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Third Annual Heart-Brain Summit: June 4-5, 2008
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Earl & Doris Bakken Heart-Brain Institute at Cleveland Clinic

The Earl and Doris Bakken Heart-Brain Institute at Cleveland Clinic represents a milestone in the development of the field of heart-brain medicine. The Institute is the realization of Dr. Bakken's lifelong dream of promoting a unified approach to the study of heart-brain interactions in health and disease, and represents a unique partnering with Cleveland Clinic to achieve these goals.

A body of innovative researchers and forward-thinking educators have been assembled to fulfill the mission of the Bakken Heart-Brain Institute. The Institute encourages a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to heart-brain medicine, including wellness and prevention strategies, novel translational research and the rapid application of new technological advances to the diagnosis and treatment of heart-brain disorders.

In partnership with Cleveland Clinic, the Earl and Doris Bakken Heart-Brain Institute provides a firm foundation for the development of the field of heart-brain medicine.

Mission

The Earl and Doris Bakken Heart-Brain Institute is dedicated to promoting research and education related to heart-brain interactions, to discovering new treatments and cures for cardiovascular and nervous system disorders that build upon these interactions, and to offering a range of healing solutions that treat the patient as a whole.

Vision

To improve health and well being for all humankind by advancing the field of heart-brain medicine.

The focus of the Bakken Heart-Brain Institute is:

  • To advance the field of heart-brain medicine and promote its future growth;
  • To investigate the interactions of the cardiovascular system and the nervous system;
  • To develop innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of heart-brain disorders;
  • To educate clinicians, researchers, and patients globally about the heart-brain interface;
  • To comprehensively incorporate wellness and prevention strategies and scientifically sound, evidence-based therapies from a range of medical and healing traditions into heart-brain research, education, and patient care activities.