SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

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PICS ~ AICS 2010 Preliminary Program

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

 

6:30AM-7:45AM                            Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits

8:00AM-6:00PM                             Registration

8:00AM-12:00PM                           Workshop: Atrial Septal Defects/PFO's

                                                      Moderators: Thomas Jones, William E. Hellenbrand, Bagrat Alekyan
                                                          1. Pathological Correlation: Paul Weinberg

                                                          2. Echocardiography of the Atrial Septum: Craig Fleishman

                                                          3. Historical Perspectives on ASD Closure: Terry King

                                                          4. How To Start A Successful Program of Atrial Closure.  Proctoring,                                                               Stocking the Cath Lab, etc: Ted Feldman

                                                          5. How To Close Simple ASDs: Choice of Devices:Geoffrey Lane

                                                          6. How To Close Large and Complex ASDs, Including Multiple ASDs:

                                                              Zahid Amin

                                                          7. ASD's With Pulmonary Hypertension: Evaluation and Assessing Closability:                                                               Carlos Zabal

                                                          8. Long-term Outcome of ASD Closure: John Bass

                                                          9. New Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: Pedro del Nido

                                                          10. Debate#1: Surgery vs Device Closure of ASDs in Small Infants & Children

                                                               A.  Pro Device: David Balzer

                                                               B.  Pro Surgery: Emile Bacha

                                                          11. PFO's & Stroke: Where are we with the trials? John Rhodes

                                                          12. PFO & Migraines: Where are we with the trials? Jon Tobis

                                                          13. How to enroll patients in clinical trials? Where do you get the patients                                                                 from? Sherm Sorensen

                                                          14. Complications Of Device Closure of the Atrial Defects: 

                                                                How common, what do we need to fear? How to minimize them?

                                                                Horst Sievert

                                                          15. Metallurgy, Biodegradable, Bioabsorbable Devices: Carol Devellian

                                                          16. Devices for ASD & PFO Closure

                                                               A.  Amplatzer Devices: Alpay Celiker

                                                               B.  Helex Devices: Tom Jones

                                                               C.  Occlutech Devices: Ali Halabi

                                                               D.  Solysafe Device: Peter Ewert

                                                               E.  pfm device: Miguel Granja

                                                               F.  Coherex Flat Stent: Olaf Franzen

                                                               G.  Cardia Devices: Tom Forbes

                                                               H.  Patch Closure of Defects: Terry Sideris

                                                               I.   The Cook ASD Device: TBD

                                                          17. Retrieval of embolized devices: John Moore

 

12:00PM-12:30PM                         Lunch Break: Meetings for CCISC & SCAI

 

12:30PM-1:30PM                           CCISC Meeting:
                                                      Chair: Tom Forbes

 

1:30PM-2:30PM                             SCAI Meeting
                                                      Chair: Don Hagler

 

2:30PM-2:50PM                             Update on the IMPACT Registry
                                                      Gerard Martin, MD

 

3:00PM-4:00PM                             Meet The Expert (three rooms)

                                                      Room 1-Moderators: Michael Tynan, Jo De Giovanni & John Moore

                                                      Room 2-Moderators: Charles Mullins, Evan Zahn, Phil Moore

                                                      Room 3-Moderators: Zahid Amin, William E. Hellenbrand, John P.                                                       Cheatham

 

4:00PM-6:00PM                             Oral Abstract Presentations (three rooms)

                                                      Room 1-Moderators: Teiji Akagi, Mazeni Alwi & David Balzer

                                                      Room 2-Moderators: Carlos Zabal, John Bass & Philipp Bonhoeffer

                                                      Room 3-Moderators: Lee Benson, Mario Carminati, Dietmar Schranz

6:00PM-8:00PM                             Reception