This document provides a preliminary program for the "Beyond the Evidence" International Symposium on Endovascular Therapeutics taking place in Barcelona, Spain on May 9th, 2014. The one-day symposium will focus on unsolved problems in aortic repair and lower limb endovascular therapy. It will include sessions on current limitations, unmet needs, and innovations from industry. There will also be opportunities to discuss unsolved clinical cases and for industry leaders to present new technologies in development. The target audience is advanced endovascular practitioners, bioengineers, industry managers, and health administrators.

1. BEYOND THE EVIDENCE
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International Symposium on
Endovascular Therapeutics
BARCELONA, Spain · May 9th, 2014
Aula Magna, School of Medicine. University of Barcelona
Organising Committee
Chairman
Program Directors
V. Riambau
J. Fernández-Noya, G. Mestres and N. Mosquera
Preliminary Program
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BEYOND THE EVIDENCE
International Symposium on Endovascular Therapeutics
Format
• Status update on two main endovascular focuses in one working day
• Review of major clinical limitations and unmet needs (diagnosis, navigation and
procedures)
• What is coming up from the industry pipeline?
• Identify future directions
• Unsolved clinical cases and potential solutions
• Direct interaction with the expert audience and industry leaders
• No exhibit area is provided
• Official Language: English. Simultaneous translation (English-Spanish) and
Audience Response System will be available
• Limited number of participants (up to 120)
• Target audience: advanced endovascular practitioners, bioengineering,
industry managers, and health managers
• A brain storming for a multilateral advisory meeting
• All recorded and uploaded on endovascular.tv
Faculty List
Alburquerque Castro, Joao4Portugal
Barroso, Joan Manel4Spain
Biamino, Giancarlo4Italy
Blanes, Ignacio4Spain
Boeckler, Dittmar4Germany
Cheshire, Nick4UK
Clough, Rachael4UK
Deloose, Koen4Belgium
Fernández-Noya, Jorge4Spain
Gaines, Peter4UK
Gómez-Palonés, Francisco4Spain
Hardman, John4UK
Loftus, Ian4UK
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Manzi, Marco4Italy
Mestres, Gaspar4Spain
Moll, Frans4The Netherlands
Mosquera, Nilo4Spain
Palmero, Julio4Spain
Puras, Enrique4Spain
Riambau, Vicente4Spain
Rousseau, Herve4France
Trilla, Antoni4Spain
Varcoe, Ramon4Australia
Vaquero, Fernando4Spain
Veith, Frank4USA
Verhoeven, Eric4The Netherlands

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BEYOND THE EVIDENCE
International Symposium on Endovascular Therapeutics
Preliminary Program
May 8th, 2014
00:00 - 21:00
Welcome Dinner 4 Restaurante El Principal (Provença 286-288)
Invited Lecture
Vegetal endotherapy: Using vessels to control pest and
diseased trees
J.M. Barroso
May 9th, 2014
Registration
07:55 - 08:00
Welcome and Introduction
08:00 - 13:30
Focus 1: Unsolved problems on aortic repair
08:00 - 09:30
Session 1
Current limitations on thoracic endografting.
Ascending, arch and thoraco-abdominal fates
Moderators4V. Riambau and F. Veith
Panellists4 . Gómez-Palonés, H. Rousseau, D. Boeckler,
P
R. Clough and N. Cheshire
09:30 - 11:00
Session 2
Current unmet needs on abdominal aorta endografting.
The Infra justa and para-renal aneurysm fates
Moderators4N. Mosquera and F. Veith
Panellists4 Varcoe, J. Hardman, I. Loftus, E. Verhoeven and
R.
F. Moll
11:00 - 11:30
Break
3
Focus 1
07:30 - 07:55

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International Symposium on Endovascular Therapeutics
Preliminary Program
Focus 1
May 9th, 2014
11:30 - 12:30
Session 3. THE CONFIDENTIAL SESSION
Taking a look into the pipeline; new devices and innovative
concepts from the industry
Moderators4G. Mestres and J. Fernández-Noya
Presenters4
Bolton Medical, Cook Medical, Endologix, Jotec,
Lombard Medical and Medtronic
12:30 - 13:30
Session 4
Unsolved or unsuitable cases for discussion
Moderators4N. Mosquera and V. Riambau
Panellists4J. Alburquerque-Castro and J. Palmero
Presenters4TBD
13:30 - 14:45
Session 5
Working lunch with Faculty4School of Medicine
Critical requirements for technical innovation in Medicine
Invited Plenary Lecture, 30 minutes
A. Trilla
President of the Executive Council of the Information, Evaluation
and Health Quality Agency (Agència d’Informació, Avaluació i
Qualitat en Salut de Catalunya-AIAQS)
14:45 - 15:00
First Prize “Forum Champions League”
Hosted by M.A. Serrano
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Preliminary Program
May 9th, 2014
Focus 2: Lower limb therapy: Unsolved problems
15:00 - 16:30
Session 6
Unsolved issues in lower limb endo-revascularization:
From the lacking evidence up to the durability concerns
Moderators4J. Fernández-Noya and G. Mestres
Panellists4 . Varcoe, E. Puras, M. Manzi, G. Biamino,
R
K. Deloose and P. Gaines
16:30 - 17:00
Break
17:00 - 18:00
Session 7. THE CONFIDENTIAL SESSION
Taking a look into the pipeline; new therapies are coming up
Moderators4G. Mestres and J. Fernández-Noya
Presenters4
Abbot Vascular, Bard, Boston Scientific, Cordis,
Covidien and W.L. Gore
18:00 - 19:00
Session 8
Uncommon tricks and tips. Clinical cases
Moderators4J. Fernández-Noya and G. Mestres
Panellists4 Vaquero, G. Biamino and I. Blanes
F.
Presenters4TBD
19:00
Conclusions and Wrapping up
5
Focus 2
15:00 - 19:00

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BEYOND THE EVIDENCE
International Symposium on Endovascular Therapeutics
General Information
Venue
Medical School - University of Barcelona
Aula Magna
Casanova 143 · 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Date
May 9th, 2014
Focus 1408:00 - 13:30
Focus 2415:00 - 19:00
Registration Fees*
Limited number of participants up to 120
Focus 1 + 2
Focus 1
Focus 2
300 €
200 €
200 €
* The dinner on 8 May and lunch on 9 are included in all registration bands
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