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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AGENDA FACULTY BOARD REVIEW COURSE VIVA 11 HIGHLIGHTS CME & PREVIOUS CONFERENCES



WEDNESDAY OCT 19, 2011

8:05 AM - 8:10 AMReview of Tuesday's Live Cases
Speaker: Manish Mehta, MD
   
THORACIC AORTA
8:10 AM - 8:20 AMIs a More Aggressive Approach to Open Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection Warranted; If so, How and When?
Speaker: R. Scott Mitchell, MD
8:20 AM - 8:30 AMState-of-the-Art Review: Essential Technical Considerations for Successful Endovascular Management of Type B Aortic Dissection
Speaker: Roy Greenberg, MD
8:30 AM - 8:40 AMWhat is the Threshold of Anatomic Injury for Stent-Grafting After Acute Aortic Trauma; When Does it Make Sense Not to Intervene?
Speaker: Mark Eskandari, MD
8:40 AM - 9:50 AMLIVE CASE DEMONSTRATIONS: Greenville Memorial Hospital and University of Virginia Health Systems
Moderator: Michael Dake, MD
Panel: Roy Greenberg, MD; Stephen Kee, MD; Michel Makaroun, MD; R. Scott Mitchell, MD; Jason Rogers, MD; Eric Verhoeven, MD, PhD
9:50 AM - 10:20 AMREFRESHMENT BREAK
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMDEBATE: Thoracic Aortic Management of Chronic Type B Dissection When it Becomes Aneurismal

Position 1: TEVAR is the Best Choice if the Anatomy is Suitable
Speaker: Christopher Kwolek, MD
Position 2: Open Surgical Repair is the Only Good Option in a Fit Patient
Speaker: Michael Fischbein, MD
The Last Word
Moderator: Mark Eskandari, MD
   
MESENTERIC, RENAL & HYPERTENSION
10:40 AM - 10:50 AMConcepts and Considerations for Endovascular Management of Visceral Aneurysms
Speaker: Andrew Cragg, MD
10:50 AM - 11:00 AMWho are the Best Candidates for Renal Stent Placement and How Can We Predict Who Will Respond?
Speaker: John Rundback, MD
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMLIVE CASE DEMONSTRATIONS: University of Virginia Health Systems and Greenville Memorial Hospital
Moderator: John Kaufman, MD
Panel: Andrew Cragg, MD; Michael Fischbein, MD; William Gray, MD; Donald Jacobs, MD; Bob Kerlan, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
12:00 PM - 1:20 PMLUNCH/SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
1:20 PM - 1:30 PMRenal Sympathetic Denervation for Hypertension: What is the Future Opportunity?
Speaker: Krishna Rocha-Singh, MD
1:30 PM - 1:50 PMDEBATE: Renal Intervention: Post-CORAL, Post-ASTRAL, What Will Happen to Renal Stenting?

Position 1: Stenting is Near Death: Only Rare Niche Indications Remain
Speaker: Stephen Textor, MD
Position 2: Not so Fast, Reports of its Demise are Premature; Recent Trials Demonstrate Patient Benefits
Speaker: Michael R. Jaff, DO
The Last Word
Moderator: Albert Nemcek Jr., MD
1:50 PM - 3:00 PMLIVE CASE DEMONSTRATIONS: UC Davis Medical Center and University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Moderator: James Joye, DO
Panel: Mark Eskandari, MD; Zvonimir Krajcer, MD; Constantino Peña, MD; Dierk Scheinert, MD; Marc Schermerhorn, MD; Tony Smith, MD
3:00 PM - 3:25 PMREFRESHMENT BREAK
3:25 PM - 3:55 PMHOT TOPIC: Pulling the Seams Together: Summarizing Recent Trial Evidence on Comparative Effectiveness and Costs of Therapies

Carotid Artery Disease
Speaker: Robert Bersin, MD
Aortic Aneurysms
Speaker: Michel Makaroun, MD
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Speaker: Mahmood Razavi, MD
3:55 PM - 5:00 PMLIVE CASE DEMONSTRATIONS: UC Davis Medical Center and University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Moderator: Michael R. Jaff, DO
Panel: Lanfroi Graziani, MD; Karthik Kasirajan, MD; Douglas Massop, MD; D. Christopher Metzger, MD; William Rilling, MD; Daniel Sze, MD, PhD
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMLATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS
Moderator: Gary Ansel, MD
6:00 PMDAY TWO CONCLUDES
6:00 PMVIVA 11 WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE SUNSET POOL