| Clinical: - Physiology of non pulsatile blood flow - Acute cardigenic shock / Pathopysiology, medical and interventional management - Postcardiotomy cardiac failure - ECMO / adult, pediatric - Mechanical assisted cardiological intervention |
Engineering: - Biocompatibilty - In-Vitro testing - Computational and new design tools - Surface design - Mechanical and electrical design strategies - Power management - Bearing design / Clinical reliability of magnetic bearings |
| 1. | ICMT (International Center for Medical Technologies) Award: Given to the most distinguished researcher and company who has contributed greatly to the advancement of rotary blood pump technology. |
| 2. | H. Koyanagi Young Investigator Travel Award ($1000): Sponsered by Director H. Koyanagi of St. Lukes Hospital and given to the young investigator who travels from abroad and contributes the most outstanding paper in this meeting. |
| 3. | Medforte / Olsen Clinical Award ($500) Awarded to the present of the most notable or novel clinical application of rotary blood pumps. |
| 4. | Y. Sezai Innovative Research Award ($500) Sponsored by Professor Y. Sezai of Nihon University and given to the individual who contributes the most innovative paper. |
| 5. | Barney Clark Award Awarded to individuals for long and meritorious achievement and pioneering efforts in the biomedical engineering field using engineering principles to benefit patient care. |
| 6. | ISRBP Poster Award ($200) Sponsored by the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps and awarded to the individual with most outstanding poster display. |
| • Abiomed B.V. | • Medeco / P.J. Dalhausen |
| • Arrow Deutschland GmbH | • Medos AG |
| • Bayer Vital GmbH | • Medtronic GmbH |
| • Berlin Heart AG | • MicroMed Technology, Inc. |
| • Boston Scientific GmbH | • Novartis |
| • Datascope GmbH | • Omnis GmbH |
| • ETHICON Products | • Sanofi-Synthelabo GmbH |
| • Franz Köhler Chemie GmbH | • SJM |
| • Gilead Sciences | • Terumo LVAS Division |
| • Guidant | • Thoratec Europe Limited |
| • Krauth medical KG (GmbH & Co.) | • Vascutek Deutschland GmbH |
| Special thanks to Autohaus B & K, Bad Oeynhausen, for sponsoring the VIP shuttle service. | |
| Get Together at Europe’s largest yacht sales company “Sunseeker Europe”. Shuttle bus will be provided for all participants. Departure from Hotel Mercure Kurpark at 18:45 h. Dinner and Award Ceremony at Porta Berghotel in Porta Westphalica. You will see a countryside of North Rhine Westphalia whose important history goes back to the ancient world. Shuttle bus will be provided for all participants. Departure from Hotel Mercure Kurpark at 19:30 h. |
| The industrial exhibition will be held parallel to the meeting at the Heart Center in Bad Oeynhausen. Coffee and lunch breaks will be integrated – this provides optimal interaction between congress and exhibition. |
| Auditorium and Conference Room, Heart Center NRW, Georgstr. 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. |
| Headquarter’s Office Georg Wieselthaler, M.D. Center for Biomedical Research AKH-1Q, Waehringer Guertel 18 A-1090 Vienna, Austria Phone. +43-1-40400-5262 Fax: +43-1-40400-5230 E-Mail: georg.wieselthaler@akh-wien.ac.at |
Japanese Office H. Ichikawa, M.D. Dept. of Surgery (E1) Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871, Japan Phone: +81-6-6879-3151 Fax: +81-6-6879-3159 E-Mail: isrp@surg1.med.osaka.u.ac.jp |
USA Office T. Motomura, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza Houston, Texas 77030, USA Phone: +1-713-798-3930 Fax: +1-713-798-3985 E-Mail: motomura@bcm.tmc.edu |