5th CAOS - Symposium

CHAIRMEN

PROGRAMM COMMITTEE

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION

The CAOS - Symposium is the premier international forum on the use of a new breed of computer based tools in orthopaedic surgery. CAOS 2000 will be held in Davos, Switzerland. It will continue the tradition of multi-speciality, interdisciplinary symposia presenting the most recent innovations in this rapidly evolving field. CAOS is for physicians, surgeons, health care providers, researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, and investors interested in these computer based technologies.

The objectives of the symposium are to present the most current thinking on the impact of computer assisted surgical techniques on the daily clinical and surgical routine, to educate surgeons in the use of these techniques, and to promote a new partnership between surgeons and technologists as a necessary basis for the successful hospital integration of computer assisted surgery systems.

The format at the meeting will consist of invited lectures presented by an internationally recognized faculty as well as presentations of submitted papers reviewed by a distinguished program committee. It will provide ample opportunity for personal interaction with faculty and other symposium participants and will be an unique educational experience for practicing orthopaedic surgeons.

TOPICS

(Subject to change)

Basic Concepts

• Advanced Medical Imaging
• Preoperative Planning, Surgical Simulation and Optimization
• Matching Strategies and Registration Techniques
• Navigation Systems
• Medical Robots

State-of-the-Art CAOS Systems for

• Spinal Interventions
• Hip and Knee Joint Replacement
• Reconstructive Joint Surgery
• Trauma Treatment
• Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Performance of CAOS Systems

• Participant Interactive Live or Video Presentations of Computer Assisted Surgeries from Different Hospitals
• Review of Clinical Applications Comparing Conventional to Computer Assisted Surgeries

Selected Topics

• Medical Benefit of CAOS
• Accuracy and Safety of CAS Systems
• Interventional Techniques
• Telemedicine

Surgical Workshop

• Advanced Hands on Presentation and Training of Various CAOS Techniques

MAURICE E. MÜLLER AWARD

In order to promote research in this emerging area the Maurice E. Müller Award for Excellence in Computer Assisted Surgery will be given. It recognizes a career long contribution to computer assisted surgery, with achievements that have had a fundamental effect in advancing this research field. A board of referees will search for individuals whose contribution fostered excellence in Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery to the present. The nominee/s should be prepared to come to Davos at the time of the meeting to receive the award.

BEST POSTER AWARD

A Best Poster Award will be given to the authors for the best poster of the CAOS - Symposium 2000.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please apply the following guidelines for the submission of an abstract to the 5th CAOS - Symposium. The abstract should reflect what is to be presented from the podium. The abstract must be written in English intelligible to the average reader, and the text should be substantive. Abstracts should be submitted to the Scientific Coordinators by October 30, 1999. Contributors should transmit their abstracts through the CAOS homepage http://cranium.unibe.ch/cas/CAOS/submission/abstract.html. Alternatively, abstracts can be submitted in Word for Macintosh or Word for Windows on a 3.5 " floppy disk averaging 200-250 words. A sample abstract can be ordered from the Scientific Coordinators or downloaded from the CAOS homepage.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

The CAOS program will be designed to leave time for skiing, hiking or other leisure time activities in the sun and snow of Davos, one of Switzerland's internationally renowned ski resort.

On Thursday, February 17, 2000 from 19:00 to 21:00 the organizers would like to invite the CAOS participants and accompanying persons to an informal welcome reception.

The Conference Banquet will be on Friday, February 18, 2000 in the CAOS venue, the Convention Center Davos.

A tour to the famous mountain village St. Moritz will be organized for accompanying persons on Saturday 19, 2000.

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

The CAOS - Symposium is known as a premier interactive forum on orthopaedic surgery and interactive computer based technologies. Consequently, an industrial exhibition is organized which will demonstrate hands-on cutting-edge technology for surgical planning, simulation, execution, and documentation, covering a wide range of recent developments in this area. The exhibits will be available to the participants for the whole duration of the conference. Please see the detailed list of sponsors/exhibitors on the bottom of this announcement.

SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS (preliminary list)