SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 21: 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 WORKSHOP: PVD
  Presenter(s):Andrew S. Blum, MD / Nilesh N. Balar, MD / Craig M. Walker, MD  
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WORKSHOP: Endografts
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM / Uei Pua, FRCR  
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM WORKSHOP: Embolization
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Bob Abraham, MD, FSIR, FRCPC / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Marc Schiffman, MD  
11:00 AM - 0:00 AM WORKSHOP: IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD / David W. Trost, MD / William Stavropoulos, MD / Keith M. Sterling, MD  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCHEON WORKSHOP: Simulators
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE / Yosef Golowa, MD / Kevin Herman, MD / John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Ablation
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR / Alan M. Cohen, MD  
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM WORKSHOP: TACE/Radioembolization
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA / Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD / Matthew S. Johnson, MD / Robert J. Lewandowski, MD  
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM WORKSHOP: Radial Access/CO2
  Presenter(s):Aaron M. Fischman, MD / Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP: Dialysis/Central Access
  Presenter(s):Allen J. Wiesenfeld, MD / Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR / Scott Trerotola, MD / Bart L. Dolmatch, MD  
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WORKSHOP: Venous/Lymphatic Intervention
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD / Kevin Herman, MD / Maxim Itkin, MD / Yosef Golowa, MD  
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 22: ACUTE STROKE TRIAGE
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
8:06 AM - 8:16 AM EMS Protocols
  Presenter(s):Ryan A. McTaggart, MD  
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8:17 AM - 8:27 AM Aspiration Thrombectomy With Balloon Guide CAtheter
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
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8:28 AM - 8:38 AM Legislation Is Coming For Comprehensive Centers And Diversion: Update And My Opinion
  Presenter(s):Bradley Kaufman, MD, MPH  
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8:39 AM - 8:49 AM Emergency Room Issues And Solutions
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
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END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 23: ACUTE STROKE IMAGING
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8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Has CTA Eclipsed Perfusion Imaging As The Standard Of Care: Yes
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
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9:01 AM - 9:11 AM Has CTA Eclipsed Perfusion Imaging As The Standard Of Care: No
  Presenter(s):Adam J. Davis, MD  
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9:12 AM - 9:22 AM How To Safely Incorporate MRI Into Your Stroke Evaluation
  Presenter(s): R Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD  
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9:23 AM - 9:33 AM Stroke Coverage Issues – 24/7/365 Within 30 Minutes
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Farkas, MD  
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9:34 AM - 9:44 AM DEBATE: Improving Outcomes Is Based Solely On Decreasing Time Tables
  Presenter(s):Daniel L. Labovitz, MD  
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9:45 AM - 9:55 AM DEBATE: Improving Outcomes Is Based Solely on Brain Physiology, Clot Type, Intrinsic Vessel Pathology, And Collaterals
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
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9:56 AM - 10:05 AM Panel Discussion
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 24: TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
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10:26 AM - 10:36 AM Is One Stent Retriever Better Than The Other And Nuances Of Each
  Presenter(s):Zsolt Kulcsar, MD, PhD  
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10:37 AM - 10:47 AM Innovative And Novel Stroke Therapies That Are In The Pipeline
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
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10:48 AM - 10:58 AM Balloon Guides, Triaxial Systems, And Next Generation Access
  Presenter(s):Ansaar Rai, MD  
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10:59 AM - 11:09 AM Suction Below, Suction Above, What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Ajay K. Wakhloo, MD, PhD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Suction, Device Retrieving, Together We Are Better
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
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11:21 AM - 11:31 AM Acute Stenting In Tandem Occlusions (Yes/No) And Why
  Presenter(s):Sameer A. Ansari, MD, PhD  
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11:32 AM - 11:42 AM Difficult Access And Solutions
  Presenter(s):Brian L. Hoh, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:53 AM Wake Up Strokes: Do We Have Any Data Or Not
  Presenter(s):Deepa Bhupali, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:04 PM Panel Discussion
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Break – Pick up lunch in South Corridor Exhibit Area (2nd Floor) and return to Murray Hill Suites for Luncheon Program.
END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 25: CAROTID
Moderators:Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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12:16 PM - 12:26 PM Carotid Stenting: A New Era, Or Just Reinterpretation Of Data
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
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12:27 PM - 12:37 PM CREST 2 Trial And Its Implications
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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12:38 PM - 12:48 PM Strategies To Best Triage CEA vs. CAS: Data vs. Experience
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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12:49 PM - 12:59 PM Strategies To Best Triage CEA vs. CAS: Intrinsic Lesion Characteristics, And Anatomy Tell You Everything: My Pearls To Choose Wisely
  Presenter(s):Michele H. Johnson, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 26: BRAIN ANEURYSM
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1:11 PM - 1:21 PM Flow Diverters To Treat Bifurcation Aneurysms: Safe Or Not Safe
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
1:22 PM - 1:33 PM Hybrid Solutions In Complex MCA Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Zsolt Kulcsar, MD, PhD  
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1:33 PM - 1:43 PM Why Flow Diversion Is Over Utilized And Borders As Unsafe When Could Cure
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD  
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1:44 PM - 1:54 PM Latest Aneurysm Trials: Synopsis
  Presenter(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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1:55 PM - 2:05 PM The MCA Aneurysm: Endovascular Therapy Has Finally Conquered: Wrong, Wrong, Wrong And Why
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Riina, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:16 PM Role Of Intra-Aneurysmal Therapy: Web, Medina, Etc.
  Presenter(s):Adam S. Arthur, MD  
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2:17 PM - 2:27 PM Mechanisms Of Flow Diversion Failure In The Treatment Of Cerebral Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
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END OF SESSION 26
 
SESSION 27 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 27: COMPLICATIONS
Moderators:Howard A. Riina, MD  
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2:28 PM - 2:38 PM Strategies To Prevent Complications
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Klucznik, MD, FACR  
2:39 PM - 2:49 PM Managing The Sequelae Of A Complication
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD  
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Complications And Handling On The Fly: Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):David J. Langer, MD  
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END OF SESSION 27
 
SESSION 28 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 28: BILLING ISSUES 2016
Moderators:Henry Woo, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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3:01 PM - 3:11 PM The Future: Stroke Bundled Payments And Impact On Neurointerventional Reimbursements
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
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3:12 PM - 3:22 PM Fee For Service: Current Billing And Coding Updates In The Neurointerventional Space
  Presenter(s):Henry Woo, MD  
3:23 PM - 3:33 PM Vasospasm: The Cost To The Patient
  Presenter(s):David J. Altschul, MD  
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3:34 PM - 3:44 PM Dural Sinus Thrombosis: When And Why I Treat
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
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3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Direct Radial, Carotid And Venous Access
  Presenter(s):David D. Pasquale, MD  
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END OF SESSION 28
 
SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 29: LEGISLATION AND REHAB SOLUTIONS
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3:56 PM - 4:06 PM EMS Should Bypass Primary Stroke Centers
  Presenter(s):J Mocco, MD, MS  
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4:07 PM - 4:17 PM EMS Should Not Pass Primary For Comprehensive Centers
  Presenter(s):Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:28 PM Stroke Rehab – Best Practice From A Center Of Excellence
  Presenter(s):Carolin Dohle, MD  
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 30: SIMULATION
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4:29 PM - 4:39 PM The Basics Of Didactic Learning And Impact Areas
  Presenter(s):Joaquim M. Farinhas, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM VR Simulation: What Is Available Today And Where Is The Future
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
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4:51 PM - 5:01 PM Simulation Science And What Are The Metrics That Are Necessary And Valid
  Presenter(s):Marvin P. Fried, MD  
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5:02 PM - 5:12 PM Comprehensive Stroke Centers: Legislation Being Discussed And Close To Adoption
  Presenter(s):Bradley Kaufman, MD, MPH  
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5:13 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM Symposium Ends
END OF SESSION 30