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  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM – 12:23 PM ET
    Access Closure [Non-CME] - Sponsored by Terumo Interventional Systems
    Location: Jefferson
    Program Director: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Program Director: Ian C. Gilchrist, Sr., MD, MSCAI – Penn State University/Hershey Medical Center
    Program Director: Samir B. Pancholy, MD, MSCAI – Wright Center of Graduate Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:00 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    SESSION ONE: RADIAL ACCESS, WHAT’S NEW AND IMPORTANT
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: Samir B. Pancholy, MD, MSCAI – Wright Center of Graduate Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton
    Moderator: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:05 AM – 8:13 AM ET
    Routine Ultrasound Guidance for Radial
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Michael A. Gaglia, Jr., MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI – St. Clair Hospital
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:13 AM – 8:21 AM ET
    Dorsal Radial Access: Now a Legitimate Access
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Ian C. Gilchrist, Sr., MD, MSCAI – Penn State University/Hershey Medical Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:21 AM – 8:29 AM ET
    Forearm Access in CHIP
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Samir B. Pancholy, MD, MSCAI – Wright Center of Graduate Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:29 AM – 8:37 AM ET
    Sheathless Radial Intervention: Why, When, and How
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Jonathan Roberts, MD – Memorial Healthcare System
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:37 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    Radial Artery Access Challenges: Tortuosity, Loops, Spasm and Others
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Ronald P. Caputo, MD, MSCAI, FACC – PHysician's Regional Medical Center Naples FL
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:45 AM – 8:53 AM ET
    Challenges in Implementation of Rapid Deflation Protocols for Radial Bands: Tips and Tricks
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    8:53 AM – 9:01 AM ET
    Early Detection and Monitoring of Access Bleeding
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Babar Basir, DO – Henry Ford Hospital
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:01 AM – 9:09 AM ET
    Radial Artery Access in Peripheral Intervention
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Craig M. Walker, MD – Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:09 AM – 9:17 AM ET
    Ulnar Access
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Edo Kaluski, MD, FSCAI – Robert Packer Hospital Guthrie Health Systems
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:17 AM – 9:25 AM ET
    Radial Access Complications
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Ion S. Jovin, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University/McGuire VAMC
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:25 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    Panel Discussion: The Last Remaining Issues Involving Radial Access
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: Samir B. Pancholy, MD, MSCAI – Wright Center of Graduate Medical Education, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton
    Panel Moderator: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    Panel Discussant: Ronald P. Caputo, MD, MSCAI, FACC – PHysician's Regional Medical Center Naples FL
    Panel Discussant: Richard Casazza, MAS – Maimonides medical center
    Panel Discussant: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – UTHSCSA
    Panel Discussant: Ian C. Gilchrist, Sr., MD, MSCAI – Penn State University/Hershey Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Edo Kaluski, MD, FSCAI – Robert Packer Hospital Guthrie Health Systems
    Panel Discussant: Stephane Rinfret, MD, SM – Georgia Heart Institute
    Panel Discussant: Jonathan Roberts, MD – Memorial Healthcare System
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Craig M. Walker, MD – Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:40 AM – 9:48 AM ET
    Large-Bore Vascular Access for AMI Shock
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Abdulla A. Damluji, MD, PhD, MBA – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:40 AM – 10:50 AM ET
    SESSION TWO: FEMORAL ACCESS FOR LARGE BORES
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Rhian E. Davies, DO MS – WellSpan York Hospital
    Moderator: Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic , Main Campus
    Moderator: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Honor Health Vascular Group
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    9:48 AM – 9:56 AM ET
    The Many Closure Devices for Femoral Artery: How Do I Choose?
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:04 AM – 10:12 AM ET
    Skills Set Time: Single Access, Figure of 8 and Venous Closure
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Itsik Ben-Dor, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:12 AM – 10:20 AM ET
    Large-Bore Vascular Complications - Identification and Management: When Transfemoral Access is Not an Option
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Honor Health Vascular Group
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:20 AM – 10:28 AM ET
    Early Bleeding Detection
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Babar Basir, DO – Henry Ford Hospital
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:28 AM – 10:50 AM ET
    Panel Discussion | Femoral Access for Large Bores
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Moderator: Rhian E. Davies, DO MS – WellSpan York Hospital
    Panel Moderator: Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI – Cleveland Clinic , Main Campus
    Panel Moderator: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Honor Health Vascular Group
    Panel Discussant: Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD – UTHSCSA
    Panel Discussant: Massoud Leesar, MD – UAB
    Panel Discussant: David X. Zhao, MD – Atrium Health - Wake Forest Baptist
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:50 AM – 10:58 AM ET
    Percutaneous Subclavian Artery Large-Bore Access
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Marvin Eng, MD – Banner University Medical Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:50 AM – 12:23 PM ET
    SESSION THREE: ALTERNATIVE VASCULAR ACCESS
    Location: Jefferson
    Moderator: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Marvin Eng, MD – Banner University Medical Center
    Moderator: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    10:58 AM – 11:06 AM ET
    Carotid Cannulation for Large-Bore Sheath Insertion
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD – Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:06 AM – 11:14 AM ET
    Indications, Contraindications, and Outcomes of Large-Bore Closure Devices
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Itsik Ben-Dor, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:14 AM – 11:22 AM ET
    Percutaneous Caval-Aortic Access
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Isida Byku, MD – Emory University Hospital
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:22 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Alternate Vascular Access: Axillary
    Location: Jefferson
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:30 AM – 11:38 AM ET
    Covered Stents for Repairing Large-Bore Vascular Access Injuries
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Michael Wilderman, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:38 AM – 11:46 AM ET
    Suture-Based Versus Collagen Plugs for Closures of Large Bores
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Itsik Ben-Dor, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:46 AM – 11:54 AM ET
    Avoiding Complications of Large Bores
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Michael C. Stoner, MD – University of Rochester
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    11:54 AM – 12:02 PM ET
    Saved Cases of Large Bores: Which Stent Graft, Antegrade or Retrograde, for Bleeding and Obstruction
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    12:02 PM – 12:17 PM ET
    Panel Discussion | Vascular Access and Closure-Related Issues
    Location: Jefferson
    Panel Moderator: Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Moderator: Marvin Eng, MD – Banner University Medical Center
    Panel Moderator: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    Panel Discussant: Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI – Palm Vascular Centers of MB and Coral Gables
    Panel Discussant: Isida Byku, MD – Emory University Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD – Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS – Honor Health Vascular Group
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Michael C. Stoner, MD – University of Rochester
    Panel Discussant: Michael Wilderman, MD – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: David X. Zhao, MD – Atrium Health - Wake Forest Baptist
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    12:17 PM – 12:23 PM ET
    Closing Remarks
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    12:17 PM – 12:23 PM ET
    Closing Remarks
    Location: Jefferson
    Speaker: Walter Tan, MD, MS – Wake Forest Univ - Atrium/Advocate/Baptist Health
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]
  • Saturday, Mar 9th
    12:23 PM ET
    Adjourn
    Location: Jefferson
    EndovascularAccess Closure [Non-CME]