Dr. Robert Bell, UHN President and CEO Discusses Image Guided Therapy: Merging Innovative Technologies with Intraoperative Imaging
Canada (Press Release) February 17, 2008 --
February 14, 2008- Toronto, Canada - Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO of the University Health Network (UHN) will deliver a keynote presentation on Image Guided Therapy (GTx) at the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, being hosted April 15 & 16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto Canada.
UHN is a world-leader in Image-guided therapeutics, dubbed “GTx.” GTx integrates imaging technologies to provide a “GPS” for cancer surgeons – where surgical tools, the surgical target and the surrounding anatomy are visualized precisely in real time three-dimensional images. Image-guided technology allows the surgeon to accurately pinpoint cancer cells and tumors and then remove them without harming the surrounding structures or healthy tissue. Patients benefit from faster recovery times and enhanced quality of life during and after treatment. It also reduces the likelihood that a cancer patient will need to return for further surgery.
The GTx initiative has grown out of a common desire to translate the use of guided therapeutics to other imaging technologies and clinical problems outside the realm of radiation therapy.
With components at all three UHN sites, the GTx program has is an instrumental part of cancer, cardiac, and neuroscience patient care.
An internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, healthcare executive, clinician-scientist and educator, Dr. Bell brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare to his role. Since 2000, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UHN’s Princess Margaret Hospital where he was responsible for leading the strategic vision and operation of Canada’s largest comprehensive cancer centre. Since 2003, he has served as Regional Vice President and Chair of the Clinical Council of Cancer Care Ontario.
To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration or call (416)292-0038 Ext. 812.
About the University Health Network:
University Health Network is a major landmark in Canada’s healthcare system and a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto. Comprised of three major hospitals and their research institutes; The Princess Margaret Hospital, including the Ontario Cancer Institute, the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and the Toronto Western Research Institute, UHN is the largest research hospital in Canada. UHN is an internationally recognized leader in patient care, research and education and brings together the talent and resources needed to achieve global impact. For more information about UHN, please visit www.uhn.ca
About the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference & Expo:
The 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics and much more.
As one of Canada's leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please visit http://gov.wowgao.com
About WowGao Inc.
WowGao Inc. is an award winning leading event management company that produces, since 2003, internationally renowned conferences and expositions that address the latest innovations and developments in the information technology industry. Our featured events include:
Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo | April 15 & 16, 2008
Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference | July 15 & 16, 2008
RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008
Financial Services Technology Forum | October 2008
For more information about the events, please visit http://www.wowgao.com/
For conference inquiries:
Conference Producer
(416) 292 - 0038 ext. 840 | conference@wowgao.com
WowGao Inc. | www.wowgao.com
February 14, 2008- Toronto, Canada - Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO of the University Health Network (UHN) will deliver a keynote presentation on Image Guided Therapy (GTx) at the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, being hosted April 15 & 16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto Canada.
UHN is a world-leader in Image-guided therapeutics, dubbed “GTx.” GTx integrates imaging technologies to provide a “GPS” for cancer surgeons – where surgical tools, the surgical target and the surrounding anatomy are visualized precisely in real time three-dimensional images. Image-guided technology allows the surgeon to accurately pinpoint cancer cells and tumors and then remove them without harming the surrounding structures or healthy tissue. Patients benefit from faster recovery times and enhanced quality of life during and after treatment. It also reduces the likelihood that a cancer patient will need to return for further surgery.
The GTx initiative has grown out of a common desire to translate the use of guided therapeutics to other imaging technologies and clinical problems outside the realm of radiation therapy.
With components at all three UHN sites, the GTx program has is an instrumental part of cancer, cardiac, and neuroscience patient care.
An internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, healthcare executive, clinician-scientist and educator, Dr. Bell brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare to his role. Since 2000, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UHN’s Princess Margaret Hospital where he was responsible for leading the strategic vision and operation of Canada’s largest comprehensive cancer centre. Since 2003, he has served as Regional Vice President and Chair of the Clinical Council of Cancer Care Ontario.
To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration or call (416)292-0038 Ext. 812.
About the University Health Network:
University Health Network is a major landmark in Canada’s healthcare system and a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto. Comprised of three major hospitals and their research institutes; The Princess Margaret Hospital, including the Ontario Cancer Institute, the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and the Toronto Western Research Institute, UHN is the largest research hospital in Canada. UHN is an internationally recognized leader in patient care, research and education and brings together the talent and resources needed to achieve global impact. For more information about UHN, please visit www.uhn.ca
About the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference & Expo:
The 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics and much more.
As one of Canada's leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please visit http://gov.wowgao.com
About WowGao Inc.
WowGao Inc. is an award winning leading event management company that produces, since 2003, internationally renowned conferences and expositions that address the latest innovations and developments in the information technology industry. Our featured events include:
Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo | April 15 & 16, 2008
Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference | July 15 & 16, 2008
RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008
Financial Services Technology Forum | October 2008
For more information about the events, please visit http://www.wowgao.com/
For conference inquiries:
Conference Producer
(416) 292 - 0038 ext. 840 | conference@wowgao.com
WowGao Inc. | www.wowgao.com
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