May 13 – 15, 2016
Houston Marriott
at the Texas Medical Center
6580 Fannin St.
Houston, Texas 77030
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Organizing Committee, Speakers and Moderators
Organizing Committee
Jose I. Suarez, M.D. (Chair) Professor of Neurology | Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, Neurological Surgery | ||
Eusebia Calvillo, R.N. Research Coordinator | Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology | ||
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Surgery | |||
Speakers
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, M.D.
University of Illinois
Chicago, Ill.
Neeraj Badjatia, M.D., M.S.
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Md.
Sherry Chou, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Jan Claassen, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
Janis Daly, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Raj Dhar, M.D.
Washington University
St. Louis, Mo.
Nima Etminan, M.D.
University of Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf, Germany
Blessing N. Jaja, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Nerissa Ko, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel, M.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Peter D. Leroux, M.D.
MLHC Brain and Spine Center at Lankenau Medical Center
Philadelphia, Penn.
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Renee H. Martin, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, S.C.
Akio Morita, M.D.
Nippon Medical School
Tokyo, Japan
Susanne Muehlschlegel, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Massachusetts
Worcester, Mass.
Joanne C. Odenkirchen, M.P.H.
NINDS/NIH, Neuroscience Center
Bethesda, Md.
Ryszard M. Pluta, M.D., Ph.D.
NINDS
Bethesda, Md.
Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, M.D.
University Medical Center
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Daniel Rüfenacht, M.D.
University of Berne
Berne, Switzerland
Tom A. Schweizer, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Martin Stienen, M.D.
Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland
Jose I. Suarez, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Mervyn Vergouwen, M.D., Ph.D.
University Medical Center
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Paul Vespa, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif.
George K.C. Wong, M.D.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Moderators
Tiffany R. Chang, M.D.
University of Texas, Houston
Houston, Texas
Sherry Chou, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Romergryko Geocadin, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
Christiana Hall, M.D.
University of Texas, Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Nerissa Ko, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
Kiwon Lee, M.D.
University of Texas, Houston
Houston, Texas
Susanne Muehlschlegel, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Massachusetts
Worcester, Mass.
Paul Nyquist, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
Daiwai Olson, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Texas, Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Augusto Parra, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Texas, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Fred Rincon, M.D., M.Sc.
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Penn.
Jonathan Rosand, M.D.
Harvard University
Boston, Mass.
Kevin Sheth, M.D.
Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
Paul Vespa, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif.
Scientific Program
Friday, May 13, 2016
Session 1. Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm and SAH CDE Project
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
7:45
Welcome and Introduction
Jose I. Suarez, M.D. R. and Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
8:00
NINDS CDE Project and National Library of Medicine
Joanne C. Odenkirchen, M.P.H.
Moderators: Sherry Chou, M.D. and Nerissa Ko, M.D.
8:30
Subject Characteristics
Akio Morita, M.D.
9:00
Questions & Answers
9:15
Assessments and Exams
Jose I. Suarez, M.D.
9:45
Questions & Answers
10:00
Morning Break
10:15
Biospecimens and Biomarkers
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
10:45
Questions & Answers
11:00
Hospital Course and Acute Therapies
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, M.D. and Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel, M.D.
11:30
Questions & Answers
11:45
Lunch Break
Moderators: Paul Nyquist, M.D., M.P.H. and Susanne Muehlschlegel, M.D., M.P.H.
12:45 p.m.
Imaging
Daniel Rüfenacht, M.D.
1:15
Questions & Answers
1:30
Long-Term Therapies
George K.C. Wong, M.D.
2:00
Questions & Answers
2:15
Afternoon Break
2:30
Outcomes and Endpoints
Mervyn Vergouwen, M.D., Ph.D. and Martin Stienen, M.D.
3:00
Questions & Answers
3:15
Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, M.D. and Nima Etminan, M.D.
3:45
Questions & Answers
4:00
Concluding Remarks
Jose I. Suarez, M.D., R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D., and NINDS Representative
4:15
Adjourn
6–9 p.m.
Welcoming Reception and Dinner
Saturday, May 14, 2016
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
7:45
History and Aims of the Neurocritical Care Research Conference
Peter D. Leroux, M.D. and Jose I. Suarez, M.D.
Session 2: Special Lectures
Moderators: Christiana Hall, M.D. and Paul Vespa, M.D.
8:00
Early Brain Injury in SAH: Can We Lock Pandora's Box?
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
8:30
Questions & Answers
8:45
The Janus-Faced Response of the Microcirculation in SAH
Ryszard M. Pluta, M.D., Ph.D.
8:15
Questions & Answers
9:30
Coffee Break
9:45
Animal Models of SAH: Should We Abandon the Odyssey or Pursue the Road to Ithaca?
Sherry Chou, M.D.
10:15
Questions & Answers
10:30
Failure of Clinical Trials in SAH: Will We Unravel the Sphinx's Riddle?
Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, M.D.
11:00
Questions & Answers
11:15
Incorporating Multimodality Neuromonitoring in SAH Research: The Myth of Sisyphus?
Peter D. Leroux, M.D.
11:45
Questions & Answers
12 noon
Lunch Break
Session 3: Point & Counterpoint and Controversies: Are We Doomed to Repeat Our Past Mistakes?
Moderators: Augusto Parra, M.D., M.P.H. and Kiwon Lee, M.D.
12:45
Pre-Clinical Studies are Necessary in SAH
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
1:05
Targeting Vasospasm is Important
Susanne Muehlschlegel, M.D., M.P.H. and Mervyn Vergouwen, M.D., Ph.D.
1:25
Spreading Depression is a Target for Treatment in SAH
Paul Vespa, M.D. and Nerissa Ko, M.D.
1:45
Inflammation Modulators Rather Than Anticonvulsants
Jan Claassen, M.D., Ph.D. and Raj Dhar, M.D.
2:05
Should We Abandon Traditional Randomized Clinical Trials in SAH?
Gabriel J.E. Rinkel, M.D. and George K.C. Wong, M.D.
2:25
Pragmatic Clinical Trial Design is the Way of the Future in SAH
Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel, M.D.
2:45
Nutrition and Inflammation: Children of a Lesser God in SAH?
Neeraj Badjatia, M.D., M.S.
3:05
Panel Discussion
4:05
Coffee Break
Session 4: Clinical Study Design in SAH
Moderators: Kevin Sheth, M.D. and Romergryko Geocadin, M.D.
4:20
Sample Size Calculations in SAH
Blessing N. Jaja, M.D., Ph.D.
4:35
Adaptive Design for Clinical Trials in SAH
Renee H. Martin, Ph.D.
4:50
Clinical and Imaging Endpoints in SAH
Mervyn Vergouwen, M.D., Ph.D.
5:05
Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in SAH
Neeraj Badjatia, M.D., M.S.
5:20
Neuropsychological Endpoints in SAH: What and When?
Tom A. Schweizer, Ph.D.
5:35
Rehabilitation Endpoints in SAH
Janis Daly, Ph.D., M.S.
5:50
What Have We Learned from SAHIT?
Blessing N. Jaja, M.D., Ph.D.
6:05
Designing a Prospective Registry in SAH
Jose I. Suarez, M.D. and R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
6:20
Panel Discussion
7:05
Dinner
9:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Sunday, May 15, 2016
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
Session 5: Research Priorities in SAH: A Global Perspective
Moderators: Tiffany R. Chang, M.D. and Fred Rincon, M.D., M.Sc.
8:00
USA
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, M.D.
8:10
Canada
R. Loch Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
8:20
Switzerland
Martin Stienen, M.D.
8:30
Germany
Nima Etminan, M.D.
8:40
Japan
Akio Morita, M.D.
8:50
Hong Kong
George K.C. Wong, M.D.
9:00
Questions & Answers
9:45
Coffee Break
Session 6: Research Project Presentation and Discussion**
Moderators: Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D., Jonathan Rosand, M.D., and Daiwai Olson, Ph.D., R.N.
10:00
Research Proposal #1
10:15
Questions & Answers
10:30
Research Proposal #2
10:15
Questions & Answers
11:00
Research Proposal #3
11:15
Questions & Answers
11:30
Research Proposal #4
11:45
Questions & Answers
12 noon
Research Proposal #5
12:15
Questions & Answers
12:30
Concluding Remarks
12:40 p.m.
Adjourn and Lunch
** A Review Committee will review all submitted proposals, and then will critique and grade them. The top five proposals will be selected for formal presentation and discussion.
Review Committee
Jonathan Rosand, M.D. (Chair)
Harvard University
Boston, Mass.
Alexandros Georgiadis, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Mauro Oddo, M.D.
University of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Daiwai Olson, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Texas, Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kevin Sheth, M.D.
Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
Fabio S Taccone, M.D.
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Erasme Hospital
Brussels, Belgium
Panayiotis Varelas, M.D., Ph.D.
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Mich.
Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation
Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
We also have made arrangements to provide an equal number of CE Credits for nurses. Physicians and nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sponsors
Contact for Problems or Questions
Eusebia Calvillo, R.N.
Phone: 832-868-8331
Email:
Jose I. Suarez, M.D.
Phone: 713-319-4454
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