SESSION XXV SCHEDULE
SESSION XXV: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR: OPEN, EVAR AND OTHER LESS INVASIVE TECHNIQUES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Malcolm O. Perry, M.D. / Daniel G. Clair, M.D.
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM What Is The Real Current Durability Of Conventional Open AAA Repair? Is It Really Better Than That Of EVAR?
  Presenters: Richard P. Cambria, M.D.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Open Surgery For AAA With New Techniques: Is This A Hibernating Or An Extinct Procedure?
  Presenters: Jeffrey L. Ballard, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM New Developments In Laparoscopic AAA Surgery: What Can It Do That EVAR Cannot And Vice Versa?
  Presenters: Olivier A. Goëau-Brissonnière, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM New Instrumentation And Approaches To Make Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Easier
  Presenters: Yves S. Alimi, M.D.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM A New Stapling Device To Simplify Laparoscopic And Open Aortic Surgery: Why Is It Better Than Others?
  Presenters: Ralf R. Kolvenbach, M.D.  
7:20 AM - 7:27 AM Steerable Arms With Multiple Degrees Of Freedom Of Motion To Facilitate Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery: Do We Really Need A Costly Robot?
  Presenters: Willem Wisselink, M.D.  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Long-Term (5-Year) Results With AAA Endografts: Are There Differences In Grafts And Results?
  Presenters: Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
7:36 AM - 7:45 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Enrico Ascher, M.D. / Gregorio A. Sicard, M.D.  
7:46 AM - 7:53 AM All Studies Relating Natural History And Behavior Of AAAs To CT Size Are Unreliable And Flawed Because Standard CT Measurements Are Inaccurate
  Presenters: George H. Meier III, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM In EVAR II Clinicians Scored The Patients Unfit For Open Repair And EVAR Did No Better Than Best Medical Management: However, EVAR Beats Open Repair In "High Risk" Patients
  Presenters: Roger M. Greenhalgh, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM EVAR II May Be Level I Evidence But It May Be Misleading And Should Not Keep Us From Performing EVAR On High Risk Patients
  Presenters: Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM EVAR On High Risk Patients Is Worthwhile In The US: Nationwide Procedural Mortality Statistics Show The Conclusions Of EVAR II Do Not Apply In The USA
  Presenters: Carlos H. Timaran, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Is Fenestrated EVAR Appropriate For High Risk Patients? Might EVAR II Be Misleading For Canadian Patients?
  Presenters: Randy D. Moore, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Limited Open Exposure Techniques To Treat Persistent Type I And II Endoleaks: How To Do Them
  Presenters: Martin R. Back, M.D.  
8:34 AM - 8:41 AM Four-Year Results With The Gore TAG Endograft For TAAs
  Presenters: Michel S. Makaroun, M.D.  
8:42 AM - 8:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXV
 
SESSION XXVI SCHEDULE
SESSION XXVI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE AORTA AND ITS MAJOR ABDOMINAL BRANCHES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Hugh G. Beebe, M.D.
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8:53 AM - 9:00 AM Is EVAR And Bilateral Hypogastric Artery Interruption – When Necessary – Really So Dangerous?
  Presenters: Armando C. Lobato, M.D., PhD.  
9:01 AM - 9:08 AM Branched Grafts For Hypogastric Revascularization: Indications And Contraindications
  Presenters: Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:09 AM - 9:16 AM Outcomes After Hypogastric Artery Bypass And Embolization With EVAR
  Presenters: W. Anthony Lee, M.D.  
9:17 AM - 9:24 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Visceral Artery Aneurysms: When Is It Feasible, When Not?
  Presenters: Daniel G. Clair, M.D.  
9:25 AM - 9:32 AM Current Endoluminal And Open Treatment Of Peripancreatic (Gastroduodenal, Pancreatico-duodenal And Splenic) Artery Aneurysms
  Presenters: James C. Stanley, M.D.  
9:33 AM - 9:40 AM Retrograde Open Mesenteric Stenting: Advantages In Patients With Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Superimposed On Chronic – And With Dead Bowel
  Presenters: Richard J. Powell, M.D.  
9:41 AM - 9:48 AM Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease Is More Benign Than We Thought: Data From A Prospective Population Based Study
  Presenters: Kimberley J. Hansen, M.D.  
9:49 AM - 9:59 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVI
 
SESSION XXVII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXVII: ISSUES AND UPDATES ON THE ISVS, THE ABVS, THE SVS AND THE PRIMARY CERTIFICATE: PROS AND CONS AND WHERE IS VASCULAR SURGERY GOING (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Frank J. Veith, M.D. / Blair A. Keagy, M.D.
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10:00 AM - 10:07 AM What Is Happening With The ISVS? Progress Made And Relationship With This Meeting And Other Organizations: Why All Vascular Surgeons And Others Should Join
  Presenters: Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
10:08 AM - 10:15 AM How To Meet Current Challenges To Surgical Education In Today’s Unfriendly Environment
  Presenters: Thomas S. Riles, M.D.  
10:16 AM - 10:23 AM Current And Future Roles Of Various SVS Publications And Outlets: The Vascular Web, Vascular Specialist And The JVS – What They Mean For Vascular Surgeons
  Presenters: K. Wayne Johnston, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
10:24 AM - 10:31 AM What The SVS Is Doing To Define, Protect And Support Vascular Surgery In A Changing World
  Presenters: Enrico Ascher, M.D.  
10:32 AM - 10:39 AM What New Pathways Are Available To Train Vascular Surgeons Under The Primary Certificate? Are They Working And How Many Programs Have Applied?
  Presenters: Jerry Goldstone, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S., Ed  
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Why The Primary Certificate In Vascular Surgery Will Fail To Meet The Needs Of The Specialty
  Presenters: Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Status Of The ABVS: Where Do We Go From Here To Gain Independent Board Status?
  Presenters: Robert W. Hobson II, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:05 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVII
 
SESSION XXVIII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXVIII: LEGAL, BUSINESS AND OTHER ISSUES FOR VASCULAR SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONALISTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Richard M. Green, M.D.
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11:06 AM - 11:13 AM Medical Malpractice And The Vascular Surgeon: What Can Be Done To Help Us?
  Presenters: O. William Brown, M.D., J.D.  
11:14 AM - 11:21 AM Legal Methods And Strategies To Overcome The Managed Care Monster: How To Level The Playing Field
  Presenters: David A. Manko, J.D.  
11:22 AM - 11:29 AM How To Optimize Vascular Surgery Billing
  Presenters: Sean P. Roddy, M.D.  
11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Present Status Of Vascular Surgery Reimbursement And Prospects For The Future
  Presenters: Robert M. Zwolak, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:38 AM - 11:45 AM A Close-Up View Of Combat Surgery In Iraq: We Owe Our Armed Forces An Enormous Debt Of Gratitude
  Presenters: Stephen F. McCartney, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
11:46 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVIII
 
SESSION XXX SCHEDULE
SESSION XXX: PHILOSOPHICAL, ETHICAL AND JUDGMENT ISSUES FOR VASCULAR SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONALISTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Julius H. Jacobson II, M.D. / Robert B. Rutherford, M.D.
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1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Ethical Issues Surrounding Live Case Demonstrations: Who Benefits And Who Pays A Price?
  Presenters: Dorothy B. Abel, B.S.B.M.E.  
1:13 PM - 1:20 PM Judgment Issues In Endovascular Procedures: What Motivates Us And What Should Motivate Us?
  Presenters: Lindsay S. Machan, M.D.  
1:21 PM - 1:28 PM Prospective Decision Analysis Computer Modeling Indicates Clinical Decisions In Vascular Surgery Often Fail To Maximize Patient Benefit
  Presenters: Thomas E. Brothers, M.D.  
1:29 PM - 1:36 PM How To Resolve Ethics Issues In Physician-Industry Relationships
  Presenters: Timothy M. Sullivan, M.D.  
1:37 PM - 1:43 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXX
 
SESSION XXXI SCHEDULE
SESSION XXXI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (6-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Wesley S. Moore, M.D.
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1:44 PM - 1:50 PM Statin Treatment And EVAR: Do Statins Reduce The Risk Of Cardiovascular Complications?
  Presenters: Jacob Buth, M.D.  
1:51 PM - 1:57 PM Are Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens For Vascular Surgery Out Of Date In The MRSA Era? What Should Our Current Prophylaxis Be?
  Presenters: Samuel Eric Wilson, M.D.  
1:58 PM - 2:04 PM A New Endovascular Approach For Treating Serous Collections Associated With Prosthetic Arterial Grafts
  Presenters: Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, M.D.  
2:05 PM - 2:11 PM VAC-On-Vessel: A New Better Way To Treat Vascular Graft Infections: Why Does It Work So Well?
  Presenters: Dieter O. Mayer, M.D.  
2:12 PM - 2:18 PM New Uses For Deep Vein Grafts: Radical Treatment Of Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms, For Femoro-Femoral Bypass, And For Ileorenal And Ileovisceral Artery Bypass With Complex AAAs Treated By EVAR
  Presenters: G. Patrick Clagett, M.D.  
2:19 PM - 2:25 PM Metallic Silver Impregnated Grafts For Use To Treat Infected Prosthetic Grafts By In Situ Replacement In The Infected Field
  Presenters: Max Zegelman, M.D., Ph.D.  
2:26 PM - 2:32 PM Ten-Year Perspective On Procedural And Postprocedural Complications Of Aortic Endografting: Which Complications Remain A Challenge?
  Presenters: Mohan Adiseshiah, F.R.C.S.  
2:33 PM - 2:39 PM Can Visual Inspection Of A CT Scan Predict AAA Rupture Risk? Where Does Finite Element Analysis Fit In And What Measurable AAA Characteristics Produce High Areas Of Wall Stress?
  Presenters: David A. Vorp, Ph.D.  
2:40 PM - 2:49 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXI
 
SESSION XXXII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXXII: NEW TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS WHICH WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE (6-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.
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2:50 PM - 2:56 PM How Vascular Surgeons Should Obtain Exposure For Spine Surgery: Tips, Precautions And Hints For Optimizing Billing
  Presenters: Mark D. Morasch, M.D.  
2:57 PM - 3:03 PM Recent Advances And Potential In Nanotechnology And Biotechnology
  Presenters: Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:04 PM - 3:10 PM How Are Simulators Valuable In Teaching Endovascular Techniques? Is There Proof Of Effectiveness?
  Presenters: K. Craig Kent, M.D.  
3:12 PM - 3:18 PM Cook Zenith Flex Endograft: Improved Technological Features With Main Body Diameters Up To 36 mm
  Presenters: Luis A. Sanchez, M.D.  
3:18 PM - 3:24 PM Pharmacological Treatment Of Aneurysms: The Next Horizon
  Presenters: Juan C. Parodi, M.D.  
3:25 PM - 3:31 PM Should AAAs <5.0 - 5.5 cm Be Treated? Do We Know? How Can We Find Out?
  Presenters: Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
3:32 PM - 3:38 PM EVAR 5-Year Results With Small vs. Large AAAs: Is Big Really Worse?
  Presenters: Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.  
3:39 PM - 3:49 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): K. Craig Kent, M.D. / Joseph L. Mills, M.D.  
3:49 PM - 3:55 PM Beyond Fusiform And Saccular: Three Dimensional Aortic Shape And Rupture Potential: Does It Correlate With Finite Element Analysis?
  Presenters: Alan Dardik, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:56 PM - 4:02 PM Laparoscopic Guided Endovascular Access To The Aorta And Iliac Vessels
  Presenters: Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.B,B.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
4:03 PM - 4:09 PM Initial Experience With The VI - Aortounilateral Endograft For AAA
  Presenters: Ralf R. Kolvenbach, M.D.  
4:10 PM - 4:16 PM Phase I US Fenestrated Endograft Trial: The Procedure Can Work In The Real World
  Presenters: Christopher J. Kwolek, M.D.  
4:17 PM - 4:23 PM Techniques And Experience With In Situ Fenestration And Branched Grafts
  Presenters: Richard G. McWilliams, M.D.  
4:24 PM - 4:30 PM Supra-Aortic Revascularization After Thoracic Aneurysm Stent-Grafting By In Situ Fenestration And Endografting Via The Innominate And Carotid Arteries
  Presenters: Ramesh K. Tripathi, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
4:31 PM - 4:37 PM Instant In Situ Fenestration To Allow Endo Treatment Of Urgent AAAs With Short Necks: Technique And Limitations
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:38 PM - 4:44 PM Do We Need A New Endograft To Treat Traumatic Aortic Disruption And Why?
  Presenters: Alan B. Lumsden, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): James A. DeWeese, M.D. / Donna M. Mendes, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
4:56 PM - 5:02 PM Absorbable Polylactic Acid Stents: Clinical Experience, Value And Limitations
  Presenters: Giancarlo Biamino, M.D.  
5:03 PM - 5:09 PM Can Aortobronchial Fistulas Be Treated Successfully By Open Surgery? By Endovascular Means?
  Presenters: Michael J. Jacobs, M.D.  
5:10 PM - 5:16 PM Progress In Myocyte And Stem Cell Transplantation For Inadequate Myocardial Function
  Presenters: Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
5:17 PM - 5:23 PM Bone Marrow Stem Cell Injections: Can They Be A Treatment For Critical Ischemia And How Do They Work?
  Presenters: Berthold Amann, M.D.  
5:24 PM - 5:30 PM Does Red Wine Have A Cardiovascular Protective Effect? How Does It Work?
  Presenters: Bauer E. Sumpio, M.D., Ph.D.  
5:31 PM - 5:37 PM EVAR Reduces The Risk Of Rupture Despite Persisting Type I Endoleak: How Can This Possibly Be True?
  Presenters: Christopher K. Zarins, M.D.  
5:38 PM - 5:44 PM The Importance Of Fish Oils: Why All Vascular Patients Should Be On Them, How Do They Work And What Is The Dosage?
  Presenters: William M. Stone, M.D.  
5:45 PM - 5:51 PM The LeMaitre-Endofit Thoracic Endograft: Clinical Trial Update
  Presenters: Dieter Raithel, M.D., Ph.D.  
5:52 PM - 5:58 PM Late Breaking Developments: Interesting New Findings From The SVS Carotid Registry - A Real Step Forward
  Presenters: Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H.  
5:59 PM - 6:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXII
 
SESSION XXIX SCHEDULE
SESSION XXIX: SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION ON IMPROVED NEW ENDOGRAFT TECHNOLOGIES (6-MINUTE TALKS WITH LUNCH PROVIDED)
Moderators:Juan C. Parodi, M.D. / James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.
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12:00 PM - 12:06 PM Features Of An Improved Medtronic Thoracic Endograft: The Valiant Stent-Graft
  Presenters: Ronald M. Fairman, M.D.  
12:07 PM - 12:13 PM Aortic Arch Replacement: What Is The Next Generation Thoracic Endograft Going To Look Like?
  Presenters: Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
12:14 PM - 12:20 PM Features Of And Early Results With The Endurant Endograft For EVAR: The Next Generation AAA Stent-Graft From Medtronic
  Presenters: Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:21 PM - 12:27 PM Aorfix™ Endograft: A New More Flexible Stent-Graft For EVAR: Early Clinical Results With Sharply Angulated Neck And Iliac Anatomy
  Presenters: Brian R. Hopkinson, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.  
12:28 PM - 12:34 PM Remodeling Of AAA Morphology 5 Years After EVAR With The Endologix Endograft
  Presenters: Rodney A. White, M.D.  
12:35 PM - 12:41 PM Laparoscopy And EVAR: There Is A Place For Both
  Presenters: Yves-Marie Dion, M.D., M.Sc.  
12:42 PM - 12:48 PM Clinical Trial Results With The Endologix Aortouni-iliac Endograft
  Presenters: Rodney A. White, M.D.  
12:49 PM - 12:56 PM Anatomical Characteristics That Make A Patient Suitable For Carotid Stenting And What Percentage Of Patients Fall In This Category: Delphi Consensus
  Presenters: Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), MRCP, FRCR, PhD  
12:57 PM - 1:04 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIX