Developing an Aortic Stent-Graft Program: Part II

4:15 pm ''How to MaRe a BusinESS Plan for Your IR Practice" Steve Duvoisin Rodney D. Raabe, MD

Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Practice Development Part III: Roles, Regulations, and Reimbursement lor NP/PAs on an IR Service

Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the attendee will be able to: 1. Describe the indications and expected outcomes of vascular access procedures. 2. Develop treatment plans and techniques that minimize complications and thereby reduce morbidity of vascular access procedures. 3. Develop treatment plans to manage the complications of vascular access procedures. Speakers:

Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the attendee will be able to: 1. Suggest strategies for utilizing nurse practitioners and physician assistants in interv-entional radiology practices. 2. Understand how these providers can help you achieve your objectives, particularly in terms of clinical outreach and practice expansion. 3. Appreciate regulatory and financial issues, which may influence your use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in interv-entiona I radiology. Speakers:

Brian F. Stainken, MD Gail Egan-Sansivero, MS, ANP, AOCN

Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:45 pm-5:45 pm Cardiovascular Imaging Part I: Noninvasive Imaging 01 Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemic Heart Disease co-Sponsored by the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging Moderator. Arthur E. Stillman, MD

1:50 pm

Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the attendee will be able to, 1. Describe the relative roles of CT and MRI in evaluating the diseased coronary artery. 2. List the relative merits of different imaging mo~ dalities in evaluating the al1erial wall. 3. Discuss the current role of intravascular ultrasound in arterial imaging. 4. Describe MRI evaluation of myocardial ischemia.

"Device Deployment Issues" Charles I. Price, MD

3:45 pm

Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Developing an Aortic Stent-Grall Program: Part II Moderator' Charles I. Price, MD 1:30 pm

"Femoral Access and Closure" Stephen G. Lalka, MD

''Patient Follow-Up" David M. Hovsepian, MD

'TJiseased Coronary Artery and Myocardial Blood Flow. CT" Rainer K. RienmuelJer, MD

2:30 pm

4:15 pm

"Coding and Billing Issues" Patricia Kroken

"The Diseased Coronary Artery. MRJ" Andre J. Duerinckx, MD, PhD

2:10 pm

Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:45 pm-5:45 pm lessons learned in Intervenlional Radiology: Vascular Access (C606) Moderator. Matthew A. Mauro, MD

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Matthew S. Johnson, MD Timothy C. McCowan, MD Melvin Rosenblatt, MD Jeet Sandhu, MD

4:45 pm "Tbe Ischemic Myocardium . MRJ" Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD

5:15 pm Panel Discussion