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Imaging for cardiovascular therapeutics

Imaging for Cardiovascular Therapeutics

November 7, 2006 - Toronto, Ontario

Program

7:30–08:00

Breakfast and Registration

08:0008:05

Welcome
Leo N. Steven
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

08:0508:15

Welcome
Michael Julius, PhD
Vice President, Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Brian Gilbert, MD
Chief, Schulich Heart Program
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Imaging: Graham Wright, PhD - Moderator

08:1508:45

CMR as Part of a Clinical Research Program
Matthias Friedrich, MD
Director, Stephenson Cardiovascular MR Centre, Foothills Medical Centre

08:4509:05

The Red Blood Cell and Vascular Disease: Innocent Bystander or Prime Suspect?
Alan Moody, MD
Radiologist-in-Chief, Medical Imaging
Associate Scientist, Imaging Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

09:0509:25

Novel MR Contrast Mechanisms for Cardiac Regenerative Medicine
Charles Cunningham, PhD
Scientist, Imaging Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

09:2509:45

Microbubbles for Myocardial Perfusion
Peter N. Burns, PhD
Senior Scientist, Imaging Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

09:4509:55

Discussion

09:5510:25

Coffee Break

Minimally Invasive Interventions: Alexander Dick, MD - Moderator

10:2510:45

Gene/Cell Therapy for Myocardial Repair
Duncan Stewart, MD
Head, Cardiology, St. Michael's Hospital
Director, McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine

10:4511:05

Microvessels in Chronic Total Occlusions: Making the Desert Bloom
Bradley Strauss, MD, PhD
Reichmann Chair of Cardiovascular Research
Director of Interventional Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

11:0511:25

Image-guided Electrophysiology Intervention
Eugene Crystal, MD
Director, Arrhythmia Services
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

11:2511:55

Interventional Cardiovascular MRI
Robert J. Lederman, MD
Senior Investigator
National Institutes of Health

11:5512:05

MRI Tracking and Efficacy of EPCs in a Porcine Model of MI
John Graham, MD
Interventional Fellow
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

12:0512:15

Intravascular Imaging of Chronic Total Occlusions
Brian Courtney, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
University of Toronto

12:1512:25

Discussion

12:30–13:30

Lunch

Surgery/Outcomes: Eric Cohen, MD - Moderator

13:3013:50

Long Term Evaluation of Radial Graphs for CABG: The Role of Angiography
Stephen E. Fremes, MD
Division Head, Cardiovascular Surgery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

13:5014:00

Novel Approaches to Intraoperative Graft Imaging: Innovation to Achieve Technical Perfection
Nimesh Desai, MD
Resident, Cardiovascular Surgery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

14:0014:20

Stentless Valves: Evolution or Revolution?
Gideon Cohen, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

14:2014:50

Opportunities for Improving AMI Outcomes in Ontario
Jack V. Tu, MD, PhD
Senior Scientist
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

14:5015:10 Regional Differences in Process of Care and Outcomes of AMI and HF
Dennis T. Ko, MD
Interventional Cardiologist and Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

15:1015:20

Discussion

15:2015:30

Closing Remarks

Graham Wright, PhD
Research Director
Heart and Circulation Program
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Alexander Dick, MD
Director
Imaging Research Centre for Cardiac Intervention
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre