2024 Greenville Aortic Symposium

Greenville, SC US
October 5, 2024 to October 6, 2024

Overview

As aortic disease becomes more complex, the treatment algorithm has also become more complex. Multiple options are available for treatment such as iliac branch devices, chimney/snorkel techniques, and fenestrated endografts. Many of these options which are used routinely in practice are only briefly discussed in textbooks currently used for training. In turn, trainees are left to rely heavily on their experience throughout their residency and fellowship. Not all training programs have adopted the use of more advanced techniques in the treatment of aneurysmal disease. Furthermore, as endovascular therapy is able to treat a wider variety of anatomy than before, experience in open surgical repair has decreased significantly over the last few years. The aim of our course is to provide a concise summary of technologies which are available currently as well as a treatment algorithm for aortic aneurysms. Our program will consist of 2 days: Day 1 will be classroom/didactic based and day 2 will be simulator and cadaver lab based.

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For additional questions, please contact GreenvilleAorticSymposium@PrismaHealth.org.
Please note that there is no cost to attend the conference, and residents and fellows will be reimbursed for travel and lodging. 

Target Audience

Specialty:

Surgery, Vascular

Primary Audience:

Practicing Physicians, Fellows, and Residents

Secondary Audience:

Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Describe the indications for open vs endovascular repair as well as the advanced techniques used in endovascular repair, and
  • Identify the best practices used for pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative AAA management and outcomes.

Additional Information

Competencies this activity addresses: 
Interprofessional communication
Medical knowledge
Patient care and procedural skills
Practice-based learning and improvement
Provide patient-centered care
Values/ethics for interprofessional practice
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.25 ABS Accredited CME
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 10.25 Attendance
Registration opens: 
07/29/2024
Claim credit by: 
11/07/2024
Event starts: 
10/05/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/06/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7:30 - 8:00Welcome and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30Open vs. Endo AAA Repair
8:30 - 8:45Open AAA Tips and Tricks
8:45 - 9:00Considerations for Juxtarenal and Pararenal AAA
9:00 - 9:15The Role of Open TAAA in an Endo World
9:15 - 9:30BREAK
9:30 - 10:00Emerging Technology: TBE, TAMBE, FEN+, THORACO+, NECTERO EAST
10:00 - 10:15Options for Challenging Access, How to Manage Complications
10:15 - 10:30BREAK
10:30 - 12:30Cadaver Lab
 
  • Open AAA Repair
  • TAAA Repair
  • Debranching the Arch (carotid-carotid, carotid-subclavian, exposures)
12:30LUNCH
6:30 - 8:30Dinner - Challenging Cases/Aortic Angio Conference @  The Lazy Goat, 170 Riverplace, Greenville, SC 29601- https://thelazygoat.com/
Sunday, October 6, 2024
7:30 - 8:00Breakfast / Booth Visit
8:00 - 8:30Terarecon Sizing and Planning
8:30 - 9:00PMEG Options for Bailout
9:00 - 9:30Dissections: When, Why, and How
9:30 - 9:45

Collaborative Aortic Care: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery

9:45-10:00How to Build an Aortic Practice & What I Wish I had Known
10:00 - 10:15BREAK
10:15ENDO LAB: Endosimulator

 

  1. IBE (Gore sim)
  2. ZFEN (Cook sim)
  3. Endoanchors (Medtronic)
  4. Endologix VR
  5. "How to build it": Bail-outs in Urgent Situations
12:00Lunch and Adjourn
 

 

 

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
607 Grove Road
Greenville, SC 29605
United States
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Virtual Attendance

A virtual option to attend the Saturday didactic will be made available.


Hotel Information

Please email Lindsey Kilgore at kilgore.lindsey2@gmail.com for hotel information.

 

Speakers

Sagar S. Gandhi, MD
Greenville, SC
Planning Chair

Mark P. Androes, MD
Greenville, SC

Christopher G. Carsten, MD
Greenville, SC

Joseph V. Blas, MD
Greenville, SC

 
WITH ALT-image of Dr. Michael McNally

Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD
Winston-Salem, NC

Matt Low, MD
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Chandler A. Long, MD
Durham, NC

Michael McNally, MD
Knoxville, TN
WITH ALT Ashish Jain, MDWith ATL
 

Ashish Jain, MD
Charlotte, NC

John York, MD
Greenville, SC

Mark Ranson, MD
Orlando, FL
 
 

 

“The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence.”

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 WITH ALT ACCME Accreditation with Commendation logo

Available Credit

  • 10.25 ABS Accredited CME
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 10.25 Attendance

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Please note that there is no cost to attend the conference, and residents and fellows will be reimbursed for travel and lodging up to a certain amount. Additionally, a virtual option will be made available for the Saturday didactic.