2013 Lower Extremity Arterial RevascularizatioN (LEARN)

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Stay current in an increasingly competitive environment: Attend the premier peripheral arterial disease meeting dedicated to the interventional radiology professional. The program is now available for download.

Featured Case Video

Featured Case: SFA In-stent stenosis The patient is an 80-year old female with new onset short distance left leg claudication. On physical exam, patient has non-palpable left popliteal and pedal pulse. Left ABI at rest is 0.6 and after exercise is 0.37. Patient undergoes superficial femoral artery stent placement after failed medical therapy. Patient was seen in the office three weeks post procedure and reports greatly improved symptoms. MORE...

Program Description

LEARN is a three-day course designed for active interventional radiologists and fellows currently doing PAD or interested in starting their own PAD practices. Now in its third year, LEARN offers state–of–the–art data and technical insights to keep interventional radiologists current in the increasingly competitive PAD marketplace. LEARN provides highly specialized training in an intimate and interactive setting that you won’t find anywhere else. The course may also be of interest to vascular medicine physicians, vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists.

Highlights include:

• New case–based, panel–discussion format featuring live video cases with interactive review during the presentation.
• Insights from experienced endovascular specialists on the various methods to accomplish a successful intervention, ranging from basic to very complex scenarios.
• Specific techniques and a detailed review of the latest technologic advances available for use in peripheral intervention.
• Review of the overall management of the PAD patients—including claudication and critical limb ischemia (CLI)—from diagnosis through treatment and follow–up.
• Dedicated hands–on workshops where attendees can ‘test–drive’ the latest devices under the instruction from experienced specialists. Simulators also available for fine–tuning skills.
• Small–group, breakout sessions focused on specific topics provide an intimate setting for faculty-attendee interaction–a LEARN trademark.

"SIR's Lower Extremity Arterial Revascularization (LEARN) course provided the right education  for me at the right time. The access to thought leaders in vascular and the opportunity to  engage one-on-one with them—as well as the ability to see and try new devices—was more  helpful than any other skill-building offering I have tried."—Hirschel D. McGinnis, M.D., Morton  Hospital; President, New England Society for Interventional Radiology

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:

• Discuss the medical management of the patient with peripheral arterial disease
• Perform a basic clinical vascular examination, including the use of noninvasive vascular testing, cross-sectional imaging and catheter-based diagnostic tools
• Analyze imaging modalities used in peripheral vascular disease
• Review the clinical data available on aorto-iliac, superficial femoral artery and below-the-knee interventions
• Review the various techniques and discuss the advantages and limitations of interventional procedures in treating complex peripheral vascular disease
• Demonstrate the procedural techniques and use of chronic total occlusion (CTO) devices
• Describe recent developments in the area of critical limb ischemia and below-the-knee interventions
• Summarize the findings of major clinical trials in claudication and critical limb ischemia
• Describe catheter-based techniques for treatment of acute limb ischemia

Program Coordinators

Robert A. Lookstein, M.D., FSIR Mount Sinai Hospital New York, N.Y.

Sanjay Misra, M.D., FSIR Mayo Clinic & Foundation Rochester, Minn.

Bret N. Wiechmann, M.D., FSIR Vascular & Interventional Physicians Gainesville, Fla.

Steering Committee

James F. Benenati, M.D., FSIR Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute Miami, Fla.

Jafar Golzarian, M.D. University of Minnesota Minneapolis

Mahmood K. Razavi, M.D., FSIR St. Joseph Vascular Institute Irvine, Calif.

Faculty

John Angle, M.D. University of Virginia Health System	Michael Miller, M.D. Duke University Medical Center
James Benenati, M.D., FSIR Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute	Sanjay Misra, M.D., FSIR Mayo Clinic & Foundation
Romi Chopra, M.D. Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies, P.C.	Parag Patel, M.D. Medical College of Wisconsin
Laura Findeiss, M.D., FSIR University of California at Irvine School of Medicine	Rahul Patel, M.D. Mount Sinai Medical Center
Jafar Golzarian, M.D. University of Minnesota	Mahmood Razavi, M.D., FSIR St. Joseph Vascular Institute
Barry Katzen, M.D., FSIR Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute	John Rundback, M.D., FSIR Advanced Interventional Radiology Services, LLP
Robert Lookstein, M.D., FSIR Mount Sinai Hospital	James Swischuk, M.D. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
James McGuckin, M.D. Philadelphia Vascular Institute	Corey Teigen, M.D. Sanford Health Fargo
Mark Mewissen, M.D. St. Luke's Medical Center	Geogy Vatakencherry, M.D. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
	Bret Wiechmann, M.D., FSIR Vascular & Interventional Physicians

Hotel Information

DoubleTree Chicago - Magnificent Mile
300 E. Ohio Street
Chicago, Illinois

For hotel reservations, please call (312) 787-6100 and reference the SIR 2013 LEARN Meeting. To make your reservations online, click here to be directed to the DoubleTree Chicago, SIR 2013 LEARN Meeting Reservation site. The room rate is $192 per night. Additional specially rated room types and suites may be available for this meeting; please inquire directly with the hotel for these rates. The hotel reservation deadline is August 26, 2013.

Accreditation and CME Information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is accredited by the ACCME to provide medical education for physicians.

The Society of Interventional Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SIR Policies

SIR Participation Policy

Society of Interventional Radiology staff, members, nonmembers and event participants must be treated with respect in all interactions (including but not limited to in-person, telephone or via written communications). All agree to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate for health care professionals. Staff offices and the press room at meeting sites are reserved for official business only; food and beverage service in these areas are reserved for staff and volunteer members. If a staff member believes that these rules have been violated or acceptable social decorum has otherwise been breached, the staff member shall contact one of the designated individuals in the volunteer leadership to help with the situation. If the member in question believes that he/she has been wrongly accused of inappropriate behavior, he/she shall also contact the designated physician leadership to help with the situation.
 

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