SVM 27th Annual Scientific Sessions

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15–18 June 2016

Westin Long Beach

Long Beach, California, USA

www.vascularmed.org/AM16

Meeting highlights

ABCs of vascular medicine: Core curriculum in vascular disease

Interdisciplinary educational sessions covering all aspects of vascular medicine

Advances in risk factor management for hypertension, diabetes, and smoking

Rapid fire sessions on anticoagulation and critical limb ischemia (CLI)

Changing world of healthcare and ACOs

Full-day session (Saturday): SVM in the vascular laboratory

Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Award

New in 2016

The Best of SVM Science: Rapid fire oral abstract session

Early Career Track: 2-hour mini-symposium on starting your career in vascular medicine

Important dates

Abstract submissions due: 5 January

Travel grant applications due: 2 February

‘Cases Over Cocktails’ due: 2 February

Early registration discount ends: 9 April

Visit www.vascularmed.org/AM16 for more information.

Message from the Scientific Program Committee Chair

Dear SVM Members,

The program committee has been hard at work this Fall designing what we hope will be one of the most dynamic SVM Annual Scientific Sessions to date. The meeting will begin on Wednesday afternoon with a second edition of last year’s highly successful ‘ABCs of Vascular Medicine’. This session will serve as an intensive boot-camp overview covering all aspects of vascular medicine for those who are new to the field and those who need a comprehensive refresher (including those preparing for ABVM recertification). A meet-and-greet reception will follow (and we’ll be sure to serve coffee for those of us from other time zones).

The meeting will get an early start on Thursday 16 June, with our traditional ‘Vascular Medicine Year in Review’, one of the most popular sessions of the entire meeting. Thursday’s sessions will include risk factor management (including how to interpret new data on PCSK9 inhibitors and emerging data on anti-platelet therapy), the changing world of health care and what this means for vascular specialists, and an update on vasculitis. Thursday’s program will also feature an exciting ‘rapid fire’ session on anticoagulation. I think we will all enjoy some terrific talks on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), anticoagulation bridging, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) management. Plus, we will get to see how Geoff Barnes and Ido Weinberg manage to keep our esteemed speakers to their 5-minute time limit (good luck with that, gents)! The Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Oral Presentations will be given, and we will have a moderated poster session on Thursday evening, where many senior SVM researchers along with other meeting attendees will engage with presenting investigators at their posters. Thursday’s programming will culminate in ‘Cases over Cocktails’ with the one and only Dr Thom Rooke, MSVM presiding. The day will end with the Women in Vascular Medicine Reception.

Friday 17 June will start with a special joint session with representatives of the American College of Phlebology, focusing on the latest clinical evidence in the treatment of superficial venous disease. Dr Bartholomew’s presidential address and our societal award ceremony will follow. Friday’s programming will include a session on pulmonary embolism, another rapid fire session (this time on CLI), and three ‘Great Debates in Vascular Medicine’. Additional highlights of Friday’s program include the perennial favorite Vascular Jeopardy (held over lunch) and concurrent afternoon workshops. Our program committee has developed workshop topics that will be educational and practical: How to do a mapping study for venous reflux using duplex ultrasound; everything you ever wanted to know about compression therapy; and a showcase of our most challenging interventions of the year from a panel of interventional masters (and masters in development). Simultaneous with the workshops on Friday afternoon, we have put together a special mini-symposium entitled ‘Starting or Expanding your Vascular Medicine Program’. In this session, seasoned vascular medicine clinicians (from academia, private practice, and hybrid settings) will give attendees some pearls of wisdom on all aspects of vascular practice … the sorts of things all of us wish someone would have told us as we were starting out. Come gather some wisdom if you are an early career vascular specialist or if you are looking to expand upon some other areas of your vascular practice. Also new this year is the ‘Best of SVM Science: Rapid Fire Abstracts’, where top-rated abstract submissions from mid or senior career investigators will be presented as brief oral presentations. The annual Celebrating Vascular Medicine reception will cap off Friday’s events.

Saturday morning will begin with our annual SVM member business meeting breakfast. Following the meeting, the whole-day program ‘SVM in the Vascular Laboratory’ will kick off. This highly successful program is designed to be a comprehensive refresher in vascular lab diagnostic testing; it will also include a number of hot topics in the vascular lab. This year’s program is chaired by the triumvirate of Dr Marie Gerhard-Herman, returning as session co-chair, along with new organizers Dr Esther Soo Hyun Rim and Ms Rita Shugart. The working lunch for this session will be a not-to-miss mock registry examination, and the planning committee has promised to make this a highly interactive program.

The program committee remains hard at work, including deliberating on keynote speakers. We are planning to have a mobile app this year to facilitate interaction and engagement during the meeting. The committee is planning other interactive activities including an SVM2016 Tweetathon (#SVM2016 @SVM_tweets) to promote our amazing science and clinical expertise.

Please make plans to attend the SVM 27th Annual Scientific Sessions this year, and please bring a colleague or trainee (or two!). We want this to be our biggest and best meeting ever. We indeed think there is something for everyone in the program, and, of course, plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues and long-time friends in SVM.

Heather L Gornik, MD, FSVM, on behalf of the SVM Scientific Program Committee

Preliminary schedule

Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Visit www.vascularmed.org/AM16 for the most current information.


Wednesday, 15 June 2016
4:00 – 8:00 pm	The ABCs of Vascular Medicine The Comprehensive Vascular History and Physical Exam Basics of Vascular Lab Testing for Arterial, Venous, and Aortic Disease ABCs of PAD ABC of Aneurysmal Disease (AAA and Visceral Aneurysms) ABCs of Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke Approach to Pre-operative Assessment for the Patient Undergoing Vascular Surgery ABCs of VTE (DVT and pulmonary embolism) ABCs of Anticoagulation, 2016 edition ABCs of Thrombophilia Testing (to test or not and which test) Approach to the Swollen Limb (venous insufficiency, lymphedema, lipidema, and others) ABCs of Lower Extremity Wounds Common Upper Extremity Disorders (Raynaud’s, Arterial TOS, GCA, and Others) XYZ or a Few Vascular Zebras Everyone Should Know
8:00 – 9:30 pm	Welcome to SVM Meet-and-Greet

Thursday, 16 June 2016
7:45 – 8:00 am	Welcome to the 27th SVM Scientific Sessions
8:00 – 9:00 am	Session 1: The Year in Vascular Medicine Venous Thromboembolism Arterial and Aortic Disease Basic and Translational Vascular Science Editor’s Choice – Best of Vascular Medicine for 2016 Panel Discussion
9:00 – 9:30 am	Session 2: Keynote Address
10:00 – 11:00 am	Session 3: New Advances in Risk Factor Management Recent Pivotal Clinical Trials in Hypertension and Diabetes Management (SPRINT, EMPA-REG OUTCOME, others). Should These Data Alter Clinical Practice? Beyond Statins – How I Interpret the Data for PCSK9 Inhibitors and Ezetimibe Anti-Platelet Rx and Anti-Thrombotic Therapy in the PAD Patient – Emerging Data Smoking Cessation in PAD Patients – A Call to Action Panel Discussion
11:00 – 12:00 noon	Session 4: The Changing World of Healthcare What does it mean to Vascular Medicine? ACOs: One Vascular Medicine Provider’s Perspective Partnering with Payors to Improve Quality – Story of the BCBS of Michigan VIC The Media and Endovascular Intervention – Appropriately Critical or Sensationalistic? Panel Discussion
1:30 – 2:30 pm	Session 5: Rapid Fire Session – Anticoagulation DOAC vs Warfarin – How to Pick? DOAC vs Warfarin: AFIB with Bioprosthetic Valve DOAC vs Warfarin: AFIB and Acute Coronary Syndrome DOAC vs Warfarin: Acute DVT DOAC vs Warfarin: Submassive Pulmonary Embolism How I Pick Between DOACs Perioperative Warfarin Management – Applying the BRIDGE Trial to Practice Perioperative DOAC Management Anticoagulation in Cancer Associated VTE: LMWH or DOAC Anticoagulation for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia – Best Practices Panel Discussion
2:30 – 3:30 pm	Session 6: Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Oral Presentations
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Session 7: Vasculitis Periaortitis, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, and Inflammatory AAA Clinical Approach to Vasculitis – Targeting the Differential Based on Patient Age and Location of Disease Approach to Diagnostic Imaging for Vasculitis (CT/MRI/PET/duplex) Basics of Immunosuppression for the Vascular Medicine Physician Vasculitis Mimics Panel Discussion
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Moderated Poster Session
6:15 – 7:45 pm	Cases Over Cocktails
7:45 – 9:00 pm	Women in Vascular Medicine Reception

Friday, 17 June 2016
8:00– 9:00 am	Session 8: Focus on Phlebology – Co-Sponsored Session with the American College of Phlebology (ACP) and SVM Presidential Address Endovenous Ablation Therapy: Thermal, Pharmacomechanical, and New Advances Logistics of Superficial Venous Intervention: Standard of Care, Who Benefits, Insurance Denial Compression Therapy: Old Thinking and New Innovation Role of Interface Pressure in Compression Therapy Venous Leg Ulcer and Superficial Venous Intervention: Review of the Guidelines Moderated Panel Discussion and Q/A
9:00 – 10:00 am	Awards and Presidential Address
10:00 – 11:00 am	Session 9: Pulmonary Embolism Case-Based Management of Massive PE – Systemic vs Catheter-directed Lytics Case-Based Management of Post-op PE – Anticoagulation or IVC Filter? Case-Based Management of High-Risk Submassive PE – Thrombolysis or Anticoagulation? Your Questions about IVC Filter Answered: When are They Indicated for PE Prevention or Treatment? Are There Indications for IVC Filters in Patients Receiving Anticoagulation? Does the PEPIC2 Trial Change our Approach? CTEPH: Who is at Risk? How Best to Screen? Panel Discussion
11:00 – 12:00 noon	Session 10: Best of SVM Science – Rapid Fire Abstracts
12:15 – 1:30 pm	Vascular Jeopardy
1:45 – 2:45 pm	Session 11: Great Debates in Vascular Medicine Debate #1: PERT Teams Optimize Care for the Patient with Pulmonary Embolism (PE) vs PERT Teams Complicate Care for the Patient with PE Debate #2: Initial Endograft Repair is the Optimal Management for Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection vs Medical Therapy and Surveillance is the Proven Approach Debate #3: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis – We Need to Follow for Progression with Imaging vs Skip the Scans! Put the Patient on Maximal Medical Therapy and Just Monitor for Symptoms
2:45 – 3:45 pm	Session 12: Rapid Fire Session – Critical Limb Ischemia Epidemiology of CLI and its Devastating Impact Recognizing Disparities in CLI Care and Outcomes Establishing a CLI Care Team Using Perfusion Assessment in the Approach to Revascularization BEST-CLI Trial – What Questions Should It Answer? What Questions Won’t It Answer? Emerging Interventional Strategies for Endovascular Therapy in CLI (Pedal Access and Newer Technologies) Approach to Wound Care in the Patient with CLI Adjunctive Therapies to Minimize Tissue Loss in CLI (Hyperbaric O₂, Pneumatic Compression Pumps, Others) – What Does the Evidence Show? Approach to Amputation in the CLI Patient – Timing and Anatomical Considerations to Maximize Function of the Limb Case Presentation with Moderated Panel Discussion
4:15 – 6:30 pm	How-To Workshops (Choose 2) Mapping Study for Venous Reflux: How to Do It! Compression Therapy Workshop: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Stockings, Single and Multilayer Wraps, and Pumps Interventional Show-and-Tell Madness: Our Most Challenging Interventions of the Year
4:15 – 6:30 pm	Mini-Symposium: Starting or Expanding Your Vascular Medicine Program Training and Certification in Vascular Medicine – COCATS2 and Fellowship Options ABVM Certification: What you should know. How to Prepare. Starting an Academic Vascular Medicine Program – How I Did (or am Doing) It Starting a Private Vascular Medicine Practice – How I Did It Starting a Vascular Lab: Nuts and Bolts (and Certifications and Accreditations) You Will Need Pursuing a Research Career in Vascular Medicine – How I Did (or Am Doing) It How to Start a Vein Center Program Starting a Vascular Intervention Program – Pearls of Wisdom I Wish Someone Had Told Me Engaging with SVM to Advance Your Career – How Can SVM Help You? How Can You Help SVM? The Panel to End All Panels! Everything you Wanted to Know About A Career in Vascular Medicine (… and Maybe Were Afraid to Ask)
6:30 – 8:00 pm	Celebrating Vascular Medicine Reception

Saturday, 18 June 2016
6:00 – 7:30 am	SVM Member Business Meeting
7:45 – 2:00 pm	SVM in the Vascular Laboratory Sessions

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ABVM Recertification for general and endovascular diplomats

[Information for 2005–2007 Primary ABVM Diplomats]

Recertification examinations are now offered for diplomats who completed the primary examination in 2005 or 2006. Those who certified in 2007 will be able to recertify as of January 2016. Each applicant must still maintain an active practice focused on vascular medicine, and those taking the endovascular examination must have maintained peripheral interventional privileges. These examinations will consist of ~75 items to be completed within a 2-hour test window. Results will be available at the time of testing from the testing proctor. Physicians with passing scores will receive a diploma via US mail. Those who do not pass have to wait 3 months to retest. Electronic application will be conducted through the American Board of Vascular Medicine (ABVM) with testing performed at PSI testing centers. Recertification testing will be available throughout the year. The content of either recertification examination is modeled after the primary examination.

Recertification fees are $450 for the general exam, $650 for the endovascular exam and $1000 for both exams. For more information on ABVM recertification, visit www.vascularboard.org.

Recertification

For diplomats of the ABVM who certified in 2005/2006, the 2007 cycle will start in January.

The application is online and is available through the end of 2016.

Testing is available now and through the end of the year.

Test length and duration are ½ the length of the certification examination.

Cost is ½ of the certification examination.

Once application is made through ABVM, a testing site and time will be made through PSI.

Why should physicians be certified or recertified?

Physician certification in their area of expertise is valued by patients, physician practices and health care institutions. Vascular medicine and endovascular medicine entail a specific and unique body of knowledge, skills and aptitude. Just like a primary certificate, recertification is not required, but does require preparation and expense. Physicians who maintain their certification demonstrate commitment and dedication to life-long learning. If you are a diplomat of vascular medicine or endovascular medicine and this is still your area of expertise and you are committed to life-long learning, then recertification is a must. For more details about the ABVM visit www.vascularboard.org.