Past Conferences – 2008
The CAP Foundation is pleased to provide a complete presentation of the Futurescape Conference held on June 6-8, 2008 at the Westin O’Hare.
Conference Presentations and Audio Files
Friday, June 6th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Reception and Exhibits
The reception is underwritten by BioImagene.
Saturday, June 7
Setting the Stage for Change
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 am
Welcome and Introductory Comments
Mary E. Kass, MD, FCAP
President, CAP Foundation
Audio Presentation (MP3, 3.65 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint , 1.1 MB)
8:15 am
Keynote Address: The Innovator’s Prescription: An Examination of the Future of Healthcare through the Lenses of Disruptive Innovation
Jason Hwang, MBA, MD
Audio Presentation (MP3, 29 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 1.55 MB)
9:00 am
Transforming Pathology: The Ingredients for Change—a Chef’s Husband’s View
Jared N. Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCAP
President, CAP
Presbyterian Healthcare
Audio Presentation (MP3, 17.6 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint , 2.43 MB)
9:30 am
System Approach to the Practice of Pathology: A New Role for the Pathologist
Jose Costa, MD, FCAP
Yale University
Audio Presentation (MP3, 15.4 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 17.2 MB)
10:00 - 10:30 am
Beverage Break and Exhibits
Personalized Medicine & the Biomarker Race
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Personalized Medicine and Pathology: Friend or Foe?
Mara Aspinall, President
Genzyme Genetics
Audio Presentation (MP3, 35 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 6.97 MB)
11:00 am
Biomarkers in Anatomic Pathology: Adding Value to Diagnosis
Jennifer Hunt, MD, MEd, FCAP
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
CAP Foundation
Audio Presentation (MP3, 21 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 10.6 MB)
11:30 am
Innovation, Arrays, and Infections—E Pluribus Unum
James Versalovic, MD, PhD, FCAP
Texas Children’s Hospital
Audio Presentation (MP3, 22.4 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 16.1 MB)
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break and Exhibits
Lunch is underwritten by Cerner Corporation.
Beyond the Microscope: The Expanded Tool Kit
1:30 pm
The Future of Diagnostic Imaging: Radiology-Pathology Convergence—In Your Lifetime?
John E. Tomaszewski, MD
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Audio Presentation (MP3, 22.7 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 23 MB)
2:00 pm
Medical Imaging Workstations— What’s Missing and What’s Coming (How to Avoid $1+M Mistakes)
Michael W. Vannier, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
Audio Presentation (MP3, 21 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 12 MB)
2:30 pm
Pathology and Imaging in Biomarker Development
C. Carl Jaffe, MD, FACC
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
Audio Presentation (MP3, 12.5 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 8 MB)
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Beverage Break and Exhibits
Industry Perspective
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Panel: Corporate Innovation as an Engine for Change
(Brief Presentations by Each Participant)
Followed by a Panel Discussion
Moderator: Bruce Friedman, MD
Participants: Gene Cartwright, PhD (GE)
David Okrongly, PhD (Siemens)
Dirk Soenksen, President (Aperio)
Mark Newburger (Apollo PACS)
Audio Presentation (MP3, 55 MB)
Presentation - Gene Cartwright (PowerPoint, 2.64 MB)
Presentation - David Okrongly (PowerPoint, 7.9 MB)
Presentation - Dirk Soenksen (PowerPoint, 18.3 MB)
Presentation - Mark Newburger (PowerPoint, 1.1 MB)
4:45 - 5:00 pm
Discussion and Closing Remarks
Mary E. Kass, MD, FCAP
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Reception and Exhibits
Sunday, June 8
Creating Value: Real World Practical Applications
7:30 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
7:30 am
Introductory Comments
Mary E. Kass, MD, FCAP
7:45 - 8:15 a.m.
Morphogenomics and Morphoproteomics: A Role for Anatomic Pathology in Personalized Medicine
Robert E. Brown, MD, FCAP
University of TX-Houston Medical School
Audio Presentation (MP3, 27 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 50 MB)
8:15 - 8:45 a.m.
Risks and Rewards of Pathology Innovation: Billion Dollar Bets
Ronald Weinstein, MD, FCAP
University of Arizona Medical Center
Audio Presentation (MP3, 21.4 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 38.6 MB)
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.
Pathology and Radiology Beyond Looking at Pictures
King Li, MD
The Methodist Hospital
Audio Presentation (MP3, 18 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 39 MB)
9:15 - 9:45 am
Beverage Break and Exhibits
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Infusion Centers: Opportunities for Financial and Personal Success
Ronnie Garner, MD, FCAP
Presbyterian/Tricore
Audio Presentation (MP3, 18 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 1.8 MB)
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Practice Evolution: Decentralized Computer-Assisted IHC Image Analysis
Liron Pantanowitz, MD, FCAP, and
Richard Friedberg, MD, PhD, FCAP
Baystate Medical Center
Audio Presentation (MP3, 20 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 14.5 MB)
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Re-Engineered Workflow in the AP Laboratory: Costs and Benefits
Erin Grimm, MD, and
Rodney Schmidt, MD
University of Washington Medical Center
Audio Presentation (MP3, 17.8 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 4 MB)
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
The Role of Pathologists in the Era of
Personalized Medicine
Eric Walk, MD
Ventana Medical Systems
Audio Presentation (MP3, 23.5 MB)
Presentation (PowerPoint, 21 MB)
11:45 am
Concluding Remarks
Mary E. Kass, MD, FCAP
Audio Presentation (MP3, 386 K)