Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Credits for the Postgraduate Courses are separate from those earned attending the scientific sessions at the Vascular Annual Meeting. Only paid attendees who check in at the meeting will be awarded CME credit for the Postgraduate Course.

Participants can choose to attend three sessions from a total of the six offered courses. There is an additional fee to attend the Postgraduate courses, please see the registration form more details.

Baltimore Convention Center is listed as BCC.

Concurrent Postgraduate Courses

1. Dialysis Access 2007: Contemporary Practice - BCC: Room 307
   Moderator: Anton N. Sidawy, MD  
   VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
   
   
2. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting – Essentials of Technique - BCC: Room 308
   Sponsored by Cordis Endovascular, a Johnson & Johnson Company

   Moderator: Daniel G. Clair, MD
   Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Concurrent Postgraduate Courses

1. Axial Imaging Update for the Vascular Surgeon –
   Case Planning and Reimbursement Strategies
   BCC: Room 307
   Co-sponsored by TeraRecon, Inc.

   Moderator: Roy K. Greenberg, MD
   Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

2. Vein Disease: Black and White and Gray
   BCC: Room 308
   Sponsored by Diomed, Inc.

   Moderator: Steven Elias, MD
   Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
   Center for Vein Disease, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, N.J.

Concurrent Postgraduate Courses

1. Infrainguinal Endovascular Therapy – Strategies for Chronic Total Occlusions
   BCC: Room 307
   Sponsored by Cordis Endovascular, a Johnson & Johnson Company

   Moderator: Peter A. Schneider, MD
         Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Honolulu, Hawaii

   Intraluminal vs. Subintimal Pathway: Tips and Techniques for Crossing Occlusions
   George H. Meier, MD, Vascular & Transplant Specialists, PC, Norfolk, Va.

   When and How to Use Entry and Re-Entry Catheters to Help with Subintimal SFA Angioplasty
   Donald L. Jacobs, MD, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.

   Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting for Vascular Reconstruction After Crossing a Chronic Occlusion: When Is Stenting Appropriate?
   Michael T. Caps, MD, MPHI, XXX

   Alternative Methods of Reconstruction: When and How to Use Plaque Excision, Excimer Laser or Covered Stents After Crossing an Occlusion
   David L. Dawson, MD, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, Calif.
    
   Tibial Reconstruction: The Next Big Thing?
   Peter A. Schneider, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Honolulu, Hawaii

   Gadgets and New Stuff. What Do I Need in My Inventory?
   Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.

2. Open AAA Repair – 2007: Strategies for Juxta/Suprarenal AAA Repair
   BCC: Room 308
   Moderator: Brian G. Rubin, MD
   Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.