Association of VA Surgeons

2011 MEETING

PRE-MEETING VASCULAR SYMPOSIUM

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011
TIMES	EVENT	SPEAKER
7:30 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am	INTRODUCTION	Christian Bianchi, MD FACS
SESSION I: CLINICAL RESEARCH IN VASCULAR SURGERY
8:05 am	Update on the OVER Trial and other AAA Trials (EVAR, DREAM, etc.)	Frank Lederle, MD
8:25 am	Update on CARP Trial	Edward O. McFalls, MD
8:40 am	Clinical Trial on Critical Limb Ischemia	Mark Nehler, MD
8:55 am	Clinical Trial for Carotid Disease	Carlos Timaran, MD
9:10 am	Update on Non-operative Management of AAA	Ronald Dalman, MD
9:25 am	PANEL DISCUSSION
9:40 am	BREAK
SESSION II: BASIC RESEARCH IN VASCULAR DISEASE
9:55 am	General Talk in Basic Science Research	Vivian Gahtan, MD
10:10 am	General Talk in Funding a Basic Research Lab	Marc Basson, MD, PhD
10:25 am	Basic Research in PAD	Melina Kibbe, MD, RVT
10:40 am	Basic Research in Vein Grafts	Alan Dardik, MD, PhD
10:55 am	Basic Research in AAA	Kathleen G. Raman, MD, MPH
11:10 am	Basic Research in Venous Disease	Panagiotis Kougias, MD
11:25 am	PANEL DISCUSSION
11:40 am	Q&A
12:00 pm	END OF SESSION