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CIMIT Summer Education Series 2009:
Frontiers of Inhalation Technologies in
Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Medicine

For four weeks in July, the CIMIT Forum Summer Education Series offers attendees the opportunity to build an understanding of a new or important clinical or technical area.

The 2009 Summer Education Series featured CIMIT’s new Inhalation Technology Program (ITP) and innovations within this field. The objective of the ITP is to develop inhalation-based technologies that will help reduce human suffering and eventually health care costs. The ITP mission includes not only diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic respiratory conditions, but also systemic therapies for non-respiratory conditions. The respiratory tract can be used for local and systemic delivery of therapeutic agents. The respiratory tract can also provide a “window” for monitoring biomarkers of disease states. Areas for innovation will include use of novel combinations of gases, therapeutic agents, inhalation systems, delivery systems, “smart-delivery” or self-monitoring/dosing devices.

DATE	TITLE	SPEAKERS
July 7, 2009	Inhalation Technology Fundamentals Systemic Delivery of Proteins via the Lungs: Setbacks and Advances Design Factors Influencing Aerosol Delivery by Pharmaceutical Inhalers	Moderator: José Venegas, PhD: MGH, CIMIT Joseph Brain, SD: Harvard School of Public Health Anthony J. Hickey, PhD, DSc: University of North Carolina

July 14, 2009	Treatment of Respiratory Diseases Inhalation Technology for Obstructive Lung Disease Aerosolized Drugs in Medicine: Where are They?	Moderator: Dean Hess, PhD, MGH Sabine Haussermann, PhD: AirLiquide Gerald Smaldone, MD, PhD: SUNY Stony Brook

July 21, 2009	Role of Inhalation Technologies for Organ Protection and Patient Sedation in Critical Care Xenon Anesthesia - What Else? Clinical Challenges of Xenon Anesthesia: Pros and Cons	Moderator: Augustine Choi, MD: BWH, CIMIT Philippe Richebe, MD, PhD: University of Washington Thomas Marx, MD: Air Liquide

July 28, 2009	Future of Inhalation Technology Tissue Engineering Design of Structured Microparticles for Inhalation (No Videos available)	Moderator: Jussi Saukkonen, MD: West Roxbury Veterans Hospital, Boston University Medical Center, CIMIT Elazer Edelman, MD, PhD: MIT Reinhard Vehring, PHD: Pearl Therapeutics

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