Novalis - Southeast Novalis Team members speak at international conference in Japan

Southeast representatives travel to Japan for Novalis conference

Novalis Team Members Speak at International Conference in Japan

Three members of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery team took part in the Third International Conference of Novalis Circle held in Japan in May 2006. More than 150 clinicians from the Americas, Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe attended the event.

Representing Southeast were Neurosurgeon Scott R. Gibbs, M.D., Medical Physicist Sam Hancock, Ph.D., ABR, ABMP, and Novalis Clinical Coordinator Joyce Nicklaus, BSN, RN. She is the first member of the nursing profession to be invited to present at the conference held in Kyoto.

Southeast Missouri Hospital representatives greet Stefan Vilsmeier, President and CEO, from BrainLab. Pictured from left, is Southeast's Chief Physicist Sam Hancock, Neurosurgeon Scott R. Gibbs,Vilsmeier and Novalis Clinical Coordinator Joyce Nicklaus.

Tremendous scientific and technological advancements continue to be made in radiosurgery. The conference offered a unique opportunity to discuss the different technologies used, classic and innovative cases and quality of standards from planning to the implementation of treatment.

Dr. Gibbs talked about Southeast Missouri Hospital's Novalis White Coat Ambassador program.

Dr. Hancock discussed total quality management, and how to create the culture.

Nicklaus' program centered on her innovative nursing role as Novalis Coordinator.

About 300 people from more than 17 different countries attended the conference.

"It was very exciting to be there," says Nicklaus. "It was pretty phenomenal to have three speakers asked from Southeast. The other centers with three speakers were very large, like UCLA, the Cleveland Clinic and M.D. Anderson. We were there as the face of community hospitals with Novalis."

Nicklaus said it was a great opportunity to learn and see what's up and coming in new treatment modalities and equipment.

Just some of the more than 300 that attended the International Conference from
more than 17 countries.