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  • Adult Interventional Cardiology Fellows Course Schedule

    Schedule subject to change.
    Last updated 6/12/12

     

    Program Directors: Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI; Zoltan G. Turi, MD, FSCAI

    WEDNESDAY, December 5, 2012

    7:00 AM BREAKFAST
    Fundamentals of Interventional Equipment Selection
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    8:30 AM Guidewires, Guide Catheters and Balloons
    9:00 AM Stent Basics
    9:30 AM Access and Closure
    9:40 AM Case Presentation: Poor Guide Catheter Support
    9:50 AM Case Presentation: Tortuous Anatomy, Proximal Calcification, Diffuse Disease
    10:00 AM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    PCI: Left Main & Multi-Vessel
    10:30 AM – Noon
    10:30 AM SYNTAX 4 Year Results
    10:40 AM EXCEL Randomized Comparison of PCI vs. CABG for Low / Intermediate Risk LM: Study Rationale
    10:52 AM Techniques for LM Stenting
    11:07 AM Case Presentation: UPLM
    11:27 AM Case Presentation: UPLM
    11:47 AM Summary / Q&A
    Noon LUNCH – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Valve & Structural Therapy 1: Aortic
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    1:30 PM Case Selection for AVR vs. TAVR
    1:45 PM TAVR Trial Outcomes
    2:00 PM Femoral Access & Closure for TAVR
    2:15 PM Case Presentation: TAVI
    2:30 PM Case Presentation: TAVI
    2:45 PM Summary / Q&A
    3:00 PM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Flaunting the Guidelines & Appropriateness Criteria
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    3:30 PM PCI Guideline Essentials for Understanding the Appropriateness Criteria
    3:50 PM What's Good About the Appropriateness Criteria
    4:00 PM What's Not So Good About the Appropriateness Criteria
    4:10 PM Case Presentation: Multivessel Guided by FFR
    Radial Access
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    4:30 PM Radial Basics
    4:42 PM RIVAL and the Evidence Base
    4:54 PM Managing Radial Complications
    5:06 PM Case Presentation
    5:18 PM Summary / Q&A
    5:30 PM ADJOURN
    Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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    THURSDAY, December 6, 2012

    7:00 AM BREAKFAST
    Support Technologies & High Risk Intervention
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    8:30 AM Mechanics of Support Devices
    8:45 AM Support Trials: PROTECT & CRISP AMI
    9:00 AM Debate: High Risk PCI Needs Prophylactic Support
    9:07 AM Debate: Prophylactic Support Increases Risk With Little Benefit
    9:15 AM Case Presentation: Prophylactic Support
    9:30 AM Case Presentation: Bailout Support
    9:45 AM Summary / Q&A
    10:00 AM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Valve & Structural Therapy 2: Transeptal & Mitral
    10:30 AM – Noon
    10:30 AM Transseptal Basics
    10:42 AM PTMC
    10:54 AM MitraClip Therapy
    11:06 AM MR Devices: The Next Wave
    11:18 AM Paravalvular Leaks
    11:30 AM Case Presentation: MitraClip
    11:42 AM Summary / Q&A
    Noon LUNCH – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Endovascular 1: Carotids & Renals
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    1:30 PM CREST & The Rest
    1:45 PM Carotid Technologies and Protection
    2:00 PM Renal Stenting
    2:15 PM Case Presentation: Carotid With Proximal Protection
    2:30 PM Case Presentation: Renals
    2:45 PM Summary / Q&A
    3:00 PM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    STEMI - ACS: Shock
    3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    3:30 PM ACS / NSTEMI: When to Intervene and When Not?
    3:45 PM STEMI
    4:00 PM Transfers, Facilitated and Rescue PCI for AMI
    4:15 PM Adjunctive Therapy for PCI
    4:30 PM Shock
    4:45 PM Case Presentation: STEMI-ACS-Shock
    5:00 PM Case Presentation: STEMI-ACS-Shock
    5:15 PM Summary / Q&A
    5:30 PM ADJOURN

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    FRIDAY, December 7, 2012

    7:00 AM BREAKFAST
    Endovascular 2: Lower Extremity
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    8:30 AM Equipment Basics
    8:42 AM Iliacs and Femorals
    8:54 AM Limb Salvage
    9:06 AM Case Presentation: Limb Salvage
    9:18 AM Case Presentation: CTO Iliac
    9:30 AM Case Presentation: Subclavian
    9:42 AM Summary / Q&A
    10:00 AM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Anti-Platelet & Anti-Thrombotic Therapies
    10:30 AM – Noon
    10:30 AM Intra-Procedural Anticoagulation for PCI
    10:50 AM Guideline Review: Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI
    11:10 AM Measurement of Antiplatelet Therapeutic Efficacy
    11:30 AM Choice of Antiplatelet Agents
    11:50 AM Summary / Q&A
    Noon LUNCH – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Valve & Structural Therapy 3: ASD & PFO
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    1:30 PM ASD Basics: Indications and Approaches
    1:48 PM Why Treat PFO?
    2:00 PM Why Not Treat PFO?
    2:12 PM Case Presentation: Simple ASD
    2:27 PM Case Presentation: Complex ASD
    2:42 PM Case Presentation: PFO Case Examples
    2:57 PM Summary / Q&A
    3:00 PM BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
    Getting Out of Trouble: Pericardiocentesis, Snares, Broken Wires, Embolized Devices
    3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    3:30 PM Preventing Complications in the First Place
    3:45 PM Complications Overview
    4:00 PM Pericardiocentesis
    4:15 PM Embolized Devices and Retrievals
    4:30 PM Fix Your Own Mess
    4:45 PM Case Presentation: Getting Out of Trouble
    5:00 PM Case Presentation: Getting Out of Trouble
    5:15 PM Summary / Q&A
    5:30 PM ADJOURN

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    SATURDAY, December 8, 2012

    7:00 AM BREAKFAST
    My Best Case of the Year
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    10:00 AM BREAK
    My Worst Case of the Year
    10:30 AM – Noon
    Noon ADJOURN

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  • Acknowledgements

    This program is supported, in part, by educational grants from:

    • Abbott Vascular
    • Boston Scientific
    • Cook Medical
    • Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company
    • Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC
    • Edwards Lifesciences
    • Medtronic
    • St. Jude Medical
    • The Medicines Company

    The simulators for this program are sponsored by in-kind support from:

    • Abbott Vascular
    • Boston Scientific
    • Mentice
    • Terumo Interventional Systems