SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 20: WORKSHOPS/CASE PRESENTATIONS: All Workshops Will Combine Didactic Lectures, Case Presentations And Hands-On Activities To Provide An Educational Experience For All Levels Of Participants.
Moderators:Yosef Golowa, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Oncology: Embolization - Complications
The indications for therapeutic embolization continues to expand, as does the advent of new embolization agents and techniques. Unfortunately, there are many potential complications associated with embolization as well that should be on the IO's radar. Experts will discuss common and uncommon complications, how to avoid them, as well as management.
  Panelist(s): Riad Salem, MD, MBA / Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD / Jonathan Susman, MD  
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Oncology: Ablation
Available ablation technologies including hardware and software will be introduced. Ablation techniques will be debated as well with a focus on liver lesions.
  Panelist(s): S. Nahum Goldberg, MD / Fred T. Lee, Jr., MD  
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Oncology: Lung, Kidney, Bone
Indications and techniques of locoregional therapies used to treat lung, kidney and bone lesions will be examined.
  Panelist(s): Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD / Fred T. Lee, Jr., MD / Plinio Rossi, MD  
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM TIPS/BRTO
When is BRTO preferred versus TIPS? Tips and tricks for TIPS/BRTO and techniques management of challenging portal hypertension cases are reviewed in this case based presentation.
  Panelist(s): Yosef Golowa, MD / Wael E. Saad, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Stephen T. Kee, MD  
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Portal Vein Embolization
This case based workshop will discuss the indications and techniques of PVE. Various techniques using diverse embolization materials will make you rethink the way you embolize the portal vein.
  Panelist(s): Aaron M. Fischman, MD / David C. Madoff, MD  
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM LUNCHEON SESSION: Simulators, Robotics
As technology advances at breakneck speed, we have access to new tools which are part of our armamentarium in treating patients. Experts will discuss the latest in endovascular simulators as well as the field of endovascular robotics, their experience with these systems and future developments.
  Panelist(s): Gabriel Bartal, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE / Barry T. Katzen, MD  
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PVD: Case Based
Peripheral vascular disease remains an important part of IR. Stay up to date with discussion of complex techniques and the latest devices in this case based session.
  Panelist(s): Andrew S. Blum, MD / John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM  
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Aneurysms: Visceral, Endografts, Endoleaks
Aspects of AAA management will be discussed including new devices and stent grafts. Endoleak embolization techniques and indications as well as strategies in treating complex visceral artery aneurysms will be debated by the mavens.
  Panelist(s): Michael D. Dake, MD / Eli Atar, MD, FSIR / Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Dialysis
Pointers in the management of difficult venous access cases. Current strategies and aggressive techniques are considered.
  Panelist(s): Israel Schur, MD / Gregg A. Miller, MD / Allen J. Wiesenfeld, MD  
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Veins - Central Vein Occlusion
Controversies and techniques in venous recanalization are deliberated. Experts will discuss their favorite tools that they rely on for success.
  Panelist(s): Joseph N. Shams, MD / Marcelo Guimaraes, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 21: 21st CENTURY STROKE THERAPY PERSPECTIVES
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8:00 AM - 8:09 AM Emergency Room Stroke Triage Issues And Solutions
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
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8:10 AM - 8:19 AM IV vs. IA Is Not The Argument: Revascularization Needs To Occur Early! How To Make It Happen
  Presenter(s):Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC  
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8:20 AM - 8:29 AM 3 Trials Failed To Validate Acute Stroke Intra-Arterial Treatment: Why?
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:39 AM Update And Relevance Of Certification Of Comprehensive Stroke Centers
  Presenter(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:49 AM Clinical Trials Update In Stroke Intervention
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Hill, MD  
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8:50 AM - 8:59 AM Healthcare Policy Impact On Your Practice
  Presenter(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 22: STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING FOR STROKE
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9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Magnetic Resonance Stroke Imaging Protocol Fast And Efficient
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:29 AM CT And CTA Best Imaging Triage: The Calgary Way
  Presenter(s):Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC  
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9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Penumbra, Collaterals, And New Data: Let’s Talk!
  Presenter(s): R. Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD  
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9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Imaging And Treatment Of Patients With Acute Stroke: An Evidence Based Review
  Presenter(s):Pina C. Sanelli, MD, MPH, FACR  
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9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Pial Collaterals And The Capillary Index: Implications
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
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10:09 AM - 10:09 AM Collaterals, Not Clots! CT Angiography Predictors Of Recanalization, And Clinical Outcomes After Thrombectomy
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Panel Discussion
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 23: CLINICAL SCENARIOS OF THE POSTERIOR CIRCULATION OF INTEREST
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10:35 AM - 10:44 AM The 5-Minute Neurological Exam
  Presenter(s):Daniel L. Labovitz, MD  
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10:45 AM - 10:54 AM Posterior Circulation Stroke Syndromes And Territories
  Presenter(s):Lou R. Caplan, MD  
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10:55 AM - 11:04 AM Dissections Of The Vertebral And Carotid Arteries: When To Treat And Why
  Presenter(s):Philip M. Meyers, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:14 AM TIAs: Diagnosis And When To Treat Aggressively
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
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11:15 AM - 11:24 AM Basilar Artery Aneurysms: Endovascular Approaches
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
11:25 AM - 11:34 AM Posterior Fossa Aneurysms: Surgical Options
  Presenter(s):David J. Langer, MD  
11:35 AM - 11:44 AM Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Luncheon Session - Lunch Available In The South Corridor Exhibit Area, 2nd Floor
LUNCHEON SESSION: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE: NOVEL TECHNIQUES AND THE STANDARD OF CARE IN 2014
Moderator(s): Aman B. Patel, MD / Eugene S. Flamm, MD / Raul G. Nogueira, MD  
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Standard Algorithm For Neurosurgical Management Of Intracranial Hemorrhage
  Presenter(s):David Gordon, MD  
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM A Less Invasive Percutaneous Image Guided System: What Are The Possible Advantages/Disadvantages?
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Case Presentations With Technical Issues For Discussion
  Presenter(s):David J. Altschul, MD  
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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Discussion: Led By Panel Of Experts
  Panelist(s): Walter Koroshetz, MD / Eugene S. Flamm, MD / Aman B. Patel, MD  
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 24: CAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION - EYE OPENERS
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12:45 PM - 12:54 PM CREST 2 And Carotid Trials Update
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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12:55 PM - 1:04 PM Can Patient Or Arterial Characteristics Guide The Choice To Carotid Angioplasty Or Endarterectomy
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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1:05 PM - 1:14 PM Carotid Artery Revascularization: Why Do We Need More Trials
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
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1:15 PM - 1:24 PM Introduction To Robotic Catheter Techniques
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
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1:25 PM - 1:34 PM Review Of The Latest Pertinent Carotid Literature
  Presenter(s):Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA / Mark H. Wholey, MD  
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1:35 PM - 1:44 PM Stroke Origins - The Carotid vs. The Intracranial Tree: Present Day Research
  Presenter(s):Raul G. Nogueira, MD  
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1:45 PM - 1:54 PM Imaging And Implications For Plaque Inflammation: How Will It Affect Care?
  Presenter(s):Todd S. Miller, MD  
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END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 25: HEMORRHAGIC STROKE THERAPY
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1:55 PM - 2:04 PM Classification Of AVMs
  Presenter(s):Lou R. Caplan, MD  
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2:05 PM - 2:14 PM ARUBA Truths And Myths
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Rasmussen, MD  
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2:15 PM - 2:24 PM ARUBA: A Surgeon’s Thoughts And Practice
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Riina, MD  
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2:25 PM - 2:34 PM Embolization’s Key Role In AVM Therapy And Strategies For Cure
  Presenter(s):J. Mocco, MD, MS  
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2:35 PM - 2:44 PM Convexity SAH And Other Causes Of Bleeds: My Advice
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
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2:45 PM - 2:54 PM Anesthesia For INR Basic Concepts
  Presenter(s):Apolonia E. Abramowicz, MD  
2:55 PM - 3:04 PM Next Generation Of Aneurysm Therapy
  Presenter(s):Ajay K. Wakhloo, MD, PhD  
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3:05 PM - 3:14 PM Flow Diversion Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
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3:15 PM - 3:24 PM Large Paraophthalmic Aneurysms: Surgical Skull Base Anatomy And Treatment Options
  Presenter(s):Aman B. Patel, MD  
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3:25 PM - 3:34 PM Dural Sinus Stenosis And Venous Hypertension: My Paradigm
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
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3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Panel Discussion
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 26: BEST NEW STROKE REVASCULARIZATION DEVICES
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4:00 PM - 4:09 PM Ultrafast Door To Groin Puncture Times
  Presenter(s):Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC  
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4:10 PM - 4:19 PM Pushing The Boundaries Of Acute Revascularization
  Presenter(s):J. Mocco, MD, MS  
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4:20 PM - 4:29 PM ADAPT: This Sucks, But It Works
  Presenter(s):Aquilla S. Turk, DO  
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4:30 PM - 4:39 PM Next Generation Stroke Devices
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:49 PM Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit: A New System Of Stroke Care Delivery?
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Rasmussen, MD  
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4:50 PM - 4:59 PM Balloon Guide Catheters And Other New Access Devices
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:09 PM Trials Comparing Devices: SWIFT And TREVO 2
  Presenter(s):Raul G. Nogueira, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:19 PM Is The Gold Standard Tarnished: Why A Randomized Controlled Study May Not Be The Best Study
  Presenter(s):Aaron L. Berez, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM Adjourn
END OF SESSION 26