ISES Annual Meeting and Special Session 2005

The Great Debates Continue


A primary objective of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists is to provide cutting-edge information to endovascular specialists worldwide. This is accomplished through the sponsorship of educational opportunities throughout the year.

Prominent among these events is the ISES Special Session, held annually in conjunction with the ISES General Assembly of Members. The format of this event is a series of debates which probe participant opinions regarding key current issues in the endovascular discipline.

The 2005 ISES Annual Meeting and Special Session will be held on February 15, 2005 at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Following the normal conduct of Society business beginning with lunch at 1:15 pm, the Special Session will commence.

The 2005 Special Session program follows:

The Great Debates Continue

Presiding: James May
Judges: Ken Ouriel, Wolf Stelter, Christopher Zarins

Premise I:
 The SFA Dilemma: More Is Better

Premise II:
 The Facts Are in: EVAR Requires Level I Evidence, Not Free Market Forces

Premise III:
 Carotid Stenting With Embolic Protection Should be Offered Initially to Every Patient

Please plan to attend this much-anticipated event. ISES members enjoy the annual meeting and session at no extra charge as a benefit of membership in the SOCIETY.  Non-ISES members may attend the Special Session for a modest additional fee of $175.00 (USD).

Participants in the Special Session receive 2.5 Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credit hours under the auspices of the International Congress and its sponsor, the Arizona Heart Institute Foundation. The Arizona Heart Institute Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Find out how to become eligible for a special rebate on Congress registration fees for new or existing ISES members. For more information, contact the ISES office or stop by the ISES booth at the International Congress on Endovascular Interventions, beginning Feburary 13, 2005.

In case you missed them! . . .

Recordings of past ISES Special Sessions are available on video tape, audio cassette and CD.

the 2004 Special Session Video
Continuation of the Great Debates

the 2003 Special Session Video
Beyond the Science and Regulatory Issues: What Do Physicians Really Think?

the 2002 Special Session Video
Certainties and Uncertainties in Endovascular Therapy

the first of the Carotid Debate series - 2001
Carotid Debates and Panel Discussion

the 2000 Special Session Video . . . 
Consensus Group on Surveillance and Secondary Intervention after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair

the 1999 Special Session Video
The Carotid Stent Trials - Hallelujah or Humbug?

ISES would like to thank the following companies for their ongoing generous support of the ISES Special Session:

W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
Audio - Visual Recording

Boston Scientific Corporation
Special Session