ASNR is pleased to team up with iBCI-CC to present a pre-conference workshop entitled " Building Clinical Practice Guidelines for Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces"
As implantable brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) move from research settings into clinical practice, there is an emerging interest in establishing evidence-based guidelines for how iBCIs will be incorporated into clinical practice. This dinner workshop will provide an overview of current approaches to the iBCI care pathway — from diagnosis and referral to implantation and ongoing management — and foster multiprofessional discussions on how to address critical gaps. Through speaker insights and audience discussion, this workshop will explore key considerations and next steps for developing guidelines to support the safe and effective integration of iBCIs into clinical care.
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time: 6:00-8:30pm (doors open and dinner available starting at 5:30pm)
Location: Grand Hyatt Buckhead (Atlanta, GA) - specific room TBA
Cost: $40.00 per person (includes dinner)
How to Register: Registration for the BCI pre-conference workshop is included on the main registration form for ASNR2025.
Questions? Contact info@asnr.com for more information.
About iBCI-CC:
The field of implantable brain-computer interfaces needs a dedicated collaborative community, unleashing the potential for collective progress, knowledge sharing, and interdisciplinary collaboration to address challenges, drive innovation, and improve outcomes for individuals with neurological conditions.
Our Mission
We envision a future where iBCIs improve the lives of individuals, empowering each user of an iBCI to lead a fuller and more independent life. The iBCI-CC is an inclusive organization that seeks to advance the field of iBCIs through a platform that develops and uses harmonized approaches to drive continuous innovation and equitable access to iBCIs by:
- Utilizing regulatory science tools to support evidence-generation and inform the community about topics relevant to iBCIs,
- Creating inclusive platforms for addressing complex problems, and
- Convening diverse stakeholders to enable discussion and education of each other and the broader community.
Our Vision
The iBCI-CC has Projects, conducted by Workgroups. To facilitate advances and innovation in implantable brain-computer interfaces, the iBCI-CC believes in distributing tasks across Workgroups consisting of stakeholders who have expertise, interest, and/or willingness to develop and deliver clear recommendations on important issues for further discussion and deliberation by the broader iBCI-CC. Workgroups will disseminate project information and updates through educational outreach, scientific presentations, and by making all resources broadly and publicly available. These Workgroups address topics that include but are not limited to:
- User Priorities/Preferences and iBCI Use Cases
- Clinical study endpoints
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Payor interactions and Device Categorization
- Modular Components, Interoperability, and ISO/other standards
- Public messaging, BCI education, and Regulatory science education that could support policy
- Ethics, Neural Data Privacy, and Data Security
The iBCI-CC will make materials publicly available and share links to relevant organizations to help all stakeholders. The iBCI-CC will focus initially on regulatory and translation issues in the United States.
