Laval University, Quebec City, CANADA
10-11 September 2004
Friday, September 10, 2004 08:00 Opening of the symposium: Talk (10-15 min) on the position of Canada in the research and development of cardiovascular technologies for the future. Olivier F. Bertrand, Quebec Health or Industry Minister (TBD) Session 1 : Stents Design, Restenosis & Biomechanics Moderators: O Bertrand, J Moore
08:30-08:50 Drug eluting stents : What's next towards optimization C Hwang (USA)
08:50-09:10 Platelet Deposition in Stented Artery Models under Physiologic Flow Conditions. J Moore (USA)
09:10-09:30 Hemocompatibility of new stents. Y Merhi (CDN)
09:30-09:50 Metallic biodegradable stents D Mantovani (CDN)
09:50-10:10 Performance of coronary bifurcated stents : a bench-test study R Rieu (France)
10:15-10:30 Discussion Session 2 : Trans-Wrist Coronary Interventions Moderators: O Bertrand, L Roy 10:30-10:40 History and Anatomic Principles Laval Hospital Team
10:40-11:30 Trans-radial catheterization : From the beginning to expert status! Use of video for basics and CD for cases.
1- Choice of needles, introducers, catheters.
2-Laval Hospital experience Laval Hospital Team
11:30-12:00 Trans-wrist miscellaneous : trans-ulnar, TWA, Brachytherapy, Left mammary from right side... video + CD
1- Devices choice
2- Laval Hospital experience O Bertrand
12:00-13:00 Lunch Time Session 3 : Vulnerable plaque Current Issues? Moderators: R Mongrain, D Meerkin 13:00-13:20 Development of an echographic phantom to study pathologic wall mechanics S Kobayashi (Japan)
13:20-13:40 Challenges in designing a plaque specific stent R Mongrain (CDN)
13:40-14:00 Intravascular thermography : Immediate functional and morphological vascular findings S Verheye (Belgium)
14:00-14:20 Elastography and atherosclerotic plaque assessment M Bertrand (CDN)
Special Workshops with industrial partners
14:15-14:30 Medtronic
14:30-14:45 Boston Scientific James Barry (USA)
14:45-15:00 Cordis
15:00-15:15 Guidant "Mechanics of Stenting the Lipid-Rich Plaques" Christopher Feezor (USA) Session 4 : Valves design & Biomechanics Moderators: R Mongrain, D Montovani
15:40-16:00 Percutaneous Valve replacement : Point of view of an interventional cardiologist R Bonan (CDN)
16:00-16:20 Mitral valve biomechanics in normal, abnormal and repaired conditions FM Montevecchi (Italy)
16:20-16:40 Mechanical heart valve prostheses : Identification and evaluation? J Butany (CDN)
16:40-17:00 Heart valve dynamics modeling P Verdonck (Belgium) Adjournment Saturday, September 11, 2004 Session 5 : Interventions in Congenital Patients Moderators: J Rodés, C Houde 08:00-08:20 Devices for Pediatric interventions : What do we have? What do we need? Point of view of a Physician JP Piéchaud (France)
08:20-08:40 Devices for Pediatric interventions : What do we have? What do we nedd? Point of view of an Engineer F Bayliss
08:40-09:00 Experience with percutaneous CIV closure J Miro (CDN)
09:00-09:30 My worst nightmares in the cathlab : How to survive? JP Piéchaud (France)
J Miro (CDN)
09:30-10:00 Discussion Session 6 : Trans-radial interventions Moderators: S Plante, L Roy 10:00-10:20 Complex trans-radial interventions and access site complications : Management and prevention. In parallel or integrated within special workshop for nurses? Laval Hospital Team
10:20-10:40 Trans-radial approach : What we can do... What we can't but would like to do by trans-radial or trans-femoral vs trans-radial : protagonist trans-radial (O Bertrand) vs protagonist femoral (R Bonan) O Bertrand
R Bonan
10:40-11:00 Discussion Session 7 : Bio-engineering for the millenium Moderators: G Laroche, M Kutryk 11:00-11:20 How to build a new heart with cells? Growth factors versus cells! TBD
11:20-11:40 How to heal after stent implantation M Kutryk (CDN)
11:40-12:00 Bioengineered vascular tissue for prosthesis design F Auger (CDN)
12:00-12:20 Portable Cardiac Alert System S Plante (CDN)
12:30-13:30 Lunch time Session 8 : Regulatory and Intellectual property issues (a primer) Moderators: O Bertrand, R Rieu 13:30-13:50 Regulatory processess with TPD for new devices
TBD
13:50-14:10 Regulatory processess in EC for new devices TBD
14:10-14:30 Intellectuel property for dummies L Tessier (CDN)
14:30-14:50 Cardiologist-entrepreneur : Poor lonesome cow-boy!!! G Leclerc (CDN)
14:50-15:00 Symposium conclusion and glimpse into next meeting
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