SESSION 97 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 97: BASICS OF SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome: Tour Of C1 - C6 Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Venous Valvular Physiology
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Venous Embryology: Part 1
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FACPh  
8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Venous Embryology: Part 2
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FACPh  
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Important Superficial Venous Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FACPh  
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Venous Mapping: How Detailed Should This Be
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Evolution Of Superficial Venous Insufficiency: Ascending Or Descending Theory
  Presenter(s):Sylvain Chastanet, MD  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Is It The Weakened Venous Wall Or The Valve That Causes Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Venous Disease Pathophysiology: Which Patients Progress To Tissue Damage At The Ankle
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
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8:54 AM - 9:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 97
 
SESSION 98 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 98: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE - PART 1
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9:01 AM - 9:06 AM How To Use CEAP And VCSS Properly
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
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9:07 AM - 9:12 AM What Determines The Clinical Severity Of Superficial Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:13 AM - 9:18 AM What Kind Of Duplex Image Should We Expect After Endovenous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
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9:19 AM - 9:24 AM Clinical Findings Do Not Match The Ultrasound: What Do You Do
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Investigating The Effects Of Sclerotherapy And MOCA With Histology And Immunocytochemisty
  Presenter(s):Mark S. Whiteley, MS, FRCS  
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9:31 AM - 9:36 AM Step By Step Use Of 1470nm Laser To Ablate Perforators And Indications
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
9:37 AM - 9:42 AM Step By Step Use Of Mechanical-Chemical Ablation In Non-Saphenous Veins
  Presenter(s):Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS  
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9:43 AM - 9:48 AM Step By Step Use Of Proprietary Foam For Saphenous Ablation And Indications
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:49 AM - 9:54 AM Step By Step Treatment Of Recurrent Veins Following Endovenous Thermal Ablation, Incidence And Causes
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 98
 
SESSION 99 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 99: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE - PART 2
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10:01 AM - 10:06 AM Step By Step Use Of Sclerotherapy For Large Varicose Tributaries And Why
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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10:07 AM - 10:12 AM Step By Step Use Of Ambulatory Phlebectomy For Large Varicose Tributaries And Why
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
10:13 AM - 10:18 AM Efficacy Of Powered Phlebectomy For Large Symptomatic Varicosites
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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10:19 AM - 10:24 AM Steps To Treat The Small Saphenous Cranial Extension
  Presenter(s):Randolph Todd C. Jones, MD  
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Steps To Avoid Endothermal Heat Induced Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
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10:31 AM - 10:36 AM Steps To Avoid Complications Of Foam And Liquid Sclerotherapy
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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10:37 AM - 10:42 AM Steps To Avoid Thermal Ablation Complications
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
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10:43 AM - 10:48 AM Steps To Avoid Nerve Damage
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
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10:49 AM - 10:54 AM Steps To Avoid Thermal Skin Damage
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 99
 
SESSION 100 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 100: FUTURE OF VENOUS DISEASE
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11:01 AM - 11:06 AM Who Will Treat Varicose Veins And Who Will Pay For The Treatment In The Future
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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11:07 AM - 11:12 AM What Do The Quality Measures (QM) Measure: Analysis Of PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) For Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
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11:13 AM - 11:18 AM Future Of Venous Reimbursement: Pressures From CMS
  Presenter(s):Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
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11:19 AM - 11:24 AM Update: Intersocietal Accreditation Commission – Vein Center
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM A One Stop Vein Clinic: The Ideal Option
  Presenter(s):Ian J. Franklin, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg)  
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11:31 AM - 11:36 AM A Plea For A National Coverage Determination Policy
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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11:37 AM - 11:42 AM Why Is The SVS-VQI Venous Registry Critical
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM Update On The Management Of Lymphedema
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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11:49 AM - 11:54 AM Partial Crossectomy With “Branch” Preservation And Venoplasty Of Saphenous Bulb
  Presenter(s):Gioachino Coppi, MD  
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

END OF SESSION 100
 
SESSION 101 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 101: EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH NEEDED FOR ENDOVENOUS TREATMENT
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Endovenous Thermal Ablation RCTs: Do We Know Enough
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Should The UK Nice Guidelines Be The Same As The SVS/AVF
  Presenter(s):Chung S. Lim, MBBS, MRCS, PhD / Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How Should Society Allocate Resources For Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Venous Ulcers - An Algorithm For Management
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM DEBATE: Ultrasound Is Mandatory After Saphenous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Mark S. Whiteley, MS, FRCS  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Ultrasound Is Not Mandantory After Saphenous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Extreme C6 Cases And Endovenous Solutions
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Not All Skin Ulcers Are Venous
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Thermal Ablation On Anticoagulated Patients: Is It Durable And Effective
  Presenter(s):Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
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1:54 PM - 2:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 101
 
SESSION 102 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 102: MORE TOPICS REGARDING TRUNCAL REFLUX, CLUSTERS AND SPIDER TELANGIECTASIA
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2:01 PM - 2:06 PM A Prospective Observational Study Comparing 810nm And 1470nm Wavelength For Great Saphenous Laser Ablation
  Presenter(s):Ian C. Chetter, MD, FRCS  
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2:07 PM - 2:12 PM Is 1920nm Wavelength The Future Of Venous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Primary CVD: Which Patients Should You Intervene On Early (GSV Ablation Correct Hemodynamics) And If You Intervene Will It Reduce Or Prevent The Progression To Higher Clinical Class
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
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2:19 PM - 2:24 PM Homemade Foam Versus FDA Approved Manufactured Foam: Risks And Rewards
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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2:25 PM - 2:30 PM 5-Year Results Of A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Concomitant And Sequential Phlebectomy Following Endovenous Laser Ablation
  Presenter(s):Ian C. Chetter, MD, FRCS  
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2:31 PM - 2:36 PM How Real Are Venous Thromboembolic Complications With Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Paradox Between RCTs, Large Observational Case Series, And Registry Data
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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2:37 PM - 2:42 PM Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment Pearls
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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2:43 PM - 2:48 PM Laser Ablation Treatment Pearls
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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2:49 PM - 2:54 PM Sclerotherapy Pearls
  Presenter(s):Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS  
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2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Cutaneous Laser Pearls: When And How To Use For Spider Veins
  Presenter(s):Ian J. Franklin, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg)  
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3:01 PM - 3:06 PM Mechanico-Chemical Ablation Pearls
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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3:13 PM - 3:18 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 102
 
SESSION 103 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 103: ENDOVENOUS CASE PRESENTATION, PRE-RECORDED VIDEO, EVIDENCE AND MORE
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3:19 PM - 3:29 PM Saphenous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
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3:29 PM - 3:33 PM Discussion/Q&A
3:34 PM - 3:44 PM Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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3:44 PM - 3:48 PM Discussion/Q&A
3:49 PM - 3:59 PM Predictive Value Of A Preoperative Test For The Reversibility Of The Reflux After Phlebectomy With Preservation Of The Great Saphenous Vein
  Presenter(s):Sylvain Chastanet, MD  
3:59 PM - 4:03 PM Discussion/Q&A
4:04 PM - 4:14 PM A New Look At Venous Hemodynamics: Importance Of Measuring Both Reflux And Venous Outflow Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS  
4:14 PM - 4:18 PM Discussion/Q&A
4:19 PM - 4:29 PM How To Treat Exotic Veins – Hand, Foot, And Vulvar Veins
  Presenter(s):Barrie A. Price, Mr, MD, MS, FRCS  
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4:29 PM - 4:33 PM Discussion/Q&A
4:34 PM - 4:44 PM Phlebectomy: How, When, And Why
  Presenter(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
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4:44 PM - 4:48 PM Discussion/Q&A
4:49 PM - 4:59 PM Proper Application Of Bandages –Short Stretch And Why Is That Important For Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
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4:59 PM - 5:03 PM Discussion/Q&A
5:04 PM - 5:15 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program N

END OF SESSION 103
 
SESSION 104 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 104: PREOPERATIVE PLANNING FOR HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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8:00 AM - 8:07 AM Review Of The SVS Guidelines For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
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8:08 AM - 8:15 AM Predialysis Planning To Optimize The Management Of The Patient With CKD
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
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8:16 AM - 8:23 AM Update On The Fistula First/Catheter Last Initiative
  Presenter(s):Lawrence M. Spergel, MD  
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8:24 AM - 8:31 AM Algorithms To Avoid Central Venous Catheters At Dialysis Initiation
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
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8:32 AM - 8:39 AM Quality Benchmarks Of A Vascular Access Program
  Presenter(s):David L. Cull, MD, FACS  
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
8:51 AM - 8:58 AM Use Of The Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory In Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
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8:59 AM - 9:06 AM Impact Of Transvenous Cardiac Devices On Vascular Access Placement And Patency
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
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9:07 AM - 9:14 AM The Implications Of Transradial Approach For Cardiovascular Interventions On Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
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9:15 AM - 9:22 AM Anesthesia For Office Based Vascular Access Interventions
  Presenter(s):David Fox, MD, FACS  
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9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Dialysis Access Cannulation: A Lost Art?
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
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9:31 AM - 9:41 AM Panel Discussion
9:42 AM - 10:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits (3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade)
END OF SESSION 104
 
SESSION 105 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 105: OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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10:00 AM - 10:07 AM Optimization Of Risk Factors To Maximize Vascular Access Patency
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
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10:08 AM - 10:15 AM How Do Cell Biology And Hemodynamics Impact AV Access Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
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10:16 AM - 10:23 AM Medical Factors Affecting Patency Of AV Access Procedures
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
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10:24 AM - 10:31 AM Management Of Hypercoagulable States In Patients With End Stage Renal Disease
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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10:32 AM - 10:39 AM Role Of Surveillance And Preemptive Intervention In Optimizing Hemodialysis Access Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Jack Work, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:47 AM The Role Of BAM In Autogenous Access Maturation
  Presenter(s):Gregg A. Miller, MD  
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10:48 AM - 10:58 AM Panel Discussion
10:59 AM - 11:06 AM Challenges Of Vascular Access In The Elderly Patient
  Presenter(s):David L. Cull, MD, FACS  
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11:07 AM - 11:14 AM Challenges Of Vascular Access In The Obese Patient
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
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11:15 AM - 11:22 AM Challenges Of Vascular Access In The Patient With Lupus
  Presenter(s):Mitchell L. Henry, MD  
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11:23 AM - 11:30 AM Update On The Results Of The REVISE, RESCUE And RENOVA Trials
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
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11:31 AM - 11:38 AM Management Of Complications In An Office Based Practice
  Presenter(s):Gregg A. Miller, MD  
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11:39 AM - 11:49 AM Panel Discussion
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits (3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade)
END OF SESSION 105
 
SESSION 106 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 106: POLITICAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS
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12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Challenges And Opportunities In Hemodialysis Access In The Current Economic Climate
  Presenter(s):Robert Provenzano, MD  
12:41 PM - 12:48 PM The Affordable Care Act, Capitation, And Other Factors That Affect Our Hemodialysis Access Practice
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
12:49 PM - 12:56 PM Medicolegal Risk Reduction In Hemodialysis Access Surgery
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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12:57 PM - 1:04 PM Ethical Issues In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):James W. Jones, MD, PhD, MHA  
1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Coding For Hemodialysis Access Procedures: What’s New And What Lies Ahead
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD  
1:13 PM - 1:20 PM How The FDA Is Working To Improve The Quality Of Vascular Access For Dialysis Patients
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD  
1:21 PM - 1:28 PM Office Based Access Centers And Financial Impact On Practice
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA  
1:29 PM - 1:39 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 106
 
SESSION 107 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 107: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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1:40 PM - 1:47 PM Endoluminal Anastomosis: Results With The Gore Hybrid Graft
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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1:48 PM - 1:55 PM VWingTM Vascular Needle Guide For Improved AV Fistula Access
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
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1:56 PM - 2:03 PM Clinical Experience With Tissue Engineered Grafts In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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2:04 PM - 2:11 PM Spiral Laminar Flow Grafts In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:19 PM OptiflowTM Device For Percutaneous AV Fistula Anastomosis
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
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2:20 PM - 2:27 PM NexSiteTM Catheter For Hemodialysis Access
2:28 PM - 2:44 PM Panel Discussion
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM Break – Visit Exhibits (3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade)
END OF SESSION 107
 
SESSION 108 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 108: UPDATE ON CLINICAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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3:10 PM - 3:17 PM The Role Of Peritoneal Dialysis In Patients With Difficult Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Jack Work, MD  
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3:18 PM - 3:25 PM Current Status Of Biologic Grafts In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Dougherty, MD  
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3:26 PM - 3:33 PM Strategies For Use Of Early Access Grafts For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Eric Chemla, MD  
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3:34 PM - 3:41 PM Basilic Vein Transposition Using One Stage Or Two Stage Techniques
  Presenter(s):Mitchell L. Henry, MD  
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3:42 PM - 3:49 PM Management Of The Massively Dilated AV Fistula
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion
4:01 PM - 4:08 PM Use Of Stent Grafts To Treat Cephalic Arch Stenosis
  Presenter(s):David Shemesh, MD, RVT  
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4:09 PM - 4:16 PM Innovative Approaches To Treatment Of Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
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4:17 PM - 4:24 PM Role Of The HeRo Graft In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
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4:25 PM - 4:32 PM An Individualized Approach To The Management Of Hand Ischemia Associated With Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Lawrence M. Spergel, MD  
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4:33 PM - 4:40 PM Creating Access In A Patient With A History Of Steal Syndrome
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
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4:41 PM - 4:50 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program O

END OF SESSION 108
 
SESSION 109 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 109: CLASSIFICATION, IMAGING, AND EMBOLIC AGENTS FOR VASCULAR ANOMALIES
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Current Classification And Nomenclature Of Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Vascular Tumors Confused With Vascular Malformations: Pediatric Hemangioma, RICH, NICH, KPH Of Liver, KPH Of Trunk With Kassabach-Merritt Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Francine Blei, MD, MBA  
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM New Imaging Modalities Essential For Accurate Diagnosis Of Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM 2014 ISSVA Classification Of Vascular Anomalies: Update
  Presenter(s):Francine Blei, MD, MBA  
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Techniques For Treating Vascular Malformations Of The Extremities
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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8:50 AM - 9:00 PM Old Things About Arterio-Venous Lesions And Personal Classification
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM The Houdart AVM Classification, The Cho-Do AVM Classification, And The Yakes AVM Classification And Its Therapeutic Implications
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Use Of Polymerizing Agents In The Endovascular Treatments Of AVMs
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Rosen, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Onyx AVM Embolotherapy: The Histologic Tissue Changes, The Tissue Inflammatory Response, And The Fluoroscopy Issues With Its Use
  Presenter(s):Mollie Meek, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Sclerogel: A New Ethanol Based Embolic Agent To Treat Low-Flow Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits (3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade)
END OF SESSION 109
 
SESSION 110 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 110: MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK VASCULAR ANOMALIES
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10:00 AM - 10:10 AM The Role Of Medical Therapies For Hemangiomas And Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Francine Blei, MD, MBA  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Surgical Management Of Head And Neck Pediatric Hemangioma
  Presenter(s):Milton Waner, MD  
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10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Dangerous Arterial Corrections In The Head And Neck: Avoiding Neurological Complications And The Judicious Use Of Embolic Agents
  Presenter(s):Guilherme Dabus, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Surgical Options In Head And Neck Vascular Malformation Management
  Presenter(s):Milton Waner, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Head And Neck Vascular Malformation Management: UAMS Experience
  Presenter(s):Mollie Meek, MD  
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10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Liquid Embolic Agents In The Treatment Of Cranio-Facial AVMs and AVFs: Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Guilherme Dabus, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Curative Endovascular Management Of Complex Multiple High-Flow Vascular Malformations Of The Head And Neck
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Yakes Type IV AVMs
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy For Retinoblastoma: Lessons Learned After 1000 Infusions
  Presenter(s):Pierre Gobin, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Ethanol Endovascular Management Of Low-Flow Venous And Lymphatic Vascular Malformations Of The Head, Neck, And Tongue
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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END OF SESSION 110
 
SESSION 111 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 111: UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR MALFORMATION MANAGEMENT – PART 1
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11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Surgical Approaches To Vascular Malformation Management: Triumphs And Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Morin , MD  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Step Table Venography In Venous Malformation Of The Lower Extremities
  Presenter(s):Patricia E. Burrows, MD  
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Surgical Concepts To Treat The Lateral Marginal Vein Of The Servelle Of The Lower Extremity
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
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12:10 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits (3rd Floor Foyer and Promenade)
END OF SESSION 111
 
SESSION 112 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 112: UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR MALFORMATION MANAGEMENT – PART 2
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1:15 PM - 1:25 PM Common Femoral And Iliac Arterial Sparing Endovascular Techniques In Neonates
  Presenter(s):Patricia E. Burrows, MD  
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1:25 PM - 1:35 PM Treatment Of Intramuscular Venous Malformations Of The Extremities
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Rosen, MD  
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1:35 PM - 1:45 PM Treatment Of AVMs Of The Upper And Lower Extremities
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Long-Term Outcomes For The Treatment Of Vascular Malformations: The Northwestern Experience
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM Endovascular Curative Management Of AVMs Of Bone
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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END OF SESSION 112
 
SESSION 113 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 113: CHEST, ABDOMEN, PELVIS AND BUTTOCK VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
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2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Ethanol Ablation Of Venous Malformations Of The Chest, Abdomen And Buttocks
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
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2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Endovascular Management Of Mesenteric, Small Bowel, Hepatic, And Colo-Rectal High Flow And Low Flow Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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2:25 PM - 2:35 PM Staged Management Of Pelvic AVMs With nBCA
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Rosen, MD  
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2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Management Of Malformations Of The Vulva And External Genitalia
  Presenter(s):George Hamilton, MD; FRCS  
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM Endovascular Management Of Strategies For Inoperable Thoracic And Shoulder AVMs
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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2:55 PM - 3:05 PM Large Complex Pelvic AVMs: The Retrograde Vein Approach For Curative Treatment
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM Combined Antegrade Arterial And Retrograde Vein Approaches To Cure Complex AVMs Of The Chest, Abdomen, Paraspinal And Spinal Areas
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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3:15 PM - 3:15 PM End of Program P
END OF SESSION 113
 
SESSION 114 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 114: UPDATES AND NEW CONCEPTS IN WOUND CARE
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Systematic Management Approach To Chronic Wounds – “DOMINATE The Wounds” System
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Discussion
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Pharmacological Agents In Promoting Leg Ulcer Healing
  Presenter(s):Chung S. Lim, MBBS, MRCS, PhD / Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Discussion
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM The Role Of TNF Alfa Inhibitors In Lower Leg Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Marco Romanelli, MD, PhD  
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9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Discussion
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM PluroGel PN (Double Antibiotic) Phase II Results
  Presenter(s):David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD  
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Discussion
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 114
 
SESSION 115 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 115: GREAT DEBATES
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10:00 AM - 10:07 AM Dermal Substitutes Outperform Split Skin Grafts In Chronic Wounds: Pro
  Presenter(s):Lee C. Rogers, DPM  
10:07 AM - 10:14 AM Dermal Substitutes Outperform Split Skin Grafts In Chronic Wounds: Con
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
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10:14 AM - 10:20 AM Discussion
10:20 AM - 10:27 AM Dermagraft Or Apligraf: That’s The Question
  Presenter(s):Wayne J. Caputo, DPM  
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10:27 AM - 10:30 AM Discussion
10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Skin Substitutes May Be Nice, But Flaps Are The Only Way To Go: Pro
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACS  
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10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Skin Substitutes May Be Nice, But Flaps Are The Only Way To Go: Con
  Presenter(s):Gary W. Gibbons, MD  
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10:44 AM - 10:50 PM Discussion
END OF SESSION 115
 
SESSION 116 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 116: EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE IN WOUND CARE
Moderators:Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  
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10:50 AM - 11:00 AM An Evidence-Based And Interdisciplinary Guideline For Acute Wound Care
  Presenter(s):Hester Vermeulen, PhD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Discussion
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Predicting Complex Acute Wound Healing In Patients From A Wound Expertise Center
  Presenter(s):Anne M. Eskes, RN, PhD  
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Discussion
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM A Prospective Study On Demographic Characteristics, Genetic Pattern And Association Of Lipidema
  Presenter(s):Afsaneh Alavi, MD, FRCPC  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 PM Discussion
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Prospective Randomized Study Evaluating Polymen And Negative Wound Pressure Therapy (NWPT) With NWPT Alone
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 116
 
SESSION 117 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 117: THE DIABETIC FOOT
Moderators:Giacomo Clerici, MD  
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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Screening For The High Risk Diabetic Foot: What Is The Return On Investment
  Presenter(s):R. Gary Sibbald, MD  
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12:45 PM - 12:55 PM Discussion
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM How To Improve Compliance For Offloading In Diabetic Patients
  Presenter(s):Thomas Boeni, MD  
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Discussion
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM Is There A Major Fungal Component Within Diabetic Neurotrophic Ulcerations
  Presenter(s):Marc A. Brenner, DPM, FASPD  
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1:25 PM - 1:35 PM Discussion
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM Predictors Of Poor Outcome In Non-Revascularized Patients With A Diabetic Foot Ulcer And Peripheral Arterial Disease
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD  
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1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 117
 
SESSION 118 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 118: VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS IN WOUND CARE
Moderators:Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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1:55 PM - 2:05 PM LEAN Principles And Their Application To Vascular Healthcare: What Can Toyota Teach Us In Vascular Healthcare
  Presenter(s):Tej M. Singh, MD, MBA  
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2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Discussion
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM PTA First For Critical Ischemia And Wound Healing: A Success Story Started 40-Year Ago By Andreas Gruentzig At The University Hospital Of Zurich
  Presenter(s):Beatrice R. Amann-Vesti, MD  
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2:25 PM - 2:35 PM Discussion
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Evaluation Of Feasibility Of Ankle Pressure And Foot Oximetry Values For The Detection Of Critical Limb Ischemia In Diabetic Patients
  Presenter(s):Giacomo Clerici, MD  
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM Discussion
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM Perfusion Guided Revascularization Using Tissue Implanted Oxygen Sensors
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker , MD  
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM New And Better Ways Of Measuring Perfusion: An Unmet Need
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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3:25 PM - 3:35 PM Discussion
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM Closing Remarks
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:40 PM End of Program Q
END OF SESSION 118