SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 1: PRINCIPLES TUNE-UP: HOW SHARP ARE YOU – PART 1
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7:00 AM - 7:55 AM Principles Tune-Up
  Presenter(s):Frederick Kremkau, PhD  
7:55 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome And Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 2: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND RETROSPECTIVES IN VASCULAR TESTING
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8:05 AM - 8:17 AM Reflections On 25 Years Of The AVIDsymposium
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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8:17 AM - 8:29 AM A Personal Eyewitness Perspective On The History And Evolution Of The “Vascular Laboratory” – The University of Washington Experience: Where We Came From And What’s On The Horizon
  Presenter(s):R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 3: IMAGING ESSENTIALS: 5 TOP PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TIPS TO FACILIATE THE DUPLEX ULTRASOUND EVALUATION
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THIS SESSION WILL PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANT WITH ESSENTIAL SONOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES, PEARLS AND PITFALLS OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF VASCULAR ULTRASOUND TESTING.
8:29 AM - 8:38 AM Carotid Duplex Imaging
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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8:38 AM - 8:47 AM Lower Extremity Vein Imaging (DVT)
  Presenter(s):Billy Zang, BS, RVT, RDMS, FSVU  
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8:47 AM - 8:56 AM Upper Extremity Vein Imaging (DVT)
  Presenter(s):Patricia (Tish) A. Poe, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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8:56 AM - 9:05 AM Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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9:05 AM - 9:14 AM Renal Artery Duplex Examination
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
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9:14 AM - 9:23 AM Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT  
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END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 4: HANDS-ON REAL TIME IMAGING WITH THE EXPERTS – ABDOMINAL IMAGING
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THIS WILL BE A LIVE SCANNING SESSION DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE OPPORTUNITY TO POSE QUESTIONS AND INTERACT WITH THE SPEAKER WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING SCANNED.
9:23 AM - 9:35 AM Tips For Navigating The Abdomen And Pelvis (Aorta And Iliac Arteries)
  Presenter(s):Cindy A. Owen, RVT, RDMS, FSDMS  
9:35 AM - 9:47 AM Tips And Tricks For The Renal Artery Examination
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
9:47 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion (Combined Sessions 3 and 4)
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 5: VASCULAR ULTRASOUND: “CURVEBALLS AND CONTROVERSIES”
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10:00 AM - 10:07 AM The Effect Of Chronic Sonographer Pain On The Quality Of The Ultrasound Scan: Real Or Imagined And How Can This Be Addressed
  Presenter(s):Anne M. Jones, RN, BSN, RVT, RDMS, FSVU, FSDMS  
10:07 AM - 10:14 AM Obscure Incidental Findings In The Vascular Lab
  Presenter(s):Richard C. Pennell, MD  
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10:14 AM - 10:21 AM Vascular Ultrasound In Emergency Medicine
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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10:21 AM - 10:28 AM Ultrasound Guidance To Decrease Access Site Complications: An Essential Tool Even For Experienced Interventionalists
  Presenter(s):R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 6: CLASH OF THE TITANS – PART 1
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Standing Or Not Is NOT The Right Question To Ask
  Presenter(s):Sergio X. Salles-Cunha, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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DEBATE 1: STANDING POSITION FOR REFLUX OR NOT
10:33 AM - 10:38 AM The Case For Standing Reflux Only
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Carotid Duplex Studies Can Be Terribly Misleading and Miss Or Underestimate High-Grade Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
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DEBATE 2: GRADING CAROTID STENOSIS
10:43 AM - 10:48 AM Duplex Ultrasound Is The TRUE Gold Standard
  Presenter(s):R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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10:48 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion And Poll (Combined Sessions 5 and 6)
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Transition to Workshops (Americas Hall 2 – 3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 7: WORKSHOP ROTATION 1
Moderators:TBD
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LOCATION: AMERICAS HALL 2 (ENTER FROM AMERICAS HALL 1, 3RD FLOOR). WORKSHOP #1 WILL BE HELD IN THE MURRAY HILL SUITES EAST AND WEST, 2ND FLOOR.
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 1. Interpreting With The Masters: Clinical Conundrums In Carotid Imaging: A Case Study Review
  Presenter(s):Laurence Needleman, MD / R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI / Richard C. Pennell, MD  
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11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 2. Interpreting With The Masters: Adventures In Abdominal And Upper Extremity Vein Cases
  Presenter(s):John S. Pellerito, MD / Leslie M. Scoutt, MD  
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 3. Interpreting With The Masters: Lower Extremity Arterial And Venous Cases
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT / Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 4. Common EMR Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Compliance And Reimbursement
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, RVT, RVS, FSVU  
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 5. Understanding Vascular Hemodynamics In The Periphery
  Presenter(s):Steven J. Knight, BSc  
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 6. Test Taking Strategies
  Presenter(s):Frank Miele, MSEE  
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 7. IAC Accreditation
  Presenter(s):Sandra L. Katanick, RN, RVT, CAE, FSVU  
12:00 PM - 1:15 AM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 8: QUALITY ASSURANCE QUERIES, QUANDARIES AND QUAGMIRES IN VASCULAR IMAGING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CHALLENGING CASES AND MISSED DIAGNOSES
Moderators:Laurence Needleman, MD  
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“CASE BASED LEARNING” WITH ANGIOGRAPHIC CT AND MR CORRELATION. BENEFIT FROM THIS SEASONED FACULTY AND USE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER CLINICIAN AND AVOID THE PITFALLS OF VASCULAR IMAGING.
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM Cerebrovascular Cases
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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1:25 PM - 1:35 PM Lower Extremity Arterial Cases
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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1:35 PM - 1:45 PM Upper And Lower Extremity Venous Cases
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Abdominal Imaging Cases
  Presenter(s):Cindy A. Owen, RVT, RDMS, FSDMS  
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1:55 PM - 2:05 PM Dialysis Access Cases
  Presenter(s):David Fox, MD, FACS  
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END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 9: HANDS-ON REAL TIME IMAGING WITH THE EXPERTS – HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS AND LOWER EXTREMITY BYPASS GRAFT IMAGING
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THIS WILL BE A LIVE SCANNING SESSION DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO POSE QUESTIONS AND INTERACT WITH THE SPEAKER WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING SCANNED.
2:05 PM - 2:17 PM Dialysis Access Scanning
  Presenter(s):Patricia (Tish) A. Poe, BA, RVT, FSVU  
2:17 PM - 2:29 PM Vein Graft Imaging
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
2:29 PM - 2:40 PM Panel Discussion (Combined Sessions 8 and 9)
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 10: LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL
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2:40 PM - 2:49 PM Lower Extremity Arterial Duplex Scanning: How Extensive Should It Be And How Much Time Should We Spend?
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT  
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2:49 PM - 2:58 PM Peripheral Stent Surveillance – Why, How, How Often?
  Presenter(s):Dennis F. Bandyk, MD  
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END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 11: CLASH OF THE TITANS – PART 2
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DEBATE III: LOWER EXTREMITY PHYSIOLOGIC TESTING
2:58 PM - 3:03 PM Lower Extremity Segmental Pressures – An Obsolete Test
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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3:03 PM - 3:08 PM Segmental Pressures Are Still Important
  Presenter(s):Patricia (Tish) A. Poe, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM There Is An Association Between The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) And MI And Stroke Risk: Every Patient We See Should Get An ABI
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
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3:13 PM - 3:20 PM Panel Discussion (Combined Sessions 10 and 11)
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 12: CTA, MRA AND DUPLEX ULTRASOUND: COMPETING OR COMPLEMENTARY IMAGING MODALITIES
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3:45 PM - 3:54 PM CTA, MRA And Duplex Ultrasound For Evaluation And Treatment Of Carotid Artery Disease
  Presenter(s):John S. Pellerito, MD  
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3:54 PM - 4:03 PM CTA, MRA And Duplex Ultrasound For Evaluation And Treatment Of Lower Extremity Arterial Disease
  Presenter(s):William D. Suggs, MD  
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4:03 PM - 4:12 PM CT Angiography-Derived Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria In Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
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END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 13: CLASH OF THE TITANS – PART 3
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Ultrasound Is Not Enough: CTA, MRA And Angiography Are Still Important Players In Many Interventions
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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DEBATE 4: PERIPHERAL INTERVENTIONS
4:17 PM - 4:22 PM Duplex Ultrasound Is All You Need For Most Interventions
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT  
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DEBATE 5: ENDOGRAFT SURVEILLANCE
4:22 PM - 4:27 PM Duplex Ultrasound Imaging Alone Is Sufficient For Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Surveillance
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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4:27 PM - 4:32 PM NOT! There Is Still A Role For CT Scan After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
  Presenter(s):Laurence Needleman, MD  
4:32 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Discussion And Poll (Combined Sessions 12 and 13)
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 14: HANDS-ON REAL TIME IMAGING WITH THE EXPERTS – VEIN IMAGING FOR DVT
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THIS WILL BE A LIVE SCANNING SESSION DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE OPPORTUNITY TO POSE QUESTIONS AND INTERACT WITH THE SPEAKER WHILE THE PATIENT IS BEING SCANNED.
5:00 PM - 5:12 PM Upper Extremity Vein Imaging
  Presenter(s):Joshua Cruz, RVT  
5:12 PM - 5:24 PM Lower Extremity Vein Imaging
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
5:24 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14