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VQI Annual Meeting

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Location: Ballroom Level, National Harbor 2/3

Live Stream Registration Required

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM ET
    Recap and Overview (non-CME)

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

  • 8:10 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Tools and Resources

    Presenter: Betsy Wymer

  • 8:25 AM – 8:33 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Rapid Fire Case Study #1

    Presenter: Jennifer Farrell, MHA, RN

    Presenter: Ashley Verhyen, MS, RN (she/her/hers)

  • 8:33 AM – 8:41 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Rapid Fire Case Study #2

    Presenter: Patricia Blake, MS, RN

  • 8:41 AM – 8:49 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Rapid Fire Case Study #3

    Presenter: Kevin Colbert

  • 8:49 AM – 8:57 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Rapid Fire Case Study #4

    Presenter: Sandy Fillion, MS, RN, BS (she/her/hers)

    Presenter: Erin E. Wilson, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, CNML (she/her/hers)

  • 8:57 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Quality Improvement Rapid Fire Case Study #5

    Presenter: Bridget Rafferty-Himler, RN (she/her/hers)

  • 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    The Importance of Tracking 30-day Follow-up

    Presenter: Zach M. Feldman, MD, MS – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Presenter: Stacey Esposito

    Presenter: Michael C. Stoner, MD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

  • 9:30 AM – 9:37 AM ET
    Implementation and Dissemination of Frailty Assessment within the Vascular Surgery Clinic Workflow

    Presenter: Julie Hales, MS, RN – University of Utah

    Presenter: Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD – University of Utah Health

  • 9:37 AM – 9:50 AM ET
    Update on Adding Frailty Variables to VQI Registries

    Presenter: Julie Hales, MS, RN – University of Utah

    Presenter: Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD – University of Utah Health

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

    Presenter: Shipra Arya, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

  • 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Break (non-CME)
  • 10:00 AM – 10:08 AM ET
    A Comprehensive Multi-disciplinary Inpatient-based Approach to Smoking Cessation for Patients with Vascular Disease

    Presenter: Cassius I. Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Yale University School of Medicine

  • 10:08 AM – 10:28 AM ET
    Treating Smoking in Vascular Patients: An Essential Component of Care

    Presenter: Priscilla Callahan-Lyon, MD

  • 10:28 AM – 10:45 AM ET
    The SVS VQI's New National Quality Initiative

    Presenter: Gary W. Lemmon, MD – Indiana University

    Presenter: Betsy Wymer

  • 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM ET
    Registry Operations Update from Fivos

    Presenter: Joanne Miller (she/her/hers)

    Presenter: Dawn Paiva (she/her/hers)

  • 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    A Social Media Campaign to Promote Safe Techniques in Femoral Access

    Presenter: Cassius I. Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Yale University School of Medicine

    Presenter: Joshua J. Huttler, BA (he/him/his) – Yale University School of Medicine

  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM ET
    VQI Fellows in Training Program Update and Awards (non-CME)

    Presenter: Gary W. Lemmon, MD – Indiana University

    Presenter: Betsy Wymer

  • 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Break (non-CME)
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM ET
    Participation Awards (non-CME)

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

    Presenter: Adam W. Beck, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
    Ten Years of VQI Participation: A Single Systems Experience

    Presenter: Robin Acino (she/her/hers) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Presenter: Julie Mason – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Presenter: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD – ProMedica Jobst Vascular Institute

  • 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM ET
    Improving Device Identification in the VQI

    Presenter: Caroline Morgan, BS

    Presenter: Doug Greene

  • 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    Update of SVS PSO Risk Calculators

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

  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    VQI National Update

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

  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Registry Reporting Tour and Cedaron Update

    Presenter: Doug Greene

  • 2:00 PM – 2:12 PM ET
    ACO Goals Can Significantly Increase Use of QI Tools (Such as Aortic Diagrams)

    Presenter: Sheila M. Coogan, MD – McGovern Medical School at UT Houston and Memorial Hermann Hospital

    Presenter: Rhonda Ransom, MS

  • 2:12 PM – 2:25 PM ET
    Early Results of Patient-reported Outcomes for Peripheral Vascular Interventions for Claudication

    Presenter: Scott Berman, MD, MHA – Pima Heart and Vascular

  • 2:25 PM – 2:35 PM ET
    Break (non-CME)
  • 2:35 PM – 2:41 PM ET
    Quarterly Long-term Follow-up Notifications and VQI LTFU Epic Templates Improve Overall Long-term Follow-up in VQI

    Presenter: Sheila M. Coogan, MD – McGovern Medical School at UT Houston and Memorial Hermann Hospital

  • 2:41 PM – 2:47 PM ET
    Templated Note for Improved Vascular Quality Initiative Data Acquisition

    Presenter: Mikael Fadoul, MD – Cooper University Hospital

  • 2:47 PM – 3:05 PM ET
    Epic Data Automation Pilot: A Precursor to a National Launch

    Presenter: Robert Steppacher, MD – University of Massachusetts Medical School

  • 3:05 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Update on Data Automation with Cerner and Fivos

    Presenter: Eric Nillson

    Presenter: Jack L. Cronenwett – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  • 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Updates and Recommendations on RAC Proposals

    Presenter: Leila Mureebe, MD – Duke University Medical Center

  • 3:30 PM – 3:39 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Prior Endovascular Intervention is Not Associated with Unfavorable Outcomes in Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery for Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia - A Propensity Score-matched Analysis of VQI-Medicare-linked Database

    Presenter: Sina Zarrintan, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego

  • 3:39 PM – 3:48 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: What Does VQI Inform Us about Below-the-Knee vs Above-knee Treatment of Varicose Veins?

    Presenter: Halbert Bai, BA (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • 3:48 PM – 3:57 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Who Requires an Admission for Claudication Interventions?

    Presenter: Zachary Chadnick, MD – Staten Island University Hospital

  • 3:57 PM – 4:06 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Using Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes following Carotid Endarterectomy

    Presenter: Ben Li, MD – University of Toronto

  • 4:06 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Risk Factors for Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome following Carotid Revascularization

    Presenter: Ashley Hsu

  • 4:15 PM – 4:24 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Basic Vein Fistulas - Two-stage versus Single-stage

    Presenter: Rohini J. Patel, MD – University of San Diego

  • 4:24 PM – 4:33 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: African Americans Present with Worse Stage of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Have Least Improvement from the Ablation Therapy for Varicose Veins

    Presenter: Ahsan Zil-E-Ali – Penn State Hershey Medical Center

  • 4:33 PM – 4:42 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Anemia is Associated with Higher Mortality and Morbidity after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

    Presenter: Kanhua Yin

  • 4:42 PM – 4:51 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Lower Extremity Revascularization in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians for Intermittent Claudication

    Presenter: Maha Haqqani, MD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Medical Center

  • 4:51 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fire Research Abstract Presentation: Vascular Quality Initiative Physician Attitudes toward Patient-reported Outcome Measures for Peripheral Arterial Disease

    Presenter: Christine Mari Kariya, MD (she/her/hers)