ISES Annual Meeting and Great Debates

The 15th Annual Meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, beginning with a luncheon and business meeting at 1:15 pm for ISES members and ticketed guests only.  

Attendance at the ISES Annual Meeting is FREE for current ISES Members.  Tickets for non members may be purchased for entrance to the luncheon and 15th Anniversary Celebration through the ISES Office or at the ISES booth in the South Foyer of the Phoenician Hotel prior to the event.

Watch ISES Online! and your mail for information about the Society's special milestone events in the weeks to come. For a preliminary listing of ISES Week 2008! activities visit this page.

Contact the ISES Office with any questions you might have.

ISES members can enjoy the annual meeting and session at no extra charge as a benefit of membership in the Society.  To join ISES today, click here.

1:15 PM

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENDOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS Luncheon, 15th Anniversary of ISES Celebration and Presentations, Presentation of the 9th Annual ISES Endovascular Research Competition Awards, and 15th General Assembly and Annual Meeting

Frank Criado, President

2:30 PM


THE GREAT DEBATES CONTINUE

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!

The Great Debates are presented ruing 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.

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

5:00 PM
Adjournment

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.