Saturday
SESSION 45: FDA, ETHICS, HEALTH CARE REFORM AND COSTS, GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, HISTORY, MALPRACTICE ISSUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
SESSION 45 SCHEDULE
PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM The FDA Is Changing To Encourage Technological Progress, Not Stifle It: The Innovation Pathway And Improvements To The Innovation Ecosystem
  Presenter(s):Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME / Megan Monahan / Jeffrey Shuren, MD, PhD / Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, MD  
2:01 PM - 2:06 PM What Is The FDA Doing To Support Valid Trials Of Devices To Treat Lower Extremity Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD  
2:07 PM - 2:12 PM German Guidelines For The Treatment Of Extracranial Carotid Stenosis And Where Do We Stand With SPACE II
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Why Do Some Centers Not Participate In Randomized Controlled Trials: The Unethical Reasons Are A Dark Side Of Current Medicine: What Is The Solution
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
2:19 PM - 2:24 PM Some Thoughts On How We Should Reform The Health Care System
  Presenter(s):Thomas J. Fogarty, MD  
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Why Are U.S. Health Care Costs So Out Of Control And What Should Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
2:31 PM - 2:36 PM Impact Of Socioeconomic Factors On Revascularization And Aortic Therapy: Poor Folks Have Worse Disease And Cost More
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
2:37 PM - 2:42 PM New Developments In Malpractice Litigation: Are Practice Guidelines Helpful Or Harmful: Is Working For A Hospital Good Or Bad: When Does A Plaintiff’s Attorney Sue
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
2:43 PM - 2:48 PM Current Status Of VESAP And How It Can Help Vascular Surgeons And Other Specialists
  Presenter(s):Douglas L. Wooster, MD  
2:49 PM - 3:10 PM Panel Discussion/Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 45
previous next