VQI Annual Meeting

Facilitator(s)

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  Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD

  Division of Vascular Surgery
  Maine Medical Center
  Portland, Maine
• LM

  Leila Mureebe, MD

  Duke University Medical Center
  Durham
• 

  Katharine McGinigle, MD

  Associate Professor
  University of North Carolina
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  Gary Lemmon, MD

  Professor, Vascular Surgery
  Indiana University
  Indianapolis, Indiana

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM EDT

  Welcome
• 8:10 AM – 8:25 AM EDT

  Quality Improvement Tools and Resources
  

  Presenter: Betsy Wymer
• 8:25 AM – 8:55 AM EDT

  Three Novel Applications of VQI Data
  

  Presenter: Julie Mason – Jobst Vascular Institute

  Presenter: Donna A. Fleming, RN

  Presenter: Stacy Giardina, RN

  Presenter: Donna Albergo, RN, BS

  Presenter: Rosha Nodine, BS

  Presenter: Dennis R. Gable – Texas Vascular Associates
• 8:55 AM – 9:15 AM EDT

  QI Case Studies with a Focus on Long-Term Follow-up
  

  Presenter: Suzanne Beels

  Presenter: Michelle Martin, BS – VA Boston Health System

  Presenter: Ritu Karki Sitaula, RN
• 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM EDT

  Leveraging EMR Capabilities to Improve Workflow
  

  Presenter: Sandy Su

  Presenter: Laura Healy, MD
• 9:35 AM – 9:55 AM EDT

  QI Case Studies with a Focus on LEA
  

  Presenter: Anna Beth West, MD – Emory University

  Presenter: Patricia Blake, MS, RN

  Presenter: Sandra L. Campbell, RN
• 9:55 AM – 10:10 AM EDT

  Break
• 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM EDT

  Reducing EVAR LOS: One Institution's Experience Implementing an Enhanced Recovery Protocol
  

  Presenter: Ayokunle Olowofela – Medical College of Wisconsin

  Presenter: Neel A. Mansukhani, MD, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
• 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

  ERAS Guidelines and Applications for VQI
  

  Presenter: Katharine L. McGinigle, MD – University of North Carolina

  Presenter: Emily L. Spangler, MD, MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Presenter: Ashley K. Vavra, MD, MS – Northwestern University
• 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM EDT

  Registry Operations Update from Fivos
  

  Presenter: Joanne Miller

  Presenter: Dawn Paiva
• 11:25 AM – 11:40 AM EDT

  VQI Trainee Program
  

  Presenter: Gary W. Lemmon, MD – Indiana University

  Presenter: Betsy Wymer
• 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

  Networking Break
• 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

  VQI National Update and Participation Awards
  

  Presenter: Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD – Maine Medical Center

  Presenter: Leila Mureebe, MD – Duke University Medical Center

  Presenter: Fred A. Weaver, MD – University of Southern California
• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Registry Roadmap: An Update from Fivos on Upcoming Changes and Analytic Solutions
  

  Presenter: Doug Greene

  Presenter: Kaylee House, MBA
• 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM EDT

  Two Case Studies Examining Appropriate Use Criteria for Atherectomy in Peripheral Vascular Intervention
  

  Presenter: Lillian I. Camino

  Presenter: Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine

  Presenter: Gary W. Lemmon, MD – Indiana University

  Presenter: Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS – Johns Hopkins Hospital

  Presenter: Maha Haqqani, MD – Boston University Medical Center

  Presenter: Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA – Boston Medical Center
• 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM EDT

  Networking Break
• 2:50 PM – 3:20 PM EDT

  Tracking Frailty in the VQI
  

  Presenter: Julie Hales, MS, RN

  Presenter: Larry W. Kraiss, MD – University of Utah

  Presenter: Shipra Arya, MD – Stanford University
• 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

  VQI Collaboration with the International Consortium of Vascular Registries
  

  Presenter: Adam W. Beck, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 3:31 PM – 3:36 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Outcomes Following Endovenous Ablation Therapy for Obese Patients with Lower Clinical CEAP Class
  

  Presenter: Zachary Zottola, BS
• 3:40 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Understanding the Demographic Limitations of the Vascular Quality Initiative versus Other National Datasets in the Evaluation of Outcomes in Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease
  

  Presenter: Christina L. Marcaccio, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
• 3:49 PM – 3:54 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Investigation of Mid-term Renal Decline and New Onset Dialysis Following EVAR in the Vascular Quality Initiative
  

  Presenter: Tara Zielke
• 3:58 PM – 4:03 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Gender Disparities in Aortoiliac Disease Requiring Operative Intervention
  

  Presenter: Megan E. Lombardi, MD
• 4:07 PM – 4:12 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Symptom Status of Patients undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy in Canada and United States
  

  Presenter: Ben Li, MD – University of Toronto
• 4:16 PM – 4:21 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Females are Underprescribed Best Medical Therapy before Presenting for Carotid Revascularization
  

  Presenter: Sanuja Bose, MD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• 4:25 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Effects of Peripheral Arterial Disease Interventions on Survival: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis Using VQI Data
  

  Presenter: Dipankar Mukherjee, MD – Inova Fairfax Hospital
• 4:34 PM – 4:39 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: GSV or PTFE Conduits: VQI Comparison of Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Above or Below-Knee Bypass
  

  Presenter: Miguel Gonzalez, BA
• 4:43 PM – 4:48 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Utilization of Preoperative Vein Mapping in Patients Undergoing Infra-inguinal Bypass is Associated with Increased Use of Venous Conduits
  

  Presenter: Abdul Kader Natour, MD – Henry Ford Health System
• 4:52 PM – 4:57 PM EDT

  Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Sex Disparities in Patients Treated with Open PAA Repair (OPAR)
  

  Presenter: Claire B. Janssen – University of California San Diego