Tuesday
SESSION 21: ISSUES: VARIABLE VASCULAR CARE, GOVERNMENT, FDA, HEALTH CARE REFORM, ETHICS
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM How To Increase Public Awareness Of Vascular Disease And The Role Of The Specialty Of Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Disparity Of Vascular Care: Variations Of Index Vascular Procedures In Different Hospitals And Different Locations: Why
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, RVT  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM DEBATE: The Changes In The FDA Process For Cardiovascular Device Evaluation And Approval Will Increase US Access To Safe And Effective Devices – And Make It More Like Other Civilized Countries
  Presenter(s):Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME / J. Pablo Morales, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM DEBATE: Are The FDA Changes Really Going To Facilitate New Device Evaluation And Availability In The US: The Difficulty Lies With Congress, Not The FDA
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Template For An IDE For Physician Modified Endografts
  Presenter(s):Patrick W. Kelly, MD / Rodney A. White, MD / Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Perverse Incentives To Perform Vascular Procedures, And Pay For Performance Measurements Are Bad: How To Fix The Problems
  Presenter(s):Timothy F. Kresowik, MD  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Panel Discussion
IMPACT OF OBAMACARE
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Impact Of Obamacare (ACA) On American Medicine And Our Country: I Thought It Was Bad But I Never Realized How Bad
  Presenter(s):Clifford J. Buckley, MD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM The Train Is Coming At You: What Will The Cost Of Obamacare Be To Vascular Patients And Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Detrimental Effects Of The ACA And ACOs On The Work Environment Of Vascular Surgeons And Their Freedom To Provide The Best Care: Are Doctors-Unions A Legal And Inevitable Solution
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM The Impact Of The ACA On The Medical Device Industry: What Harm Or Benefit Will It Cause: How Are Things Working Out
  Presenter(s):Kem Hawkins, MBA  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Impact Of Obamacare On Vascular Surgery In 2014 And 2015
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Heart And Vascular Care In The Era Of Health Reform And The ACA: Where Are We Headed And How To Survive
  Presenter(s):John H. Furtek, BS, RT(r)  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM The ACA Says It's Willing To Pay For Disease Prevention: Why That Is Not True
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA / Patricia Davidson, RN  
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2:24 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
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