SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 1: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 1
Moderators:TBD
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7:50 AM - 7:59 AM Introduction
  Presenters(s):Larry A. Scher, MD / Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
PART 1A: ACCESS PLANNING, DYSFUNCTIONAL FISTULAS AND CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS
Moderator(s): Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Results Of The Dialysis Access Consortium: Where Do We Go From Here?
 
8:11 AM - 8:21 AM Does Physical Examination Have A Role In The Planning And Evaluation Of Hemodialysis Access?
 
8:22 AM - 8:32 AM Update On Ultrasound Imaging For Hemodialysis Access
 
8:33 AM - 8:43 AM Fundamentals Of Angiographic Evaluation Of AV Access
  Presenters(s):Timothy W.I. Clark, MD  
8:44 AM - 8:54 AM Facilitating Endovascular Access Procedures Using Flouro Trace
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Management Of The Immature Fistula
  Presenters(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
9:06 AM - 9:16 AM Salvaging The Unsalvageable Fistula
 
9:17 AM - 9:27 AM Dialysis Catheters Are Bad News
 
9:28 AM - 9:38 AM Catheters Don’t Kill Patients
 
9:39 AM - 9:59 AM Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
PART 1B: MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS PROBLEMS
Moderator(s): Theodore F. Saad, MD / Joseph N. Shams, MD  
10:21 AM - 10:31 AM Pathophysiology Of Fibrin Sheath Development
 
10:32 AM - 10:42 AM Removal Of Embedded Catheters
  Presenters(s):Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
10:43 AM - 10:53 AM Catheter Exchange Procedures
 
10:54 AM - 11:04 AM Catheter-Related Central Venous Stenosis
 
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Pacemaker/Defibrillator Related Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenters(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
11:16 AM - 11:26 AM Power Wire For Central Venous Stenoses
 
11:27 AM - 11:37 AM Use Of The Peripheral Cutting Balloon For Treatment Of Cephalic Arch Stenosis Associated With Brachiocephalic Fistulas
 
11:38 AM - 11:48 AM Fatal Complications Of SVC Angioplasty
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
11:49 AM - 12:10 PM Panel Discussion
12:10 PM - 1:05 PM Lunch Break / Visit Exhibits
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 2: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS - PART 2
Moderators:TBD
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PART 2A: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS COMPLICATIONS / THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURES
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Surgical vs. Percutaneous Thrombectomy: Which Is Best?
 
1:16 PM - 1:26 PM Techniques For Percutaneous Thrombectomy
  Presenters(s):Thomas M. Vesely, MD  
1:27 PM - 1:37 PM Management Of Arterial Embolization During Percutaneous Thrombectomy Of Hemodialysis Grafts And Fistulas
  Presenters(s):Joseph N. Shams, MD  
1:38 PM - 1:43 PM Debate: Should Interventionalists Do Surgery: Pro
 
1:44 PM - 1:49 PM Debate: Should Interventionalists Do Surgery: Con
  Presenters(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Vascular Access Hemorrhagic Deaths Among Hemodialysis Patients
 
2:01 PM - 2:11 PM Are Antiplatelet Drugs Or Anticoagulation Ever Indicated To Maintain Access Patency?
  Presenters(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
2:12 PM - 2:32 PM Panel Discussion
2:33 PM - 2:55 PM Break / Visit Exhibits
PART 2B: UPDATE ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES (5 MINUTE TALKS)
Moderator(s): Larry A. Scher, MD / Marc H. Glickman, MD  
2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Topical rThrombin For Wound Hemostasis
 
3:02 PM - 3:07 PM Role Of Heparin Bonded ePTFE Grafts In Dialysis Access
 
3:08 PM - 3:13 PM Preliminary Experience With The Duraspan Hemodialysis Catheter
  Presenters(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
3:14 PM - 3:19 PM Recombinant Human Elastase For Improved Vascular Access
  Presenters(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion
PART 2C: IMPORTANT TOPICS IN VASCULAR ACCESS
Moderator(s): Larry A. Scher, MD / Marc H. Glickman, MD  
3:31 PM - 3:41 PM Optimizing Hemodialysis Cannulation Methods: Role Of Buttonhole Cannulation
 
3:42 PM - 3:52 PM Clinical Practice Guidelines For Hemodialysis Access
 
3:53 PM - 4:03 PM Reimbursement For Vascular Access: What Does The Future Hold?
 
4:04 PM - 4:14 PM Vascular Access Surveillance And The CMS MAT-V551 Requirement
  Presenters(s):William D. Paulson, MD  
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Radial-to-Cephalic Arteriovenous Fistulas As A Method Of Choice In Children And Adolescents
 
4:26 PM - 4:36 PM Perfect Dialysis Access Graft: Are We There Yet?
 
4:37 PM - 4:47 PM Ischemic Monomelic Neuropathy
  Presenters(s):Larry A. Scher, MD  
4:48 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
5:10 PM - 5:10 PM Adjourn
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 3: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 1
Moderators:TBD
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenters(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
PART 1A: THE BASICS OF STROKE
Moderator(s): TBD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Revisiting The Common Anatomic Locations And Risk Factors That Lead To Stroke: Embolic, Thrombotic And Hypoperfusion Scenarios
 
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Differences In The Anterior And Posterior Circulations: Does A TIA Have The Same Implications?
  Presenters(s):Lawrence Wechsler, MD  
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Differential Diagnosis And Stroke Mimics: Necessity Of Early Stroke Diagnosis And Its Implications
  Presenters(s):Daniel Labovitz, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Practical Considerations In The Early Treatment Of Stroke: Evolution Into The 21st Century
 
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Importance Of Time - How To Streamline And Improve Times To Treatment: Triage Issues
 
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Discussion
PART 1B: STATE-OF-THE-ART NEUROIMAGING FOR STROKE: TIME VS. PHYSIOLOGY: ARE WE THERE YET?
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM What Are We Trying To Image: Lessons From Recent Trials: And Patient Selection Derived From Imaging
 
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Acute Stroke Imaging: Perfusion And Collateral Circulation, Best Methods And Implications
 
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Neurovascular Calcium Scoring: Does It Work For Predicting Stroke?
 
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM CTA/CTP: Pros And Cons In The Acute Setting
  Presenters(s):Todd S. Miller, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM MRI/MRA/DWI/Perfusion: Added Value Or Wasted Time In The Acute Setting?
 
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Discussion
PART 1C: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CAROTID STENTING 2009
Moderator(s): Philip M. Meyers, MD / Aman Patel, MD  
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Carotid Disease And Stroke - Natural History And Implications For Intervention: Review Of The Recent And Relevant Trials
 
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM How To Predict Which Asymptomatic Patients Are At High Risk For Stroke So They Can Be Treated Early
 
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM The Case For Carotid Stenting: My Pearls!
  Presenters(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Anatomic And Lesion Characteristics Are Accurate Predictors Of Stroke From CAS: What Technique Is Best For Determining This?
  Presenters(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Medical Treatment vs. Intervention For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: My Decision Pearls
 
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Carotid Injury And Repair: Techniques, Technology And Beyond
  Presenters(s):Gregg H. Zoarski, MD  
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
PART 1D: ACUTE STROKE THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS 2009
Moderator(s): Philip M. Meyers, MD / TBD  
11:15 AM - 11:25 AM Current Guidelines For IV Therapy
  Presenters(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM Intra-arterial Pharmacological Thrombolysis: History And Present Options
  Presenters(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM IA Thrombectomy Devices: State-Of-The-Art Options And Risks
  Presenters(s):Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM Current Protocols For Reperfusion In Acute Stroke In A High Volume Tertiary Stroke Center
 
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM What Is The Best Model For A Bridging Protocol: Summary Of IMS Trials – Lessons Learned
 
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Acute Stroke Angioplasty And Stenting: Follow The Cardiac Model? Who Should Be Credentialed?
  Presenters(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: ACUTE STROKE INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES: LATEST AND GREATEST
Moderator(s): Peter K. Nelson, MD / TBD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM INR Stroke Trials: NIH Update
 
12:25 PM - 12:35 PM My Best Stroke Cases: Learning Points And Pearls
  Presenters(s):David Fiorella, MD  
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM Lessons Learned And How To Stay Out Of Trouble
  Presenters(s):Don Frei, MD  
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM Stroke Reimbursement: Fact And Fiction
 
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM Discussion
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 4: AIMSYMPOSIUM MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACUTE STROKE MANAGEMENT - PART 2 AND
INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS
Moderators:TBD
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PART 2A: STROKE AND NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM How To Best Form And Utilize A Stroke Unit/Neuro ICU
 
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM How To Organize Your Stroke Center/Team: Materials And Methods, Money And Men
 
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM Neurosurgical Management Of Large Stroke Volumes And Hemicraniectomy: Indications And Issues
 
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Discussion
PART 2B: INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS MANAGEMENT
Moderator(s): Aquilla S. Turk, DO / Philip M. Meyers, MD  
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM Natural History And Managing The Risk Factors Of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (ICAD)
  Presenters(s):Daniel Labovitz, MD  
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM Patient Selection For Treating ICAT
  Presenters(s):Philip M. Meyers, MD  
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM Interventional Treatment Options For ICAT
  Presenters(s):Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM SAMMPRIS Update
  Presenters(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM Neurovascular Territories For The Interventionalist
  Presenters(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM Legal Ramification If You Do Or Do Not Treat With An FDA Approved Drug And/Or Device
  Presenters(s):Michael I. Weintraub, MD  
2:55 PM - 3:30 PM Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Break / Visit Exhibits
INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS: PART 1 - DISC THERAPY
Moderator(s): Gregg H. Zoarski, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD / TBD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Percutaneous Disc Therapy: Devices, Ozone And Beyond
 
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Debate 1: Percutaneous Is Obviously Best!
 
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Debate 2: Minimally Invasive Coned Surgery Is Obviously Better!
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Cases And Discussion
  Panelist(s): Kieran P.J. Murphy, MD, FRCPC / Jeffrey Stone, MD / John K. Houten, MD  
INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS: PART 2 - FAILED BACK SYNDROME
Moderator(s): Gregg H. Zoarski, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD / TBD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Spinal Fusion Technology: What We Need To Understand And New Techniques
 
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Postoperative Pain And Interventional Therapy
  Presenters(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Alok Sharan, MD / Allan L. Brook, MD  
INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS: PART 3 - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION: FACTS AND FICTION
Moderator(s): Gregg H. Zoarski, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD / Allan L. Brook, MD  
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Percutaneous Treatment Of VBF: Past, Present And Future
 
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Latest Technology And Innovative Techniques
  Presenters(s):R. Sean Pakbaz, MD  
QUESTION AND ANSWER
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Best Cement Choice, And Why?
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Best Device Choice, And Why?
CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM If My Mother Has A Vertebral Compression Fraction, Would I Recommend Treatment: Evidence And Support
  Panelist(s): Orlando Ortiz, MD / Jeffrey Stone, MD / Kieran P.J. Murphy, MD, FRCPC  
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 5: ENDOVENOUS MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - PART 1
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Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / TBD
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8:00 AM - 8:09 AM Welcoming Remarks
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
8:10 AM - 8:19 AM How To Identify The Best Patients For Endovenous Thermal Ablation
 
8:20 AM - 8:29 AM Which Patients Are Not Suitable For Endovenous Thermal Ablation?
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
8:30 AM - 8:39 AM Generating The Venous Map With Duplex Ultrasound
  Presenters(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:49 AM Great Saphenous vs. Small Saphenous Vein Ablation: Similarities And Differences Of Procedure
 
8:50 AM - 8:59 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: How I Choose Between RF Or Laser
 
9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Catheter-Directed Foam Sclerotherapy Treatment Of Saphenous Vein Incompetence
 
9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Lessons Learned After 3,000 Endovenous Ablations
 
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM Panel Discussion
9:36 AM - 9:45 AM Fire, Foam, And Knife For Varicose Veins: What Have Prospective Randomized Clinical Trials Taught Us?
 
9:46 AM - 9:55 AM What Studies Are Needed To Help Vein Doctors Treat Patients Better?
 
9:56 AM - 10:05 AM Preservation Of The Saphenous Vein In Patients With Varicose Veins
 
10:06 AM - 10:15 AM The CHIVA Approach To Varicose Vein Treatment
 
10:16 AM - 10:25 AM Matrix Metalloproteinases And Varicose Veins
 
10:26 AM - 10:35 AM Current Information On The Development And Treatment Of Venous Ulcers
 
10:36 AM - 10:45 AM How To Treat Ascending GSV Superficial Thrombophlebitis
 
10:46 AM - 10:54 AM Ileofemoral Venous Reflux And Obstruction: Diagnosis And Treatment
 
10:55 AM - 11:04 AM Venous Stenting: When, Where, Whom, How?
 
11:05 AM - 11:14 AM Deep Vein Considerations During Superficial Venous Treatment
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
11:15 AM - 11:24 AM The Future Of Venous Imaging: Will It Be Duplex Ultrasound, MRV, Or CTV?
  Presenters(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
11:25 AM - 11:34 AM Pelvic Venous Syndromes
  Presenters(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
11:35 AM - 11:44 AM Are Surgeons Letting Vein Care Slip Away?: Are Phlebologists Taking Over?
 
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 6: ENDOVENOUS MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - PART 2
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Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / TBD
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12:30 PM - 12:39 PM DVT Update: Current Recommendations For Treatment And Prophylaxis
 
12:40 PM - 12:49 PM Current Data On Radiofrequency Ablation With The ClosureFAST Catheter
 
12:50 PM - 12:59 PM Venous Laser Updates: New Wavelength Or Fibers?
 
1:00 PM - 1:09 PM Management Of The Anticoagulated Patient Who Needs Endovenous Ablation And Phlebectomy
 
1:10 PM - 1:19 PM Phlebectomy, Trivex, Or Sclerotherapy For Bulging Varicose Vein Tributaries?
 
1:20 PM - 1:29 PM Foam vs. Liquid Sclerotherapy In The Management Of Varicose Veins
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Considerations For Treatment Of Infrapopliteal Deep Venous Thrombosis
 
1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Thrombotic Complications Of Endovenous Therapy For Varicose Veins
 
1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Thrombophilia: When To Order? What To Order? How To Treat And For How Long?
 
2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Should Adjuvant Procedures Be Performed At The Same Time As Endothermal Ablation?: Evidence Based
 
2:10 PM - 2:19 PM When Should Perforators Be Considered For Treatment?
 
2:20 PM - 2:29 PM Recurrent Varicose Veins: Can They Be Prevented? Can They Be Treated Effectively?
 
2:30 PM - 2:39 PM Role Of Laser vs. Sclerotherapy For Spider Telangiectasias?
 
2:40 PM - 2:49 PM Management Of Venous Malformations: Cut, Cook, Squirt?
  Presenters(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Complications Of Foam Sclerotherapy: What I Have Witnessed
 
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Establishing VTE Protocols For Prevention And Intervention
 
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Building Your DVT Practice
 
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Ask The Panel
  Panelist(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh / Ronald G. Bush, MD / Edward G. Mackay, MD / Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD / Peter F. Lawrence, MD / Peter J. Pappas, MD / Peter H. Lin, MD  
3:50 PM - 3:50 PM Adjourn
END OF SESSION 6