SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 1: VASCULAR VIBES: HEMODYNAMICS, FLOW AND PRESSURE IN NORMAL AND DISEASED VESSELS
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome And Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Cardiac Effects On The Peripheral Vascular Evaluation
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
8:12 AM - 8:24 AM Characteristics Of Pressure And Flow In The Arterial System: Applications In Noninvasive Testing
  Presenter(s):Sérgio X. Salles-Cunha, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
8:24 AM - 8:36 AM Venous Hemodynamics: Effects Of Position, Pressure Changes, Incompetence And Obstruction In The Lower Extremities
  Presenter(s):William B. Schroedter, BS, RVT, RPhS, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
8:36 AM - 8:48 AM Hemodynamics Of Cerebrovascular Flow In Normal, Stenotic And Occluded Vessels
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
8:48 AM - 9:00 AM Recognizing And Correcting Color Doppler Flow Artifacts
  Presenter(s):Traci B. Fox, EdD, RDMS, RVT  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 2: IMAGING ESSENTIALS: 5 TOP PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TIPS TO FACILIATE THE DUPLEX ULTRASOUND EVALUATION
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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9:20 AM - 9:32 AM Carotid Duplex Imaging
  Presenter(s):Patricia Vargas, DHSc, RVT  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
9:32 AM - 9:44 AM Lower Extremity Vein Imaging (DVT)
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
9:44 AM - 9:56 AM Mesenteric Imaging
  Presenter(s):Anita Harrington, MS, RVT, RDMS, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
9:56 AM - 10:08 AM Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
10:08 AM - 10:20 AM Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Aubrey J. Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 3: DECONSTRUCTING DIFFICULT DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMAS: “CASES” IN POINT
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Laurence Needleman, MD / Heather L. Gornik, MD  
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Location: TBD
11:00 AM - 11:12 AM Duplex Assessment Of Ilio-Caval Vein Compression Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Richard Dubin, AAS-DMS, RVT, RDMS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Location: TBD
11:12 AM - 11:24 AM Renal And Liver Pathology For The RVT
  Presenter(s):Patrick A. Washko, BS, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Location: TBD
11:24 AM - 11:36 PM Lower Extremity Arterial Testing
  Presenter(s):Aubrey J. Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Location: TBD
11:36 AM - 11:48 AM Lessons Learned Through Continuous Quality Improvement And Assurance
  Presenter(s):Marge Hutchisson, BS, RVT, RDCS, RPhS / Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
11:48 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - South Corridor (2nd Floor)
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 4: BEYOND THE CORE CONCEPTS IN VASCULAR TESTING: ARE YOU MEETING THE STANDARD
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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1:00 PM - 1:12 PM Diagnosis And Treatment Of Acute Lower Limb Ischemia With Duplex Guidance
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
1:12 PM - 1:24 PM Lower Extremity Imaging After EndoVenous Procedures: When, What To Expect And How To Report Your Findings
  Presenter(s):Jean M. White-Melendez, RVT, RPhS, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
1:24 PM - 1:36 PM Pelvic And Abdominal Imaging After EndoVenous Procedures: When, What To Expect And How To Report Your Findings
  Presenter(s):Jill S. Sommerset, BS, RVT  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
1:36 PM - 1:48 PM Carotid Artery Imaging After Stenting And/Or Endarterectomy: It’s More Than The Usual Protocol
  Presenter(s):Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
1:48 PM - 2:00 PM Hemodialysis Access “Surveillance”: Flow Volume, Flow Velocity, And How Often Is Appropriate
  Presenter(s):Christina S. Fields, BS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
2:00 PM - 2:12 PM Duplex Surveillance Should Be Used After All Aorto-Bifemoral Bypasses: It Improves Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
2:12 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 5: ERGONOMICS: AUDIT YOUR VASCULAR LAB - ARE YOU ERGONOMICALLY
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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2:30 PM - 2:40 PM OSHA Updates And Advocating On Behalf Of Yourself And Your Staff – How To And Why It’s Important
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Increase Your “Ergonomic Index” - Basic And Innovative Ways To Make Exams More Ergonomic – “Accessorizing” The Vascular Lab Suite
  Presenter(s):Kayla Wieseckel, MHSc, RVT, RVS, RPhS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM How To Be Ergonomically Sound With Obese And Uncooperative Patients
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Managing Turbulent High Volumes And High Impact Examinations - Save Your Staff, Enhance Sonographer Satisfaction And Maximize Productivity And Maximize Careers
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, MBA, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM Panel Discussion
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 6: VENOUS IMAGING: TERMINOLOGY, TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR PELVIC VEIN DISORDERS
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:TBD
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3:55 PM - 4:03 PM Definitions And New Classification (Symptoms-Varices-Pathophysiology - SVP)
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:03 PM - 4:11 PM Evaluation Of Pelvic Reflux
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:11 PM - 4:19 PM Combined Lower Limb And Pelvic Reflux
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:19 PM - 4:27 PM The Role Of IVUS
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:27 PM - 4:35 PM Treatment Of Pelvic Reflux
  Presenter(s):Antonios P. Gasparis, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:35 PM - 4:43 PM Treatment Of Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:43 PM - 4:51 PM Current Views On Left Renal Vein Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:51 PM - 4:59 PM Pathology Affecting The Inferior Vena Cava
  Presenter(s):Luis R. Leon, MD, RVT, FACS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
4:59 PM - 5:07 PM Post-Interventional Imaging
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
5:07 PM - 5:25 PM Panel Discussion
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM Wrap Up Up And What To Expect Tomorrow
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor
END OF SESSION 6