Keynote Presentation

Vascular Technology and Vascular Surgery: An Interprofessional Odyssey
R, Eugene Zierler, MD RPVI FACS, 2015 SVU Pioneer Awardee

Dr. Zierler’s research interests have focused on the development and clinical applications of noninvasive diagnostic techniques for vascular disease.  Over the last 30 years, he has been involved in a series of projects based on the use of ultrasonic duplex scanning for screening and follow-up of vascular problems, including carotid artery disease, lower extremity arterial disease, surveillance of vein bypass grafts, deep vein thrombosis, and renal artery disease. 

Cerebral Biology: Atherosclerotic and Nonatherosclerotic Disease  

• Angiogenesis of Plaque
• Contrast Ultrasound Assessment of the Vulnerable Plaque
• Non-Atheromatous Disease of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries: US and CTA   
• CIMT Update

• 60 Degrees: Is it the Gold Standard?
• Stenting vs CEA
• Progeria; What have we learned?
• TCD/TCDI Vaso Spasm vs. Atherosclerotic Disease. How are they different? 

Live Demonstrations with the Experts

• The Portal System:  Locating the superior mesenteric vein
  
• Measuring the Aorta: Supine, LLD and RLD
  
• UniBoot- How to properly apply and remove
  
• 4 Chamber Identification
  
• The PCA: How to locate
  
• Cimt: The near and far wall tips and tricks
• Identifying the soleal and gastroc veins
• Measuring Reflux
  
• Peroneal Artery ABI
  
• Identification of EIA, IIA bifurcation
  
• Celiac Trunk and Its branches
• Kidney: The indirect measurements
• Kidney: The direct measurements
• Ergonomics: Proper body alignment
  

What We Think We Know

• Better Faster and Stronger: The Turtle vs. the Rabbit 
• External Pressures: How to measure productivity and change it
• The Evolving Role of the Vascular Technologist as an Educator
  

• Arterial Hemodynamics  
• Venous Hemodynamics                        
• The Changing World of Venous Testing from DVT to Reflux: Are They Different?
• Lymph Edema

The Extremity: Advanced Arterial

• Limb Ischemia       
• Wounds:  Information that makes a difference                                                              
• Balloon vs. Stent vs. Bypass Graft: How to decide 
  
• Scanning Complex Grafts 
• Peripheral Intervention: How imaging needs have changed

Young Professional Session

• What I Wish I Knew
• What You See and What I See: Intraoperative Correlation of Vascular Duplex Ultrasound

Thrombo-Embolic

Introduction:  Common Cardiac Diseases and Their Systemic Implications                                 

The following case studies will be presented

• Leg Swelling That Recently Became Worse:  Iliac Stenosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Chronic   
• Venous Insufficiency…No It’s Cardiac.  How Can You Know?
• I Have Great Pulses But I Can’t Walk Very Far                     
• The Plaque Looks Horrible But The Velocity Tells Me It’s Less Than 50% ICA Stenosis
• Regression Of Carotid Stenosis Or Is It A Cardiac Effect

Hypertension: The Renal Artery and Kidney Examination

• The Clinical Spectrum Of Renovascular Hypertension:
  How It Works And Objective Clinical Indications For Direct and Indirect Renal Artery Evaluation
• Evaluating the Kidney Itself: Common Vascular And Non-Vascular Pathologies  
• Kidney: The direct and indirect measurements
• Common Interpretive/Technical Pitfalls

Compression Syndromes

• Median Arcuate Ligament                    
• Nutcracker       
• May Thurner                       
• Thoracic Outlet                       
• Popliteal Compression