Keynote address:
“Digital Medical Images. State of the Art”,
Paul J. Chang , Director, Radiology Informatics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center . Professor, Diagnostic Radiology., University of Pittsburgh , School of Medicine . USA
D.1. Development models of digital medical imaging in a health environment: experiences and applications
Chairperson: Davide Caramella , Radiologia Diagnostica e Interventistica Universita di Pisa. President EuroPACS. Italy
Experiences:
• The future of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
Heinz U. Lemke , Technical University Berlin . Inst. for Computer Graphics and Computer Assisted Medicine. Germany
• Project “Medical Imaging in Military Healthcare”.
Carlos Royo , Inspector General CIS. Ministry of Defense. Spain
• Radiology in Norway .
Jan Stormer , Head of Radiology UNN - University Hospital Tromso. Norway .
D.2. Research, development and innovation. New applications.
Principal Lecturer: ASP-based PACS. Osman Ratib , Professor and chief of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva. Switzerland
Experiences:
• Synchrotron Medical Imaging line in Grenoble .
Alberto Bravin , Responsable des applications en biomédecine du Synchrotron, Grenoble. France
• Digital Mammography.
Melcior Sentís , UDIAT Sabadell . Spain
• Virtual reality applied to navigation, planning and surgical simulation Javier Herrero , Pte Alma I.T. Sistems, Barcelone. Spain
• Imaging in assisted and computer-guided surgery.
Leo Joskowicz , School of Engineering and Computer Science. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Israel
FINAL SESSION
« The Mediterranean Diet, meeting point »
M. Lluís Serra Majem
Catedrático de Medicina Preventiva
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain
Presidente de la Fundación para la Dieta Mediterránea
« The Mediterranean , health and history »
M. Anton Maria Espadaler
Historian and Journalist. Spain
Conference Conclusions
M. Octavi Quintana Trias
Health Director
DG Research
European Commission. Brussels
CLOSING CEREMONY