Premier Global Vascular Surgery Meeting in New York

The 32nd Annual VEITHsymposium™ will be held November 17-20, 2005 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers (New York, NY).

New York October 14, 2005 -- The 32nd Annual VEITHsymposium™ will be held November 17-20, 2005 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers (New York, NY).

VEITHsymposium™ provides vascular
surgeons and other vascular specialists and members of the press with a unique and exciting format to learn the most current information about what is new and important in the treatment of vascular disease.

The 4-day event features rapid-fire presentations from the world's most renowned vascular surgeons with emphasis on the latest advances, changing concepts in diagnosis and management, pressing controversies and new techniques.

Topics:

•    Vagus Nerve Stimulation for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) & the role of the vascular surgeon

•    Endovascular repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) – The Collected World Experience

•    Popliteal Aneurysms - Interpreting the Vice-President’s recent procedure

•    New Technique for Treatment Of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis

•    Lipid Management – New developments for treating the vascular patient

•    Laboratory – Blood test that detects cardiac risk in vascular surgery patients

•    Aortoiliac & Thoracic Aneurysms -Progress and Treatments

•    Deep Venous Thrombosis – New Developments

•    Stroke Prevention – Pharmacological options

•    Carotid Artery Disease – Is an
intervention always necessary

•    Carotid Stenting – Embolic Injury to the Brain is the Main Problem

•    Lymphedema – Facts & Myths

•    Peripheral Vascular Disease & the Elderly

•    Wound Care Treatment - for the Diabetic Patient

Public Health Issues:

•    Specialty Status for Vascular Surgery

•    Recent Primary Certificate for Vascular Surgery & Why it is not Enough

•    The Legal Penalty Vascular Surgeons Must Face for not Having an Independent Board

•    Establishing Interventional Standards of Practice & Training

About VEITHsymposium™: Now in its fourth decade, VEITHsymposium™ has been the epicenter of physician education for the global vascular community. This international congress attracts over 2,500 thought leaders in the field. More than 250 international clinician/educators present the latest topics, advances, and data and then validate these concepts through the dynamic interactive faculty/audience exchange that ends each session.

VEITHsymposium™ is sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY) with CME credit issued by Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY).

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