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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
PICS ~ AICS 2010 Preliminary Program
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