The Clinical Practice
of Peripheral Vascular Disease:
Key Components for Cardiovascular Specialists
Program Directors: Michael R. Jaff, DO, FACC and
Christopher J. White, MD, FACC
February
13 - 15, 2009
Heart House
Washington, DC
Friday, February 13
8:00 a.m. Lower
Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: Scope of the Disease: Epidemiology/Prevalence/Natural
History
Dr. Olin
8:15 a.m.
Prevention: Risk Factor Modification and Antithrombotic Strategies
— A Must for All Patients
Dr. Bacharach
8:30 a.m. Understanding
ABI’s and Extremity Ultrasound Imaging
Dr. Jaff
8:45 a.m. Non-invasive
Angiography for Limbs: CTA vs. MRA
Dr. Stein
9:00 a.m. Invasive
Angiography for Lower Extremity Diagnosis
Dr. Rundback
9:15 a.m. ACC/AHA
Guidelines for Diagnosis of PAD
Dr. Bacharach
9:30 a.m. Coding
and Billing I
Ms. Vendegna
10:30 a.m. Chronic
Lower Extremity Ischemia: Diagnosis, Patient Profile, Selecting
Patients for Treatment: What Is Unique About Claudicants?
Dr. Rosenfield
10:45 a.m. Claudication:
Medical Therapy and Exercise
Dr. Beckman
11:00 a.m. Endovascular
Therapy for Claudicants: Who, When and with What?
Dr. Collins
11:15 a.m. Surgical
Therapy for Claudication: Who Benefits Most?
Dr. Gravereaux
11:30 a.m. Therapy
for Claudication: ACC/AHA Guidelines
Dr. Bacharach
1:30 p.m. Critical
Limb Ischemia — Key Differences Compared to the Claudicant
Dr. Beckman
1:45 p.m. CLI:
Diagnostic Strategies: What Do You Need to Know?
Dr. Jaff
2:00 p.m. CLI:
Revascularization Therapy: Treatment Strategies and Comparison of
Endo. vs. Surgery
Dr. Gravereaux
2:30 p.m. CLI:
ACC/AHA Guideline Review
Dr. White
3:30 p.m. Acute
Limb Ischemia (ALI): Overview, Natural History, Classification
Dr. Beckman
3:45 p.m. ALI:
Revascularization Therapy: Endo. Vs. Surgery and for Which Patients
Dr. Gravereaux
4:15 p.m. ALI:
ACC/AHA Guideline Review
Dr. Rundback
4:30 p.m. Coding
and Billing II
Ms. Vendegna
Saturday, February 14th
8:00 a.m. Renal
Artery Disease: Screening Angiography and the Guidelines
Dr. White
8:15 a.m. Duplex
US Diagnosis, Pitfalls, Tips and Tricks
Dr. Jaff
8:30 a.m.
Renal Non-invasive Angiography: CTA vs. MRA
Dr. Stein
8:45 a.m. Renal
Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Olin
9:00 a.m. Patient
Selection Criteria for Renal Revascularization
Dr. White
9:10 a.m. Renal
Stents for Hypertension: The Evidence Base
Dr. Rosenfield
9:20 a.m. Renal
Stents for Ischemic Nephrophathy: The Evidence Base
Dr. Rundback
9:30 a.m. Emboli
Protection Devices: What Is Their Role?
Dr. Collins
10:30 a.m. Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm — Small vs. Large, Natural History, Progression
Dr. Bacharach
10:50 a.m. AAA
Screening/Imaging/Diagnosis
Dr. Rundback
11:10 a.m. AAA
Therapy: Endo. vs. Surgery
Dr. Gravereaux
11:30 a.m. AAA
Coding and Billing III
Ms. Vendegna
1:30 p.m. Aortic
Arch and Cervical Carotid Artery Disease — Relationship to
CVA, Natural History, Symptomatic vs. Asymptomatic
Dr. Gaines
1:45 p.m.
Carotid Artery Imaging Studies: Ultrasound
Dr. Olin
1:55 p.m. Carotid
Artery Imaging Studies: MRA and CTA
Dr. Stein
2:05 p.m. Stroke
Prevention Therapy: Medical vs. Carotid Surgery
Dr. Gravereaux
2:15 p.m. Stroke
Prevention Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients: Carotid Stents vs.
Surgery
Dr. Rosenfield
2:30 p.m. Stroke
Prevention Therapy for Symptomatic Patients: Carotid Stents vs.
Surgery
Dr. White
3:30 p.m. Intravenous
vs. Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Stroke Therapy
Dr. Gaines
3:45 p.m. Acute
Stroke Treatment: Thrombectomy Devices and Outcomes
Dr. Collins
4:00 p.m. Stroke
Prevention: Intra-cranial PTA and Stenting
Dr. White
4:45 p.m. Carotid
Procedures Coding and Billing: IV
Ms. Vendegna
Sunday, February 15th
8:00 a.m. The
Diagnosis and Treatment of DVT and PE
Dr. Jaff
8:15 a.m. DVT
and PE Prevention
Dr. Beckman
8:30 a.m. IVC
Filters: Indications
Dr. Jaff
8:45 a.m. Interventional
Therapy for DVT
Dr. Collins
9:00 a.m. Interventional
Therapy for PE
Dr. Bacharach
9:15 a.m. Coding
and Billing for DVT/PE
Ms. Vendegna
10:00 a.m. Lower
Extremity Revascularization: Summary and Review
Dr. Bacharach
10:10 a.m. Renal
Revascularization: Summary and Review
Dr. Rosenfield
10:20 a.m. Stroke
Prevention and Treatment Summary and Review
Dr. Gaines
10:30 a.m. Coding
and Billing Review V
Ms. Vendegna
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