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Congress Location: The Congress will be held at the Conrad-Hilton in Miami. Their address is 1395 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL. Telephone (305) 503-6500. Please note that the room block is sold out. Scroll down to view other hotels to contact for room reservations.
Course Description:
The course is designed to offer practicing vascular surgeons with information regarding the latest technology available in vascular surgery to address a gap in knowledge that exists for practicing surgeons and staff post residency training. The outcome will be increased knowledge, better competency in cutting edge treatment modalities, enhanced treatment decision-making. It is the expressed goal of the course to provide enough material so that at the end of the course the participant can make educated decisions in the latest pharmacologic, radiologic, surgical and endovascular techniques and technologies and when these treatments are justified and when they are not.
Who Should Attend:
This course is designed to offer practicing vascular surgeons and vascular specialists with information regarding the latest technology available in vascular surgery to address a gap in knowledge that exists for practicing vascular surgeons and vascular fellows in training. This course will provide the community vascular surgeon with an update on Arteries and Veins to improve their ability to care for patients who present with vascular disease of arteries and veins and allow an exchange of information and contacts with national and international artery and vein experts (Vascular surgeons). It provides CME credits and presents the latest of techniques as delivered by experts in their field.
Objectives:
Upon completion of the Congress, the participants should be able to:
• Synthesize and apply into practice information about the latest technologies, techniques and data from clinical trials for endovascular repair of AAAs and thoracic and aortic disease
• Recall and communicate with peers and patients about the latest data, techniques and technologies for carotid disease management
• List and describe many of the latest developments in pharmacologic agents for the management of vascular disease
• Assess the latest state-of-the-art for the treatment of superficial femoral and tibial artery disease
• Have strategies to integrate information about the treatment of venous disease including recognize the importance of iliofemoral DVT vs. infra inguinal DVT.
• Recognize importance of disobliteration of major pulmonary embolism
• Know the most current techniques in the treatment of veins and arteries
• Understand the updated indications for treatment selection
• Recognize the complexity of the treatment of veins and arteries so as to make the best diagnosis for treatment
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the FORE and International Society for Vascular Surgery. FORE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
FORE designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.5AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
UEMS/EACCME CME Credit Recognition:
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Under the terms of this agreement, the AMA will convert CME credit for live activities certified by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), the accrediting arm of the UEMS, to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians (MDs, DOs or equivalent international degree) may have their EACCME credit converted to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM by applying to the AMA.
Poster Abstract Competion Commences March 11, 2012
Your oral presentation for the ISVS Poster Competition should not exceed 3 minutes. ISVS judges will select the best posters and award the following prizes: 1st ($1,000), 2nd ($500), and 3rd ($250) place along with an ISVS Certificate. ISVS will not reimburse for any travel, hotel or other expenses for the poster abstract competition. You must be present and registered to attend (no exceptions)to receive your award. Moderator: Ali Ami, MD. Group Leaders Include: Sherif Sultan, MD, Richard DiMasi, MD, Christos Liapis, MD, and Giorgio Biasi, MD
Dr. Enrico Ascher, President of the ISVS will announce the winners at the end of the Congress. Winners will be posted on the ISVS website and on the ISVS Facebook Page.
Hotel:
CONRAD - HILTON ROOM BLOCK IS SOLD OUT. OTHER HOTELS TO CONTACT:
JW Marriott Hotel Miami
1109 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131 USA
Reservations: 1.305.377.9400 or
Web:
Four Seasons Hotel
1435 Brickell Avenue
Miami Florida U.S.A. 33131
Reservations 1.305 381.3381
Web:
Hampton Inn and Suites
50 SW 12th Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Reservations: 1.305.377.9400
Web:
Transportation:
We recommend that all attendees fly into the Miami International Airport (MIA) and travel to the hotel by rental car, taxi or super shuttle. Miami International Airport (MIA) Distance to hotel: 14km. / 9 mi. Drive time: 15 minutes
Taxi:
20.00 USD or Super Shuttle: 13.00 USD
Refund Policy: FORE office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to cancel the program due to unforeseen circumstance, in which the full enrollment fee will be refunded.
The FORE CME Office or ISVS will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant in case of cancellation. Without exception, refunds minus a $200 cancellation fee will be given up to 60 days prior to the start of the activity. Requests for refunds must be received in writing 60 days prior to the start date of the activity. Accommodations for Disabilities: Please notify the Continuing Medical Education Office, at (813) 910-3652 or e-mail a minimum of ten working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed. Events, activities and facilities of FORE & ISVS are available without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age or veteran status as provided by the law and in accordance with FORE's respect for personal dignity. For more information or to discuss commercial support, educational grants, and/or commercial exhibits, please contact Michelle Paradise at 813-910-3656 or e-mail. |
Sponsors
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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY FACULTY COMMITTE
Course Directors
Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS
Director, Jobst Vascular Institute
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Toledo, OH
Giorgio M. Biasi, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
San Gerardo University Hospital
University of Milan-Bicocca
Milan, Italy
Invited Faculty
Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT
Voluntary Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Miami- Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami Vein Center
Miami, FL
Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC
Director of Endovascular Interventions
Reading Hospital & Medical Center
Reading, PA
Enrico Ascher, MD
Professor of Surgery
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Daniel G. Clair, MD
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University
Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Jack Cronenwett, MD
Professor of Surgery
Dartmouth Medical School
Staff Surgeon
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Michael D. Dake, MD
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Catheterization and Angiography Laboratories
University Medical Center
Stanford, CA
Steven Elias, MD, FACS, FACPh
Director, Columbia University
Division-Vascular Surgery Vein Programs
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Columbia University, New York
Tod C. Engelhardt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Tulane University
Cardio-Vascular Thoracic Surgery
East Jefferson Hospital
New Orleans, LA
Ronald M. Fairman, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Marc Glickman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Medical Director/President, Vascular & Transplant Specialists
Norfolk, VA
Roy Greenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Director, Endovascular Research & Peripheral Vascular Core Laboratory
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Michael R. Jaff, DO
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Vascular Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Director, NYU Vein Center
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY
Barry T. Katzen, MD
Professor of Radiology & Surgery
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Founder & Medical Director
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, FL
Dong-Ik Kim, MD, PhD
Editor-In-Chief- International J of Stem Cells
Professor
Sungkyunkwan Univeristy School of Medicine
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Korea
Christopher J. Kwolek, MD
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
Vascular Surgeon
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Christos D. Liapis, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Athens University Medical School
Director
Department of Vascular Surgery
Attikon University Hospital
Athens, Greece
Michel S. Makaround, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Pittsburg
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburg, PA
Wesley S. Moore, MD
Professor & Chief
Emeritus Vascular Surgery
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
John P. Pigott, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical University of Ohio
Associate Director of Endovascular Surgery
Jobst Vascular Institute
Toledo, OH
Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Lund University
Vascular Surgeon
Vascular Center, Malmö
Malmö, Sweden
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
Regional Medical Center
Chief of Surgery Dialysis Access Institute
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Peter A. Schneider, MD
Chief of Vascular Therapy
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, HI
Carlo Setacci, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Siena
Director, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Unit
University of Siena
Siena, Italy
Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC
Chairman of the Western Vascular Institute
Faculty of Surgery
National University of Ireland
Galway & Consultant Endovascular Surgeon
University College Hospital
Galway, Ireland
Frank J. Veith, MD
Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic & New York University
The William J. von Liebig Chair in Vascular Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic and New York University Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New York
Arno von Ristow, MD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Catholic University
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
David Wright, MD BTG
International Henley on Thames
London, United Kingdom
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