Overview

This dynamic program presented by Cleveland Clinic will be a unique opportunity to listen to and discuss key issues regarding innovation in contemporary surgical procedures, device development, and organ transplantation. Outstanding speakers and moderators including recognized leaders in surgery, academic medicine, research, industry, government and bioethics, will participate in interactive discussions.

Summit Objectives

• To educate participants about the moral dilemmas that often arise in the conduct of device development and other surgical innovations.
   
• To suggest potential solutions to these challenges, balancing the need for progress and creativity with the imperative of protecting patients from undue risk.
   
• To create a forum for exchange of ideas between surgical innovators and bioethicists with expertise in surgical ethics.

Target audience

Surgeons, Nurses, Bioethicists, Physicians, Students