2012 Scientific Sessions Schedule

This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change.
Updated January 19, 2012

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Wednesday, June 13
Noon – 4:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Journal Editorial Board
Thursday, June 14
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Women in Vascular Medicine Breakfast
Invited speaker Ellen Kossek, PhD
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, Exhibit and Poster Viewing
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. Welcome to the 2012 Annual Meeting
8:05 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.

Session 1: Year In Review

Endovascular Therapy, Michael R. Jaff, DO, MSVM, Massachusetts General Hospital
Venous Disease, Suman W. Rathbun, MD, FSVM, University of Oklahoma Science Center
Health Care Reform––What is Happening with Reimbursement? TBD
PAD Guideline Focused Update/PAD and CLI, TBD
9:05 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Session 2: Balancing Work and Family
Ellen Kossek, PhD
9:35 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Viewing
10:05 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Session 3:  New Devices: What's coming, and How Will FDA Respond?

FDA Perspective and New Initiatives, Bill Maisel, MD, Harvard Medical School
New Devices for Peripheral Interventions–The Sky's the Limit, Christopher J. White, MD, FSVM, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
11:05 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Presidential Address––Joshua A. Beckman, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women's Hospital
11:35 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Session 4: Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Presentations Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Viewing
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Session 5: Case–based Collaborative Discussion

Venous Thrombolysis/Stenting, Michael R. Jaff, DO, MSVM, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Management, TBD
Thrombophilia Testing, Jerry Bartholomew, MD, FSVM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Session 6: Keynote Address
Arthur "Tim" Garson, Jr., MD, MPH
Director of the Institute for Health Policy,
University Professor and Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break, Exhibit and Poster Viewing
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Poster Presentations
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. New Member Welcome Reception
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cases Over Cocktails
Friday, June 15
6:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Annual Business Meeting Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Exhibit and Poster Viewing
  Networking Breakfast for others
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Session 7: Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Michael S. Makaroun, President, SCVS, UPMC Vascular Surgery
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Session 8: Award Presentations
The Jess Young Outstanding Educator Award, Master of SVM, and Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Awards will be presented
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 9: Keynote: Healthcare Reform for the Vascular Specialist
Tim Garson, MD, MPH, Director of the Institute for Health Policy
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Session 10: Coagulation

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation and New Agents, Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, MSVM, The Cardiovascular Institute
VTE and New Agents––Off label use? Geno J. Merli, MD, FSVM, Jefferson Center for Vascular Disease
Laboratory Testing and Reversal of Novel Oral Direct Thrombin and Factor Xa Inhibitors, John A. Heit, MD, Mayo Clinic
What will anticoagulation clinics look like in the future? Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women's Hospital
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session 11: Vascular Registries: Research Opportunities

International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD), James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, FSVM, University of Michigan Medical School
Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI), Geoffrey D. Barnes, MD, University of Michigan
Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, MSVM, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Peripheral Vascular Intervention (PVI), Paul M. Grossman, MD, University of Michigan
12:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. Session 12: Vascular Jeopardy and lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Session 13: I have a patient with . . .

A calf vein thrombosis. What should I do? Robert D. McBane, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic
Axillosubclavian DVT and a central venous catheter, Robert M. Schainfeld, DO, FSVM, Massachusetts General Hospital
Atheromatous disease of the aortic arch in a patient with cerebral ischemia, Douglas E. Drachman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
A slowly healing ulcer, TBD
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Sessions 14 and 15: Workshops

Session 14:
An "eye" for venous intervention: venous reflux and perforator testing
A venous brew fest: foam sclerotherapy
How hard can it be to put in a stent?
 
Session 15:
Dynamic vascular testing: physiologic maneuvers
How to test for stiff old vessels: vascular compliance testing
A good squeeze for PAD: pneumatic compression for PAD
5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Celebrating Vascular Medicine Reception
Saturday, June 16
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

SVM in the Vascular Lab: The past, present and future of vascular ultrasound
Part 1:  Carotid duplex testing

Basics of carotid ultrasound and diagnosis of ICA stenosis, Marie Gerhard–Herman, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women's Hospital
The history of carotid testing – from OPG and CW Doppler to plaque and PSV, TBD
Interesting and unusual cases from my lab – carotid disease, Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic
New kid on the block – the carotid adventitia, Marie Gerhard–Herman, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Criteria for ICA stenosis in the United States:  Let’s stop the madness, Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic
Carotid IMT testing:  state of the science and recommended use in 2012 and beyond, Vijay Nambi, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – Noon

SVM in the Vascular Lab: The past, present and future of vascular ultrasound
Part 2:  Arterial and abdominal duplex testing

The ankle–brachial index: basics and state of the art update, Reena L. Pande, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Basics of duplex examination for upper and lower extremity arterial disease, Teresa L. Carman, MD, FSVM, University Hosptials Case Medical Center
Basics of duplex evaluation for renal and mesenteric artery stenosis, Esther Soo Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Testing and surveillance of arterial disease in the OR and the vascular laboratory ––– my historical perspective, Dennis Bandyk, MD, University of California San Diego Medical Center
Interesting and unusual cases from my lab –  arterial and abdominal duplex, Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, MSVM, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New insights on the evaluation of endovascular stents in the vascular laboratory, TBD
Potential applications of fusion imaging in the vascular laboratory, Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, MSVM, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break––Lunch:  Mock RPVI Exam with audience response system
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SVM in the Vascular Lab: The past, present and future of vascular ultrasound
Part 3: Venous testing

Basics of duplex evaluation of the lower extremities for venous thrombosis, Robert T. Eberhardt, MD, FSVM, Boston University School of Medicine
Basics of duplex evaluation of the lower extremities for valvular incompetency, Alfonso Tafur, MD, Oklahoma University Science Center
Plethysmographic testing for venous disease:  old school but still helpful! Paul W. Wennberg, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic
Interesting and unusual venous cases from my lab – venous disease, TBD
The evolving role of the vascular lab in the care of the patient with varicose veins; what’s on the horizon, Yung–wei Chi, DO, RVT, FSVM, UC Davis Vascular Center
Use of intraoperative and intravascular ultrasound for venous procedures, Robert M. Schainfeld, DO, FSVM, Massachusetts General Hospital
What is CCSVI? Is testing for this ready for prime time in the vascular lab? Esther Soo Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

SVM in the Vascular Lab: The past, present and future of vascular ultrasound
Part 4 Update in laboratory management issues

2012 Vascular lab reimbursement update; 5 things you need to know, Rita E. Shugart, RN, RVT, Shugart Consulting
What’s new from IAC and ICAVL, Marge Hutchisson, LPN, RVT, ICAVL
ACC/AHA Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for peripheral vascular testing, Emile R. Mohler III, MD, FSVM, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Highlights of the ACC/AHA PAD guideline update, Thom W. Rooke, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic