Engineering, National Science Foundation, modalities the Orthopaedic Research Society and several other •be aware of ethical issues involved in clinical trials and companies. animal experiments •be aware of conflict of interest and regulatory issues for Many people contributed to the success of this conference. new devices I would like to thank the keynote speakers, the authors, session moderators, panel members, and the staff. The Target Audience abstracts from this conference and selected papers will be All practicing physicians, research scientists, physical therapists, professors, and students published in a special issue of the International Journal of Medical Implants and Devices that will be distributed at the Website conference. The authors are also encouraged to submit Online registration and latest program are available from their papers for puplication in Ethics in Biology, www.nyas.org/biomed Engineering and Medicine: An International Journal. I am sure that you shall find this conference intellectually stimulating and a highly enjoyable experience. ALL PRESENTERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TALKS. Welcome to Brooklyn, New York. Subrata Saha Subrata Saha, Ph.D., Conference Chair Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, New York 11203 Reception will be held at: Friday, April 1, 2011 Marriott in Brooklyn Bridge, The New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 A 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Technical Programs will be held at: 5:00 - 8:00pm Registration The New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge B Pfizer Auditorium, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 5 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 6:00 - 8:00pm Reception The New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Site Map Saturday, April 2, 2011 Pfizer Auditorium, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 7:30am - 4:00pm Registration 8:30 – 8:45am Welcome & Introductions John C. LaRosa, M.D. President, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 A B Ellis Rubinstein, Ph.D. President, New York Academy of Sciences New york, NY 10007-2157 TBA Polytechnic Institute of NYU Brooklyn, NY Hotel Information Located within Renaissance Plaza and across the street 8:45 – 9:30am Keynote Address I from Polytechnic Institute of New York University – located Management of Progressive Kidney Failure: in Metro Tech, the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Ethical Challenges Bridge is 5 minutes from Manhattan and the Financial Eli A. Friedman, M.D., M.A.C.P., F.A.C.P. District, with 9 major subway lines all within one block. SUNY Downstate Medical Center The New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the only Brooklyn, NY 11203 full service hotel in Brooklyn. A block of rooms at the 9:30 – 9:35am Marriott New York at the Brooklyn Bridge have been Announcements Subrata Saha, Ph.D. reserved at a special reduced rate of $189 (plus tax) per Conference Chair day for conference attendees during the conference. To Research Professor & Director of receive this special rate, please mention “SUNY Downstate” Musculoskeletal Research while booking the room. Please note that this special rate is SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY valid until March 2011. Call for Reservations: 9:35 – 10:00am Coffee Break Toll Free: (888) 436-3759 Phone: (718) 246-7000 Fax: (718) 222-6520 Website: http://brooklynmarriott.com 1:00 – 2:30pm 10:00 – 11:00am Advances in Biomedical Technology: Ethical Medical Practice and Ethics Concerns I Co-Chairs William Urban, MD SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Co-Chairs Herbert Voigt, Ph.D. Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 Charles Rosen, MD Daniel Vallero, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, CA Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, NC 1:00pm The Association for Medical Ethics and the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Charles Rosen, MD 10:00am The Ethics of Synthetic Cells Alan Warner BA1, Kerry Bowman, PhD2 University of California, Irvine, CA 1 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 1:15pm 2 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Error-provocative designs in medical practice Wade L. Robison, PhD 10:15am The Presidential Commission for the Study Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY of Bioethical Issues- the benefits, risks and Ethics of Synthetic Biology Toni Van Pelt 1:30pm Surgical Placebos in Clinical Research: Institute for Science and Human Values, Tampa, FL Ethical Consideration Vahid Entezari MD1, Ara. Nazarian PhD1, Stephen Fern MD1, Brian D. Snyder MD PhD1,2, 10:30am An Integrated Approach to Combatting Mark C. Gebhardt MD1 PTSD: The Need for Enhanced Education & 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, BIDMC, Boston, MA Awareness Programs for the Military and 2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, First Responders on National, Community & Boston, MA Familial Levels Andrea K. Scott Esq.1, Warren S. Grundfest, M.D. 1:45pm FACS2, Vinay Bhupathy3 Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Reducing 1 Bioethics USA, Inc., 10134 Baywood Court, Communication Gaps Between Physicians, Los Angeles, CA Patients and Families Dustin Passigli, MA , Rishi Sarkar, MD, 2 University of California, Los Angeles, CA Subrata Saha, PhD 3 Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 10:45am On the Environmental Impact of Ethics Giles R. Scofield, JD, MA 2:00 Is There Truly Informed Consent in the Centre for Clinical Ethics; Joint Centre for Bioethics; Clinical uses of Ionizing Radiation? University of Toronto; McMaster University, Joseph A. Spadaro, PhD, Kent M. Ogden, PhD Toronto, Ontario SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 11:00 –11:45am Keynote Address II 2:15pm Complex Tissue Transplantation: An Urgent All Hands on Deck: Regulating the Risk of Need for National Guidelines Andrea K. Scott, Esq.1, Warren S. Grundfest, MD, Emerging Biotechnologies 2 3 Janice E. Graham, PhD FACS , Vinay Bhupathy 1 Canada Research Chair in Bioethics Bioethics USA, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 2 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada University of California, Los Angeles, CA 3 Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch and Announcements 2:30pm Ethical Issues in Health Care Delivery to