SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 1: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 1 (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:TBD
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenters(s):Larry A. Scher, MD / Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
PART 1A: INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
Moderator(s): Larry A. Scher, MD / Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:08 AM Physical Examination Of The Vascular Access
 
8:09 AM - 8:17 AM Ultrasound Guided Access Interventions
 
8:18 AM - 8:26 AM Angiographic Evaluation And Management Of Poorly Functioning Fistulas
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
8:27 AM - 8:35 AM Primary Stenting Of Venous Anastomotic Stenoses
 
8:36 AM - 8:44 AM Implications Of High Radial Artery Takeoff In Vascular Access
 
8:45 AM - 8:53 AM Enhancement Of Fistula Maturation
 
8:54 AM - 9:02 AM Pathophysiology Of Vein Injury During Fistula Maturation
 
9:03 AM - 9:11 AM Salvaging The Unsalvageable Fistula
 
9:12 AM - 9:20 AM Percutaneous Ligation Of Accessory Veins
 
9:21 AM - 9:29 AM Incisional Thrombectomy
  Presenters(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
9:30 AM - 9:38 AM Percutaneous Management Of High-Flow Fistulas
 
9:39 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 1B: CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES
Moderator(s): TBD / Joseph N. Shams, MD  
10:20 AM - 10:28 AM Pre-Procedural Laboratory Studies
  Presenters(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
10:29 AM - 10:37 AM Radiation Safety During Fluoroscopy
 
10:38 AM - 10:46 AM Management Of Contrast Allergies
  Presenters(s):Joseph N. Shams, MD  
10:47 AM - 10:55 AM Alternative Contrast Agents For Fistulography
 
10:56 AM - 11:04 AM Management Of Pulmonary Embolism During AV Access Interventions
  Presenters(s):Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
11:05 AM - 11:13 AM AV Fistula Toxicity
 
11:14 AM - 11:22 AM National Database For Vascular Access Procedures
 
11:23 AM - 11:31 AM Simulator Training For Vascular Access Interventions
 
11:32 AM - 11:50 AM Panel Discussion
11:50 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 2: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 2 (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:TBD
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PART 2A: HEMODIALYSIS CATHETERS AND CENTRAL VEINS
Moderator(s): Theodore F. Saad, MD / TBD  
12:45 PM - 12:53 PM Hemodialysis Catheter Complications: We Can Do Better
 
12:54 PM - 1:02 PM Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion: Single Incision Technique
 
1:03 PM - 1:11 PM Central Venous Anatomy
  Presenters(s):Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
1:12 PM - 1:20 PM Individualized Strategies For Successful Management Of Central Venous Stenosis
 
1:21 PM - 1:29 PM Percutaneous Management Of Central Venous Stenoses
 
1:30 PM - 1:38 PM Surgical Management Of Central Venous Occlusion
 
1:39 PM - 1:47 PM HeRo Device: Indications And Outcomes
  Presenters(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
1:48 PM - 2:10 PM Panel Discussion
PART 2B: NEW TECHNOLOGY
Moderator(s): Thomas M. Vesely, MD / Larry A. Scher, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:18 PM Does Integrated Ringed Support Benefit Dialysis Access Grafts?
 
2:19 PM - 2:27 PM Clinical Experience With A Self-Sealing Vascular Graft For Early Cannulation
  Presenters(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
2:28 PM - 2:36 PM Initial Experience With A Unique A-V Graft Designed To Minimize Venous Outflow Complications
 
2:37 PM - 2:45 PM Improved Hemodynamics With The Gore Hybrid Vascular Access Graft
 
2:46 PM - 2:54 PM AV Fistula Creation Using The Optiflow Vascular Anastomosis Device
  Presenters(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
2:55 PM - 3:03 PM Use Of Viabahn Stent Grafts For Vascular Access Creation
 
3:04 PM - 3:12 PM Clinical Experience With The Spiral Flow Vascular Access Graft
 
3:13 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 2C: UPDATE ON SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
Moderator(s): Marc H. Glickman, MD / TBD  
3:50 PM - 3:58 PM Update On Outcomes Of Fistula vs. Graft For Hemodialysis Access
 
3:59 PM - 4:07 PM Secondary Fistulas
 
4:08 PM - 4:16 PM Vascular Access In The Morbidly Obese Patient
 
4:17 PM - 4:25 PM Use Of Ultrasound Guided Liposuction For Superficialization Of AV Fistulas
 
4:26 PM - 4:34 PM New Techniques To Maintain Vascular Access Sites
 
4:35 PM - 4:43 PM Surgical Management Of The Aneurysmal Fistula
 
4:44 PM - 4:52 PM Banding vs. DRIL vs. Proximalization For Treatment Of Steal Syndrome
  Presenters(s):Larry A. Scher, MD  
4:53 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
5:10 PM - 5:10 PM Hemodialysis Access Program Adjourns
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 3: ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 1
Moderators:TBD
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenters(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
PART 1A: THE BASICS: STROKE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Moderator(s): Allan L. Brook, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Stroke Classics: Correlating Clinical Presentation With Imaging: Highlighting The Cerebrovascular Territories
  Presenters(s):Lou Caplan, MD  
8:11 AM - 8:21 AM TIAs - Transient Ischemic Attacks: Do We Need Better Classification And Treatment Triage Schemes?
  Presenters(s):Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:32 AM Hypoperfusion Syndromes: Diagnosis, Science, And Treatment Options
  Presenters(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
8:33 AM - 8:43 AM Differential Diagnosis Of Stroke: How We Expedite The Diagnosis And Treatment Pathways
  Presenters(s):Daniel Labovitz, MD  
8:44 AM - 8:54 AM Triage Is The Holy Grail; Door To Revascularization Time: What Is The Standard To Be Set?
 
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM Discussion
PART 1B: STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE
Moderator(s): Howard A. Rowley, MD / Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
9:11 AM - 9:21 AM The Standard Neuroimaging Protocol: What , When And Why?
  Presenters(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
9:22 AM - 9:32 AM Update On Latest Trials: Is There Any New Science To Guide Us On Which Patients Will Benefit From Revascularization?
  Presenters(s):Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
9:33 AM - 9:43 AM Debating The Pros And Cons Of CT(A/P) vs. MR(A/P)
  Presenters(s):Todd S. Miller, MD  
9:44 AM - 9:54 AM Stroke Imaging Pearls: Sequences To Help In Difficult Cases
 
PART 1C: STATE-OF-THE-ART TRIAGE FOR STROKE PATIENTS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Lawrence Wechsler, MD / Howard A. Rowley, MD  
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM State-Of-The-Art Triage: My Best Asset Is The Clinical Exam
 
10:01 AM - 10:06 AM State-Of-The-Art Triage: My Best Asset Is Neuroimaging
  Presenters(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
10:07 AM - 10:12 AM State-Of-The-Art Triage: My Best Asset Is My Institution
  Presenters(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
10:13 AM - 10:30 AM Discussion
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 1D: ACCEPTANCE OF CAROTID STENTING OR IS IT MORE OF THE SAME?
Moderator(s): TBD / Aman Patel, MD  
11:01 AM - 11:11 AM CREST: What Are The Implications And Why?
  Presenters(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
11:12 AM - 11:22 AM Symptomatic Carotid Disease: How I Choose Between CEA And CAS
 
11:23 AM - 11:33 AM Asymptomatic Carotid Disease: When To Treat And Why
  Presenters(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
11:34 AM - 11:44 AM Carotid Blowout Syndromes: Cancer To Trauma; Endovascular Options
  Presenters(s):Gregg H. Zoarski, MD  
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Discussion
PART 1E: BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER: EXCELLENCE DEFINED BY TECHNOLOGY, MANPOWER, AND MANAGEMENT
Moderator(s): Thomas G. Brott, MD / TBD  
12:01 PM - 12:11 PM Telemedicine: Its Role, Its Risk, And Its Intricacies
 
12:12 PM - 12:22 PM Neurological Intensive Care: Best Practice, Benefits, And Cost; Defining A Standard!
 
12:23 PM - 12:39 PM Discussion
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 4: ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 2
Moderators:TBD
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PART 2A: LUNCHEON SESSION: ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT OPTIONS 2010: INTRAVENOUS VS. INTRAARTERIAL - WHAT DO YOU PREFER?
Moderator(s): Peter K. Nelson, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM Intravenous: Latest Guidelines
  Presenters(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
12:51 PM - 1:01 PM Intraarterial Options: Are There Guidelines?
 
1:02 PM - 1:12 PM Current IA Protocols For Reperfusion: Update
  Presenters(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
1:13 PM - 1:23 PM Angioplasty, Stenting And Temporary Stenting: State-Of--The-Art Technology And Where We Are Headed
  Presenters(s):David Fiorella, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:40 PM Discussion
PART 2B: INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Moderator(s): Philip M. Meyers, MD / Lou Caplan, MD  
1:41 PM - 1:51 PM Natural History Of Intracranial Atherosclerosis
  Presenters(s):Lou Caplan, MD  
1:52 PM - 2:02 PM Therapeutic Options For Intracranial Stenosis: Medical, Interventional, And Surgical Guidelines
  Presenters(s):Philip M. Meyers, MD  
2:03 PM - 2:13 PM SAMMPRIS Update
  Presenters(s):Marc Chimowitz, MD  
2:14 PM - 2:34 PM Discussion
PART 2C: STROKE: HOT TOPICS AND CASE PRESENTATIONS WITH FIERCE DISCUSSION!
Moderator(s): Allan L. Brook, MD / Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Slam Dunk IA Revascularization: The Case For The Pharmacologic Approach
 
2:46 PM - 2:56 PM Slam Dunk IA Revascularization: The Case For Thrombectomy
  Presenters(s):Don Frei, MD  
2:57 PM - 3:07 PM The Case I Should Not Have Chosen IA Therapy And Why: Identifying Nasty Anatomy And Pathology To Avoid
  Presenters(s):Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
3:08 PM - 3:18 PM Identifying Normal Vascular Anatomy And Staying Out Of Trouble In Acute Stroke
  Presenters(s):Jeffrey Farkas, MD  
3:19 PM - 3:29 PM Stroke Reimbursement: Is It Worth It?
 
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Stroke And tPA: The Legal Battles!
  Presenters(s):Michael I. Weintraub, MD  
3:41 PM - 4:00 PM Discussion
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 5: ENDOVENOUS MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - PART 1 (9-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / TBD
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8:00 AM - 8:09 AM Welcome – Endovascular Venous Surgery At A Glance
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
8:10 AM - 8:19 AM How Should We Approach The “Comparative Effectiveness” Issue? Do Our Interventions Affect The Progression Of Disease? Can The Registries Organized By The American Venous Forum Help?
 
8:20 AM - 8:29 AM Accepted Anatomical Nomenclature And Preoperative Duplex Mapping
  Presenters(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:39 AM Debate – Pro: The Origin Of Saphenous Reflux Is Descending (Traditional Theory)
 
8:40 AM - 8:49 AM Debate – Con: The Origin Of Saphenous Reflux Is Descending (Traditional Theory)
 
8:50 AM - 8:59 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Technical Pearls For Great And Small Saphenous Trunks
 
9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Technical Pearls For Complex Anatomy
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Can Saphenous And Sural Nerve Paresthesia Be Prevented?
 
9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Technical Pearls For Optimizing Sclerotherapy
 
9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Technical Pearls For Optimizing Office-Based Phlebectomy
 
9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Which One: Phlebectomy, Trivex, Or Sclerotherapy For Bulging Varicose Vein Tributaries?
 
9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Should Adjuvant Procedures Be Performed At The Same Time As Endothermal Ablation? Evidence Based
 
10:00 AM - 10:09 AM Review Of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Endovenous Thermal Ablation With Modern Extirpation Surgery For Saphenous Incompetence
 
10:10 AM - 10:19 AM Which Imaging Techniques Can Help Doctors Better Understand The Pathologic Relationships Between The Superficial And Deep Systems?
  Presenters(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Advanced Venous Disease? Think Pelvic Outflow Obstruction
 
10:30 AM - 10:39 AM How To Treat Chronic Venous Obstructions At Inguinal Ligament Location: Should We Choose Endovascular Technique Or Surgical Technique?
 
10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Other Pelvic Venous Syndromes
 
10:50 AM - 10:59 AM 5 Technical Pearls For Endovascular Venous Stenting
 
11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Debate – Pro: Only C4, C5, C6 Refluxing Truncal Veins Indicate Medical Necessity; Thus An Insurance Covered Expense
 
11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Debate – Con: Only C4, C5, C6 Refluxing Truncal Veins Indicate Medical Necessity; Thus An Insurance Covered Expense
 
11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Natural History And Progression Of DVT: How To Prevent And Treat Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
 
11:30 AM - 11:39 AM When To Place And Retrieve A Vena Cava Filter: Timing And Follow-up Strategy
 
11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Why Vascular Surgeons Should Join The American Venous Forum
 
11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Current Statistics From American Venous Forum Screening Program: If We Find More Disease Can Society Pay For It?
 
12:00 PM - 12:29 PM Luncheon Panel
  Panelist(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Mark A. Adelman, MD / Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC / Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD / David L. Gillespie, MD / Edward G. Mackay, MD / Mark H. Meissner, MD / Peter J. Pappas, MD / Eberhard Rabe, MD / Seshadri Raju, MD / Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 6: ENDOVENOUS MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - PART 2 (9-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / TBD
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12:30 PM - 12:39 PM Venous Laser Updates: Long Wavelengths Allow Usage Of Less Power And Lower Energy Density
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
12:40 PM - 12:49 PM Venous Laser Updates: New Fibers Allow Usage Of More Power And More Energy Density With Short Wavelengths
 
12:50 PM - 12:59 PM Any Updates With Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation?
 
1:00 PM - 1:09 PM Is There A Common Theme For Endovenous Thermal Ablation Failure?
 
1:10 PM - 1:19 PM Foam Sclerotherapy: Is It Dangerous?
 
1:20 PM - 1:29 PM Complications Of Foam Sclerotherapy: What I Have Witnessed And How To Avoid Them
 
1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Using Different Gases For Foam Sclerotherapy: The Pros And The Cons
 
1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Ileofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis: Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Or Pharmacomechanical Treatment?
 
1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Thrombophilia For Dummies: When To Order? What To Order? How To Treat And For How Long?
 
2:00 PM - 2:09 PM How To Treat Ascending GSV Superficial Thrombophlebitis
 
2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Should We Treat Calf Vein DVT? Evidence Based
 
2:20 PM - 2:29 PM Thrombus Extensions At The SFJ After Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Should We Worry?
 
2:30 PM - 2:39 PM Recurrent Varicose Veins: Can They Be Prevented? Can They Be Treated Effectively?
 
2:40 PM - 2:49 PM Are Perforating Veins Being Overtreated?
 
2:50 PM - 2:59 PM Issues On Ulcer Healing
 
3:00 PM - 3:09 PM Patient Satisfaction Depends On Proper Management Of Patient Expectations: Let’s Take Spider Telangiectasia Treatment For Example
 
3:10 PM - 3:19 PM Randomized Trial Comparing RF, Laser, Foam Sclerotherapy And Stripping In Varicose Veins
 
3:20 PM - 3:29 PM Pharmacomechanical Saphenous Vein Ablation: 1-Year Data
 
3:30 PM - 3:39 PM Terminal Interruption Of The Reflulx Source: TIRS Technique For Venous Ulcers
 
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Ask The Panel
  Panelist(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh / Ronald G. Bush, MD / Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC / Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA / Steve Elias, MD / Timothy K. Liem, MD / Edward G. Mackay, MD / William A. Marston, MD / Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD / Lars H. Rasmussen, MD, DMSc  
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Adjourn. Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 7: LOWER EXTREMITY ENDOVASCULAR HOT TOPICS - PART 1 (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators: / TBD
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenters(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Results With Jetstream Atherectomy/Thrombectomy In Infrainguinal Arterial Disease: What Makes It Different From Other Devices?
 
6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Importance Of Embolization During Lower Extremity Endovascular Procedures: How Can It Be Prevented And Treated?
 
6:57 AM - 7:02 AM The ANGIOSLIDE Balloon Catheter To Capture Embolic Material Released During Lower Extremity Angioplasty: A New Concept In Distal Embolic Protection
 
7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Multicenter Belgian-Italian Trial Evaluating The Long-Term (Up To 24 Months) Outcome Of The Self-Expanding Nitinol Absolute Pro And The Balloon-Expandable Omnilink Elite Stent In TASC A & B And TASC C & D Iliac Lesions In 325 Patients
 
7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Debate 3: Atherectomy Really Works Better Than POBA: Why Can’t Others Reproduce The Good Results?
 
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Debate 3: Atherectomy Really Does Not Work Very Well Even Though I Tried It
 
7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Tips, Tricks, Techniques And Indications In Pedal Artery Access
 
7:27 AM - 7:32 AM Can Diabetics With Neuropathy Have Their Symptoms Relieved By PTA: Do The Symptoms Recur With Restenosis?
 
7:33 AM - 7:39 AM Panel Discussion
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 14.1 - How Do We Know Atherectomy Works?
  Presenters(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 14.2 - Value Of Drug Eluting Balloons In Below The Knee Artery PTAs
 
Web-Based Presentation 14.3 - Tips And Tricks And New Techniques For Crossing Difficult SFA And Popliteal Occlusions: Is The Radiofrequency Wire Going To Help And How Can It Be Used?
 
Web-Based Presentation 14.4 - Use Of Standardized Percutaneous Techniques For SFA And Popliteal Artery TASC C And D Lesions Improves Outcomes
 
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 8: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS II (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators: / TBD
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Why We Should Still Perform Pedal Bypasses In Some Patients
 
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Mid-Term Experience With Drug Eluting Balloons In SFA And Popliteal Arteries
 
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Debate 4: Stent Fractures In The SFA Do Matter: Let’s Look At The Data
 
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Debate 4: Stent Fractures In The SFA Do Not Really Matter
 
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM How Does Paclitaxil On Stents And Balloons Work To Prevent Restenosis?
 
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Drug-Eluting Stents Below The Knee - Promises And Limitations: Update On The DESTINY And ACHILLES Trials Comparing DE To Bare Metal Stents
 
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM What Is The eXtra Balloon And What Is Its Value In Endovascular Interventions?
  Presenters(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Debunking Another Surgical Myth: Stenting The CFA Is Always Bad And Must Be Avoided
 
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Value Of Drug Eluting (Cypher) Stents For Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) After Failed PTA: Favorable Mid-Term Patency And Limb Salvage Results
  Presenters(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
8:33 AM - 8:40 AM Panel Discussion
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 15.1 - SFA And Crural Endovascular Revascularization: How Does One Decide Which Method To Use?
 
Web-Based Presentation 15.2 - Optimal Treatment For In-Stent Restenosis In The SFA; Below The Knee
 
Web-Based Presentation 15.3 - Does Cryoplasty Still Have A Role In The Treatment Of CLI?
 
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 9: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators: / TBD
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Results Of A Phase 3 Trial Of Novel Targeted Angiogenic Therapy With NV1FGF For Critical Limb Ischemia
  Presenters(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD / 
8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Debate 5: Long-Term Outcomes Of PTA For CLI: Outcomes Justify A PTA First Strategy: But In Whhich Patients?
 
8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Debate 5: Failed PTA/Stent Is Associated With Reduced Patency Of Subsequent Bypass: A Study From The VSGNE Database
 
8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Retrograde Popliteal Access For SFA Recanalization: Indications, Technique And Results
  Presenters(s):Plinio Rossi, MD  
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM How To Do Popliteal Punctures And Procedures With The Patient In The Supine Position
 
9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Patterns Of Recurrent Disease After SFA Interventions: How Should Such Recurrences Be Managed?
 
9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Drug Eluting Balloons Improve Results Of PTA For Long Tibial Artery Lesions
 
9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Durability Of PTAs Using Pedal Artery Approaches
 
9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Patient Selection For Drug Eluting Stents In The Lower Extremity
 
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Below The Ankle Angioplasty: To Stent Or Not To Stent
 
9:41 AM - 9:47 AM Panel Discussion
9:48 AM - 10:05 AM Break / Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

CONCLUSION OF PROGRAMS A AND B. MEETING CONTINUES IN THE GRAND BALLROOM (3rd FLOOR) AS PLENARY SESSIONS.
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 16.1 - How To Avoid Use Of Reentry Devices When Crossing Total Occlusions
 
Web-Based Presentation 16.2 - Debate: Tibial Artery Lesions With CLI Do Better With Distal Open Bypasses
 
Web-Based Presentation 16.3 - Debate: Tibial Artery Lesions With CLI Do Better With Endovascular Treatment
  Presenters(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 16.4 - Long Bare Nitinol Stents For TASC C And D Fem-Pop Lesions (The DURABILIITY Trial): How Well Do They Do?
 
Web-Based Presentation 16.5 - Techniques And Advantages Of Treating Lower Extremity Disease With 4 French Systems: What Is Possible And What Is Not?
 
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 10: IMAGING PRIOR TO AND DURING INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
Moderators:Curtis W. Bakal, MD, MPH / Jacob Cynamon, MD
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM New And Updated Techniques And Contrast Agents In MRA Imaging
  Presenters(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM CTA: New Techniques To Improve Imaging
  Presenters(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM CT Should Be Used Judiciously To Avoid Increase In Cancer
 
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Evaluation Of Hemoptysis: CTA Is Invaluable Prior To Angiography
  Presenters(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Evaluation Of Lower GI Bleeding: The Algorithm Has Changed
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Trauma Evaluation And Management: Using CTA For Triage
  Presenters(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Cone Beam CT: Uses And Abuses In Interventional Radiology
 
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Use Of Robotics In Interventional Radiology
 
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM AAA Repair Using Intravascular Ultrasound
  Presenters(s):Eli Atar, MD  
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Radiation Exposure And Protection During IR Procedures
  Presenters(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD  
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Panel Discussion
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 11: INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY - PART 1
Moderators: / Jonathan Susman, MD
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1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Is Interventional Oncology Destined To Remain In IR Or Is History Destined To Repeat Itself?
  Presenters(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM A Transplant Surgeon’s Perspective As To The Role Of Imaging And IR
  Presenters(s):Milan Kinkhabwala, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM The IR Clinic: Evaluation, Triage And Preparing The Patient For Intervention
 
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Role And Technique Of Tumor Embolization And Portal Vein Embolization Prior To Partial Hepatectomy
  Presenters(s):David C. Madoff, MD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Volume Measurements Pre And Post Embolization Using 3D Imaging Tools
  Presenters(s):Sebastian Flacke, MD, PhD  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Is Cross Sectional Imaging Sufficient Or Are Biopsies Being Underutilized?
  Presenters(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 12: INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY - PART 2
Moderators:John F. Reinus, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR
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2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Debate: Local Regional Therapy For HCC – TACE First
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Debate: Local Regional Therapy For HCC – Ablate First
  Presenters(s):S. Nahum Goldberg, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM TACE Is No Better Than Bland Embolization
  Presenters(s):Karen T. Brown, MD  
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Conventional TACE vs. DEB: DEB Wins
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Is There A Benefit To Systemic Treatment Along With Loco-Regional Therapy?
  Presenters(s):Laura Crocetti, MD, PhD / Ricardo Lencioni, MD  
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Imaging And Follow-up After Regional Therapies: Tumor Markers, Imaging, Functional Imaging, Frequency Of Office Visits And Indications For Retreatment
 
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Predicting Adequacy Of TACE Immediately Post Embolization
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Searching For And Embolizing Unsuspected Tumor Vascular Supply
  Presenters(s):Jonathan Susman, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Image Guidance Using New Angio Capabilities And GPS Guidance Systems For Difficult Ablations
 
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM IRE: A New “Investigational” Ablation Device Or Is It Ready For Prime Time Use?
  Presenters(s):Laura Crocetti, MD, PhD / Ricardo Lencioni, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 13: RADIOEMBOLIZATION AND COMPLICATIONS OF INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY
Moderators:Paul J. Gaglio, MD / Renee M. Moadel, MD
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4:10 PM - 4:20 PM When Should Radioembolization Be Utilized?
  Presenters(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Selecting Between The Radioembolic Agents
  Presenters(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Pre Radioembolization Angiographic Evaluation And Embolization: Tools Of The Trade (i.e., Coils, Detachable Coils, Plugs, etc.)
  Presenters(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD  
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Dosing And Technique For Safe Radioembolization
  Presenters(s):Renee M. Moadel, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Complications Related To Local Regional Therapy: Case Based
  Presenters(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Complications Related To Local Regional Therapy: Case Based
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 14: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:Jafar Golzarian, MD / TBD
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Evolution Of Chemosaturation From A Surgical Technique To A Percutaneous Minimally Invasive Technique
  Presenters(s):Steven K. Libutti, MD  
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Preliminary Results Of A Phase III Trial Of PHP-Chemosaturation With Melphalan For Melanoma Metastases To The Liver
 
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Results Of Chemosaturation: It is Not Just For Metastatic Melanoma
 
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM CCSVI And Its Relationship To Multiple Sclerosis: Fact Or Fiction
  Presenters(s):Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD  
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 15: CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON ACCESS CLOSURE AND MEDICAL SIMULATION IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:TBD
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8:30 AM - 10:30 AM WORKSHOP A: Access Closure (Hands-On)
Location: New York Suite, 4th Floor
This hands-on workshop will allow participants to learn the basics of vascular access closure. After a brief discussion of the currently available products, new devices will be available for participants to deploy. In addition, trick of the trade and the advantages and disadvantages of the various devices will be explored. Novel off-label uses will be discussed.
  Presenters(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WORKSHOP B: Medical Simulators In Interventional Radiology - Patient Specific 3D Visualization And Procedures Simulation (Lectures And Hands-On Workshop)
Location: Gramercy Suite B, 2nd Floor
  Presenters(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD / 
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP B: Simulation Training Sessions
30 Minutes Per Trainee. Preregistration Is Required.
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 16: HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS/CASE PRESENTATIONS: ALL WORKSHOPS WILL COMBINE DIDACTIC LECTURES, CASE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL LEVELS OF PARTICIPANTS.
Moderators:TBD
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7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Venous Intervention/CCSVI:
Various topics to be discussed, including DVT, PE, SVC syndrome and a very important new area of interest to all interventional radiologists, CCSVI - Chronic CerebroSpinal Venous Insufficiency - and its relationship to MS. Devices and tools for the management of these diseases will be available for registrants to use during the course of this workshop.
  Presenters(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Michael D. Dake, MD / Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD / 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM AAA: New Devices, Techniques, Endoleak Management:
All aspects of AAA management will be discussed. Since Interventional Radiologists are often asked to help manage AAA endoleaks, we will review the various methods of managing endoleaks. Also, new devices for difficult AAAs requiring branched endografts and the possibility of future truly percutaneous devices will be discussed. Devices will be available for hands-on evaluation.
  Presenters(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Eli Atar, MD / Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CO2 Indications And Techniques:
We often would like to use CO2 but due to inexperience or technical set up issues we choose not to, and instead use low dose contrast. Learn from the most experienced users how to easily set up and use CO2. Various indications and contraindications will be discussed. The goal is to use CO2 when appropriate.
  Presenters(s):James Caridi, MD / Yosef Golowa, MD  
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Renal Intervention: New Devices (Hands-On):
Has the tide turned away from renal intervention or now that new devices are available has the tide turned back? Attend this session with world renowned experts on renal intervention and participate in the debate and gain hands on experience with some of the new devices specifically designed for renal intervention.
  Presenters(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Thomas A. Sos, MD / Kevin Herman, MD  
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM AVFs: Use Of Liquid Embolics:
Various types of peripheral AV malformations exist. Each type may require different management techniques. Whether percutaneous intervention as a standalone therapy or in combination with surgery is best will be discussed for the various forms of malformations. The various embolic agents including liquid embolics will be discussed and will be available for hands-on experience.
  Presenters(s):Robert J. Rosen, MD / Allan L. Brook, MD  
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PVD: New Devices, Angiogenesis, Medical Management:
Peripheral vascular disease remains an important part of IR. We must stay up-to date with all the developing tools that are being introduced into the field. This short workshop will review the various new devices and improvement in medical management that has taken place over the past few years.
  Presenters(s):Andrew S. Blum, MD / Renan Uflacker, MD  
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 17: HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS/CASE PRESENTATIONS: ALL WORKSHOPS WILL COMBINE DIDACTIC LECTURES, CASE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL LEVELS OF PARTICIPANTS.
Moderators:TBD
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7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Cosmetic IR: How Do You Begin?:
Many Interventional Radiologists would like to venture into cosmetic medicine. We certainly have the required skills. However, we need education and instruction as to how to apply our skills. What tools and supplies are necessary? This workshop will help you get started.
  Presenters(s):David Sperling, MD / Richard A. Baum, MD  
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM New Embolization Tools And Techniques:
New devices have been developed that have simplified or made possible previously impossible procedures. The new embolization tools will be described and cases presented that will highlight the various new devices. The various devices will be available for hands-on use during the workshop.
  Presenters(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS / Jafar Golzarian, MD  
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM UFE Adenomyosis, Pregnancy, Ovarian Arteries, Complications:
UFE has become a relatively routine procedure for interventional radiologists. Controversy remains with regard to several specific issues. Should patients with primarily Adenomyosis as a cause of their symptoms be offered UFE? Should patients who desire pregnancy or patients with infertility be treated? What role does the ovarian artery have in UFE therapy? Are pedunculated or submucosal fibroids treatable? Is there a size limitation? These issues and more will be addressed during this workshop.
  Presenters(s):David N. Siegel, MD / 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Ablation Devices: Liver, Kidney, Lungs, Bone:
Several ablation devices are available for various areas of pathology. Experts in the area of ablation will discuss the pros and cons of the various devices and specific pathology that can be addressed with the various devices. Devices will be available for hands-on evaluation by the participants of this workshop.
  Presenters(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR / 
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM TACE, Bland Embolization And/Or Radioembolization For Hepatic Malignancies
Various technologies are available for the treatment of hepatic non-HCC malignancies - ablation, bland embolization, TACE, y-90, hepatic perfusion, etc. The experts will discuss which therapy is best for the various frequently found hepatic malignancy.
  Presenters(s):Karen T. Brown, MD / Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD / Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM TIPS/BRTO:
When is BRTO better than TIPS? Performing difficult TIPS. Complications of TIPS and BRTO Tools needed for these procedures will be discussed and available for hands-on demonstration.
  Presenters(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Ernest J. Ring, MD / Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD / Plinio Rossi, MD  
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 18: MEDICAL SIMULATORS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY - PATIENT SPECIFIC 3D VISUALIZATION AND PROCEDURES SIMULATION (HANDS-ON WORKSHOP)
Moderators:Gabriel Bartal, MD / TBD
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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Simulation Training Sessions
30 Minutes Per Trainee. Preregistration Is Required.
END OF SESSION 18