AGENDA


Thursday, February 19th, 2009

6:15 am 6:45 am Registration/Breakfast with Exhibitors
6:45 am 6:50 am Welcome/Opening Remarks

Unresolved Issues in Coronary Intervention I

6:50 am 7:10 am The Biology of Restenosis
7:10 am 7:30 am The Current Status of Pivotal DES Trials
7:30 am 7:50 am Left Main and Multivessel Disease
7:50 am 8:10 am Contemporary Bifurcation Strategies
8:10 am 8:30 am Bailing Out of a Jam: Salvaging My Biggest Nightmare Case
8:30 am 8:50 am Break with Exhibitors

Unresolved Issues in Coronary Intervention II

8:50 am 9:10 am Acute M.I. and Stent Thrombosis: Managing Thrombotic Lesions
9:10 am 9:30 am How Will Most Recent DES Clinical Trials Impact Practice - Reassessing Safety and Effectiveness? 
9:30 am 10:00 am Debate: Bare Metal Stents Are Underutilized in Coronary Intervention
10:00 am 10:20 am The Essentials of PCI Pharmacology
10:20 am 10:40 am The FAME Study and The Role of FFR in Clinical Practice
10:40 am 11:00 am Break with Exhibitors

Peripheral Vascular

11:00 am 11:20 am Current Strategies in Iliac and SFA Revascularization
11:20 am 11:40 am Current Strategies in Limb Salvage
11:40 am 12:00 pm Strategies in Carotid Revascularization
12:00 pm 12:20 pm Break (Working Lunch Begins)

Marquis Lecture

12:20 pm 1:20 pm Marquis Lecture: “What Will the Interventionalist Look Like in 10 Years?”
1:20 pm 2:20 pm Dedicated Time with Exhibitors
3:00 pm   Meeting Adjourns for the Day
     
6:00 pm 8:00 pm Reception for Faculty, Attendees & Guests


Friday, February 20th, 2009

6:30 am 7:00 am Registration/Breakfast with Exhibitors

Structural Heart Disease

7:00 am 7:20 am Current Status of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
7:20 am 7:40 am Current Status of Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
7:40 am 8:00 am Current Controversies in PFO Closure

Cardiovascular Imaging

8:00 am 8:20 am M.R.I. for the Diagnosis of Heart and Vascular Disease 
8:20 am 8:40 am Current State of the Art of C.T. Scanning in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

8:40 am 9:00 am Break with Exhibitors

Unresolved Issues in Coronary Intervention III

9:00 am 9:20 am Should Centers Without Surgery Stand-by Onsite Perform Elective PCI?
9:20 am 9:40 am Novel Imaging Modalities for the Detection of Vulnerable Plaque
9:40 am 10:00 am Development of Novel Drugs for the Acute Ischemic Syndromes
10:00 am 10:20 am Achieving Consistency in the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions

10:20 am 10:40 am Break with Exhibitors

10:40 am 11:00 am Overcoming the Most Complex Calcific Lesions
11:00 am 11:20 am Current Status of Bioabsorbable Stent Technology
11:20 am 11:40 am Bailing Out Of a Jam: Salvaging My Biggest Nightmare Case
11:40 am 12:00 pm Coronary Revascularization Strategies in the No-option Patient
12:00 pm 12:30 pm Debate: The Durability of PCI in Multivessel Disease is Equivalent to that of Surgical Revascularization
12:30 pm 12:50 pm Break (Begin Working Lunch)

Marquis Lecture

112:50 pm 1:50 pm Working Lunch: Current State of the Art in the Treatment on Acute Myocardial Infarction
1:50 pm 2:50 pm Dedicated Time with Exhibitors
2:50 pm   Meeting Adjourns for the Day


Saturday, February 21st, 2009

7:30 am 8:00 am Registration/Breakfast


Looking to the Future

8:00 am 8:20 am Novel Strategies for Prevention of Restenosis
8:20 am 8:40 am IVUS Guided PCI: A Better Mouse Trap
8:40 am 9:40 am Live Cases from Scottsdale Heart at Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals
9:40 am 10:00 am Break

10:20 am 10:20 am Case Presentation: Treating a Patient with Stable Angina
10:20 am 11:20 am Live Cases from Scottsdale Heart at Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals
11:20 am 11:30 am Closing Remarks
11:30 am   Meeting Adjourns