M.E.G.Applications Conference
Xylocastro, Greece September
15-17 2005
Sponsored by
4D
Neuroimaging and Elekta
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Scientific Committee:
Andrew C. Papanicolaou, Chairman -- University of Texas,
USA
Gian Luca Romani -- University of Chieti, Italy
Panagiotis G. Simos -- University of Crete, Greece
Ekaterina Pataraia -- Medical University of Vienna,
Austria
Erika Kirveskari -- Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Michael Funke -- University of Utah, USA
Purpose of the meeting:
To establish and promote the clinical uses of MEG
Round Table Participants:
Claudio Babiloni – Department of Human
Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Gregory Barkley -- Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
Susan Bowyer -- Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
Eduardo M. Castillo -- University of Texas, Dept. of Neurosurgery,
Houston, TX, USA
Patrick Y. Chauvell -- Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France
John Ebersole – Department of Neurology, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL, USA
Thomas Elbert -- Universität Konstanz Psychyiatric
Landeskrankenhaus, Konstanz, Germany
Oliver Ganslandt -- Neurochirurgischen Klinik, Erlangen, Germany
John Gates -- The Minnesota Epilepsy Group, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos -- University of Minnesota Medical School, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Isao Hashimoto -- Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan
Kyousuke Kamada – Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University,
Sapporo, Japan
Robert C. Knowlton -- University of Alabama, Epilepsy Center,
Birmingham, AL, USA
Jeffrey Lewine -- Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, University of Kansas,
Kansas City, KS, USA
Nobukazu Nakasato -- Kohnan Hospital and Tohoku University, Sendai,
Japan
Thomas Ortiz – Departmento de Psiquiatria y Psicologia, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Hiroshi Otsubo – Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick
Children,University of Toronto, Canada
Ritva Paetau -- Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of
Technology, Espoo, Finland
Christo Pantev -- Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis
,University of Münster, Germany
Martin L. Reite – Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado,
Denver, CO, USA
Timothy P.L. Roberts – Department of Medical Imaging, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Franca Tecchio -- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Osp.
Fatebenefratelli, Rome, Italy
Riitta Salmelin – Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of
Technology, Finland
Hermann Stefan --Epilepsy Center Erlangen, University of
Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
Ron Wakai – Dept of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI, USA
James Wheless – Department of Neurology, University of Texas, Houston,
TX, USA
Conference schedule:
Arrival: Afternoon or evening of Thursday, September 15,
2005.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH
8:30-10:00 a.m 1ST SESSION (90 min.)
10:00-10:05 a.m SHORT BREAK (5 min.)
10:05-11:35 a.m 2ND SESSION (90 min.)
11:35-12:00 a.m BREAK (25 min.)
12:00-1:30 p.m 3RD SESSION (90 min.)
1:30-2:30 p.m LUNCH (60 min.)
2:30-4:00 p.m 4TH SESSION (90 min.)
4:00-5:00 p.m POSTER VIEWING
8:30-10:00 p.m DINNER IN TOWN
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH
8:30-10:00 a.m 5TH SESSION (90 min.)
10:00-10:05 a.m SHORT BREAK
10:05-11:35 a.m 6TH SESSION (90 min.)
11:35-12:00 a.m BREAK (25 min.)
12:00-1:30 p.m 7TH SESSION (90 min.)
1:30-2:30 p.m LUNCH (60 min.)
3:30 p.m DEPARTURE FOR THE EXCURSION
8:00-9:30 p.m DINNER AT NAFPLION AND POSTER AWARDS
11:00 p.m ESTIMATED TIME OF RETURN TO THE HOTEL
FIRST DAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
1ST PLENARY SESSION: CURRENT APPLICATIONS
The purpose of this round table is to identify the clinical applications
of MEG thus far developed and suggest ways of establishing normative
databases for each.
| Claudio Babiloni |
Robert C. Knowlton |
Co-Chairmen: |
| Eduardo M. Castillo |
Ritva Paetau |
Thomas Elbert |
| John Ebersole |
Franca Tecchio |
Robert C. Knowlton |
| Thomas Elbert |
James Wheless |
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2ND PLENARY SESSION: STANDARD ACTIVATION PROTOCOLS
The purpose of this round table is to identify alternative activation
protocols for each clinical application to be standardized.
| Susan Bowyer |
Ritva Paetau |
Co-Chairmen: |
| Eduardo M. Castillo |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
Eduardo M. Castillo |
| Thomas Elbert |
Franca Tecchio |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
| Kyousuke Kamada |
Hermann Stefan (Gabriela Scheler) |
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| Robert C. Knowlton |
James Wheless |
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3RD PLENARY SESSION: STANDARD ANALYSIS PROTOCOLS
The purpose of this round table is to identify MEG data analysis
protocols for each application to be standardized and suggest
ways for achieving standardization.
| Susan Bowyer |
Jeffrey Lewine |
Co-Chairmen: |
| John Ebersole |
Riitta Salmelin |
John Ebersole |
| Robert C. Knowlton |
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Riitta Salmelin |
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LUNCH – catered in the conference site
AFTERNOON
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
4TH PLENARY SESSION: TEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT
The purpose of this round table is to discuss the form of a standard
textbook or guide for clinical MEG applications and propose a
concrete plan for creating it.
| Patrick Y. Chauvell |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
Co-Chairmen: |
| John Ebersole |
Hiroshi Otsubo |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
| Thomas Elbert |
Christo Pantev |
Isao Hashimoto |
| Isao Hashimoto |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
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| Kyousuke Kamada |
James Wheless |
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| Jeffrey Lewine |
Hermann Stefan (Stefan Rampp) |
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2ND DAY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
5th PLENARY SESSION: CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICE AND ISSUES
OF REIMBURSEMENT
The purpose of this round table is (a) to propose a set of criteria
(education and special training) one ought to meet in order to
practice clinical MEG and bill for services and (b) to discuss
issues of reimbursement (both clinical and professional).
| Claudio Babiloni |
Jeffrey Lewine |
Co-Chairmen: |
| Gregory Barkley |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
Gregory Barkley |
| Eduardo Castillo |
Thomas Ortiz |
Jeffrey Lewine |
| Patrick Y. Chauvell |
Ritva Paetau |
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| Oliver Ganslandt |
Christo Pantev |
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| John Gates |
Franca Tecchio |
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6th PLENARY SESSION: SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MEG APPLICATIONS
The purpose of this round table is (a) to put forth concrete proposals
for the creation of a professional society (including rules for
selecting officers) and possibly implement them; (b) discuss the
possibility of choosing a professional journal as the official
journal of the society which may also publish the proceedings
of this conference; and (c) arrange for a follow-up 2007 conference.
| Gregory Barkley |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
Co-Chairmen: |
| Thomas Elbert |
Thomas Ortiz |
Oliver Ganslandt |
| Oliver Ganslandt |
Ritva Paetau |
Jeffrey Lewine |
| Isao Hashimoto |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
| Kyousuke Kamada |
James Wheless |
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7TH PLENNARY SESSION: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW APPLICATIONS
The purpose of this round table is to identify new MEG applications
and suggest ways of obtaining the necessary normative data for
each.
| Susan Bowyer |
Jeffrey Lewine |
Co-Chairmen: |
| Eduardo M. Castillo |
Nobukazu Nakasato |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
| Thomas Elbert |
Martin Reite |
Riitta Salmelin |
| Apostolos P. Georgopoulos |
Timothy P.L. Roberts |
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| Isao Hashimoto |
Riitta Salmelin |
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| Kyousuke Kamada |
Ron Wakai |
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LUNCH - catered in the conference site
EXCURSION – An excursion to Mycenae,
Nafplion and Edidauros is being planned for the evening.
The
Acropolis of Mycenae offers a commanding view of the valley and sea
beyond, and is entered through
the Lion Gate,
the oldest example of monumental sculpture in Europe. Inside the fortress walls archaeologists have uncovered
the original palace complex, the royal graves, and a number of
houses, sanctuaries and other buildings.
The town of Nafplion is
one of the loveliest towns in all of Greece with an old section known for
its neoclassical houses with wooden balconies, picturesque streets,
the Constitution
Square and innumerable outdoor cafes.
Finally, the theatre of Epidauros is the most famous and best
preserved of all the ancient theatres inGreece.
Made of lime stone, the theatre seats 14,000 people and
still used for performances today.
DINNER AND
BEST TWO POSTER AWARDS
Venue:
The meeting will take place in the small coastal town of
Xylocastro, on the south shore of the Gulf of Corinth, situated about
100 kilometers from Athens (driving distance from the Athens airport is
about one and one half hours).
Participants are responsible for making their own travel
arrangements to Greece.
Transportation from the Athens airport will be provided for participants
arriving on September 15th, 2005 (scheduled shuttle service).
Participants arriving before or after this day may use public
transportation or taxi service. Free scheduled transportation
to Athens International airport will be provided on Saturday,
September 17th, as well.
For more information contact Dr. A. Mouzaki at angelikimouzaki@yahoo.com.
Ground Transportation:
Flaskis Travel: Ground
transportation from the Athens airport on September 15 and September
17 can be arranged through Flaskis Travel for approximately €10
per person. Flaskis Travel can also arrange your air travel
if you so wish. You will find contact information for Flaskis Travel
on our venue link at: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/megavenue.htm
If you prefer to make your own arrangements for ground transportation
here are some alternate options: 1) if you want to travel by train from
the
Athens Airport take the Suburban Railway (€6) to Central Station
(Larissis) and then the train to Xylocastro (€2.90). This portion
of the trip from
the airport to Central Station is approximately 30 minutes and from
Central
Station to Xylocastro is approximately another hour. There are 8
scheduled
times for the train to Xylocastro 6:29, 8:47, 10:04, 11:47, 12:27,
15:28,
17:52, 22:47 daily.
OR
2) If you want to ride the bus you should take the bus from the airport
to Kifissos Coach Station (€2.90) where you will catch the bus to
Xylocastro (€8.90). Buses to Xylocastro leave every one hour.
The taxi fare from the airport to both stations mentioned above is
approximately €25 and takes about a half hour time depending on traffic.
The taxi fare from the airport directly to Xylocastro is a bit over
€100
PARTICIPATION:
All interested colleagues may register to participate. Registration
fee: $200.
Deadline for registering for the conference: June 30, 2005.
On-site registration: € 250 (cash only).
ABSTRACTS:
Those interested in making presentations are invited to submit an
abstract for the poster sessions.
Please submit abstracts via e-mail to Panagiotis
Simos, University of Crete, Department of Psychology, Rethymnon, 74100
Crete. E-mail: psimos@psy.soc.uoc.gr.
The abstracts should be up to 2 pages long including figures and
references (12 pts Times, 1 inch margins, single space). Posters
must be 60 cm
width x 1 m length.
Deadline for submitting abstracts April
30, 2005. All authors will be notified of acceptance by May 31 2005.
A monetary prize of 500 Euro will be awarded to the two best poster
presentations.
REGISTRATION:
Registration can be done by mail or online. You can download the
registration form here.
If you register online please e-mail your completed registration form
to Mary Joseph at Mary.T.Joseph@uth.tmc.edu
by June 30, 2005.
If you register by mail please post your completed registration form
and payment to Mary Joseph at the physical address below by June
20,
2005.
Mary T. Joseph
Division of Clinical Neurosciences
Department of Neurosurgery and
The Vivian L. Smith Center for Neurologic Research
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
1333 Moursund Street Ste H114
Houston, Texas 77030
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
Participants registering
through their Institutions:
Applicants from major institutions may pay in one of three ways:
- Wire transfer (download wire transfer instructions here
- Check (payable to: University of Texas Health
Science Center – Houston)
- Cashier’s check (payable to: University of Texas
Health Science Center – Houston)
All check payments must include a note of “MEGApplication Registration”
Participants registering individually:
USA Participants:
Individual applicants from the United States may pay in one of two ways:
- Check (payable to: University of Texas Health
Science Center – Houston)
- Cashier’s check (payable to: University of Texas
Health Science Center – Houston)
*All check payments must include a note of “MEGApplication
Registration”.
Participants from outside of USA:
Individual applicants not from the United States may pay in the
following way:
- Cashier’s check in US Dollars (payable to: University of Texas Health
Science Center – Houston)
*All check payments must include a note of “MEGApplication
Registration”.
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