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Speaker Presentations from the 2009 Conference & Expo
 
   General Session Videos
 
video
 
video Mid-Morning
General Session
 
video Luncheon
General Session
       
  "Transforming the Health Care Experience" “National Health Care Reform —
People to Watch & Policies to Influence”
“The Impact of IT & the Net on Health and Health Care ”
 
Nicholas LaRusso, MD
 
Nicholas LaRusso, MD
Medical Director
Center for Innovation
Mayo Clinic
Mark Leahey   Stephen Ubl
     
Mark Leahey   Stephen Ubl
President & CEO, Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)   President & CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed)
Bill Crounse
 
Bill Crounse, MD
Senior Director Worldwide Health Microsoft Corporation
           
 
   Speaker Presentations (PowerPoint®)
 
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Speaker Biographies
Breakfast Keynote  7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Nicholas LaRusso, MD

Nicholas LaRusso, MD
Medical Director, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic

Presentation
 
Seminar Session 1  |  HOT TOPICS  |   8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

A1

Electronic Medical Records - Using the Tools Wisely

Stephen Schaefer, JD, Fish & Richardson P.C. Not Available
Kenneth Riff, MD, FACP, Medtronic, Inc. Not Available
Scott Tongen, MD, United Hospital, Allina Not Available
Adam Gunther, Piper Jaffray & Co. Not Available

B1  

Animal Health Meets Human Health

Gary Kobinger, PhD, Public Health Agency of Canada Presentation
Daryll Emery, MS, PhD, Epitopix Presentation
Andrew Potter, PhD, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Michael Murtaugh, PhD, University of Minnesota Not Available

C1 

Strategies for Weathering the Economy - Who's Doing Well

Barbara Rummel, JD, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Presentation
Peter DeLange, Devicix LLC Presentation
James Sieben, NovaTech Engineering, LLC Presentation
Jennifer Marrone, MBA, Regulatory & Clinical Research Institute, Inc. (RCRI) Not Available
Michael Chambers, Aldevron, LLC

D1 

Evidence Based Medicine & Comparative Effectiveness Research - Implications for Care Pathways

Jeffrey Saunders, JD, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Not Available
Kent Bottles, MD, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Not Available
Mark Walinske, Boundary Medical, Inc. Not Available
Bob Thompson, Medtronic, Inc. Not Available

E1 

Reimbursement - Now & in the Shadow of Health Care Reform

Carla Monacelli, MPH, Argenta Advisors LLC Not Available
Fiona Wilmot, MD, MPH, Argenta TEC Not Available
Fredrik Tolin, MD, MBA, Humana Not Available

F1 

Systems Biology - An Introduction to the New Science

Denise Kettelberger, JD, PhD, Faegre & Benson LLP Not Available
John Freshley, Compendia Biosciences Not Available
Alvin Berger, MS, PhD, University of Minnesota Department of Food Science & Nutrition Not Available

G1 

What's New in Green

Jon Hjeim, Piper Jaffray & Co. Presentation
Rob Janzen, PhD, PAg, ClimateCHECK Corporation Presentation
Olga Selifonova, PhD, MBA, Segetis Presentation
Luca Zullo, PhD, VerdeNero LLC Presentation
 
Mid-Morning General Session  10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mark Leahey Stephen Ubl
Mark Leahey
President & CEO, Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
Stephen Ubl
President & CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed)
“National Health Care Reform —
People to Watch & Policies to Influence”
 
Seminar Session 2  11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

A2 

Molecular Diagnostics - New Platforms & Devices

Mark Ellinger, JD, Fish & Richardson P.C. Not Available
Jorge Leon, PhD, Leomics & Associates, Inc. Not Available
David Deetz, Ativa Medical Not Available
Gerry McDougall, PricewaterhouseCoopers Not Available

B2 

Predictors of Success in New Therapies

Michael Willmott, Consulate General of Canada Not Available
Joe Galatowitsch, Dymedex Consulting Presentation

C2 

Farm-aceuticals - Natural Compound Extraction

Chad Stewart, JD, Lindquist & VennumPLLP Not Available
David Peterson, MBA, Cedar Rock Consulting, LLC Presentation
Joy Frestedt, PhD, RAC, CCTI, Frestedt, Inc. Presentation
Gail Dennison, Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota

D2 

Creative Funding Options - "Follow the Money"

Timothy Hearn, JD, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Presentation
Betsy Lulfs, MN DEED Presentation
Ottar Schmitz, The Integra Group/Aurora Bioventures Presentation
David Land, Medisyn Technologies, Inc. Presentation
Ryan Stewart, TripleTree, LLC Presentation

E2 

Combination Products - Passing Through the FDA

Mac McKeen, MBA, RAC, St. Jude Medical Not Available
Suzanne O'Shea, JD, Bakers & Daniels Not Available
John (Barr) Weiner, JD, FDA, Office of Combination Products Not Available

F2 

Diabetes - From Prevention to Cure

Lee Jones, Schulze Diabetes Center, University of Minnesota Not Available
Richard Bergenstal, MD, International Diabetes Center, Park Nicollet Not Available
Jay Desai, MPH, Minnesota Department of Health Presentation
W. Wayne Lautt, BSc, MSc, PhD, University of Manitoba Presentation

G2 

Food Safety - A Full Spectrum Approach

Lee Anne Murphy, PhD, Manitoba Agri-Health Network Presentation
Shaun Kennedy, PhD, National Center for Food Protection and Defense Not Available
Katherine Swanson, Ecolab Presentation
 
Luncheon General Session  12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
  New Technology Presentations
  Student Poster Award Winners
Bill Crounse, MD

Bill Crounse, MD
Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft Corporation

“The Impact of IT & the Net on Health and Health Care”

Seminar Session 3   2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 

A3 

Next Generation Combination Products

Mathias Samuel, JD, Fish & Richardson P.C. Not Available
Aron Anderson, PhD, SurModics Not Available
Thomas Reeves, Interface Biologics, Inc. Not Available
Kurt Klitzke, InnovaGraft Biologics Not Available

B3 

New Active Implantables - Moving Beyond the Pacemaker

Paul Hansen, MBA, Life Sciences, Energy & Environment, Consulate General of Canada
Sarah Audet, MSEE, PhD, Medtronic, Inc.
Greg Molnar, PhD, Medtronic, Inc.
Bill Rissmann, MSEE, MBA, AMS
John Stroebel, CVRX

C3 

Drug Discovery Technical Showcase

Robert Thompson, JD, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Not Available
Jim Pomonis, PhD, Algos Preclinical Services Presentation
Beth Brown, PhD, RPh, Upsher-Smith Laboratories Presentation
Eddie Moradian, PhD, MD Biosciences, Inc. Presentation
Lester Drewes, PhD, University of Minnesota Medical School - Duluth Presentation
Shawn Lyndon, Orasi Medical, Inc. Presentation

D3 

Integrating Clinical, Regulatory, Reimbursement & IP

Ross D'Emanuele, JD, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Not Available
Christine Horton, CoreSpine Technologies Presentation
Wally Danielson, Impres Medical
Richard Schifreen, PhD, Platypus Technologies, LLC Presentation

E3 

New FDA Leadership

Ralph Hall, JD, University of Minnesota Law School & Baker and Daniels Presentation
Barbara Zimmerman, FDA, Office of Device Evaluation Presentation

F3 

Cardiovascular Disease - From Prevention to Cure

Paul Sommers, PhD, University of Minnesota Physicians/Fairview Health System and Cohn Prevention Centers, LLC Presentation
Kevin Graham, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute Not Available
Steve Mertens, MBA, Boston Scientific Corporation Presentation

G3 

Taking Health & Wellness "To Go" - Next Generation Medicinal Foods

Sabrina Peterson, PhD, RD, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Not Available
Raj Khankari, PhD, MBA, Bioenergy, Inc. Not Available
Darlene Hardie-Muncy, Cargill, Global Food Technology Group Not Available
Curtis Rempel, MBA, PhD, PAg, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, University of Maniitoba Not Available
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