Thursday, May 29, 2008

Scientific Sessions

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Welcome to the 2008 Annual Meeting

Thom W. Rooke, MD, Mayo Clinic

8:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Session 1: The Year in Review

Basic Science

John P. Cooke, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Medical/Pharmaceuticals

Heather L. Gornik, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Imaging

Terri Vritiska, Mayo Clinic

Venous Disease

Suman W. Rathbun, MD, University of Oklahoma Science Center

Endovascular

J. Michael Bacharach, MD, MPH, North Central Heart Institute

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Session 2: Improving Your Vascular Medicine Skills

Role of Simulation in Vascular Medicine

Christopher Cates, MD, Emory Heart Center

How to Review a Manuscript

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break and Poster and Exhibit Viewing

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Session 3: Clinical Pathological Conference

Robert T. Eberhardt, MD, Boston University School of Medicine

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Presidential Address

J. Michael Bacharach, MD, North Central Heart Institute

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Annual Business Meeting Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Session 4: What’s Happening in Vascular Medicine?

Stanford University School of Medicine

John P. Cooke, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Duke University

Brian H. Annex, MD, Duke University

Massachusetts General Hospital

Douglas E. Drachman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Marie D. Gerhard-Herman, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Jerry Bartholomew, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break and Poster and Exhibit Viewing

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Session 5: Regulatory Symposium

The Challenges of FDA Device Approval in Peripheral Vascular Disease

Bram Zuckerman, MD, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Integrating the Interests of Big Business, FDA, CMS, and Patients — What’s a Device Company to Do?

Dennis Donohoe, MD, Cordis Corporation

IAC/ICAVL Accreditation — Why Accreditation Matters Now and Why it Might Matter More in the Future

Rita Shugart, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Session 6: Jay D. Coffman Young Investigators Session

Judith G. Regensteiner, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Break

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Poster Sessions

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cases Over Cocktails

Alan T. Hirsch, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute

Friday, May 30, 2008

Scientific Sessions

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Session 7: And Now for Something Completely Different …

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Joshua A. Beckman, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

The Ohio State University

Steven M. Dean, DO, The Ohio State University

University of Michigan Medical School

James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Medical School

North Shore Medical Center

David P. Slovut, MD, PhD, North Shore Medical Center

Mayo Clinic

Robert D. McBane, MD, Mayo Clinic

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Session 8: Debate — If You Believe a Filter Is Necessary, Should It Be a Temporary or Permanent Model?

Joshua A. Beckman, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital

John E. Rectenwald, MD, University of Michigan

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Session 9: Debate — What’s the Correct Treatment for Claudication? Should PTA Be Offered to Patients Who Have Not Failed Aggressive “Conservative Care?”

Alan T. Hirsch, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute

Christopher J. White, MD, Ochsner Clinic Foundation

11:15 a.m.– Noon

Session 10: Keynote Address: The Shared Responsibility: How Health Professionals and the Media Can Effect Improvements in Societal Health

John R. Finnegan, Jr., PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Vascular Jeopardy

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Get to Know SVM: Reception for New Members, First-Time Meeting Attendees and Fellow Candidates

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Hands-On Workshops and Simulations

Station 1. Carotid Artery Disease

Michael R. Jaff, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital

Gail Hadley, RVT, Massachusetts General Hospital

Station 2. Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease (PVOD)

Yung-Wei Chi, DO, RVT, RPVI, Ochsner Heart and Vascular Clinic

Station 3. Venous Physiology

Heather L Gornik, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Susan Whitelaw, RT, RDMS, RVT, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Board Review Course

1:45 p.m.

Introduction to the Vascular General Medicine Sessions

Michael R. Jaff, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Vascular Biology

Scott Kinlay, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Perioperative Management of the Patient Undergoing Vascular Surgery

Joshua A. Beckman, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Acute Vascular Disorders

Tom Bower, MD, Mayo Clinic

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

3:45 p.m.– 4:15 p.m.

Aortic Dissection, Intramural Hematoma and Carotid Dissection

Joshua A. Beckman, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Chronic Venous Disease and Lymphedema

Suman W. Rathbun, MD, University of Oklahoma Science Center

7:00 p.m.

Gala at Windows on Minnesota

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Board Review Course

7:00 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Thrombophilia

Robert D. McBane, MD, Mayo Clinic

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Venous Thromboembolism

Robert D. McBane, MD, Mayo Clinic

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Venous Testing in the Vascular Laboratory

Brenda K. Zierler, PhD, University of Washington Medical Center

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Unusual Vascular Disorders

John Bartholomew, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

10:00 a.m. –- 10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Vasospasm and Upper Extremity Vascular Disorders

Roger F. J. Shepherd, MBBCh, Mayo Clinic

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Vasculitis

Leslie T. Cooper, MD, Mayo Clinic

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Leg Ulcerations

Mark D. P. Davis, MD, Mayo Clinic

Noon – 1 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Introduction to Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Medicine General Sessions

Michael R. Jaff, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital

1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Epidemiology and Natural History of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Mary M. McDermott, MD, Northwestern University

1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Clinical Evaluation of PAD

Paul W. Wennberg, MD, Mayo Clinic

2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Vascular Laboratory Arterial Testing

R. Eugene Zierler, MD, University of Washington Medical Center

2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Medical Treatment of PAD

Heather L. Gornik, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

3:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Aortic Aneurysms

Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, Abbott Northwestern Medical Center

3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Renal and Mesenteric Arterial Diseases

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke

Michael R. Jaff, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Board Review Course

6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Introduction to Endovascular General Medicine Sessions

Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, Abbott Northwestern Medical Center

7:40 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.

Patient Selection and Diagnosis for Endovascular Procedures

Steven Jenkins, MD, Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute

8:10 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.

Endovascular Technical Issues I: Anatomy and Performance of Diagnostic Angiography

Mark C. Bates, MD, Charleston Area Medical Center

8:40 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

Endovascular Technical Issues II: Catheters, Guidewires, Balloons, and Stents

Douglas E. Drachman, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.

Aortoiliac Intervention

Tyrone Collins, MD, Ochsner Clinic Foundation

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Diseases of the Aorta

Peter Glovizcki, MD, Mayo Clinic

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Carotid Artery Revascularization

Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Endovascular Treatment of Renal and Mesenteric Occlusive Disease

Gustavo Oderich, MD, Mayo Clinic

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Endovascular Treatment of Upper Extremity and Brachiocephalic Arterial Diseases

David P. Slovut, MD, PhD, North Shore Medical Center

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Mock Exam

David H. Pfizenmaier, MD, Mayo Clinic

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Endovascular Treatment of Infrainguinal PAD

William Gray, MD, Columbia University

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Catheter Directed Thrombolytic Therapy

J. Michael Bacharach, MD, MPH, North Central Heart Institute

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Endovascular Treatment of Venous Disease

Robert M. Schainfeld, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Complications of Endovascular Procedures

Gary M. Ansel, MD, Mid-Ohio Cardiology & Vascular Consultants