ISES WEEK 2007

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Tenth 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 the Journal of Endovascular Therapy 15th Anniversary milestone, 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 is open! Invitations are now out in the mail!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

A Popular Event Continued!

7:00 am	ISES Fourth 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, 2009)
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 208 over 2008 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.

Monday, February 9, 2009

1:45 pm	Endovascular Research Forum
	Moderator: Christopher Zarins

.Moderator: Christopher Zarins Join us as the 6 semifinalists compete for the 10th Annual ISES Endovascular Research Award which acknowledges the work of interventional fellows, residents, and students from all disciplines. The finalists will receive their awards at the ISES Annual Meeting which begins at 1:15 PM on Tuesday, February 10. Joining Christopher Zarins n the Awards Committee are: Ali AbuRahma, Lucien Castellani, Michael Dake, Geoffrey Gilling-Smith, Armando Lobato, Martin Malina, Frans Moll, Dieter Raithel, and Vincent Riambau. Magnitude and Direction of Pulsatile Displacement Forces Acting on Thoracic Aortic Endografts CA Figueroa, CA Taylor, AJ Chiou, V Yeh, CK Zarins Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA Comparison of Open and Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms From the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005-2007 KA Giles, A Hamdan, F Pomposelli, MC Wyers, ML Schermerhorn Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Lipoprotein(a) and Other Serum Lipid Subfractions Influencing Primary Patency After Infrainguinal Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty F Giovanetti, M Gargiulo, L Laghi, S D'Addato, F Maioli, N Muccini, A Stella Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy Optimal Technique for Imaging Iliac Segments During Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms OA Oshin, MJ Bown, RG McWilliams, JA Brennan Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK A Standardized Multi-Branched Stent-Graft for Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair MP Sweet, K-H Park, JS Hiramoto, L Reilly, TAM Chuter University of California San Francisco, California, USA Preoperative Thrombus Volume Predicts Sac Regression After Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair JJ Yeung, TM Hernandez-Broussard, TK Song, RL Dalman, JT Lee Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

ISES DAY - Part I

1:15 pm	16th Annual General Assembly and Meeting (ISES Members and Ticketed Guests Only) Frank Criado, President
16th Annual General Assembly and Meeting 15th JEVT Anniversary Celebration, Recognition of Awards of Excellence, Election of Officers, Presentation of the 10th 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!

Moderator: Frank J. Criado

Judges: Peter Harris, Alan Lumsden, and Frank Veith

International Congress XXII and ISES collaborate to produce this International Congress XXII session which is included in the Congress registration fee. ISES members not registered for International Congress XXII may attend this session at no charge as a benefit of membership in the Society.

Premise I: Disappointing Results of TEVAR Intervention for Acute and Chronic Type B Dissection Make the Procedure Unacceptable

Supporting the Premise:

M Adiseshiah

University College Hospital, London, UK

Challenging the Premise:

M Dake

Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

Premise II: EVAR Is the First and Best Choice for Treating Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Supporting the Premise:

Z Krajcer

The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

Challenging the Premise:

B Hopkinson

University of Nottingham, UK

Premise III: Regulatory Procedures Are Critical to Protect Patient Safety and Do Not Inhibit Innovation

Supporting the Premise:

J Matsumura

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Challenging the Premise:

TJ Fogarty

Stanford University, Portola Valley, California, USA

5:00 PM Adjournment

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 XXII 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.

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.

Week at a Glance: February 6 - 12, 2009

Friday, February 6 and Saturday February 7	Thoracic Workshop (in collaboration with International Congress on Endovascular Interventions)
Now Open!	ISES 2009 Auction!
Saturday, February 7	ISES Night of Honors and Awards of Excellence
Sunday, February 8	ISES 4th Annual Run or Walk for Your Life
	ISES Booth and Exhibit Opens
Monday, February 10	Endovascular Research Forum
Tuesday, February 11	16th Annual General Assembly and Meeting
	10th Annual ISES Endovascular Research Award Presentations
	ISES and International Congress Present the Great Debates