ISES Week 2008!

Join Us for Another Great Week of Discovery and Celebration of 15 Years of Endovascular and Educational Excellence


Join us during ISES Week 2008! and participate in our special activities at the International Congress on Endovascular Interventions meeting. 

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Week at a Glance: February 9 - 14, 2008

Now Open ISES 2008 Auction!
Saturday, February 9 ISES Night of Honors and Awards of Excellence
Sunday, February 10 ISES 3rd Annual Run or Walk for Your Life
  ISES Booth and Exhibit Opens
  ISES Sixth Annual Educational Workshop
Monday, February 11 Endovascular Research Forum
Tuesday, February 12 15th Annual General Assembly and Meeting
  9th Annual ISES Endovascular Research Award Presentations
  ISES and International Congress Present the Great Debates
  ISES Sunset Symposium Special Session Symposium

 

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Ninth Annual ISES Night of Honors and Awards of Excellence

We are pleased to announce that the Night of Honors and Awards of Excellence will be held once again at the beautiful Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

An exciting evening is planned that will include a special program celebrating ISES 15th Anniversary milestone, an education and innovation expo, as well as a silent auction benefiting the ISES Education and Research Fund. Presentation of the Edward B. Diethrich Award of Excellence in Education is planned as well as the ISES Milestone Awards, among many other special agenda items.

Due to the generosity of our Corporate Partners and as a benefit of membership, current ISES members may attend the event at no cost, however, donations to the ISES Education and Research Fund are encouraged. Guests and non-members will pay a nominal fee for tickets. An RSVP is required.

Transportation will be provided from the Phoenician Resort for the short 1 1/2 mile distance. Maps to the venue will be available for those who choose to provide their own transportation.   

Funds raised from the evening will also support vital future education, public awareness and research projects.

A PDF copy of the Night of Honors invitation can be viewed or downloaded here.

To confirm the attendance of you and your guests at the Annual Night of Honors, click Here for our secure website.

A copy of the RSVP form for the evening can be found here. 

Online registration for the event will be available beginning January 9, 2008.

 

Sunday, February 10, 2008

A Popular Event Continued!

   
7:00 am ISES Third Annual Run or Walk for Your Life 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
7:00 am Onsite Registration Opens (Pre-register by February 1, 2008)
8:00 am 3.3 Mile Run Begins
8:10 am 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk Begins
   
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to participate in a 3.3 Mile Run or 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on the exclusive grounds of the Canyon Golf Course of the Phoenician Resort. In 2007 over 200 participants ran or walked this special event.

Join us as we raise public awareness of the importance of exercise in peripheral vascular disease prevention while raising funds to further education and research in this important field. A portion of the funds raised from this event will help sponsor the underserved in the local community for vascular disease testing. The Society has also partnered with Soles4Souls and collecting new and gently used shoes to help provide footwear for those who need them. More information available by visiting the link below. 

Registration now Open!  Virtual Participation as well!

Run or Walk for Your Life Information and Registration
 

   
Noon ISES Booth and Exhibit Opens
  Come and say "Hello" during registration for ISES Week! and the Arizona Heart International Congress on Endovascular Interventions XXI meeting.

Back by Demand!

   
1:30 pm ISES Sixth Annual Educational Workshop
  Vascular Practice 2008 - A Whole New World - Challenges and Opportunities
  Frank Criado, MD, Program Director, ISES President
   
1:30 pm Registration, Exhibit Displays
2:15 pm ISES Workshop Session
4:15 pm Adjournment
   
Join Dr. Criado and a panel of world class faculty in the Phoenician Pavilion and engage in a special Educational Workshop.

The topic of the workshop is:

Vascular Practice 2008 - A Whole New World!                                 

Challenges and Opportunities

  • Adopting new technologies and learning new skills
  • How to 'survive' in the face of decreasing reimbursement
  • Avoiding malpractice; any relief in sight?

A PDF copy of the workshop brochure is available by clicking here.

A detailed copy of the workshop agenda is available by clicking here.

The workshop is FREE for current ISES members and there is a nominal registration fee of $100 (USD) for non members. Reservations are required, however onsite registration will open on the day of the workshop in the Pavilion Building at 1:30 pm.

You may safely register for the ISES workshop online now by clicking here.  A PDF copy of the workshop registration form for mail, fax or email back to the ISES office is available here

Joining Program Director and ISES President Dr. Frank Criado, will be Robert Zwolak, MD and O. William Brown, MD, JD.  This world class faculty will present their views and provide opportunity for interactive discussion and a question and answer period.

Please note that this educational event will be recorded and rebroadcast free of charge for current ISES members viewing following the meeting.

Not a member of ISES? Now is the perfect time.  Join ISES today and be able to attend the ISES Workshop and Night of Honors event FREE, as well as receive a one year complimentary subscription to the Journal of Endovascular Therapy!  Click here for more information!

 

 

Monday, February 11, 2008

1:45 pm Endovascular Research Forum
  Moderator: Christopher Zarins
   
Join us as the 6 semifinalists compete for the 9th Annual ISES Endovascular Fellows Research Award which acknowledges the work of interventional trainees from all disciplines. The finalists in topics pertaining to clinical research and laboratory research  will receive their awards at the ISES Annual Meeting which begins at 1:15 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.

Joining Christopher Zarins are members of the Awards Committee 

 

 

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

ISES DAY - Part I

1:15 pm 15th Annual General Assembly and Meeting
(ISES Members and Ticketed Guests Only)

Frank Criado, President

15th Annual General Assembly and Meeting
15th Anniversary Celebration, Milestone Awards and Parade of Nations

Presentation of the 9th Annual ISES Endovascular Research Awards
Awards Chairman, Christopher Zarins  

ISES Day - Part II
2:30 pm ISES and International Congress Present the Great Debates
   

Experts from around the world will engage one another in spirited, oftentimes heated, debates of today's most critical issues.  You will judge how well they defend their positions in this 'no-holds barred' session!

Three debates are scheduled, the first two are:

Premise I: Once Again, and This Time for Sure, Carotid Artery Stenting Is a Failed Experiment

Supporting the Premise:
P Harris
University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Challenging the Premise:
S Myla
Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, California, USA

Premise II: In Spite of the Lack of Level I Evidence, Practical Sense Favors Endoluminal Exclusion of All Type B Dissections

Supporting the Premise:
RA White
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA

Challenging the Premise:
C Nienaber
University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany

 
Premise III: Academic Institutions Have Played the Major Role in the Evolution of New Technology and the Education Associated With It.
 
Supporting the Premise:

RM Greenhalgh  

Challenging the Premise:

TJ Fogarty

The Great Debates are presented during ISES Week! and International Congress XXI on Endovascular Interventions in collaboration with the Society.

Open to all International Congress XXI attendees, ISES members enjoy the Great Debates at no charge as a benefit of membership in the Society.

Accreditation

International Congress XXI on Endovascular Interventions is produced by the Arizona Heart Institute and accredited by International Congress Foundation. International Congress XXI collaborates with the International Society of Endovascular Specialists to produce the Great Debates.

International Congress Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The Great Debates have been approved for 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

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ISES DAY - Part III

5:30 pm ISES Sunset Symposium

 

Join ISES for its annual Sunset Symposium in the Phoenician Pavilion. 

Casual Conversations with Cook and ISES!

Watch your mail and the ISES Online! web site for more information on this popular event!

 

More Information

For more information about ISES and its activities contact the ISES Office. For more information about the Arizona Heart International Congress on Endovascular Interventions meeting please click here.

Opportunities for sponsorship and marketing are available for all events and activities.  Please contact us for more information.