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The program is now available for the 2013 Annual Convention. Presentations will explore vascular surgery trends, review current vascular medicine options and provide expert discussion.

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Through the Annual Convention, it is the goal of the Society for Vascular Nursing to enhance the practice of vascular nurses in order to improve the quality of services provided to patients, formulate strategies to foster the role of the vascular nurse as patient advocate and educator, facilitate networking and professional development of vascular nurses.

We hope you will join us in Boston!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
5:30pm - 6:15pm	New Member Orientation
6:30pm - 8:00pm	WELCOME RECEPTION
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
7:30am - 8:00am	Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
8:00am - 8:15am	Welcome from SVN President & Planning Committee Chairs
8:15am - 9:00am	KEYNOTE SPEAKER Creating Synergy Between Vascular Research and Public Awareness: Challenges and Opportunities Reena Pande, MD, MSc Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
9:00am - 10:00am	GENERAL SESSION I
9:00am	Aortic Rupture: Emerging Treatments and Improved Outcomes John Taggert, MD The Vascular Group, Albany, NY
9:30am	Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Little Known Complication in ICU Vascular Patients Kathleen Rich, PhD, RN, CCNS IU Health La Porte Hospital, La Porte, IN
10:00am - 10:30am	Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / View Posters
10:30am - 11:30am	GENERAL SESSION II
10:30am	Endovascular Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis Kate Dell, RN & Shoaib Shafique, MD St. Vincent Health, Lafayette, IN
11:00am	Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: A Potentially Devastating Condition with a Happy Ending Patty Bozeman, APRN, CVN Hartford Specialists, Hartford, CT
11:30am - 1:00pm	MEMBER BUSINESS MEETING LUNCHEON - NEW Day & Time
1:00pm - 2:00pm	GENERAL SESSION III
1:00pm	Aortic Disection R.Clement Darling, III, MD The Vascular Group, Albany, NY
1:30pm	Diagnosing, Classifying, and Treating Endovascular Leaks Sharon Weinlein, RN, ADN The Vascular Group, Albany, NY
2:00pm - 3:00pm	GENERAL SESSION IV
2:00pm	Management of Hypertension Christopher Arendt, PharmD, RPh Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2:30pm	Mesenteric Ischemia: A Potentially Lethal Complication After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Pamela Anderson, ANP-BC, MS, RN, CCRN & Karen Trenophol, NP-C, MS, RN St. Vincent Medical Group, Indianapolis, IN
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits/Poster Viewing with Authors in Attendance SILENT AUCTION OPENS – BIDDING BEGINS
3:30pm - 4:30pm	GENERAL SESSION V - DIALYSIS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT
3:30pm	Dialysis Access: Evaluating and Treating Issues Tiffany Street, RN, MSN, ACNP The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
3:45pm	Non-Thrombotic Complications of the Arteriovenous Dialysis Access Monica Kincade, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CVN Peripheral Vascular Associates, San Antonio, TX
4:00pm	Establishing a Program for Creation and Management of Successful Hemodiaylsis Access Kristen Columbia, CRNP Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD
4:15pm	Panel Discussion
4:30pm - 5:30pm	PVSS Invited Presentation Iatrogenic Injuries Following Vascular Procedures
5:30pm	Adjourn
5:45pm - 6:30pm	COMMITTEE / TASK FORCE & CHAPTER SOCIAL TIME
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
SILENT AUCTION CONTINUES
8:00am - 8:30am	Continental Breakfast / Visit Exhibits
8:30am - 10:00am	GENERAL SESSION VI
8:30am	Assessing and Minimizing Peri-Operative Risk Josh Beckman, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
9:00am	Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): Are We Making a Difference in Acute Care? Bertha Hughes, NP-Adult, MN, RVT, CCN (C), CDE St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9:30am	Medical Management of PAD Tiffany Street, RN, MSN, ACNP, Allison Wilson, PharmD The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
10:00am - 10:30am	Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / View Posters
10:30am - 11:30am	GENERAL SESSION VII
10:30am	Aerobic Arm Exercise Training to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Severe Claudication and Ischemic Rest Pain Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
11:00am	Age and Disease Severity are Related to Prolonged Post-Exercise Ischemia Recovery in Patients with Claudication Erica Schorr, BSN, BSBA, RN University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
11:30am - 1:00pm	President’s Luncheon
1:15pm - 3:00pm	GENERAL SESSION VIII
1:15pm	Endovascular vs. Surgical Intervention for Lower Extremity PAD Edwin Gravereaux, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
2:00pm	Carotid Endarterectomy: Where Shall we Management These Patients Immediately Post-Op? Tanghua Chen, BN(Hons), MPH, John Crozier, MD & Eric Farmer,MD Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
2:30pm	Drugs for Carotid Artery Disease (Pre- & Post-Op) Christopher Arendt (Pharmacist) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits / Poster Viewing with Authors in Attendance SILENT AUCTION – LAST CHANCE FOR BIDDING
3:30pm - 4:15pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1A	Writing for Publication Cynthia Lewis, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Franklin, WI
1B	The Pretty Side of Vascular Surgery: The Art and Business of Sclerotherapy Aubrey Harman, MSN, ARNP-BC Vascular Specialists of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
1C	Proactively Preventing Post-Operative Respiratory Depression Gail Davis, MSN, APRN-BC, CCRN Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
4:30pm - 5:15pm	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2A	Detour Ahead: Exploring Peripheral Arterial Disease Pamela Anderson, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CCRN St. Vincent Medical Group, Indianapolis, IN
2B	Diabetes Management: The Whole Picture Michelle Tinkham, MS, BSN, PHN, CNOR, CLNC, RNFA Eisenhower Medical Center, Palm Desert, CA
2C	Preventing the Unpreventable: Discussion of SSI and Heel PU Leah Dickter, RN, MSN, PCCN & Patty Shaw, FNP-C, MS, WOCN Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
6:30pm	FUN NIGHT
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013
8:00am - 8:30am	Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 10:00am	GENERAL SESSION IX
8:30am	Management and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Karen Fitzgerald, MSN, RN, NP, CVN The Vascular Group, Albany, New York
9:00am	Pulmonary Embolism Update Sam Goldhaber, MD Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
10:00am - 10:15am	Coffee Break
10:15am - 11:15am	GENERAL SESSION X
10:15am	Wound Management Virginia Capasso, PhD, APRN Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
10:45am	RN Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Lower Extremity Wounds in the Vascular Surgery Outpatient Setting: Issues, Challenges and Solutions Suzanne O'Hare, RN, MSN, RVT Baystate Health Systems Heart and Vascular Program, Springfield MA and Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA
11:15am - 11:30am	Coffee Break
11:30am - 12:00pm	CLOSING SESSION Stress and Humor in Nursing Angel Rentas, NP-C, MSN, CCDS Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Award Presentations
12:30pm	ADJOURN

SCIENTIFIC POSTERS

P1
Perioperative Management and Postoperative Follow-Up in Patients Treated with Cryopreserved Arterial Homografts for Vascular Graft Infections of the Abdominal Aorta
Arne Stachmann, RN, Theodosios Bisdas, MD, Omke Teebken, MD
Hannover, Germany

P2
A Prospective Analysis of Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy for Surgical Site Infections in Vascular Surgery
Arne Stachmann, RN, Theodosios Bisdas, MD, Omke Teebken, MD
Hannover, Germany

P3
Exercise Interventions in PAD: "One Size" May Not Fit All
Laura Kirk, PhD, RN & Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Minneapolis, Minnesota

P4
Differences Between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Claudication in Patterns of Change in Walking Ability Following Exercise Training
Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN & Sonia Pond, RN, BSN
Minneapolis, Minnesota

P5
Scrubbing Surgical Site Infection to Zero
Katie Scaggs, RN, MSN, CNOR
St. Louis, Missouri

P6
Antimicrobial Scrub in Preoperative Holding
Sandra Filla, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN, Elizabeth Govero, MSN, RN, CNSRN, JoEllen Fowler, RN & Janelle Holthaus, BSN, RN
Ballwin, Missouri

P7
The Growing Demand for Cardiovascular RNFAs
Cathy Jurak-Hoffman, BSN
O'Fallon, Illinois

P8
Developing An Approach to Managing Vascular Problems In A Comprehensive Cancer Center
Guillermina Verdusco, MSN, RN, FNP-C, Sherry Wright, ANP-BC, AOCN & Tam Huynh, MD
Houston, Texas

P9
"It's a 10!" Pain Management
Brenda Hensley, ADN & Jodi Grossman-Rose, RN, BSN
Greenville, South Carolina

P10
Utilizing a Seven Step Approach to Policy Development: Does it Improve Performance Measures in the Stroke Population?
Susan Blankenship, RN, BSN, MS, Sandra Sayre, RN, MSN, APRN, CVN, Kathy Robertson, RN, MSN & Amy Lucas, RN, BSN, RNII
Roanoke, Virginia

P11
Reduced Vascular Surgery Postoperative Site Infections as a Result of Interdisciplinary Collaboration at a Large Academic Medical Center
Diane Voeller, RN, MN, FNP-BC, Tiffany Culbertson, RN, MSN, ANP-BC & Yvonne Swift RN, CNOR
Portland, Oregon

P12
Surgical Management of Chronic Mesenteric Ischaemia: Nursing Implications
Tanghua Chen, BN(Hons), MPH
Sydney, Australia

P13
Realigning the Vascular Team Vision
Linda Denekamp, MS & Kerry Carnevale, MS
Boston, Massachusetts

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