Seminar Announcement
These events are organized by various sub-sets of the IEEE Toronto Section.
The contact person listed below is the volunteer who has arranged this event.
Please use the e-mail link provided if you have any questions, suggestions,
or concerns.
| Title
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Adventures at the interface of medicine and technology: The challenges and triumphs of pursuing medical training, research and entrepreneurship
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| Speaker
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Dr. Brian Courtney
Resident
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
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| Day and Time
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
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| Registration |
$20 via online payment - Deadline: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
ONLINE PAYMENT NOW CLOSED
Bring to the event a printout of your payment receipt OR just the transaction ID
Payment will also be accepted at the door using cash (exact change only) or cheque. |
| Location
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The Duke of Westminster Pub
77 Adelaide St. W. (First Canadian Place)
Toronto, ON M5X 1A6
- Parking at First Canadian Place is free after 6:00 p.m. using parking voucher obtained from pub |
| Organizer
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Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter |
| Contact
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Matthew Kyan , E-mail:
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| Speaker Profile
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Dr. Brian Courtney is a trainee in the Adult Cardiology Program at the University of Toronto. His academic background began with a BASc of
Computer Engineering (University of Waterloo, 1997), after which he
worked for a medical instrument manufacturing company in the Toronto area.
This was followed by a Masters in Electrical Engineering at Stanford
University (2000), where he focused on cardiovascular imaging research at the Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions. While pursuing an MD degree at Stanford (2004), he and two engineering colleagues founded Kerberos Proximal Solutions, based on an invention that was later commercialized as "the Rinsipirator" to treat coronary and peripheral vascular disease. After reaching a staff of 60+ full-time employees and having used the Rinspirator in over 1000 patients, Kerberos was later acquired (by Fox Hollow Technologies, subsequently acquired by EV3 Inc.). Brian has since been a co-founder of two further medical device companies and is a Scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, with a focus on cardiovascular imaging. He will be discussing his experiences and observations over the past decade while training to become a clinical cardiologist, conducting research at the interface of engineering and medicine, and participating in the "bench to bedside" transfer of clinically relevant technologies.
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| Menu
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ALL YOU CAN EAT
- Pizza
- Curry Rolls
- Chili Rolls
- Vegetable Samosas
- Duke's Famous Chicken Wings
- Nacho Chips and Salsa
- Tro of Dips
- Mini Fish and Chips
- **Cash Bar
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