Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Postgraduate Courses

Important Notes on the Postgraduate Courses

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.

6:00 am - 7:00 am	Postgraduate Course Breakfast BCC: Room 309
7:00 am – 10:00 am	Concurrent Postgraduate Courses
	Dialysis Access 2007: Contemporary Practice BCC: Room 307 Moderator: Anton N. Sidawy, MD VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C. At the end of this session, participants should be able to: Understand and determine the socioeconomic issues related to AV dialysis access. Learn complex autogenous AV accesses and their placement. Understand issues surrounding the management of failed access ANS. 7:00 am Fistula First Initiative: How Can I Expect It to Impact My Practice? Clifford M. Sales, MD, The Cardiovascular Care Group, Belleville, N.J. 7:08 am Reimbursement for AV Access Procedures: How Can It Be Maximized? Sean P. Roddy, MD, Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y. 7:16 am Risk Management in Hemodialysis AV Access: Can the Odds Be Reversed? Larry A. Scher, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. 7:24 am DOQI Guidelines: Have They Had Their Intended Impact? Anil P. Hingorani, MD, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 7:32 am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Early Development of the AV Fistula Needle Technique for Hemodialysis James E. Cimino, MD, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. 7:47 am Pre-Operative Ultrasound: Can It Increase the Rate of Autogenous Access? Michael P. Lilly, MD, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Md. 7:55 am Transposed versus Non-Transposed Autogenous Accesses: What's the Gold Standard? Peter J. Pappas, MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J. 8:03 am Upper Arm Basilic Vein Transpositions: Should They Be Used Before Forearm Grafts? Linda M. Harris, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 8:11 am Break 8:21 am The Ante-Cubital Autogenous Access: Is It an Underused Access? William C. Jennings, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Okla. 8:29 am Axillary-Axillary AV Access: Is It a Viable Last Resort Option? Christopher G. Carsten III, MD, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, S.C. 8:37 am Ankle AV Access: Should It Have a Place in Our Armamentarium? Lawrence M. Spergel, MD, Dialysis Management Medical Group, San Francisco, Calf. 8:45 am The Friday 4:30 Call: Practical Approach to Access Salvage Jonathan A. Levison, MD, The Cardiovascular Care Group, Belleville, N.J. 8:53 am The Thrombosed AV access: Open or Endovascular Management? Keith D. Calligaro, MD, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. 9:01 am New Technologies to Manage Access Thrombosis: What is Coming Down the Pike? Robert B. McLafferty, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill. 9:09 am Panel: All participants • Questions session • Discussion of tough access cases prepared by participants or from audience with audience participation
	Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Essentials of Technique BCC: Room 308 Supported by an educational grant from Cordis Endovascular, a Johnson & Johnson Company Moderator: Daniel G. Clair, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio At the end of this session, participants should be able to: Describe the preliminary issues which need to be addressed prior to starting a carotid stenting program. Understand the methods for gaining imaging and interventional access to the carotid arteries. Describe difficult anatomic variants in the cerebrovascular circulation which may increase risk of interventional therapy for carotid disease. Recognize pre-procedural issues which may preclude placement of carotid stent and protection devices. Setting Up the Program 7:00 am Training David L. Dawson, MD, UC Davis Vascular Center, Sacramento, Calif. 7:20 am Institutional Issues (Program Participants, Credentialing, Recording Outcomes) Ruth L. Bush, MD, Scott & White Hospital & Clinic, Temple, Texas 7:40 am Support Staff, Inventory and Room Set-Up W. Todd Bohannon, MD, Scott & White Hospital & Clinic, Temple, Texas Performing the Procedure 8:00 am Pre-Procedural Issues (Imaging, Assessing Medical and Anatomic Risks, Optimizing Medications) William D. Jordan, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. 8:20 am Carotid Artery Imaging and Access Daniel G. Clair, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 8:40 am Understanding When to Stop and When Not to Start Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass. 9:00 am Protection Systems and Stents Sean P. Lyden, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 9:20 am Dealing with Early Complications Sunita Srivastava, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Learning from Prior Problems 9:40 am Panel
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Coffee Break BCC Room 309
10:15 am – 1:15 pm	Concurrent Postgraduate Courses
	Axial Imaging Update for the Vascular Surgeon – Case Planning and Reimbursement Strategies BCC: Room 307 Supported by an educational grant from TeraRecon, Inc. and M2S, Inc. Moderator: Roy K. Greenberg, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio At the end of this session, participants should be able to: Understand the fundamentals of cross-sectional imaging studies – including image acquisition, reconstruction and post-processing. Be familiar with the risks associated with imaging techniques (cross-sectional and fluoroscopic) related to radiation and contrast administration. Have insight into future developments and practice evolution including reimbursement strategies. 10:15 am Cross-Sectional Imaging Basics – From Acquisition to Post-Processing Scott Flamm, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 10:35 am Contrast: Nephropathy or Gadolium Induce Nephrosclerosis – Facts and Myths Kieran Murphy, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md. 10:55 am Post-Processing for LE, Aorta and Carotid Disease Mark F. Fillinger, MD, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. 11:15 am Sizing for Endo Thoracic Aneurysm Repair - M2S and Terarecon Demonstrations W. Anthony Lee, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Christopher J. Kwolek, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. 11:35 am Reimbursement Strategies for Cross-sectional Imaging Studies and Endovascular Procedure Planning Daniel G. Clair, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 11:55 am Ultrasound Substitution for Cross-sectional Studies: Contrast Agents and Adjuncts for LE Intervention Ruth L. Bush, MD, Scott & White Hospital & Clinic, Temple, Texas 12:15 pm Intraoperative Fluoroscopy: Pros and Cons of Fixed and Portable Imaging Units Mark A. Farber, MD, University of North Carolina Vascular Surgery, Chapel Hill, N.C. 12:35 pm The New Wave: Dual Source CT Scanning, Fusion of CT/Angio Datasets, and Other New Imaging Technologies Roy K. Greenberg, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 12:55 pm The OR of the Future – Integrated Digital Technology – What Should We Plan For Jonathan Schaffer, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Matthew J. Eagleton, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
	Vein Disease: Black and White and Gray BCC: Room 308 Supported by an educational grant from 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. At the end of this session, participants should be able to: Understand the pathophysiology of venous insufficiency in the superficial system. Utilize the various minimally invasive techniques to treat superficial venous disease. Be aware of the current controversies and treatment algorithms to manage venous insufficiency. 10:15 am Vein Disease Management for the Arterial Surgeon: A Waste of Time? Thomas F. O'Donnell, MD, Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 10:30 am Endovenous Ablation Great Saphenous Vein: Energy Used, RF, Laser, etc. Does It Matter? Julianne Stoughton, MD, Winchester Hospital, Winchester, MA and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 10:45 am Small Saphenous Disease: Open, Endovenous? Please Tell Me What To Do Thomas F. O'Donnell, MD, Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston, MA Steve Elias, MD, Center for Vein Disease, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 11:05 am Microphlebectomy, TriVex, Foam for Varicose Veins: My "Go To" Choice William Marston, MD, University North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Julianne Stoughton, MD, Winchester Hospital, Winchester, MA and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA 11:30 am Do Perforators Matter? SEPS, PAPS: The New Algorithm Peter Gloviczki MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Steve Elias, MD, Center for Vein Disease, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY William Marston, MD, University North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 12:00 pm The "Swollen Leg": My Thoughts, My Workup, My Treatment Mark H. Meissner, MD, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA Peter Gloviczki MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 12:25 pm Ask the Audience: Ask the Experts: It's Your Turn

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit for Postgraduate Courses

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The SVS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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