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MRCAS SYMPOSIUM 94 - Announcement and Call For Papers
First International Symposium on Medical Robotics and 
Computer Assisted Surgery

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
September 22-24, 1994
Hosted by:
Shadyside Hospital and The Center for Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

CALL FOR PAPERS:
Submission deadline for 3-5 page papers:  March 25, 1994
Author notification of acceptance:  June 1, 1994
Final camera ready copy due:  July 15, 1994

Conference Chairman
Takeo Kanade, Ph.D.

Program Committee
Russell Taylor, Ph.D., Program Chair
Anthony M. DiGioia III, M.D., Medical Chair

Advisory Board
Col. Richard Satava, M.D., Co-Chair
Peter Brett, Ph.D., Co-Chair

Technical Sponsorship Provided by:
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

DESCRIPTION:
The application of robotic technology in medicine has emerged as a rapidly evolving area that has great potential for improving patients' clinical outcome. Identifying and advancing appropriate utilization of this technology requires collaboration among the disciplines of engineering, science and medicine. The Symposium on Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, one of the first interdisciplinary programs of its kind, will bring together technical and clinical researchers to establish the current s

tatus of this technology and explore the future direction and applications within medicine.
In addition to scientific presentations by an invited faculty who have major research interest within these areas, live surgery, exhibits, demonstrations and tours will showcase several current applications and technologies which are being investigated for the future.
Contributions are invited on research, development and practice of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery. Topics will include, but are not limited to the following:
	�	Clinical Needs as Defined by Physicians
   	�	Pre-operative Planning and Surgical Simulations
	�	Robotic Vision and Medical Imaging Integration
	�	Sensors and Modelling
	�	Intelligent Control and Systems
	�	Telesurgery
	�	Virtual Reality in Medicine
	�	Approach to Clinical Trials and Cost/Benefit Analyses
	�	Technology Assessment and the Benefits (and Costs) to Society
	�	Current Applications of Medical Robotics Systems
	�  	Live Surgery


For further information contact:
MRCAS '94 Symposium
Department of Continuing Medical Education
Shadyside Hospital
532 South Aiken Avenue
Aiken Professional Building, Suite 412
Pittsburgh, PA  15232
Phone: (412) 623-2393, Fax: (412) 623-3010
           or
Anthony M. DiGioia III, M.D.: digioia@cs.cmu.edu
Russell Taylor,Ph.D.:  rht@watson.ibm.com

Accreditation:
Shadyside Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Certification:
The Shadyside Hospital Department of Continuing Medical Education will designate this continuing medical education activity for Category I credit of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. The amount of credit hours will be announced at a later date.