| 7:55 AM | Welcome & Introduction | Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Speaker) Mark H. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:00 AM | DEBATE: Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in 2010 - Is it Time for CMS to Wake Up? | William A. Gray, MD (Speaker) Richard F. Neville, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:00 AM | Pro: The Current Carotid Data Supports Broader Indications in all Categories | William A. Gray, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:00 AM | Session 1 | Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Moderator) Mark H. Wholey, MD (Moderator)
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| 8:07 AM | Con: No Way - Endarterectomy is Still the Gold Standard in all Parameters | Richard F. Neville, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:14 AM | Rebuttals | William A. Gray, MD (Panelist) Richard F. Neville, MD (Panelist)
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| 8:20 AM | Asymptomatic Patients are not all Created Equal: Indications for Intervention | Rabih A. Chaer, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:30 AM | Are Lesion Characteristics Predictors of Stroke? | Robert M. Bersin, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:40 AM | Understanding the Complexity of the Aortic Arch to Avoid Stroke | Allan L. Brook, MD (Speaker)
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| 8:50 AM | Embolic Protection Devices: Are Filters Silent Stroke Predictors? | Michael H. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 9:00 AM | Managing and Avoiding Complications in CAS | L. Nelson Hopkins, MD (Speaker)
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| 9:10 AM | Questions & Answers |
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| 9:20 AM | Coffee Break |
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| 9:35 AM | Octogenarians: The Critical Guidelines for Successful Outcomes | William A. Gray, MD (Speaker)
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| 9:45 AM | Does Stent Choice Affect CAS Outcomes? | Mark H. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 9:55 AM | Functional Neurovascular Anatomy | Allan L. Brook, MD (Speaker)
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| 10:05 AM | Selecting Patients Best Suited for CEA | L. Nelson Hopkins, MD (Speaker)
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| 10:15 AM | Ischemic Stroke Part I | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Moderator) Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Moderator)
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| 10:15 AM | Ischemic Stroke in 2010 and the Future | Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Speaker)
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| 10:35 AM | IA Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Speaker)
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| 10:45 AM | When not to Intervene in Acute Stroke | Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Speaker)
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| 10:55 AM | Imaging Requirements and Interpretation in Acute Stroke | Allan L. Brook, MD (Speaker)
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| 11:05 AM | Acute Stroke Therapy with IV Thrombolysis | Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Speaker)
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| 11:15 AM | Live Case Demonstrations from University of Leipzig Heart Center | Dierk Scheinert, MD (Live Case Operator) Gerhard Schuler, MD, PhD (Live Case Operator)
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| 11:16 AM | Live Case Panel | Allan L. Brook, MD (Panelist) Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Panelist) L. Nelson Hopkins, MD (Panelist) Horst Sievert, MD (Live Case Moderator) Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD (Live Case Moderator) Michael H. Wholey, MD (Panelist)
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| 12:15 PM | Lunch and Visit Exhibits |
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| 1:15 PM | Ischemic Stroke Part II | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Moderator)
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| 1:15 PM | IA Thrombolysis: Devices | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Speaker)
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| 1:25 PM | Thrombolysis with Aspiration vs Mechanical Intervention: Do we have an Answer? | L. Nelson Hopkins, MD (Speaker)
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| 1:35 PM | Cardiac Etiologies for Stroke | Horst Sievert, MD (Speaker)
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| 1:45 PM | Anticoagulant Management in Ischemic Stroke | L. Nelson Hopkins, MD (Speaker)
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| 1:55 PM | Imaging Session: Cardiovascular, Neurovascular and Peripheral Vascular Imaging | Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD (Moderator) Michael H. Wholey, MD (Moderator)
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| 1:55 PM | CTA for the Periphery: An Essential Part of Your Practice | Michael H. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 2:05 PM | CTA Carotid: Carotid Stenting and Stroke Risk Assessment | Michael H. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 2:15 PM | Advanced Imaging and Stroke Triage | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Speaker)
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| 2:25 PM | CTA Renal: Can We Determine Who Would Benefit from RAS? | Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD (Speaker)
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| 2:35 PM | Live Case Demonstrations from Washington Hospital Center | Nelson L. Bernardo, MD (Live Case Operator) Lowell F. Satler, MD (Live Case Operator)
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| 2:35 PM | Live Case Panel | Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Live Case Moderator) Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD (Panelist) Horst Sievert, MD (Panelist) Mark H. Wholey, MD (Live Case Moderator) Michael H. Wholey, MD (Panelist)
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| 3:05 PM | Reimbursement Puzzle: Why are Government and Third Party Payers so Afraid of CTA? | Roseanne R. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 3:15 PM | DEBATE: How to Regulate Progress in Medicine | Horst Sievert, MD (Panelist)
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| 3:22 PM | Randomized Trials are Valuable, but They Should not be the Sole Base for Decision | Horst Sievert, MD (Speaker)
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| 3:35 PM | Controversial Billing Issues Related to Carotid and Vertebral Procedures | Roseanne R. Wholey, MD (Speaker)
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| 3:45 PM | Case Review with Audience Participation: Winner Gets a Prize! | Allan L. Brook, MD (Panelist) Joshua A. Hirsch, MD (Panelist) Michael H. Wholey, MD (Panelist) Mark H. Wholey, MD (Moderator)
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| 4:15 PM | Adjourn |
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