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Excimer Laser Therapy
Giancarlo Biamino, MD

Cryoplasty and the Polar Cath Experience:
How & Why It Works and What is the Scientific Evidence?
John R. Laird, MD

Multilevel Infrainguinal Disease
How I Choose My CLI, "Tools"
Dierk Scheinert, MD

The Laser "Turbo Booster"
The German SFA Experience
Andrej Schmidt, MD

BTK Cryoplasty
"The BTK Chill" & The Heart Institute
Zvonimir Krajcer, MD

Polar Cath in CLI
David Allie, MD

How I Cross CTO's in CLI
Giancarlo Biamino, MD

Infrainguinial Disease in Puerto Rico
The Challenge of Saving Legs;
Excimer Laser Assisted Atherectomy Treating
Infrapopliteal Trifurcation Vessel Disease
Javier Ruiz-Aburto, MD

Infrainguinal Disease "Up North"
Rajesh Dave, MD

Infrainguinal Disease "Down South"
How We Treat It In South Beach
Robert Beasley, MD

Debulking Therapy for Lower Extremity Critical Limb Ischemia:
What we do in the Big Apple
James McKinsey, MD

Infrainguinal Disease in the "Gulf South"
How We Treat in Mobile
Frank Bunch, MD

Infrainguinal Disease "Way Up North"
How We Treat it in the Motor City
Elias H. Kassab, MD

Infra-inguinal Disease in the Midwest
How We Treat it in Iowa
Eric Dippel, MD

Infrainguinal Disease in the "Far East"
How We Treat it in Japan
Kazuo Misumi, MD

Multidisciplinary International CLI Summit
Thursday, November 2, 2006

The Global Impact of CLI in 2006
The "Rutherford Class VII Patient"
David E. Allie, MD

"Microenviroment" of the Chronic Ishemic Wound
It Takes Much More Than Just Revascularization
William Ennis, DO

Emerging Excimer Laser Therapy in CLI
Broadening the Scope of Treatment
Andrej Schmidt, MD

Critiquing 21st Century Limb Salvage Data
The Landmark "LACI Trial" & Beyond!
John Laird, Jr., MD

Global Impact of the "End-Stage" Diabetic Foot
Why 80% of all Amputations Start with an Ulcer
Lawrence Harkless, DPM

Peripheral Atherectomy with
the Silverhawk Plaque
Excision System:
Update on Results and New
Trials
Roger Gammon, MD

Infrapopliteral Stenting 2006
The " Leipzig Experience" &
a Global Review of DES & BMS
Dierk Scheinert, MD

Absorbable Metallic Stent
Ron Waksman, MD

The Role of Cryotherapy in CLI
"The Big Chill" Trial & Beyond!
Thomas McNamara, MD

International CLI Summit
"CTO's"- The Rule, Not the Exeception, in CLI
Novel Strategies for Crossing and Re-Entry
John Runyon, MD

Multi-Level
Infrainguinal Disease in
Critical Limb Ischemia
Barry Weinstock, MD

Therapeutic Angiogenesis Update
Gene Therapy, Stem Cells,
Growth Factors and Beyond
William W. Li, MD

Endopharmacotherapeutic Interventions in CLI
"Role of IIb/lla's, DTI & Inflammation"
Nicolas Shammas, MD

Aggressive Wound Healing Strategies in Limb Salavage
Role of "Limited Amputation" & Tissue Preservation
John Steinberg, DPM

Creative Vascular Surgery Strategies in CLI
Pushing the Envelope in Surgery Too!
Richard Neville, MD

2nd International Multidisplinary CLI Summit Closing
Our "Tool Box" Ain't Bare No More!
David E. Allie, MD

Masters & Legends Symposium
Friday, November 3, 2006

Nanotechnology & Novel Stent Designs
Beyond the Original Palmaz Stent
Julio Palmaz, MD

Carotid Stenting in 2006
What are the Current & Future Issues
Mark Wholey, MD

Endovascular Repair of
Complex Aortic Disease
Larry H. Hollier, MD

Excimer Laser for the Treatment of
Acute Myocardial Infraction
Robert Gallino, MD

The Treatment Benefits of Wine Consumption
on the Cardiovascular System
Thomas Fogarty, MD

New Horizons in Lytics &
PMT Devices
Mahmood K. Razavi, MD

Renal Artery Stenosis
When, Why and How to Treat
Craig M. Walker, MD

Comprehensive Charcot Foot Symposium
Friday, November 3, 2006

Improving Outcomes in the "Charcot Ankle"
Role of Fractures, Fixation & Beyond
Alan Catanzariti, DPM

The Diabetic Charcot Foot:
Role of Medical, Off-Loading, &
Nonsurgical Therapies
Robert Frykberg, MD

Charcot Neuroarthropathy
The Role of External Fixation and Bone Healing
in Charcot Foot Disorders
Stanley R. Kalish, DPM

The Role of Limited Charcot Surgery
"Tips & Tricks" From the OR
Michael S. Downey, DPM

The "Charcot Achilles Tendon"
The Role of Tendon Lengthening in Improving Outcomes
Paul J. Kim, DPM

Utilizing Technology to Bridge the Gap
in Medical Education & Global Collaboration
Role of Web-Based Training
Michael Shore, DPM

Comprehensive Nursing Conference
Friday, November 3, 2006

The Hypertensive Crisis
When & How to Treat HTN in the Hospital
Mohamed Khan, MD

Obesity
A Major Healthcare Risk
What's on the Horizon in
Research & Treatment
Virginia A. Hammarlund, PhD

Cardiovascular Healthcare For Women
What We Must Know & Do Differently
Kathleen Berra, MSN, ANP

Diabetes Update:
What's New with the
Pharmacology
K.C. Arnold, RD, Ph.D

ACS and AMI
...What's new in 2006?
Nelson Lim Bernardo, MD

Peripheral Arterial Disease Update
Novel Technologies Allow Novel Treatments
Kaylan Veerina, MD

The Hyperglycemic Crisis
Intensive Insulin Therapy in the ICU
Christine Kessler, MN, CSANP

"My Patient has Abnormal Blood Work!"
"Lab Values & How to Interpret Them"
Merrily Kuhn, Ph.D., ND

Primary Cardiovascular Care
Friday, November 3, 2006

Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease
Does Tight Glycemic Control Improve Outcomes?
Peter Sheehan, MD

The Impact of Hypertension
The Clinical "Costs" of Untreated HTN
Mohamed Khan, MD

Asymptomatic AAA & Carotid Artery Diease
When & How to Screen, Refer & Treat
John Martin, MD

Coronary Artery Disease Update
Role of the Internist, Family Physician & Cardiologist
Sameer Mehta, MD, MBA

Perspectives of the Maynard Jackson Foundation
for the Elimination of Healthcare Disparities
Thomas Gordy

Sudden Cardiac Death
and EP Update
Charles Athill, MD

New Frontiers in the Treatmentof
African Americans with Heart Failure
Malcolm Taylor, MD

CLI & Limb Salvage in the Minority Population
Claude Minor, Jr., MD

Predicting The High Risk Cardiovascular Patient:
Biomarkers, Calcium Scoring and the Future
Nicolas Shammas, MD

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
The Need For Combination Therapy
Treatment of LDL
Treatment of Low HDL
Triglycerides and NonHDL
Mary Hunt Honkanen, MD

Cardiac Imaging Today.. What Do I Order?
The Role of CTA, MRA & Nuclear Scans
Eduardo de Marchena, MD

Primary Cardiovascular Care
Saturday, November 4, 2006

The Impact and Epidemiology of
CV Disease
The Role of the CV "Medical
Interventionalist"
Michael Hagley, MD

Global Revascularization
Totally 80's and 90's
A Lecture for the Ages
Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD

PAD & QOL Issues
Testimonials Prove Perception or Reality
Rex Teeslink, MD

Medical Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease:
What Drugs Really Save Life?
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD

Ranexa A Novel Anti-Anginal &
Anti-Ischemia Medication
Craig M. Walker, MD

Implantable RFID Patient Identification
Microchip
Richard Seeling, MD

Migraine and PFO's
An Interventional Cure?
Peter S. Fail, MD

Updates
Mitral Valve Prolapse, Atrial Fibrillation
Richard Abben, MD

Ventricular Assist
Devices:
A Fantastic Voyage
Hector O. Ventura, MD

Diabetic Neuropathy
Update: What's New
and Why Treat it
Lawrence B. Harkless, MD

CVI and Common
Dermatology Problems
Robert S. Kirsner, MD

Wound Care Basics
in the
"Real World"
David M. Remedios, MD

Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome as an Epidemic
Are There Any Cures on the Horizon?
Frank Svec, MD

Primary Prevention
as an "Intervention"
No  More Balloons, Stents, or Surgery
Kim Edward LeBlanc, MD

Comprehensive Nursing Symposium
Saturday, November 4, 2006

Heavy Breathing in the Night
Sleep Disordered Breathing and
CV Disease
Lee R. Goldberg, MD

Infection in the CV
Surgical Patient
"Epidemiology, Prevention
& Treatment
Deborah Pool, MD

The Diabetic Hypertensive Patient
A Common Challenging Problem
Nicolas Shammas, MD

Ace, Waste and Other
Dilating Agents
Mary Zellinger, RN

CHF Update
What to do when the Heart Fails?
Deedra Harrington, RN

ACLS Update 2006
Back to the Basics - ABC's
Dennis Guidry, ACNP, ANP

Just "HIT" me...
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Debbie Arnett, RN, MSN

64 - Slice CTA
A Revolution in CV Care
David Allie, MD

Practical Pacemaker Workshop
Everyday Tips & Tricks
Jared Fontenot, RN, BSN

Podiatry, Wound Care, Lagiappe & Beyond
Saturday, November 4, 2006

The Multidisciplinary Wound Care & Limb Salvage Team:
Optimizing Outcomes - The "Team Approach"
William Ennis, DO

Nitric Oxide & Homocysteine
Role in Wound Healing, Diabetic Neuropathy & Beyond...
Lawrence Harkless, DPM

Negative Pressure Therapy
Traditional & Creative Uses of the V.A.C. Therapy
Francis Pelham, DPM

Hallux Limitus - Rigidus
First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint
Bruce Werber, DPM

The Molecular Science of
Wound Healing
John Steinberg, DPM

Optimizing Local Wound Debridement
A Lost Art or Ignored Therapy?
John Steinberg, DPM

The Biology and Physiology of Wound
Healing at the Microcirculatory Level
Cheryl Bongiovanni, Ph.D., RVT

Developing In-Office Wound Care Protocols
that Pay Dividends
Proven Srategies to Improve Healing Times &
Enhance Your Bottom Line
Jonathan Moore, DPM

Renaissance Cardiovascular Session
Saturday, November 4, 2006

Treating the CV Patient from "Head-to-Toe"
Why the Cardiologist Must Treat PAD
Craig Walker, MD

The Cardiothoracic & Vascular Specialist of the
Future, Starting Today...
How & Why to Start Today
Edward Diethrich, MD

Emerging CV Technologies of the Future
2010 & Beyond
Julio Palmaz, MD

TRT in the "Real World"
An Early Safety & Feasibility Report
"In AAA-EVAR-CABG-Beyond!"

Treatment Contrast Induced Nephropathy
Ron Smalling, MD

Targeted Renal Therapy for
Prevention of Contrast
Induced Nephropathy (CIN)
Barry Weinstock, MD

Applying Novel Technologies & Concepts "At the Bedside"
Grayson Wheatly, MD

Cath Lab Symposium
Saturday, November 4, 2006

Public Enemy #1.0 ...Thrombus in the Cath Lab
Prevention, Laser, Lytics & Thrombectomy Devices
On Topaz, MD

Public Enemy #1.50 ...CIN in the Cath Lab
TRT & the "SIN" of CIN in the Cath Lab
Ron Smalling, MD

Public Enemy #1.55 ...VAM Complications in the Cath Lab
Clinical Costs of Vascular Access Management
Glenn Martin, RT(R), (CV)

Addressing the Limitations of MC and VCD's
"While Leaving Nothing Behind !"
Raghotham Patlola, MD

Carotid Artery Stenting
"Tips" & "Tricks" to Optimize Outcomes
Yunus Moosa, MD

The Interventional Toolbox
for Infrainguinal PAD
Lasers, PTA, PE, Cryotherapy, Stents
and/or Combo
Chris J. Hebert, RT(R), RCIS

The Approach to Complex SFA Disease
and Critical Limb Ischemia
Robert Gallino, MD

CTA, DSA & Traditional Angiography
How They Can & "Are" Complimentary
Peter Fail, MD

The Role of MRI in PAD
How MR Can be Complimentary Too!
Alonzo Collar, MD

Expanding the Interventional
Treatment of PAD
Subclavians, Vertebrals, Celiacs,
SMA's & Beyond
Samuel Stagg, III, MD

Strategies in Device Therapy
2006 and Beyond
Richard Abben, MD