Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Jennifer L Doherty-Restrepo
Florida International University, USA
Keynote: Does simulation-based training increase athletic training students’ clinical confidence and competence of performing a cardiovascular screening?
Time : 10:00-10:40
Biography:
Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo is a Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Athletic Training in the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Florida International University. Her areas of expertise include andragogy, simulation-based instruction, and professional as well as continuing education in athletic training. Jennifer serves the Athletic Training Profession as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal. She is an Associate Editor for the Athletic Training Education Journal. Jennifer serves the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education as a site visitor. Additionally, she is the Chair of the University and College Athletic Training Student Committee of the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida. In recognition of her service and contributions to athletic training education, Jennifer was the recipient of the 2015 Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida University and College Athletic Trainer of the Year award.
Abstract:
Keynote Forum
Denis Larrivee
Loyola University Chicago, USA
Keynote: Contemplative revelations: Higher faculties in global nervous system integration
Time : 10:55-11:35
Biography:
Denis Larrivee is a Visiting Scholar at Loyola University Chicago and has held professorships at the Weill Cornell University Medical College in New York City and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. A former fellow at Yale University's Medical School and Department of Biology he received the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology's first place award for studies on photoreceptor degenerative and developmental mechanisms. He is the current editor of a text entitled Brain-Computer Interfacing and Brain Dynamics with InTech Publishing and an editorial board member of the journals Annals of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (USA) and EC Neurology (UK). An International Neuroethics Society Expert he is the author of more than 50 papers and book chapters in such varied journals/venues as Neurology and Neurological Sciences (USA), EC Neurology (UK), Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Religion and Mental Health, and IEEE Explore.
Abstract:
Keynote Forum
Russell D Weisz
Delray Medical Center, USA
Keynote: Extracellular Matrix Xenografts in the Treatment of Open Fractures of the Extremities with Large Soft Tissue Defects
Time : 11:35-12:15
Biography:
Russell D Weisz is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who began his medical training at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He then completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases/New York University and concluded his training with a one-year fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at Tampa General Hospital. Weisz is the director of orthopedic trauma at Delray Medical Center, a level one trauma center in Palm Beach County Florida. He specializes in the treatment of complex fractures and the reconstruction of fractures that have not healed or have become infected. Weisz is a clinical affiliate Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine. Weisz is involved in clinical research and is a principal investigator of the study “Assessing the efficacy of IV ibuprofen for treatment of pain in orthopedic trauma patients”.
Abstract:
Keynote Forum
Franz Müller
Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Germany
Keynote: Peri-implant femoral fractures: the risk is more than three times higher within PFN compared with DHS
Time : 12:15-12:55
Biography:
Franz Muller is Consultant and Senior Surgeon in the largest catholic hospital in Germany. He is specialist in all kinds of orthopedic trauma incl. spine and pelvic, as well as endoprosthesis incl. revision surgery. He is fi rst and senior author of more than 20 original papers, especially in spine surgery and trauma. In his vacations he is also working for Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Abstract:
- Case Reports on Cardiology | Case Reports on Neurology | Case Reports on Obstetrics and Gynaecology| Case Reports on Neurology | Osteoarthritis | Arthritis | Orthopedic Surgery | Miscellaneous Case Reports | Case Reports on Internal Medicine | Case Reports on Surgery | Case Reports on Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Location: Dorothy
Chair
Jennifer L Doherty-Restrepo
Florida International University, USA
Co-Chair
Denis Larrivee
Loyola University Chicago, USA
Session Introduction
Ronish Gupta
McMaster University, Canada
Title: Rapid resolution of high-output chylothorax with reduction of spinal subluxation
Biography:
Ronish Gupta is a pediatric intensivist at the McMaster Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor with McMaster University. He completed medical training at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. This was followed by residency and fellowship training at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His academic interests revolve around medical education and include critical care simulation, interprofessional curriculum development, and resident selection. He also regularly utilizes noteworthy case reports as a means of scholarship and teaching.
Abstract:
Amir S Lotfi
Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Title: The distal left radial artery access for coronary angiography and intervention: A new era
Biography:
Amir Lotfi is an associate professor of medicine, Tufts University School of medicine in the cardiology division at Baystate Medical Center. His training in coronary, carotid and peripheral interventions. His area of interest includes radial intervention, coronary physiology, coronary imaging, and ischemic preconditioning.
Abstract:
Cristina Rossi
San Giacomo Hospital, Italy
Title: Postnatal outcomes following Prenatal Diagnosis of Placental Mosaicism: Case Reports from Literature
Biography:
A Cristina Rossi has received her Medical Degree in 1998 and Residency in Obs/Gyn in 2003. She is an author and reviewer of peer-reviewed journals. Her interest is in prenatal diagnosis and twin pregnancy. She is a Consultant in Obs/Gyn at Ospedale della Murgia (Bari, Italy).
Abstract:
Nataliia Grygorieva
Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology NAMS of Ukraine, Ukraine
Title: Bone mineral density, vertebral pain syndrome, physical performance indices in women of older age groups with vertebral fractures depending on their localization
Biography:
Nataliia Grygorieva received Medical Degree in 1994 and PhD degree in 1999 at Odessa Medical University (Ukraine). Since 2000, she worked in the Department of Clinical Physiology and Pathology of Musculoskeletal System at DF Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology NAMS Ukraine. She completed primary training in rheumatology and is now a rheumatologist of the highest qualification. Since 2017, she is Full Professor of medicine. Her researches focused on experimental modeling of bone and joint diseases, bone and joint pathology and women aging, premature aging, and rehabilitation. She is a Secretary of the Ukrainian Scientific and Medical Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and a President of "Ukraine without osteoporosis and fractures" Patients Association. She is a member of Editorial Board of Ukrainian and foreign journals, author and co-author of over 350 publications in national and international journals, more than 10 monographs, more than 30 national guidelines, newsletters, and patents.
Abstract:
Sophia Wilk
Military Hospital Berlin, Germany
Title: Miscommunication as a risk focus in patient safety: A critical incident reporting system database and work process analysis in emergency medicine
Biography:
Sophia Wilk is a resident at the Military Hospital of the German Armed Forces Department of Anesthesiology Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine In Berlin, Germany, where her functions include research coordination and education. She holds Ph.D. in prehospital emergency communication and MD degree from the University of Jena, Germany. She is an author of a research paper in the German magazine of Anesthesiology and coauthor in World Journal of Emergency Medicine and was the speaker at several medical congresses. She is a member of the State Chamber of Physicians of Berlin and Brandenburg and former president of Deutscher SanOA e.V. and presidium member of the Germany Society of Military Medicine and Pharmacy DGWMP (2014-2016). She developed special skills in management during her time as presidium member of the German Red Cross / KV Fläming Spreewald (2008-2010). Wilk has a special interest in tactical military medicine and is a member of the Trema Tactical Rescue & Emergency Medicine Association.
Abstract:
Isa Abdi Rad
Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Title: Spectrum of MYO15A mutations and report of a Novel Splicing Mutation in an Iranian Family with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Biography:
Isa Abdi Rad received his M.D. degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1991 and his Ph.D. degree in Medical Genetics and also Fellowship in Neurogenetics from University of Nottingham, England in 2002. Prof. Isa Abdi Rad is the member of British Clinical Genetics Society, American Society of Human Genetics, and Iranian Neurogenetics Society. Currently, he is Professor of Neurogenetics and head of Medical Genetics Department of Motahari Teaching Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran. His primary research interests are in the field of neurogenetics and dysmorphic disorders.
Abstract:
Mahyar T Nouei
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Title: Functional Loss and Gain in Older Adults: Insights from Data Analytics
Biography:
Mahyar Taghizadeh Nouei, was born on December 8, 1973 in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran. He is a Ph.D of Applied Mathematics-optimal control and optimization at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. He received his MSc in Engineering of Information Technology from Tarbiat Modares University and his BSc of Mathematics Applied in Computer in Shahid-Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. He has involved in several national and regional projects as a System Analyst and Team Leader(ie Core Banking Solutions), and He has taught more than 130 courses for students in Payam-e-Noor University of Tehran province faculty of computer.