Association of VA Surgeons

2008 PRE-MEETING SYMPOSIUM

RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008
TIMES	EVENT
8:00 — 8:20 am	Introduction
	Marc Basson, MD, PhD
8:20 — 8:40 am	*How To Write Specific Aims / Hypothesis And Key Questions*
	C. Keith Ozaki, MD
8:40 - 9:00 am	*How To Write Background And Organize Preliminary Data*
	David H. Berger, MD
9:00 – 9:20 am	How To Write An Experimental Plan And Timeline
	Thomas Miller, MD
9:20 – 9:40 am	Overlap Time And Q&A For The Panel
9:40 – 10:00 am	Q&A For The Panel
10:00 – 10:20 am	BREAK
10:20 – 10:40 am	*Responding To Reviewers’ Critiques*
	William Cheadle, MD
10:40 – 11:00 am	*Mentorship Plans And Special Features Of CADE And K Awards*
	Marc Basson, MD, PhD
11:00 – 11:20 am	*Special Features Of Co-Op Studies And Multicenter Trials*
	William Henderson, PhD
11:20 – 11:40 am	*Special Features Of Clinical Proposals*
	Kamal MF Itani, MD
11:40 – Noon	*Special Features Of HSR&D Proposals*
	Mary Hawn, MD
Noon	Q&A For The Panel