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SVU Vascular
Ultrasound Advanced
Interpretation Course

September 12–14, 2008 | Renaissance Cleveland Hotel | Cleveland, OH

Course Schedule

Friday September 12, 2008

7:30 am

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 am

Certification, Accreditation and Vascular Laboratory Development
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

9:30 am

IMT measurements and Carotid Screening Programs
Douglas Joseph, DO RVT

10:00 am

Carotid Interpretation Criteria: How to Choose What You Use
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Cerebrovascular: Complex lesions and Evaluation of Carotid Stents
Heather L. Gornik, MD RVT RPVI

11:15 am

Cerebrovascular: Case Presentations and Interpretation Practice Session
Susan M. Whitelaw, RT RDMS RVT
Heather L. Gornik, MD RVT RPVI

12:00 noon

Lunch in the Exhibit Area: Technical Showcase
Techniques and Tips with the Faculty

1:30 pm

Central Venous Evaluation: Caval, Iliac, Upper Extremity
Kathleen Carter, RN RVT FSVU

2:00 pm

Venous Insufficiency: Duplex Assessment of the Varicose Vein Patient
David Parlato, BA RVT

2:30 pm

Venous: Case Presentations and Interpretation Practice Session
David Parlato, BA RVT
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

3:30 pm

Break

3:45 pm

Pre and Post AV Access Evaluations
Patricia A. (Tish) Poe, BA RDCS RVT FSVU

4:15 pm

Unusual Cases
Susan M. Whitelaw, RT RDMS RVT
Heather L. Gornik, MD RVT RPVI

5:15 pm

Panel Review of Interpretation Guidelines and Issues
All Faculty

6:00 pm

Reception in the Exhibit Area

Saturday September 13, 2008

7:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am

Aorto-Iliac Duplex
Patricia A. (Tish) Poe, BA RDCS RVT FSVU

8:30 am

Aortic Endograft Evaluation
Kathleen Carter, RN RVT FSVU

9:00 am

Aorto-Iliac: Case Presentations and Interpretation Practice Session
Kathleen Carter, RN RVT FSVU
Patricia A. (Tish) Poe, BA RDCS RVT FSVU
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

10:00 am

Break in the Exhibit Area

10:15 am

Renal-Mesenteric Evaluation
Teresa L. Carman, MD

11:00 am

Renal-Mesenteric: Case Presentations and Interpretation Practice Session
Susan M. Whitelaw, RT RDMS RVT
Teresa L. Carman, MD

12:00 noon

Lunch on your own

1:00 pm

Physiologic Arterial Testing: Comparison of Protocol Options
David Parlato, BA RVT

1:30 pm

Arterial Duplex Post- Intervention: Grafts, Stents, Angioplasty
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

2:30 pm

Arterial: Case Presentations and Interpretation Practice Session
David Parlato, BA RVT
Steven A. Leers, MD RVT

3:15 pm

Break

3:30pm

Transcranial Doppler
Larry Raber, RTR RDMS RVT

4:15 pm

Panel Review of Interpretation Guidelines and Issues
All Faculty

5:00 pm

Adjourn

Sunday September 14, 2008

7:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am

Guidelines for Preliminary and Final Reports
Kathleen Carter, RN RVT FSVU

8:30 am

Interpretation Review and Practice
Faculty will present cases in all clinical areas covered by this course for participants to practice their interpretation skills.

10:30 am

Panel Review of Case Interpretation Questions
All Faculty

11:00 pm

Adjourn