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SIS Conference 2007
SIS 2007 Cardiovascular Nurse/Technologist Symposium
 
Wednesday, August 1st
Fifth Avenue, Grand Level
7:00 AM Registration/Breakfast

7:45 AM

Welcome and Introductions
8:00 AM The State of the Coronary Stent
Mark Reisman, MD
  • Subacute stent thrombosis
  • BMS vs DES? Should my patient get a DES?
  • CABG vs PCI for 3 vessel disease
  • What’s new in the pipeline with stents
9:00 AM Break / Visit Exhibits

9:20 AM

Access Site Management
Gary Weeks, MD
  • Review of closure devices
  • Are devices better than manual pressure
  • Groin Management gone wrong!
10:05 AM PFO/ASD Update
Amish J. Desai, MD
  • Review anatomy
  • Migraine and PFOs
  • Case presentations
10:50 AM Break/ Visit Exhibits

11:10 AM

Hypothermia after VF Arrest
Francis Kim, MD
  • Why hypothermia?
  • Review of protocols and devices
11:50 PM Optimizing Door to Balloon Time: “How low can you go?”
David Warth, MD
  • Role of the Nurse and Technologist
12:30 PM Lunch / Visit Exhibits

1:30 PM

Antiplatelet Therapy in PCI
John J. Young, MD
  • Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors
  • New insights into antiplatelet resistance
2:15 PM Break / Visit Exhibits

2:30 PM

Electrophysiology Update: From Drugs to Magnets
Carol Jacobson, RN, MN and Daniel Wilkinson, MD

3:30 PM

Break / Visit Exhibits

3:45 PM

Concurrent Sessions

5:05 PM

Adjourn/ Reception in Cascade Foyer S., Mezzanine Level

Concurrent Sessions
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE CATH LAB PATIENT
Fifth Avenue, Grand Level
3:45 PM Patient with Chest Pain Post-PCI
Michaelene Deelstra, ARNP
4:10 PM Patient in Cardiogenic Shock Post-PCI
Jean M. Blue, ARNP
4:35 PM Patients with PFO/ASD closure or Peripheral Arterial Disease
Susan L. Reed, MN, ARNP

5:05 PM

Adjourn / Reception

CATH LAB WORKSHOP
Vashon Room, San Juan Level
3:45 PM Technologies presented:
  • IVUS
  • Rotablator
  • Closure devices
  • IABP
5:00 PM Adjourn / Reception
 
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