IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for abstract submissions: February 3, 2010

Decision Notification: March 1, 2010

Workshop dates: June 10-11, 2010

BRIEF OVERVIEW

This third annual workshop brings together scientists and engineers from the academic, industrial and regulatory communities to discuss the impact of model systems on the design, development and evaluation of cardiovascular devices. While centered primarily around the use of computational models, the workshop has expanded to include the integration of non-clinical models with computer models or non-clinical models that support computational work – recognizing that these non-computational activities provide critical foundations for computational efforts and that project goals may require using elements of both. We seek abstracts and plan presentations that describe the integration of non-clinical and computer models in a single forum. Because each abstract will be assessed based on research innovation and relevance to the workshop theme, please consider the following question when preparing your abstract: How has the use of model systems and/or integration of computer and nonclinical modeling impacted the design, development and regulatory evaluation of device or disease area in which your research is conducted?

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND FORMATTING GUIDELINES

• Please submit documents in Microsoft word format (.doc or .docx); this will enable speedy compiling of all abstracts into the conference program.

• You may include a figure in the abstract. However, the abstract should NOT exceed 1-page. We will not accept abstracts longer than one page.

• Please submit the abstract to: cpi.cmcvd@fda.hhs.gov. Email confirmation will be sent to corresponding author.

• Please use the table below as a model template for submission.

ABSTRACT GUIDELINE TABLE

WORD LIMIT 400 words maximum

MARGINS 1 inch – top, bottom and sides

Page 1:

TITLE: declarative, without abbreviations (12 point TIMES NEW ROMAN BOLD AND CAPS)

AFFILIATIONS: full name of each author, underline presenting author, full institutional affiliation (Times New Roman bold fonts 10 point)

Background - 12 point Times New Roman

Methods - 12 point Times New Roman

Results - 12 point Times New Roman

Conclusion - 12 point Times New Roman

Page 2:

From the list below please supply two abstract themes

Theme 1:

Theme 2:

Preference for Poster or Podium presentations:

Email of corresponding author:

WORKSHOP THEMES

1. Multi-scale, -physics, -phase modeling

2. Modeling of cardiovascular diseases and therapies

Aneurysm, Valve repair/replacement, Critical limb ischemia, Circulatory support devices, Atherosclerosis: Coronaries and Peripheries, Stents and endografts, Arrhythmias, Vena cava filters, Cerebrovascular events, Pacemakers, ICDs, CRT devices, Myocardial infarction, Corrective interventions, Heart failure, Valve disease

3. Patient-specific modeling

a) Virtual surgical planning

b) Predictive biomedicine

4. Open source projects

a) Public policy initiatives

b) Database development and data presentation

c) Standards and protocols

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Donna Lochner, B.S. (donna.lochner@fda.hhs.gov)

Charles Taylor, Ph.D. (taylorca@stanford.edu)

Elazer Edelman, M.D., Ph.D. (ere@mit.edu)

Timothy Baldwin, Ph.D. (baldwint@nhlbi.nih.gov)

Semahat Demir, Ph.D. (sdemir@nsf.gov)

Bram Zuckerman, M.D. (bram.zuckerman@fda.hhs.gov)

Laurence Grossman, Ph.D. (laurence.grossman@fda.hhs.gov)

Tina Morrison, Ph.D. (tina.morrision@fda.hhs.gov)

Vijaya Kolachalama, Ph.D. (vijaya.kolachalama@fda.hhs.gov)

Katrina Kelner, Ph.D. (kkelner@aaas.org)