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2025 Agenda
FELLOWS COURSE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)
FELLOWS COURSE NOT CME-ACCREDITED
7:00 am | REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
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Amphitheater Foyer, 2nd Floor |
| 7:30 am | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION |
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| Marc A. Sintek, MD; Prashanth D. Thakker, MD |
| 7:35 am |
KEYNOTE LECTURE I Transition from Fellowship to Attending: A Perspective from a Retired Interventional Program Director |
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| Howard I. Kurz, MD |
| 8:15 am |
KEYNOTE LECTURE II Instructive Cases from the Middle East |
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| Ahmed Magdy, Sr., MD, PhD |
| 8:55 am | BREAK |
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| SESSION I | BASICS | |
| Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Jay Mathews, MD | |
| Panelists: Nathan L. Frogge, MD; John M. Lasala, MD, PhD; Marc A. Sintek, MD; Prashanth D. Thakker, MD |
| 9:10 am | Access: Best Practices to Avoid Complications |
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| Nathan L. Frogge, MD |
| 9:25 am | Interventional Toolkit (Wires, Stents, Etc.) |
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| Marc A. Sintek, MD |
| 9:40 am | Lesion Modification |
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| Prashanth D. Thakker, MD |
| 9:55 am | Mechanical Circulatory Support |
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| John M. Lasala, MD, PhD |
| SESSION II | IMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGY | |
| Moderators: Howard I. Kurz, MD and Marc A. Sintek, MD | |
| Panelists: Christian McNeely, MD; Robert L. Shapiro, MD; Prashanth D. Thakker, MD |
| 10:10 am | Physiology Basics |
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| Justin E. Davies, MBBS, PhD |
| 10:25 am | IVUS Basics |
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| Marc A. Sintek, MD |
| SESSION III | HANDS-ON SESSION | |
| Proctors: Nathan L. Frogge, MD; John M. Lasala, MD, PhD; Samuel M. Lindner, MD; Michael W. Schaeffer, MD |
| 10:55 am | HEART ANATOMY: Supported by Abbott |
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| Plaza | |
| 12:15 pm | NETWORKING LUNCH – Panel Discussion with the Leaders of Interventional Cardiology |
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| Solarium | |
| SESSION IV | INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT ROOMS WITH CASE DISCUSSIONS | |
| ROOM: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | 25-minute Rotations in each room |
| Consulate | Coronary Imaging: Case Workshop ~ Supported by Philips Robert L. Shapiro, MD and Prashanth D. Thakker, MD |
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| Pavilion | Complex PCI Tools 1 ~ Supported by Asahi Intecc, Penumbra, TeleflexEdward Coverstone, MD; Samuel M. Lindner, MD |
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| Colonnade | Complex PCI Tools 2 ~ Boston Scientific Corporation, Medtronic, Shockwave Medical John M. Lasala, MD, PhD; Jay Mathews, MD |
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| Ambassador | MCS Decision Making with HARVI ~ Supported by Abiomed Nathan L. Frogge, MD; Christian McNeely, MD |
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| Promenade | Coronary Physiology: Case Workshop ~ Supported by Philips Michael J. Lim, MD and Marc A. Sintek, MD |
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