Draft Agenda 3 5 2010

							                                        Fourth Annual INTERMACS Meeting
                                                   April 20, 2010
                                                12:00pm to 6:00pm
                                         (Registration begins at 11:30am)
            For the MCSD Community: Hospitals, Government Agencies, Industry, Researchers, and International Community

             The Blackstone A Renaissance Hotel, 636 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 447-0955

11:30           Registration/Lunch
12:00                    Welcome                                                                   J Young
                         View from NIH                                                             M Miller
12:10           Current Status of INTERMACS
                       Progress Report                                                             J Kirklin
                       Status of the Database                                                      D Naftel
12:40           Focused Committee Reports
                      Overview of Current Committee Activities                                     J Kirklin
                      Pediatric Committee                                                          E Blume
                      DAAP Committee                                                               F Pagani
                      Coordinator’s Council                                                        Chair
1:20            The Vital Link: Coordinators
                        The Hospital View of INTERMACS                                             Coordinator
                        Recognition of Hospitals and Coordinators                                  K Ulisney
1:50            Clinical Science from INTERMACS
                        Strategic Research Plan: How to get involved                               J. Kirklin
2:00            Break
2:15            Focused Panel Discussions on Research Planning
                      Choosing the Appropriate Device
                      Women and MCSDs
                      Anti-coagulation, Bleeding and Stroke
                      Evolution of Indications and Device Strategy
                      Pediatric Patients
3:55            Break
                         Quality of Life, Functional Assessment
                         Which Hospitals should be implanting durable devices?
4:50            Vision for the Next Five Years
                        Expanded Efforts                                                           J Kirklin
                        Blood & Tissue                                                             J George
                        MEDAMACS                                                                   L. Stevenson
5:50            Wrap up                                                                            J Young


Draft Date: 3/5/2010