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Industry Supported Symposia Topics

Industry Supported Symposium 1 Challenging Cases  Supported by Cook Medical

Thursday, June  7
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel: Grand Ballroom ABC East

Come and see leading edge physicians present on difficult endovascular cases.

Moderator: Roy Greenberg, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Presenters:
Geoffrey White, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Mark Adelman, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
Luis Sanchez, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

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Industry Supported Symposium 2 CEA and CAS: Achieving Optimum Outcomes for Your Patients Supported by an educational grant from Cordis Endovascular, a Johnson & Johnson Company

Thursday, June  7
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Hotel: Constellation Ballroom

7:00 pm: Cocktails
7:30 pm: Program Commencement
Course Director: Peter Schneider, MD

Dinner Presentation Topics:

1. Technical Skills of CAS - Karthik Kasirajan, MD
2. Update on CMS Reimbursement - Manny Mehta, MD
3. CEA and CAS: Can You Really Do Both and Do Them Well? - Peter Schneider, MD
4. How to Start a CAS Program in Your Hospital - K. Craig Kent, MD
   

Cordis is supporting SVS at booth  #429.

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Industry Supported Symposium 3 Immune-Induced Vascular Complications: HIT and Beyond  Supported by an educational grant from ZymoGenetics, Inc.

Thursday, June  7
7:00 - 9:30 pm
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel: Maryland  Ballroom CDF

This symposium will provide a simplified overview of surgical hemostasis and will discuss how inhibition of coagulation can affect perioperative hemostasis. The faculty will use clinical vignettes to illustrate the challenges of potential thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications associated with antibodies to components of the coagulation system. For more information and to register, log on to  http://www.acumentis.com/registration/  (registration ID:  3101)

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Industry Supported Symposium 4 Achieving Optimal Results in Lower Limb Revascularization  Supported by W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Friday, June 8
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel: Grand Ballroom ABC East

Faculty:

Christopher Wixon, MD, Savannah Vascular Institute
Manish Mehta, MD, Albany Medical Center

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Industry Supported Symposium 5 Practice Trends and Opportunities  Supported by Boston  Scientific

Friday, June 8
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel: Maryland Ballrooms CDF

In conjunction with the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston Scientific presents a dynamic
evening symposium titled "Practice Trends and Opportunities" on Friday, June 8, 2007 including key
topics on CAS Outcomes, Does Design Matter?, Current Advancements in Limb Salvage Medicine and
Endoscopic Vein Harvesting: A Two Incision Vein Bypass. A cocktail reception and symposium will take
place at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in the Maryland C, D and F Ballrooms beginning at 7:00 pm. 
Featured speakers include Alan Lumsden, MD (Baylor College of Medicine); Vikram Kashyap, MD (The
Cleveland Clinic); and Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD (Universityof Pennsylvania). Register by visiting: www.bostonscientific.com/peripheral/events or call 800-314-2003.

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Industry Supported Symposium 6 Antiplatet Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and New Directions Supported by an educational grant from  Bristol-Myers Squibb & sanofi- aventis

Friday,  June 8
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel: Baltimore  Ballroom

This event begins at 7:00 pm in the Baltimore Ballroom of the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Join renowned faculty as they discuss topics relating to the management and treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease. Topics and speakers include: Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Atherothrombotic Disease in Clinical Practice: Evidence From an International Registry, Jeffrey Olin, DO, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.; Guidelines' Recommendations for the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease: Focus on Antiplatelet Therapy, Mark Creager, MD,  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular  Division, Boston, Mass.; and
Antiplatelet Therapy in Bypass Surgery for Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from a New Trial, John Dormandy, MD, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, England. To register, visit http://www.eoscme.org/ and enter activity code: 13948 or call 877-651-4849.