Thursday, April 21, 2022
| Thursday, April 21, 2022 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
| Session 1: Patient Evaluation – Focus On the Patients’ Issues and Make the Best Treatment Plan | Moderators: Steve Elias, Antonios Gasparis and Kathleen Gibson | |
| 10:00 A.M. | Saphenous Vein Reflux | Ellen Dillavou |
| 10:05 A.M. | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:10 A.M. | Nonsaphenous Vein Reflux | Peter Pappas |
| 10:15 A.M. | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:20 A.M. | Post-thrombotic Vein Disease | Kush Desai |
| 10:25 A.M. | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:30 A.M. | Pelvic Vein Relfux | Kathleen Gibson |
| 10:35 A.M. | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:40 A.M. | Phlebolymphedema | Antonios Gasparis |
| 10:45 A.M. | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:50 A.M. | Skin damage | Angela Kokkosis |
| 10:55 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Desai, Dillavou, Elias, Gasparis, Gibson, Kokkosis and Pappas |
| 11:00 A.M. | VS Live Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza |
| 11:22 A.M.-11:37 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 2: Make the Best Use of Imaging – Diagnostic Points from Clinical Cases | Moderators: Ellen Dillavou and Ronald Winokur | |
| 11:38 A.M. | Ultrasound Pearls from Clinical Cases | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 11:43 A.M. | CTV Protocol and When it is Useful | Kush Desai |
| 11:48 A.M. | When I Use MRI and Why | Ronald Winokur |
| 11:53 A.M. | Important Venographic Findings During Intervention | Mark Meissner |
| 11:58 A.M. | IVUS Measurement to Improve Venous Stenting Outcomes | Paul Gagne |
| 12:03 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Desai, Dillavou, Gagne, Labropoulos, Meissner and Winokur |
| 12:14 P.M.-12:29 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 3: How to Tailor Compression to Patients’ Needs | Moderators: Sergio Gianesini and Fedor Lurie | |
| 12:30 P.M. | Residual Edema After Vein Procedures | Rafael Malgor |
| 12:35 P.M. | Compression Management for the Difficult Leg | Joseph Caprini |
| 12:40 P.M. | Compression for How Long? When Does It Need to be Changed and to What? | Fedor Lurie |
| 12:45 P.M. | Compression Algorithm for Patients with Lympedema | Laura Redman |
| 12:50 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Caprini, Gianesini, Lurie, R. Malgor and Redman |
| Session 4: Updates on the Management of VTE | Moderators: Gloria Salazar and Victor Tapson | |
| 1:00 P.M. | When to Prescribe Extended Anticoagulation | Victor Tapson |
| 1:10 P.M. | Thrombus Removal: Key Features of Available Options | Patrick Muck |
| 1:20 P.M. | Management of Calf DVT After Vein Procedure – Clinical Case | Ellen Dillavou |
| 1:25 P.M. | Treatment for Recurrent DVT – Clinical Case | Joseph Caprini |
| 1:30 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Dillavou, Caprini, Muck, Salazar and Tapson |
| 1:41 P.M. – 1:56 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 5: Clinical Cases on the Treatment of Superficial Veins | Moderators: Angela Kokkosis and Antonios Gasparis | |
| 1:57 P.M. | VS Live: Superficial Ablation | Steve Elias |
| 2:07 P.M. | Management of Combined GSV and SSV Reflux | Ignacio Escotto |
| 2:12 P.M. | Hybrid Treatment for the Intrafascial and Epifascial Saphenous Reflux | Emily Malgor |
| 2:17 P.M. | Anterior Saphenous to GSV Reflux | Ramona Gupta |
| 2:22 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Elias, Escotto, Gasparis, Gupta, Kokkosis and E. Malgor |
| 2:33 P.M. – 2:48 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 6: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation | Moderators: Peter Pappas and Stephen Black | |
| 2:49 P.M. | Misinformation and Disinformation in Venous Disease | Sergio Gianesini |
| 2:54 P.M. | Challenges in Pelvic Vein Disorders | Mark Meissner |
| 2:59 P.M. | Sclerotherapy of the Ulcer Bed vs. a Combination of Sclerotherapy and the GSV Ablation: A Randomized Trial | Fedor Lurie |
| 3:04 P.M. | Stent Migration: Where We Stand | Stephen Black |
| 3:09 P.M. | The BEST Trial | Alun Davies |
| 3:14 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Black, Davies, Gianesini, Lurie, Meissner and Pappas |
| 3:25 P.M. | Adjourn Day One | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
Friday, April 22, 2022
| Friday, April 22, 2022 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
| Session 7: Treatment Planning for Superficial Vein Disease: Clinical Cases | Moderators: Steve Elias and Tomasz Urbanek | |
| 10:00 A.M. | Symptomatic Corona Phlebectatica | Tomasz Urbanek |
| 10:05 A.M. | Extensive Varicosities | Dimitris Kontothanassis |
| 10:10 A.M. | Recurrent Disease | Paul Pittaluga |
| 10:15 A.M. | Failed Thermal Ablation | Kathleen Gibson |
| 10:20 A.M. | Persistent Ulcer after Endovenous Ablation | Peter Pappas |
| 10:25 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Elias, Gibson, Kontothanassis, Pappas, Pittaluga and Urbanek |
| 10:36 A.M.-10:51 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 8: Treatment Planning for Deep Vein Disease | Moderators: Stephen Black and William Marston | |
| 10:52 A.M. | Unilateral Swelling Out of Proportion With Ultrasound Findings in the Lower Limb | Patrick Muck |
| 10:57 A.M. | Extensive Bilateral Symptomatic Swelling | William Marston |
| 11:02 A.M. | Chronic Venous Obstruction With Acute and Rapid Worsening | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 11:07 A.M. | Chronic Pelvic Pain | Gloria Salazar |
| 11:12 A.M. | Persistent Ulcer After Successful Treatment of Superficial Disease | Stephen Black |
| 11:17 A.M. | Recurrent Symptoms After Iliac Vein Stent | Kush Desai |
| 11:22 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Black, Desai, Marston, Muck and Salazar |
| 11:34 A.M.-11:49 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 9: Management of Mixed Disease | Moderators: Steve Elias and Efthymios Avgerinos | |
| 11:50 A.M. | Management of Venous Thrombosis in Uncommon Locations | Thomas Maldonado |
| 11:55 A.M. | Varicose Veins and Post-thrombotic Disease | Tomasz Urbanek |
| 12:00 P.M. | Obesity and Skin Damage | Laura Redman |
| 12:05 P.M. | Arterial and Venous Disease | Igor Sincos |
| 12:10 P.M. | Upper Extremity Nerve and Venous Symptoms – Video Demonstration | Rafael Malgor |
| 12:15 P.M. | VS Live Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza |
| 12:25 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Elias, Labropoulos, Maldonado, R. Malgor, Redman, Sincos, Souza and Urbanek |
| 12:36 P.M.-12:51 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 10: Addressing Important Issues When Treating Venous Disease | Moderators: Ignacio Escotto and Luis Leon | |
| 12:52 P.M. | Foot Static Disorders | Vitor Gornati |
| 12:57 P.M. | Unexpected Findings | Luis Leon |
| 1:02 P.M. | Superficial Vein Thrombosis After Interventions | Angela Kokkosis |
| 1:07 P.M. | Anticoagulation During and After Interventions | William Marston |
| 1:12 P.M. | Residual Venous Disease | Ellen Dillavou |
| 1:17 P.M. | Achieving Good Aesthetic Outcomes | Ronald Bush |
| 1:22 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Bush, Dillavou, Escotto, Gornati, Kokkosis, Leon and Marston |
| 1:34 P.M.-1:49 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 11: Venous Mix | Moderators: Alun Davies and Ramona Gupta | |
| 1:50 P.M. | IVC Filter Related Complications | Apostolos Tassiopoulos |
| 1:55 P.M. | Management of an Interesting Case With Swelling | Carl Fastabend |
| 2:00 P.M. | Skin Damage From a Large Anterior Saphenous Vein | Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska |
| 2:05 P.M. | When Vein Aneurysms Should Be Treated? | Alun Davies |
| 2:10 P.M. | VS Live Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza |
| 2:20 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Davies, Fastabend, Gupta, Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, Labropoulos, Souza and Tassiopoulos |
| Session 12: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation | Moderators: Rafael Malgor and Peter Pappas | |
| 2:35 P.M. | Update on Varicose Vein Guidelines | Peter Pappas |
| 2:40 P.M. | C-TRACT and Other Trials on Chronic Venous Obstruction: What We Need to Achieve | Suresh Vedantham |
| 2:45 P.M. | Up to Date Primer on Clinical Trials of Catheter Devices for Acute PE | Akhilesh Sista |
| 2:50 P.M. | The Glycocalyx Marvel and Clinical Significance | Joseph Raffetto |
| 2:55 P.M. | Update on Trials for Deep Venous Valves | William Marston |
| 3:00 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. R. Malgor, Marston, Pappas and Vedantham |
| 3:10 P.M. | Adjourn Day Two | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
Saturday, April 23, 2022
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
| Session 13: Pulmonary Embolism: Recent Findings and Their Impact on Management | Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos and Victor Tapson | |
| 10:00 A.M. | What is the Clinical Impact of Having a First Episode of PE? | Mark Meissner |
| 10:05 A.M. | Post-PE Syndrome: How to Predict and How to Prevent? | Victor Tapson |
| 10:10 A.M. | Effectiveness of Current Devices for Thrombus Removal | Kush Desai |
| 10:15 A.M. | What We Have Learned From the Recent Trials and What Needs to Be Done? | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 10:20 A.M. | The Intermediate Risk of PE: Anticoagulation Alone, Systemic Lysis or Intervention? | Akhilesh Sista |
| 10:25 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Desai, Meissner, Sista and Tapson |
| Session 14: Pelvic Venous Disorders: Use of SVP Classification and Treatment Strategies | Moderator: Kathleen Gibson and Gloria Salazar | |
| 10:40 A.M. | Ovarian and Internal Iliac Vein Reflux | Ronald Winokur |
| 10:45 A.M. | Renal Vein Obstruction and Pelvic Reflux | Mark Meissner |
| 10:50 A.M. | Pelvic and Lower Extremity Vein Reflux | Kathleen Gibson |
| 10:55 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Gibson, Meissner, Salazar and Winokur |
| 11:07 A.M.-11:22 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 15: Optimizing Aesthetic Vein Treatment in Routine Practice | Moderators: Ellen Dillavou and Tomasz Urbanek | |
| 11:23 A.M. | Laser and Sclerotherapy for Spider Veins | Rodrigo Kikuchi |
| 11:28 A.M. | Phlebectomies and Sclerotherapy | Ronald Bush |
| 11:33 A.M. | Tips and Tricks Before and After Sclerotherapy | Tomasz Urbanek |
| 11:38 A.M. | Saphenous Reflux and Extensive Small Vein Disease | Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska |
| 11:43 A.M. | Case Examples – What is Realistic to See After Treatment? | Vitor Gornati |
| 11:48 A.M. | VS Live Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza |
| 11:58 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Bush, Dillavou, Gornati, Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, Kikuchi, Labropoulos, Souza and Urbanek |
| 12:10 P.M.-12:25 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 16: Venous Stents: Challenges and Controversies | Moderators: Kush Desai and Suresh Vedantham | |
| 12:26 P.M. | When Does a NIVL Truly Need to Be Treated and How? | Carl Fastabend |
| 12:31 P.M. | Post-thrombotic Disease: Treat Deep, Superficial or Both? | Stephen Black |
| 12:36 P.M. | Stent Failure and How to Prevent It | Paul Gagne |
| 12:41 P.M. | Stent Occlusion: The Challenge, Tips and Tools for Success | Kush Desai |
| 12:46 P.M. | Anticoagulation Following Stent Placement: When Will We Have Consensus? | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 12:51 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Black, Desai, Fastabend, Gagne and Vedantham |
| 1:04 P.M.-1:19 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 17: Important Aspects on the Management of Venous Ulcers | Moderators: Stephen Black and William Marston | |
| 1:20 P.M. | What Do We Need to Take Care of? | Peter Pappas |
| 1:25 P.M. | Best of the Local Ulcer Care | George Koullias |
| 1:30 P.M. | Treatment of the Superficial Veins | Steve Elias |
| 1:35 P.M. | Dealing With Deep Vein Disease | William Marston |
| 1:40 P.M. | VS Live Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza |
| 2:00 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Black, Elias, Koullias, Labropoulos, Marston, Pappas and Souza |
| 2:14 P.M.-2:29 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
| Session 18: Short Clinical Cases on Superficial Vein Disease | Moderators: Steve Elias and Igor Sincos | |
| 2:30 P.M. | GSV Reflux with a Large Incompetent Mid-thigh Perforator Vein | Paul Pittaluga |
| 2:35 P.M. | SSV with Thigh Extension and Pelvic Reflux | Angela Kokkosis |
| 2:40 P.M. | Residual GSV Below the Knee with Venous Ulcer | Ignacio Escotto |
| 2:45 P.M. | Nonsaphenous Varicose Veins | Emily Malgor |
| 2:50 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Elias, Escotto, Kokkosis, E. Malgor, Pittaluga and Sincos |
| 3:00 P.M. | Daily Wrap Up and Closing Remarks | Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis |
| 3:05 P.M. | Conclusion of VS Virtual 2022 | |
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