Presidential Greeting - American Society for Laser Medicine and ...
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Clinical<br />
Application<br />
Course<br />
(Intermediate/Advanced)<br />
Sunday, April 3, 2011<br />
2011 Annual Conference<br />
Pre-Conference Courses: March 30-31, 2011<br />
Annual Conference: April 1-3, 2011<br />
Gaylord Texan TM Resort <strong>and</strong> Convention Center<br />
Grapevine, TX<br />
A separate registration fee must be paid in order to attend courses. No CME credits <strong>and</strong> CE contact hours<br />
available <strong>for</strong> this course.<br />
ILT: Principal <strong>and</strong> Clinical Role Continued – Texas 2-3 7:00 am – 10:00 am<br />
8:11 am – 8:20 am Treatment Planning – David Woodrum<br />
• Indications/Contraindications to Ablation; Specific Considerations <strong>for</strong> ILT; Placement<br />
Approaches; Limitations<br />
8:21 am – 8:35 am ILT – Experimental Results – Karl-G. Tranberg<br />
• Rat Tumor Model<br />
8:36 am – 8:45 am Break<br />
8:46 am – 9:00 am ILT – Clinical Results – David Woodrum, Karl-G. Tranberg<br />
• The <strong>American</strong> Experience; The Swedish Experience<br />
9:01 am – 9:10 am Literature Survey <strong>and</strong> Clinical Experience – Roger J. McNichols, David Woodrum, Karl-G.<br />
Tranberg<br />
• Review of Published Results; Presentation of Clinical Experience<br />
9:11 am – 9:20 am Combinations With Other Local <strong>and</strong> Systemic Therapies – R. Jason Staf<strong>for</strong>d, Roger J.<br />
McNichols<br />
9:21 am – 9:30 am Problems – Roger J. McNichols, Karl-G. Tranberg, R. Jason Staf<strong>for</strong>d<br />
• Tissue Analysis; Real-Time Monitoring/Imaging; Pre- <strong>and</strong> Post-Therapy Evaluation<br />
9:31 am – 9:40 am Levels of Evidence <strong>for</strong> ILT – Karl-G. Tranberg<br />
• Comparison of Methods; Pros <strong>and</strong> Cons; Swedish Guidelines <strong>for</strong> Local Tumor<br />
Destruction<br />
9:41 am – 9:50 am ILT – Indications <strong>and</strong> Clinical Role – Roger J. McNichols, Karl-G. Tranberg<br />
• Present Status; Areas That Need to be Improved; Future Possibilities<br />
9:51 am – 10:00 am Discussion <strong>and</strong> Post-Test – Roger J. McNichols, Karl-G. Tranberg, David Woodrum,<br />
R. Jason Staf<strong>for</strong>d<br />
Disclosures<br />
Roger McNichols received travel expenses from Bio Tex, Inc.; salary, stockholder, equity position, <strong>and</strong> intellectual property rights with Bio<br />
Tex, Inc. <strong>and</strong> Visualase, Inc.<br />
R. Jason Staf<strong>for</strong>d received consulting fees from Visualase, Inc.<br />
Karl-G Tranberg received travel expenses, consulting fees, stockholder, equity position, <strong>and</strong> intellectual property rights with Clinical<br />
<strong>Laser</strong>thermia Systems AB<br />
David Woodrum – No disclosure<br />
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