George Mason University Presents
International Symposium on DTx
Advancing Digital Therapeutics
This symposium, organized by George Mason University and sponsored by NCSOFT, aims to bring together a dynamic group of international professionals interested in digital therapeutics, including academics, healthcare providers, regulators, government funding agencies, and game designers/developers. The symposium will focus on the current trends and applied research implications utilizing innovative digital technologies in digital therapeutics and explore the potential of how these new practices of digital therapeutics could be used to innovate 21st-century healthcare research and practice. Also, this symposium will embrace new ideas and defy conventional thinking to advance the field of digital therapeutics.
2022 International Symposium on DTx
Symposium Topics
The topics of the symposium inclued, but not limited to, the trends in the development of DTX, Digital Therapeutics games and applications in the past and present, the current landscpae of Dgital Therapeutics, future prospects of Digital Therapeutics and its implications, various challenges faced by developers and physicians, and regulatory changes and funding trends. Also, the symposium will provide networking opportunities for professinoals with a strong interest in Digital Therapeutics.
Symposium Schedule: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Founder’s Gallery
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Opening Session: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Auditorium
Dr. Amarda Shehu
Professor in the Department of Computer Science,
College of Engineering and Computing
Associate Vice President of Research for the Institute of Digital InnovAtion (IDIA)
Mr. Junghoon Kim
Director, Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.
10:20 – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session I
Auditorium
Lecture I. Games for Good: Improving Lives and Industry Through Digital Therapeutics – Current Trends and Practices
Professors John David McGrew & John P. Doran
Computer Game Design Program
George Mason University Korea
Lecture II. Clinical Application of DTx: Adult ADHD and Patients with Breast Cancer
Dr. Doug Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Chung Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Chief of Human & IT Center, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Lecture III. Best DTx Practices Supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse at National Institutes of Health
Dr. Stacie Gutowski, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs – Medical Devices
Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Table Topic Discussion
Multipurpose Room
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Plenary Session II
Auditorium
Lecture IV. Opportunities and Challenges in DTx
Dr. Stephen Varga, M.D., FACS
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Interim Trauma Medical Director
Director of Trauma Education and Simulation
Division of Acute Care Surgery
Trauma surgery, General surgery, Surgical critical care
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Lecture V. US Regulations on DTx and Benefits Working with US FDA
Professor Sang Nam
Director, Computer Game Design Program
George Mason University
US Fulbright Specialist
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.
Q&A
Auditorium
Moderated by
Professor James Casey
Director, Virginia Serious Games Institute
2:20 – 2:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Auditorium
Dr. Seijoong Kwon
Consul General
Korean Embassy in Washington DC
Dr. Rick Davis
Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts
George Mason University
All day long
Poster Session
Auditorium
Digital Therapeutics: Current Trends and Practice
Bradley Cao, Amy Nam, Grace Oh, Jean Park*
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
* Authors are listed in alphabetical order.
Digital Therapeutics: Concerns and Legal Issues
Bradley Cao, Amy Nam, Grace Oh, Jean Park*
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
* Authors are listed in alphabetical order.
Venue: Mason Square
Van Metre Hall
Auditorium & Multipurpose Room
Mason Square
3351 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201-4426
Mason Square Parking
FREE visitor parking is available in the Van Metre Hall Garage, accessible via Founders Way North.
COVID-19 Protocol
We pledge to support the health, safety, and well-being of the Mason community while fulfilling the university’s mission.
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Link for the Virtual Attendance
Limited spaces, so register early to guarantee your spot!
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Organizer | Sponsor
George Mason University Korea
GMU Korea was established in 2014 as part of the Incheon Global Campus, aiming to become the best global education hub in Northeast Asia. George Mason University was invited by the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority to come to Songdo and participate in an innovative initiative to educate the next generation of global leaders. GMU Korea now offers U.S. degrees in six undergraduate disciplines. Approved by the Korean Ministry of Education, the degree programs offered afford students the unique opportunity to spend three years at GMU Korea in Songdo and one year in the U.S. at Mason in Fairfax, Virginia. When these students graduate, they receive the same degree as all students from George Mason University.
College of Visual & Performing Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts is much more than a collection of classrooms; it’s a community of artists in art, dance, music, theater, arts management, film and video studies, and computer game design. At Mason, you’ll be supported and encouraged while following your own individual artistic path. Your talent is your own. Let us help you build your skills to reach your full potential.
No matter what you study within the College of Visual and Performing Arts, you will learn from highly skilled artist-teacher and renowned guest artists.
NCSOFT Corporation
NCSOFT®, established in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the leading gaming publishers in the world. At NCSOFT West, we manage the portfolio, initiatives and game services across the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Together we operate many of the most successful and influential massively multiplayer online games in the industry, welcoming hundreds of millions of players daily into exciting living worlds for extraordinary adventures.
How Can We Help?
Questions about the conference? Contact Prof. Sang Nam (snam5@gmu.edu), Director, Computer Game Design Program. ARIE@gmu.edu
Mason Square
Mason Square (formerly the Arlington Campus) is located in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County. The campus hosts the Antonin Scalia Law School, the Schar School of Policy and Government, the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, programs in Arts Management and the School of Business, and Continuing and Professional Education.
Getting to Mason Square:
Mason Square is within walking distance of the Virginia Square-GMU Metro station on the Orange Line and the Silver Line.
3301 Fairfax Drive, Hazel Hall
3351 Fairfax Drive, Van Metre Hall
3434 Washington Boulevard, Vernon Smith Hall
Arlington, VA 22201
GPS Address (for mobile devices and Google maps): 3351 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201Directions to Mason Square (formerly the Arlington)
Paid visitor parking is available in the Van Metre Hall Garage, accessible via Founders Way North.
Digital therapeutics are poised to shift medicine’s emphasis from physically-dosed treatment regimens to end-to-end disease management based on behavioral change. While nontraditional competitors are entering the market, pharmaceutical, biopharma, and medtech companies can respond by combining their health care knowledge with software technology know-how to co-define the life sciences technology market and capitalize on the growth potential of digital therapeutics.