Healthcare and Medical Robotics Workshop
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"A Research Roadmap for Medical
and Healthcare Robotics"
June
19-20, 2008
Westin Arlington, Washington DC
| Thursday, June 18 | |
| 8:15 am | Breakfast
(provided) |
| 9:00 am | Opening
/ Welcome (Henrik Christensen) |
| 9:30 am | Select
set of industry presentations to set stage (max 10 minutes each with
emphasis on main business / societal drivers) -Surgical/interventional robotics: Dan Jones, Intuitive Surgical -Surgical simulation: Chris Ullrich, Immersion -Prosthetics: Jay Martin, Orthocare -Rehabilitation: David Brown, Kinea Design -Health care: Miguel Encarnação, Humana -Assistive technology: Cori Lathan, AnthroTronix |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45
am |
Group-based
brainstorm on societal/business drivers
- Each
individual should bring to the discussion a list of up to 5
drivers. The drivers must be of clear value to society/business in
terms of return of investment. - Each group to identify up to 8 national drivers. |
| 12:00 pm | Group Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 pm | Synthesis in plenary session (max of 10 drivers identified as a basis for the roadmap/discussions) |
| 2:00 pm | Group discussions (each group identifies 5 major technical obstacles to progress on the specified drivers) |
| 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Plenary session synthesis of the 10 most important technical obstacles |
| 4:30 pm | Group discussions on main research problems to be addressed to remove the specified technical obstacles. Each group is expected to identify up to 8 research problems and to specify a strategy to approach / address the identified problems. |
| 5:30 pm | Quick summary/wrap-up of the results of the 1st day |
| 6:30 pm | Group dinner (provided) |
| Friday, June 19 | |
| 8:00 am | Breakfast
(provided) |
| 9:00 am | Synthesis of primary research challenges and approaches. At most 10 issues to be identified. |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Sketch of a roadmap document with main sections and keywords for each primary section. |
| 11:30 am | Workshop summary/wrap-up |
| 12:00 pm | Meeting ends |