T-CAIREM Special Lecture: Dr. Brian Courtney
DATE: May 16, 2022 (Monday)
TIME: 12pm to 1pm
METHOD: Zoom webinar
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Talk
Adventures in Med-Tech Innovation and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Image-Guided Therapy
Dr. Courtney will describe his personal experiences in the development of new medical technologies, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities in med-tech commercialization in Canada. He will also provide an overview of his current research in the development of AI- enabled research in tissue characterization of coronary plaque and image quality improvement. Finally, he will describe high-level activities in the area of applying AI for image-guided therapies, including the creation of INOVAIT (a federally funded program for advancing image-guided therapy), and potential approaches to overcoming barriers in using clinical data to train AI algorithms.
Learning objectives
• To provide an anecdotal summary of experiences in med-tech innovation as a clinician with a technical background.
• To discuss the status of and opportunities for med-tech innovation in Canada, with an emphasis directed towards Image Guidance, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Health technologies.
• To encourage discussion on principles and models for collecting and using data via data trusts and federated learning models.
About Dr. Brian Courtney
Dr. Brian Courtney is an interventional cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in the Schulich Heart Program. His clinical responsibilities include management of patients with acute and chronic cardiac conditions as well as performing minimally invasive coronary procedures. He is the co-chair of the Heart Team, the site director of the cath lab rotation, a member of the Research Ethics Board and Chair of the Business Relationship Management Committee at Sunnybrook.
He is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Scientist with the University of Toronto and conducts research in minimally invasive imaging at Sunnybrook Research Institute. His original background was as a computer engineer (University of Waterloo and Stanford University). Dr. Courtney has been involved in the invention, development, and commercialization of several medical devices, including neurology (EEG), intracardiac echocardiography, and intravascular imaging. He has co-founded 3 medical device companies and is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Conavi Medical Inc., a company that is developing data-rich intravascular imaging catheters for image-guidance of angioplasty and stenting procedures. He is an inventor on over 25 U.S. patents and co-author on over 25 published manuscripts.
Affiliations
• Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Interventional Cardiologist, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Clinician-Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute Program Director, Medventions Program, Sunnybrook
Disclosures
In the past five years, Brian Courtney has been a co-inventor, founder, employee and director of Conavi Medical Inc. His research lab receives funding from Conavi and matching-fund programs. He receives royalties and has a significant equity ownership in Conavi Medical.
