SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 1: NEW TOPICS IN AORTIC ANEURYSM AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT
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9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Imaging For EVAR And TAVR Planning
  Presenter(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Percutaneous EVAR: The Future Is Here
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Endospan And Other New Soon To Be Available “Percutaneous” EVAR Devices
  Presenter(s):Eli Atar, MD, FSIR  
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Pararenal EVAR Technology: Best Suited For Interventional Radiologists In An IR Suite
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Thoracic Stent Graft Overview: What Is New
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Percutaneous Aortic Valve Placement: Putting Together A Team For Success
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM SFA/Pop Devices: What Tools Must You Have To Succeed
  Presenter(s):Andrew S. Blum, MD  
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM SAFARI Technique For Difficult Cases: How I Do It
  Presenter(s):Kevin Herman, MD  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Long-Term Femoro-Popliteal Patency Is Best Achieved By Using . . .
  Presenter(s):Richard R. Saxon, MD  
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Pedal Vessels Are No Longer Off Limits: Technique And Devices
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Percutaneous Management Of Popliteal Aneurysms: Indications And Technique
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Renal Denervation Is The Future Of IR Renal Intervention
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
11:50 AM - 0:00 AM Renal Angioplasty/Stenting Remains An Important Tool For The Treatment Of Renal Vascular Disease
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD  
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Panel Discussion
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch On Your Own
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 2: PROSTATIC ARTERY EMBOLIZATION (PAE) FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY (BPH): A STEP-BY-STEP PRIMER
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LOCATION: REGENT PARLOR, 2ND FLOOR
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) For Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH): A Step-By-Step Primer
  Presenter(s):Francisco C. Carnevale, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 3: WHAT’S NEW IN VENOUS THROMBOSIS?
Moderators:Jacob Cynamon, MD / Yosef Golowa, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:10 PM DVT: Indications For IR Intervention
  Presenter(s):Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD  
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM DVT Lysis Techniques, Same Day vs. Overnight, Pros And Cons
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM ATTRACT Study Design: What We Expect To Learn And Why It Has Been So Difficult To Enroll
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Iliac Stents Must Be Placed Using IVUS: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Iliac Stents Can Be Placed Accurately Using Fluoroscopy: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Refractory Femoral Vein Lesions: Management And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Thomas O. McNamara, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM SVC Syndrome: Crossing The Impossible Occlusion Safely, Value Of The RF Wire
  Presenter(s):Neil J. Halin, DO  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Massive And Submassive PE: Is Intravenous Therapy Sufficient Or Is Intervention Indicated?
  Presenter(s):Piotr Sobieszczyk, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Single Center Experience Using EKOS For Massive And Submassive PE And The Rationale And Design Of The SEATTLE II Trial
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Kennedy, MD  
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2:30 PM - 2:40 PM IVC Filters: Self Regulation vs. Government Mandate
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Lessons Learned In Filter Retrieval
  Presenter(s):David W. Trost, MD  
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Panel Discussion
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM Break
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 4: VENOUS ABLATION: NEW TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS AND DEVICES
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3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Varicose Vein Ablation: Review Of The Available Technologies
  Presenter(s):F. Scott Nowakowski, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Developing A Varicose Vein Management Practice: How To Succeed In The Current And Future Reimbursement Climate
  Presenter(s):Richard A. Baum, MD, MPA, MBA  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Improved Techniques For Delivering Tumescent Anesthesia And A New Technique That May Eliminate The Need Of Tumescent Anesthesia
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. Raabe, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Avoiding And Managing Complications Of Varicose Vein Ablations
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Management Of Superficial Veins Without Saphenous Vein Ablation: When And How
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Performing Microphlebectomy: Technique, Tools And Avoiding Complications
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM When And How Should The Gonadal Veins Or Iliac Veins Be Evaluated And Treated In Patients With Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Varicocele Embolization In The Pediatric Patient: Is It An Underutilized Procedure
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Pollak, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST
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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM What You Need To Know About MS Before Treating CCSVI
  Presenter(s):Paolo Zamboni, MD  
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM CCSVI: Patient Selection, Technique And Results Of Percutaneous Intervention
  Presenter(s):Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD  
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM CCSVI: Is IVUS Necessary Or Is Angiography And Pressure Measurements Sufficient?
  Presenter(s):Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Is CCSVI A Real Disorder And Is Its Treatment Without Risk (Discussion)
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
6:00 PM - 6:00 PM Adjourn
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 6: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 1 (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:TBD
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Larry A. Scher, MD / Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
PART 1A: INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Larry A. Scher, MD / Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:08 AM Where Is The SVC/RA Junction And Why Is It Important In The Dialysis Patient
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
8:09 AM - 8:17 AM Access Survival After Prophylactic Angioplasty
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Pflederer, MD  
8:18 AM - 8:26 AM Stent Grafts For Venous Anastomotic Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
8:27 AM - 8:35 AM Angioplasty, Stents Or Stent Grafts For Swing-Point Or Cephalic Arch Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
8:36 AM - 8:44 AM Percutaneous Management Of The Non-Maturing Fistula
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
8:45 AM - 8:53 AM Blood Flow Measurement During Hemodialysis Access Procedures
  Presenter(s):Oleg Leontiev, MD  
8:54 AM - 9:02 AM Cardiovascular Implantable Device Guidelines In ESRD Patients
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
9:03 AM - 9:11 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Pacemaker Related Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC  
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9:12 AM - 9:20 AM Management Of SVC Syndrome And Complex Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Gray, MD, FSIR  
9:21 AM - 9:29 AM Radiofrequency Recanalization Of Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Neil J. Halin, DO  
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Panel Discussion
9:50 AM - 10:15 AM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 1B: HEMODIALYSIS CATHETERS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN / Theodore F. Saad, MD  
10:15 AM - 10:23 AM Uncommon Complications Of Hemodialysis Catheters
  Presenter(s):Kenneth D. Abreo, MD  
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10:24 AM - 10:32 AM Inadvertent Arterial Catheterization During Central Venous Catheter Insertion
  Presenter(s):Tony P. Smith, MD  
10:33 AM - 10:41 AM Translumbar Hemodialysis Catheters
  Presenter(s):Gregory J. Nadolski, MD  
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10:42 AM - 10:50 AM Balloon-Assisted Technique For The Placement Of The Outflow Segment Of The HeRO Device
  Presenter(s):Hector Ferral, MD  
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10:51 AM - 10:59 AM Subclavian Vein Access: Over The Wire Graft Implantation Techniques With Hybrid Graft Technology
  Presenter(s):Stephen Settle, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:08 AM Computational Fluid Dynamics Of Hemodialysis Grafts
  Presenter(s):Christof Karmonik, PhD  
11:09 AM - 11:17 AM Vessel-Select Access System For Percutaneous AV Fistula Creation
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey E. Hull, MD  
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11:18 AM - 11:26 AM Arteriovenous Fistula Creation Using The Optiflow Anastomotic Connector
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
11:27 AM - 11:35 AM Blood Flow As Predictor Of Patency For Hemodialysis Access Procedures
  Presenter(s):Lars Lonn, MD, PhD  
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11:36 AM - 11:55 AM Panel Discussion
11:55 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 7: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 2 (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:TBD
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PART 2A: CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES I (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Thomas M. Vesely, MD / Joseph N. Shams, MD  
12:45 PM - 12:53 PM Genetic Causation Of Hemodialysis Access Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH, FACP, FASN  
12:54 PM - 1:02 PM Mathematical Model Of Brachiocephalic Fistula: New Explanation For Success Of DRIL Procedure In Treating Hand Ischemia
  Presenter(s):William D. Paulson, MD  
1:03 PM - 1:11 PM The Effect Of Access Blood Flow On Cardiac Function
  Presenter(s):Louise Moist, MD, MSc  
1:12 PM - 1:20 PM Targeting Catheter Last In Fistula First
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD  
1:21 PM - 1:29 PM Reducing Hemodialysis Catheters: When Is A Graft Preferred To Fistula?
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:38 PM When Should Peritoneal Dialysis Be Considered?
  Presenter(s):Jack Work, MD  
1:39 PM - 1:59 PM Panel Discussion
PART 2B: CLINICAL PRACTICE ISSUES II (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Mitchell L. Henry, MD / Eric K. Peden, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:08 PM Bundling And Revaluing Hemodialysis Access Services
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD  
2:09 PM - 2:17 PM Accountable Access Care Organization
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Pflederer, MD  
2:18 PM - 2:26 PM Fistula Maturation Is Related To Logistics, Communication, Training And Competency
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
2:27 PM - 2:35 PM Training Surgeons To Perform Vascular Access
  Presenter(s):Mitchell L. Henry, MD  
2:36 PM - 2:44 PM Nursing Assessment And Management Of Access Related Aneurysms And Pseudoaneurysms
  Presenter(s):Brian LaMendola, RN, MBA  
2:45 PM - 2:53 PM Surgical Management Of Access Related Aneurysms And Pseudoaneurysm
  Presenter(s):Gary A. Gelbfish, MD  
2:54 PM - 3:02 PM Forearm Basilic Vein Transposition
  Presenter(s):Larry A. Scher, MD  
3:03 PM - 3:25 PM Panel Discussion
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 2C: SURGICAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (8-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Marc H. Glickman, MD / A. Frederick Schild, MD  
3:45 PM - 3:53 PM Can Early Cannulation Grafts Reduce Catheter Dependency?
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
3:54 PM - 4:02 PM Management Of Lower Extremity Steal Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Eric K. Peden, MD  
4:03 PM - 4:11 PM Endovascular And Surgical Options For Inflow Stenosis In Patients With Dysfunctional AV Access
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
4:12 PM - 4:20 PM Options For Vascular Access In The Obese Patient
  Presenter(s):David L. Cull, MD, FACS  
4:21 PM - 4:29 PM Use Of A Bovine Carotid Artery For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Eric K. Peden, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Panel Discussion
4:50 PM - 4:50 PM Hemodialysis Access Program Adjourns.
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 8: 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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Moderator(s): Andrew S. Blum, MD / Craig M. Walker, MD / Amman Bolia, MD / Gary M. Ansel, MD  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PVD
Moderator(s): Richard R. Saxon, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD / Eli Atar, MD, FSIR / Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ANEURYSMS
Moderator(s): Thomas A. Sos, MD / John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Max Amor, MD / Mark H. Wholey, MD  
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM RENAL INTERVENTION
Moderator(s): Jacob Cynamon, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Plinio Rossi, MD  
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM DVT/PE
Moderator(s): Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD / David Sperling, MD, FSIR / Paolo Zamboni, MD  
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CCSVI
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 9: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 1
Moderators:TBD
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
PART 1A: THE BASICS OF STROKE - INCLUDING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY
Moderator(s): Allan L. Brook, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:07 AM Stroke: Where We Have Been And Now The 21st Century And things To Look Forward To
  Presenter(s):Lou Caplan, MD  
8:08 AM - 8:16 AM TIAs - What Is New: Diagnosis And When To Treat Aggressively
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
8:17 AM - 8:25 AM Brain Blood Flow - Physiology And Understanding The Basics: CBF, CBV, MTT: What Is Being Measured And What Matters The Most
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
8:26 AM - 8:34 AM Posterior Fossa: Why Do We Have A Longer Window? Or Do We Just Not Understand The Physiology?
  Presenter(s):Lou Caplan, MD  
8:35 AM - 8:47 AM The Clinical Exam: Quick Pearls That Tell You: Large Or Small Vessel Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Daniel L. Labovitz, MD  
8:48 AM - 8:56 AM Door To Revascularization Time: Optimization And Where Should We Be In 5 Years And Why
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
8:57 AM - 9:16 AM Panel Discussion
PART 1B: STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING
Moderator(s): Lawrence Wechsler, MD / David S. Liebeskind, MD  
9:17 AM - 9:25 AM Why Does Clot Location, Composition And Size Really Matter?
  Presenter(s):Albert J. Yoo, MD  
9:26 AM - 9:34 AM The Neuroimaging Protocol Made Easy: Quick, Accurate And Reliable Anatomic And Physiologic Imaging
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
9:35 AM - 9:47 AM Summarization Of The Latest Trials And Learning Points
  Presenter(s):Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
9:48 AM - 9:56 AM Collaterals And Definitive Reperfusion
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
9:57 AM - 10:15 AM Panel Discussion
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
PART 1C: TRIAGE ISSUES AND DEBATES
Moderator(s): Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS / Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
10:31 AM - 10:38 AM Triage At Its Best: My Brooklyn Pearls
  Presenter(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
10:39 AM - 10:46 AM "Telestroke" 2012: From Far And Away The Specialist Can Make The Difference
  Presenter(s):Leonard Dimitri DaSilva, MD  
10:47 AM - 10:53 AM Why Has Imaging Failed To Find The Optimum Patients For Revascularization?
  Presenter(s):Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
10:54 AM - 11:00 AM Best Stroke Imaging Of The Future And Why
  Presenter(s):Pamela W. Schaefer, MD  
PART 1D: ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT
Moderator(s): Peter A. Rasmussen, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
11:01 AM - 11:08 AM IV TPA Recent Updated Guidelines: Does 3, 4, Or 6 Hours Really Have A Basis In The Literature Or In Pathophysiology?
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
11:08 AM - 11:16 AM IA Medical Nuances - When And How Much: Does Temporary Stenting Revisit The Need For Thrombolytics
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
11:17 AM - 11:23 AM Thrombectomy: Summary Of The Clotted Data And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
11:24 AM - 11:31 AM Antiplatelet Therapy And Beyond: How It Relates To Intracranial Stenting And More
  Presenter(s):Lucie G. Thibault, Pharm.D  
11:32 AM - 11:39 AM Angioplasty, Stenting And Temporary Stenting (A True Bridging Protocol): Facts And Fictions: My Opinion!
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
11:40 AM - 11:47 AM Is It Device Or Patient Criteria That Are Most Important To Make An Impact In Early Revascularization With Efficacy?
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Rasmussen, MD  
11:48 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 10: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 2
Moderators:TBD
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,B>PART 2A: LUNCHEON POWER SYMPOSIUM: CAROTID AND INTRACRANIAL STENTING: WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE TRIALS?
Moderator(s): Thomas G. Brott, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD / Peter K. Nelson, MD / Philip M. Meyers, MD  
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM CREST: Salient Points And Implications For The Future
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
12:26 PM - 12:36 PM Facts, Unknowns And Reasons For The Ongoing Controversy About The Best Treatment For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
12:37 PM - 12:47 PM Doppler Is Not Enough To Send My Patient For Revascularization And Why: The Neurological Perspective
  Presenter(s):Don Heck, MD  
12:48 PM - 12:59 PM Discussion
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM SAMMPRIS: Summary From The PI And Future Implications
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
1:11 PM - 1:21 PM SAMMPRIS Results: Why I Advocate A New Trial And Why Patients Need Technology
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
1:22 PM - 1:32 PM IMS III – Latest Trial Results And Reason to Pause, Or Proceed With New Interest And Ideas: Unofficial Comments
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
1:33 PM - 1:43 PM Stroke Trials: Lessons Learned: The Next Horizon To Make An Impact On Stroke Reversal Or Prevention
  Presenter(s):J Mocco, MD, MS  
1:44 PM - 1:59 PM Discussion
PART 2B: THE OTHER SIDE OF STROKE: SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE MANAGEMENT
Moderator(s): David Gordon, MD / Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Vasospasm Latest Developments
  Presenter(s):Aman B. Patel, MD  
2:11 PM - 2:21 PM Neuroanesthesia: Elements For Success
  Presenter(s):Apolonia E. Abramowicz, MD  
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2:22 PM - 2:32 PM Latest Devices For Aneurysm Therapy: Are Coils Becoming The Second Option?
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
2:33 PM - 2:43 PM Surgical Clipping Of Aneurysms Is Still A Necessary Evil: Case Selection From An Experienced Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon
  Presenter(s):Eugene S. Flamm, MD  
2:44 PM - 2:54 PM Endovascular Cases That Make Me Nervous: Location, Geometry, And Beyond
  Presenter(s):Aaron S. Dumont, MD  
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM Unruptured Aneurysms: Why Do We Treat Them? The US Experience vs. The Rest Of The World Opinion
  Presenter(s):Guilherme Dabus, MD  
3:06 PM - 3:16 PM Intracranial Bypass: Has A Dinosaur Come Back From Extinction? Best Indications And State-Of-The Art Techniques/NOVA
  Presenter(s):David J. Langer, MD  
3:17 PM - 3:22 PM Most Common Medical Legal Issues
  Presenter(s):Gregg H. Zoarski, MD  
3:23 PM - 3:28 PM Ways To Avoid Facing The Wrong Side Of The Jury
  Presenter(s):Michael I. Weintraub, MD  
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3:29 PM - 4:00 PM Discussion
4:00 PM - 4:00 PM Adjourn. Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 11: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS I (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:35 AM - 6:40 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM DEBATE: 2-3 Year Comparison Of Sirolimus Eluting Stents (SESs) vs. Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) For Below-Knee And Tibial Occlusive Disease (YUKON Trial)
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM DEBATE: Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs) Are Better For Below-Knee Lesions Than SESs: 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Use Of 4 French Systems For Treating Fem-Pop Lesions: Advantages And Disadvantages: Lessons From The 4EVER Trial Using Astron Pulsar Stents And No Closure Devices
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM New Developments In Distal Puncture Techniques For Treating CTOs Of Lower Extremity Arteries: The Funnel Balloon Catheter; 3 Fr Sheath; Needle Extensions And COR Balloons
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Best Treatment Of Popliteal Lesions: Stent vs. PTA: The ETAP Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Value Of The Biodegradable Balloon Expandable Remedy Stent For Lower Extremity Lesions: The GAIA Trial Results
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Does Atherectomy Help To Treat Resistant Calcified SFA Lesions: Does It Require A Distal Filter For Safety
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM DEBATE: Current Role Of New Atherectomy Devices: They Work And Justify The Costs
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM DEBATE: Debulking With Atherectomy And Laser Is A Good Idea Whose Time Has Passed
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
7:34 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 12: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS II (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Long-Term Evaluation (To 5 Years) Of SFA Stents In 1000 Patients: Importance Of TASC Classification, Stent Type And Lesion Length (Belgian/German Study)
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD / Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM The Many Uses And Advantages Of The Supera Veritas Stent (IDEV) To Treat Femoropopliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM 1-Year Results Of The Protege Everflex Stent (ev3) To Treat Popliteal Lesions: DURABILITY-POP Study
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM DEBATE: CFA And DFA Occlusive Lesions Are Best Treated By Endovascular Techniques
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM DEBATE: How Should CFA And DFA Occlusive Lesions Best Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Extreme Approaches To CTOs via Retrograde Puncture Of Pedal Loop And Digital Arteries: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM DEBATE: Stenting Is Still First Line Treatment For SFA Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Erich Minar, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM DEBATE: Why Should Metal Be Avoided In The SFA And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM How To Remove Small Procedural Emboli From Tibial Arteries
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
8:34 AM - 8:39 AM What To Do For CLI Patients When There Are No Patent Outflow Arteries: Can DEBs Help
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 13: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM DEBATE: Atherectomy And DEBs For Native Disease And In Stent Restenosis In The SFA And Popliteal: Stents Can Be Avoided Completely
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:52 AM - 8:57 AM DEBATE: DEBs Won’t Do The Job Alone: Stents Will Be Needed Sometimes For Recoil Or Dissection
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM The Tack-It Device: An Endovascular Stapler For Imperfect PTAs To Avoid Stenting
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
9:04 AM - 9:09 AM 3-Year Results Of The RESILIENT Trial With The Lifestent: Are The Results Of SFA Stents Durable
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM 3-Year Results From The ZILVER PTX Drug Eluting Stent (DES) Trial: Are The Results Durable And How Do Patterns Of Restenosis Differ
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Gary M. Ansel, MD  
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM 2-Year Outcomes Of Stent Supported PTA For Iliac Lesions: Balloon vs. Self-Expanding Stents: Influence Of TASC Classification: The BRAVISSIMO Trial
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
9:22 AM - 9:27 AM DEBATE: To Treat Lower Extremity Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) One Only Needs A Wire And A Catheter And Not All This Expensive Nonsense
  Presenter(s):Amman Bolia, MD  
9:28 AM - 9:33 AM DEBATE: We Need All This Stuff And More To Meet Unmet Needs With Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
9:34 AM - 9:39 AM How To Use A Radiofrequency Wire To Cross Difficult CTOs: Advantages, Precautions, Limitations
  Presenter(s):Marcelo S. Guimaraes, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:45 AM ALL CLI Is Not The Same: This And Diabetic Status Render Limb Salvage Rates A Poor Index Of Success With Revascularization Procedures: Some Limbs With CLI Survive With Conservative Treatment And Prayer
  Presenter(s):Francesco Serino, MD  
9:46 AM - 9:54 AM Panel Discussion
Conclusion of Joint Sessions with VEITHsymposium. VEITHsymposium continues after the Break in the Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor. AIMsymposium continues at 10:00 a.m.

9:54 AM - 10:10 AM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 14: WHAT’S NEW IN EMBOLIZATION OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT DISEASE - PART 1
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10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Evaluation And Management Of Prostatic Hypertrophy
  Presenter(s):Lloyd S. Minsky, MD  
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Prostatic Embolization For BPH: Is It Ready For Prime Time?
  Presenter(s):Tiago Bilhim, MD, PhD, EBIR  
  View Abstract      
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Single Center Results For BPH Embolization: Is It Worth The Risks?
  Presenter(s):Francisco C. Carnevale, MD, PhD  
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Prostate Embolization: Technical Tips Based On Our Early Experience
  Presenter(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM UFE: Are There Any True Contraindications?
  Presenter(s):David N. Siegel, MD  
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Managing Complications Of UFE
  Presenter(s):Richard D. Shlansky-Goldberg, MD  
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CO2 Angiography Can Significantly Decrease Contrast Use In The IR Suite
  Presenter(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Preplanning IR Procedures Will Reduce Radiation Exposure To Both Patients And Operators
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE  
  View Abstract      
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Managing Patients With HCC: What The Interventional Radiologist Needs To Know
  Presenter(s):Paul J. Gaglio, MD  
  View Abstract      
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM TACE Or Ablation: Which Is Best Or Is There A Role For Both?
  Presenter(s):Daniel B. Brown, MD  
11:40 AM - 11:50 PM DEB TACE Has Surpassed Conventional TACE: Where Is The Evidence?
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Radioembolization (Y90) For The Treatment Of HCC
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
  View Abstract      
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch Break (Americas Hall I – 3rd Floor)
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 15: WHAT’S NEW IN EMBOLIZATION OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT DISEASE - PART 2
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12:50 PM - 1:00 PM Assessing The Response To Local Regional Therapy
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM TACE In The Presence Of TIPS Or PV Thrombus
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Neurovascular Tools In The Non-Neurovascular Arena
  Presenter(s):Richard R. Saxon, MD  
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 16: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS’ ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC DISEASE
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1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Colorectal Mets Management: An Overview
  Presenter(s):Andreas Kaubisch, MD  
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM When Is Surgical Resection Best?
  Presenter(s):Milan Kinkhabwala, MD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Portal Vein Embolization: Indications, Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):David C. Madoff, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Why Y90 Should Be The Treatment Of Choice For Most Metastatic Liver Lesions
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Tailored Radioembolization: Diffuse Liver vs. Lobectomy
  Presenter(s):Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Technical Considerations For Optimizing Y90 Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Role Of DEBIRI/Ablation: Current Role Of Combination Therapy In CRC Liver Mets
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Metastatic Disease: When Should You Use TACE, Y90 Or ChemoSaturation?
  Presenter(s):Daniel B. Brown, MD  
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM US Experience With ChemoSaturation
  Presenter(s):Krishna kandarpa, MD, PhD  
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Initial European Institute of Oncology (EIO) Experience With Hepatic ChemoSaturation
  Presenter(s):Pier Francesco Ferrucci, MD, PhD  
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 17: UPDATE ON ABLATION DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES
Moderators:Johannes Lammer, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Microwave vs. RF vs. IRE: Is There A Clear Winner
  Presenter(s):Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD  
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Update On Clinical Trials Of Image Guided Ablations
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Lung Cancer: Limits Of Ablation
  Presenter(s):Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Renal Cancer: Indications For Percutaneous Ablation
  Presenter(s):William Alago, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Image Guided Ablation: Navigation Tools You Should Be Familiar With
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Percutaneous Oncolytic Virus Therapy: Is It Feasible And Safe?
  Presenter(s):Steven C. Rose, MD  
  View Abstract      
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 18: PORTAL HYPERTENSION AND OTHER LIVER DIRECTED THERAPIES
Moderators:Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Portal HTN: Does The Data Suggest That Early TIPS For The Management Of Ascites Will Save Lives
  Presenter(s):Yosef Golowa, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM TIPS Should Be Done By All
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM TIPS Should Only Be Done By Experts
  Presenter(s):Gary P. Siskin, MD  
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Management Of Ascites With A Denver Shunt: What You Need To Know
  Presenter(s):George I. Getrajdman, MD  
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Unusual Liver Abnormalities And Their Management
  Presenter(s):Ernest J. Ring, MD  
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM BRTO Has Definite Indications And Is Being Underutilized In The US
  Presenter(s):Yosef Golowa, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 19: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
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5:50 PM - 6:00 PM Thoracic Duct Embolization: A Technique That Is Easily Learned By Interventional Radiologists
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM Is There A Role For IR In The Management Of Obesity
  Presenter(s):Gary P. Siskin, MD  
END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 20: 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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Moderator(s): Jafar Golzarian, MD / Tiago Bilhim, MD, PhD, EBIR / David N. Siegel, MD / Richard D. Shlansky-Goldberg, MD  
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PROSTATE EMBOLIZATION/UFE
Moderator(s): David C. Madoff, MD / Yosef Golowa, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / James Caridi, MD / Fabrizio Fanelli, MD  
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PORTAL VEIN EMBOLIZATION/TIPS/BRTO
Moderator(s): Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD / Daniel B. Brown, MD / Matthew S. Johnson, MD / Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM RADIOEMBOLIZATION/CHEMOEMBOLIZATION/CHEMOSATURATION
Moderator(s): Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR / Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD / Jeremy Durack, MD / Steven C. Rose, MD  
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ABLATION - LIVER/LUNG/KIDNEY/BONE
END OF SESSION 20