2024 PROGRAM

Venous Symposium 2023 Program Coming Soon!

This educational activity provides training necessary for licensed attendees to maintain state licensing requirements. The tuition for this educational activity is subsidized in part by unrestricted educational grants, including for those attendees who have successfully completed the state licensing requirements for their respective fields.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

VS WOUND CARE SYMPOSIUM Co-Directors: George Koullias and Alisha Oropallo
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
		TITLE	FACULTY
7:30 AM	7:55 AM	Attendee Breakfast
7:55 AM	8:00 AM	Welcome	Moderators: George Koullias and Alisha Oropallo
		Session 1: Current Wound Landscape – The Basics	Moderators: George Koullias and Andrew Rader
8:00 AM	8:08 AM	Current Landscape of Wounds and Why to Invest On	Alisha Oropallo
8:08 AM	8:16 AM	How and Why Do Wounds Form	Andrew Rader
8:16 AM	8:24 AM	Detailed Wound Assessment – Forming a Plan of Action	William Marston
8:24 AM	8:32 AM	Patient Assessment Beyond the Wound	Steven Dean
8:32 AM	8:40 AM	Imaging for Wounds	Nicos Labropoulos
8:40 AM	9:00 AM	Discussion
		Session 2: Live Patient History Examination, Studies and Live Imaging	Clinical Exam: George Koullias and Linda Miller
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	Patient With a Venous Ulcer	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
9:30 AM	10:00 AM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 3: Directly Attacking the Wound – Local Wound Care – Part 1	Moderators: William Marston and Nicholas Sikalas
10:00 AM	10:08 AM	Wound Debridement – How to Do it Right	George Koullias
10:08 AM	10:16 AM	What to Put on an Inflamed Wound	William Tettelbach
10:16 AM	10:24 AM	How to Control the Drainage of the Wound	Dot Weir
10:24 AM	10:32 AM	How to Treat the Skin Around the Wound	Dot Weir
10:32 AM	10:40 AM	Is the Wound Infected?	Lee Ruotsi
10:40 AM	11:00 AM	Discussion
		Session 4: Directly Attacking the Wound – Local Wound Care – Part 2	Moderators: Windy Cole and Alisha Oropallo
11:00 AM	11:07 AM	Collagen Dressings – When to Apply Them and For How Long – Addressing Biofilm	Andrew Rader
11:07 AM	11:14 AM	Live, Cryopreserved or Dehydrated Amniotic Products: When and How to Apply Them	William Tettelbach
11:14 AM	11:21 AM	Latest on Negative Pressure Therapy – When and How to Use	Dimitrios Virvillis
11:21 AM	11:28 AM	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Current Indications in Wound Care	John Reynolds
11:28 AM	11:35 AM	Clinical Case: A Complicated Ulcer of Arterial and Venous Etiology	George Koullias
11:35 AM	11:45 AM	Discussion
		Session 5: Directly Attacking the Wound – Other Things We Can Do Besides Local Care	Moderators: Mohsen Bannazadeh and John Lantis
11:45 AM	11:50 AM	Basic Principles of Compression	Linda Miller
11:50 AM	11:55 AM	Dressing and Edema Management – Making the Right Choice	Dot Weir
11:55 AM	12:05 PM	Advance Principles of Compression – Presentation of Complex Cases	Linda Miller
12:05 PM	12:10 PM	Acellular Matrix Product Applications on Wounds – How These Products Work	George Koullias
12:10 PM	12:15 PM	Topical Oxygen – Where Do We Stand?	Windy Cole
12:15 PM	12:20 PM	Treating the Vessels that Locally Cause Venous Ulceration	Ronald Bush
12:30 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 6: Live Patient Examination – Mixed Disease	Clinical Exam: George Koullias and Suzie Ehmann
1:30 PM	2:00 PM	Patient With a Mixed Etiology Leg Ulcer – Review of Live Imaging	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 7: Clinical Case Presentations of Different Wounds	Moderators: William Tettelbach and Sami Khan
2:00 PM	2:05 PM	Pain Management in Wound Care	Windy Cole
2:05 PM	2:10 PM	Is This a Venous Ulcer?	William Marston
2:10 PM	2:15 PM	Arterial Ulcer	Nicholas Sikalas
2:15 PM	2:20 PM	Differential Diagnosis of Ulcers	Alisha Oropallo
2:20 PM	2:25 PM	Radiation Related Ulcer	Sami Khan
2:25 PM	2:35 PM	Discussion
		Session 8: Wound Care Mix	Moderators: John Lantis and Nicholas Sikalas
2:35 PM	2:40 PM	Osteomyelitis in Wounds – How to Proceed?	Samuel Hoisington
2:40 PM	2:45 PM	Timing of Interventions to Accelerate Wound Healing	John Lantis
2:45 PM	2:50 PM	The Role of Skin Grafting	Sami Khan
2:50 PM	2:55 PM	When to Take Wound Cultures and What to Do With the Results?	Lee Ruotsi
2:55 PM	3:00 PM	Surgical Pearls for Non-healing Wounds	Samuel Hoisington
3:00 PM	3:30 PM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 9: Amputation Prevention in 2023 – Where Do We Stand	Moderators: Steve Elias and William Marston
3:30 PM	3:40 PM	Critical Limb Ischemia and Amputation Rates – Where Do We Stand in 2023	William Marston
3:40 PM	3:50 PM	Complex Arterial Cases to Reduce Amputation Rates	Mohsen Bannazadeh
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Mixed Arterial and Venous Cases	John Lantis
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Healing Wounds on Amputation Stumps and Avoiding More Proximal Amputation	George Koullias
4:00 PM	4:15 PM	Discussion
		Session 10: Pearls for a Wound Care Practice – Seeing the Big Picture, Future Directions	Moderators: George Koullias and Kathleen Schaum
4:15 PM	4:25 PM	Coordinating Care Between the Interventionalist and the Wound Specialist	Steve Elias
4:25 PM	4:35 PM	Building an Office Based Wound Care Practice	Alisha Oropallo
4:35 PM	4:45 PM	It Has a Code and a Payment Rate, But is It “Covered”?	Kathleen Schaum
4:45 PM	4:55 PM	Multimodality Treatment Approaches in Hard to Heal Wounds	Windy Cole
4:55 PM	5:05 PM	Future Directions in Wound Care	Jose Diaz
5:05 PM	5:15 PM	Discussion
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Concluding Remarks	George Koullias and Alisha Oropallo

VS PHYSICIANS-IN-TRAINING Co-Directors: Kush Desai and Efthymios Avgerinos
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
		TITLE	FACULTY
7:30 AM	7:55 AM	Attendee Breakfast
7:55 AM	8:00 AM	Welcome and Scope of the Course	Kush Desai
		Session 1: Superficial Venous Disease	Moderator: Zoe Deol
8:00 AM	8:08 AM	Workup of a Superficial Venous Patient: Imaging and Physical Exam	Ignacio Escotto
8:08 AM	8:16 AM	Saphenous/non-saphenous Ablation: Technologies and Techniques	Steve Elias
8:16 AM	8:24 AM	Complications of Superficial Venous Treatment: Identification and Treatment	Yana Etkin
8:24 AM	8:35 AM	Discussion
8:35 AM	8:45 AM	Attendee Case Presentation
		Session 2: Deep Venous Disease	Moderator: Kush Desai
8:45 AM	8:53 AM	The Role of IVUS in Deep Venous Intervention	Mark Meissner
8:53 AM	9:01 AM	Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis: Evidence and Technologies for Treatment	Kush Desai
9:01 AM	9:09 AM	Workup and Treatment of Post-thrombotic Venous Occlusions	Erin Murphy
9:09 AM	9:20 AM	Discussion
9:20 AM	9:30 AM	Attendee Case Presentation
		Session 3: Lymphedema	Moderator: Steven Dean
9:30 AM	9:38 AM	What is Lymphedema? Workup and Diagnosis	Antonios Gasparis
9:38 AM	9:46 AM	Options for Treatment of Lymphedema from MLD to Return Assist Devices	Zoe Deol
9:46 AM	9:54 AM	It’s Not Just Lymphedema: Lipedema and Phlebolymphedema	Steven Dean
9:54 AM	10:05 AM	Discussion
10:05 AM	10:15 AM	Attendee Case Presentation
10:15 AM	10:30 AM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibitors
		Session 4: Female Pelvic Vein Disease	Moderator: Mark Meissner
10:30 AM	10:38 AM	Workup of Venous-origin Chronic Pelvic Pain: Pathophysiology and Imaging	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
10:38 AM	10:46 AM	Embolotherapy for Female Pelvic Venous Disease: Indications and Techniques	Elias Hohlastos
10:46 AM	10:54 AM	Iliac Vein Obstruction and Female PeVD: Who to Stent and When?	Ronald Winokur
10:54 AM	11:05 AM	Discussion
11:05 AM	11:15 AM	Attendee Case Presentation
		Session 5: Pulmonary Embolism	Moderator: Efthymios Avgerinos
11:15 AM	11:23 AM	Pulmonary Embolism: Risk Stratification and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies	Elias Hohlastos
11:23 AM	11:31 AM	Technologies for Catheter-based Intervention	Efthymios Avgerinos
11:31 AM	11:39 AM	Advanced Support Technologies in Critically Ill PE Patients	Steven Abramowitz
11:39 AM	11:50 AM	Discussion
11:50 AM	12:00 PM	Attendee Case Presentation
		Session 6: Knowing Where You Are Going To	Moderator: Steven Abramowitz
12:00 PM	12:10 PM	What I Did Not Know in Training But I Wished I Knew	Peter Pappas
12:10 PM	12:15 PM	Discussion
12:15 PM	12:30 PM	Your First Job Pearls and Pitfalls	Kush Desai and Efthymios Avgerinos
12:30 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break and Visit With Exhibitors
1:30 PM	3:00 PM	Hands-on Workshop
		Station 1: Clinical Case Presentation – PPT Presentation Interacting With the Trainees	Ignacio Escotto and Peter Pappas
		Station 2: Superficial Veins Thermal Devices	Edward Boyle and Yana Etkin
		Station 3: Superficial Veins Non-thermal Devices	Steve Elias and Zoe Deol
		Station 4: Sclerotherapy	Vitor Gornati and Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
		Station 5: Compression	Steven Dean and Fedor Lurie
		Station 6: Pelvic Reflux	Mark Meissner and Parag Patel
		Station 7: IVC Filters	Kush Desai and Elias Hohlastos
		Station 8: Venous Stents	Erin Murphy and Ronald Winokur
		Station 9: Thrombectomy Devices	Efthymios Avgerinos and Steven Abramowitz
		Station 10: IVUS	Houman Jalaie and Antonios Gasparis
3:00 PM	3:30 PM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibitors
3:30 PM	5:00 PM	Hands-on Workshop
		Station 1: Clinical Case Presentation – PPT Presentation Interacting With the Trainees	Ignacio Escotto and Peter Pappas
		Station 2: Superficial Veins Thermal Devices	Edward Boyle and Yana Etkin
		Station 3: Superficial Veins Non-thermal Devices	Zoe Deol and Misaki Kiguchi
		Station 4: Sclerotherapy	Vitor Gornati and Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
		Station 5: Compression	Steven Dean and Fedor Lurie
		Station 6: Pelvic Reflux	Mark Meissner and Parag Patel
		Station 7: IVC Filters	Kush Desai and Elias Hohlastos
		Station 8: Venous Stents	Erin Murphy and Ronald Winokur
		Station 9: Thrombectomy Devices	Efthymios Avgerinos and Steven Abramowitz
		Station 10: IVUS	Houman Jalaie and Antonios Gasparis

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

VS WOUND CARE SYMPOSIUM Co-Directors: Alisha Oropallo and George Koullias
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
		TITLE	FACULTY
7:30 AM	7:55 AM	Attendee Breakfast
7:55 AM	8:00 AM	Welcome	Moderators: Alisha Oropallo and George Koullias
		Session 1: Basic Concepts	Moderators: Mohsen Bannazadeh and Nicholas Sikalas
8:00 AM	8:07 AM	Wound Etiology	Alisha Oropallo
8:07 AM	8:16 AM	How to Best Evaluate a Wound	George Koullias
8:16 AM	8:24 AM	Principles of Wound Healing	Dimitris Virvilis
8:24 AM	8:32 AM	Arterial and Venous Assessment	Antonios Gasparis
8:32 AM	8:40 AM	Imaging for Wounds – What Do We Look For?	Nicos Labropoulos
8:40 AM	8:50 AM	Discussion
		Session 2: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan	Panel: Alisha Oropallo, William Marston and Nicholas Sikalas
8:50 AM	9:30 AM	Patient With a Venous Ulcer	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
9:30 AM	10:00 AM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 3: Local Wound Care	Moderators: Fedor Lurie and Thomas Serena
10:00 AM	10:08 AM	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: What You Should Be Using and When	Dimitris Virvilis
10:08 AM	10:16 AM	Here to Stay: Platelet Rich Plasma in Wound Care	George Koullias
10:16 AM	10:24 AM	Topical Oxygen: What’s the Evidence?	Thomas Serena
10:24 AM	10:32 AM	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: When to Make the Referral	John Reynolds
10:32 AM	10:40 AM	Live Cells and Dehydrated Amniotic Products	George Koullias
10:40 AM	10:48 AM	Cryopreserved and Lyophylized Amniotic Products	John Lantis
10:48 AM	11:00 AM	Discussion
		Session 4: Clinical Case Presentation of Different Wounds	Moderators: Steven Dean and Nicholas Sikalas
11:00 AM	11:05 AM	New Small Ulcer	Dimitris Virvilis
11:05 AM	11:09 AM	Very Large Ulcer	Steve Elias
11:09 AM	11:15 AM	What Ulcer is This?	Steven Dean
11:15 AM	11:20 AM	Is This a Venous Ulcer?	William Marston
11:20 AM	11:25 AM	Don’t Forget the Differential Diagnosis	Alisha Oropallo
11:25 AM	11:30 AM	Why Is It So Painful?	Lee Ruotsi
11:30 AM	11:40 AM	Discussion
		Session 5: How, When and What Type of Local Dressings and Compression	Moderators: Fedor Lurie and Lee Ruotsi
11:40 AM	11:45 AM	How to Choose Amongst Dozens of Collagen Dressings?	Dot Weir
11:45 AM	11:50 AM	Dressing Management: Making the Right Choice	Dot Weir
11:50 AM	11:55 AM	Principles of Compression for Venous Ulcers	Suzie Ehmann
11:55 AM	12:00 PM	How to Know if Your Compression is Effective	Fedor Lurie
12:00 PM	12:15 PM	Advanced Principles of Compression – Presentation of Complex Compression Cases	Suzie Ehmann
12:15 PM	12:25 PM	Discussion
12:25 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 6: Local Interventions	Moderators: George Koullias and Lee Ruotsi
1:30 PM	1:38 PM	Removing Biofilm: What is So Difficult?	William Marston
1:38 PM	1:46 PM	The Role of Acellular Matrix Products	John Lantis
1:46 PM	1:54 PM	When Biopsy is the Next Best Step?	William Marston
1:54 PM	2:02 PM	Proper Wound Hygiene: What’s the Best Cleanser?	Dot Weir
2:02 PM	2:10 PM	Preparing the Wound Bed for Intervention	Alisha Oropallo
2:10 PM	2:20 PM	Discussion
		Session 7: Vascular Procedures for Ulcer Healing – Learning Through Clinical Cases	Moderators: William Marston and John Lantis
2:20 PM	2:25 PM	Arterial Obstruction	Nicholas Sikalas
2:25 PM	2:30 PM	Heel Ulcer	Mohsen Bannazadeh
2:30 PM	2:35 PM	Superficial Vein Reflux	Antonios Gasparis
2:35 PM	2:39 PM	Iliac Vein Obstruction	Steve Elias
2:45 PM	2:50 PM	Mixed Disease	Luis Leon
2:50 PM	3:00 PM	Discussion
		Session 8: Wound Care Mix	Moderators: Sami Khan and Luis Leon
3:00 PM	3:05 PM	Osteomyelitis in Wounds: Now What?	Samuel Hoisington
3:05 PM	3:10 PM	Accelerated Healing: Initiating Early Intervention	Mohsen Bannazadeh
3:10 PM	3:15 PM	The Role of Skin Grafting	Sami Khan
3:15 PM	3:20 PM	How to Prevent Recurrence	Samuel Hoisington
3:20 PM	3:30 PM	Discussion
3:30 PM	4:00 PM	Refreshment Break and Visit With Exhibits
		Session 9: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Fedor Lurie and Alisha Oropallo
4:00 PM	4:08 PM	More Than Meets the Eye: Detecting Wound Infections Through Technology	Thomas Serena
4:08 PM	4:16 PM	Making Better Decisions: Assessing Microperfusion	Alisha Oropallo
4:16 PM	4:24 PM	Wound Assessment Made Easy: Bringing the Wound EMR into Your Practice	Thomas Serena
4:24 PM	4:32 PM	New Updates: Cellular Tissue-based Products	John Lantis
4:32 PM	4:40 PM	Is the Wound Really Infected? Differentiating Inflammatory Response vs. Infection	Lee Ruotsi
4:40 PM	4:50 PM	Discussion
		Session 10: Video Session – How I Do It	Moderators: Sami Khan and William Marston
4:50 PM	4:58 PM	Wound Debridement	George Koullias
4:58 PM	5:06 PM	Application of Cellular Tissue-based Product With Multilayer Compression for Venous Ulcers	Alisha Oropallo
5:06 PM	5:14 PM	Reconstruction for Difficult Wounds to Heal	Sami Khan
5:14 PM	5:22 PM	Negative Pressure Use in Venous Ulcers	John Lantis
5:22 PM	5:30 PM	Discussion
		Session 11: Starting, Maintaining and Expanding a Wound Care Practice	Moderators: Steve Elias and Antonios Gasparis
5:30 PM	5:38 PM	The New Start Up: Bringing an Office-based Wound Care to Your Practice	George Koullias
5:38 PM	5:46 PM	Nuts and Bolts of a Wound Care Center: What You Need	Alisha Oropallo
5:46 PM	5:54 PM	Maximizing your Reimbursement: Are You Adding the Right Codes to Your Leg Ulcer Management?	Thomas Serena
5:54 PM	6:02 PM	How to Maintain and Expand Your Practice	Lee Ruotsi
6:02 PM	6:10 PM	Discussion
6:10 PM	6:20 PM	Concluding Remarks	George Koullias and Alisha Oropallo

VS LATIN COURSE – CANCELLED Co-Directores Ignacio Escotto y Nicos Labropoulos
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
		TÍTULO	FACULTAD
1:30 PM	1:35 PM	Bienvenida	Ignacio Escotto
		Sesión 1: Enfermedad Venosa Superficial	Moderador: Rodrigo Kikuchi
1:35 PM	1:40 PM	Hallazgos Clínicos y Diagnóstico	Marco Meza
1:40 PM	1:47 PM	Tratamiento Conservador	Jorge Ulloa
1:47 PM	1:54 PM	Que Pacientes Requieren Tratamiento	Lorena Grillo
1:54 PM	2:01 PM	Dispositivos de Ablación Térmica	Marcial Fallas
2:01 PM	2:08 PM	Dispositivos de Ablación No-Térmica	Nora Sánchez
2:08 PM	2:15 PM	Consejos y Trucos Para la Ablación Térmica	Vitor Gornati
2:15 PM	2:25 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 2: Patrones y Evaluación del Reflujo Venoso Superficial	Moderadora: Lorena Grillo
2:25 PM	2:30 PM	Cómo Optimizar la Evaluación Ecográfica del Reflujo Venoso	Adriano Souza
2:30 PM	2:35 PM	Caso Clínico de Con Patrón de Reflujo Superficial Simple	Karol Lajam
2:35 PM	2:40 PM	Caso Clínico de Con Patrón de Reflujo Superficial Complejo	Jorge Ulloa
2:40 PM	2:45 PM	Patrones de Reflujo Venoso Superficial	Flora Ibarra
2:45 PM	2:55 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 3: Enfermedad Estética Venosa	Moderadora: Nora Sánchez
2:55 PM	3:02 PM	Bases de la Escleroterapia Estética	Vitor Gornati
3:02 PM	3:09 PM	Procedimientos de Venosos Estéticos. Consejos y Trucos	Rodrigo Kikuchi
3:09 PM	3:16 PM	Como Seleccionar al Pacientes Adecuados Para Tratamiento Venosos Estético	Marco Meza
3:16 PM	3:23 PM	Caso de Flebología Estética	Rodrigo Kikuchi
3:23 PM	3:30 PM	Discusión
3:30 PM	4:00 PM	Receso
		Sesión 4: Enfermedad Venosa Profunda	Moderadora: Gloria Salazar
4:00 PM	4:07 PM	Manejo Médico de la TVP Aguda: Anticoagulantes, Compresión, Duración del Tratamiento	Nelsón Encarnación
4:07 PM	4:14 PM	Manejo Intervencionista de la TVP Aguda: Trombólisis y Tromboaspiración	Ignacio Escotto
4:14 PM	4:21 PM	Síndrome Postrombótico – Manejo Conservador e Intervencionista	Marcial Fallas
4:21 PM	4:28 PM	NIVLs: Epidemiología, Diagnóstico, Tratamiento	Gabriel Hernández
4:28 PM	4:35 PM	Stents Venosos Dedicados	Gloria Salazar
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	Presentación del caso – TVP Iliofemoral	Vanesa Rubio
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Un Caso de TVP Ilio-femoral que no Le Fue Bien	Luis León
4:45 PM	4:55 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 5: Enfermedad Venosa Pélvica	Moderador: Ignacio Escotto
4:55 PM	5:02 PM	Diagnóstico y Clasificación	Vitor Gornati
5:02 PM	5:09 PM	Manejo de las Venas Varicosas de Origen Pélvico	Nora Sánchez
5:09 PM	5:16 PM	Manejo del Reflujo de la Vena Pélvica	Gloria Salazar
5:16 PM	5:23 PM	Manejo de Reflujo y Obstrucción	Gabriel Hernández
5:23 PM	5:28 PM	Caso Clínico de Obstrucción Venosa Crónica	Vanesa Rubio
5:28 PM	5:35 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 6: Manejo de la Embolia Pulmonar	Moderador: Jorge Ulloa
5:35 PM	5:42 PM	Clasificación, Diagnóstico del Síndrome Post TEP	Nelsón Encarnación
5:42 PM	5:49 PM	Intervención de TEP: Quién y Cómo	Luis León
5:49 PM	5:54 PM	Presentacion de Caso Clinico TEP	Rafael Malgor
5:54 PM	6:00 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 7: Educación, Colaboración e Información en Flebología	Moderador: Nicos Labropoulos
6:00 PM	6:07 PM	Horizontes para la Investigación y la Colaboración	José Díaz
6:07 PM	6:14 PM	Información Errónea y Desinformación en Enfermedades Venosas y Linfáticas	Rodrigo Kikuchi
6:14 PM	6:21 PM	Educación en Flebología: Lo que Debemos Mejorar	Ignacio Escotto
6:21 PM	6:26 PM	Discusión
		Sesión 8: Linfedema	Moderador: Gabriel Hernández
6:26 PM	6:31 PM	Hallazgos Clínicos y Diagnóstico Diferencial	Karol Lajam
6:31 PM	6:36 PM	Tratamiento óptimo del Linfedema	Lorena Grillo
6:36 PM	6:41 PM	Todo lo que Necesitas Saber de Linfedema	Daphne González
6:41 PM	6:50 PM	Discusión
6:50 PM	6:55 PM	Despedida y Evaluación Final	Nicos Labropouls and Ignacio Escotto

VS PHYSICIANS-IN-TRAINING Co-Directors: Kush Desai and Efthymios Avgerinos
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
		TITLE	FACULTY
1:55 PM	2:00 PM	Welcome and Scope of the Course	Kush Desai
		Session 1: Superficial Venous Disease	Moderator: Steve Elias
2:00 PM	2:05 PM	The Basics: Epidemiology, Classification, Clinical Findings and Diagnosis	Nicos Labropoulos
2:05 PM	2:12 PM	Conservative Management	Rafael Malgor
2:12 PM	2:19 PM	Time to Intervene: When and How	Ramona Gupta
2:19 PM	2:26 PM	Thermal Ablation Devices	Igor Sincos
2:26 PM	2:33 PM	Non-thermal Ablation Devices	Steve Elias
2:33 PM	2:40 PM	Sclerotherapy Basics	Vitor Gornati
2:40 PM	2:50 PM	Short Clinical Cases – Simple Reflux Patterns	Angela Kokkosis
2:50 PM	3:00 PM	Short Clinical Cases – Complex Reflux Patterns	Neil Khilnani
3:00 PM	3:15 PM	Discussion
		Session 2: Lymphedema	Moderator: Steven Dean
3:15 PM	3:22 PM	The Basics: Etiology, Physiology, Clinical Findings and Differential Diagnosis, Classification	Antonios Gasparis
3:22 PM	3:29 PM	Optimal Lymphedema Management	Laura Redman
3:29 PM	3:36 PM	All You Need to Know on Lipedema	Steven Dean
3:36 PM	3:45 PM	Discussion
3:45 PM	4:00 PM	Refreshment Break
		Session 3: Deep Venous Disease	Moderator: Efthymios Avgerinos
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	Acute DVT: Epidemiology, Clinical Findings, Risks, Diagnosis	Nicos Labropoulos
4:05 PM	4:12 PM	Medical Management of Acute DVT: Anticoagulants, Compression, Length of Treatment	Rafael Malgor
4:12 PM	4:19 PM	Interventional Management of Acute DVT: Thrombolysis and Thromboaspiration	Efthymios Avgerinos
4:19 PM	4:26 PM	Post-thrombotic Syndrome – Conservative and Interventional Management	Antonios Gasparis
4:26 PM	4:33 PM	NIVLs: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment	Kush Desai
4:33 PM	4:40 PM	Dedicated Venous Stents	William Marston
4:40 PM	4:50 PM	Case Presentation – Iliofemoral DVT	Nicholas Sikalas
4:50 PM	5:00 PM	Case Presentation – Chronic Iliocaval Obstruction	Kush Desai
5:00 PM	5:15 PM	Discussion
		Session 4: Pelvic Vein Disease	Moderator: Neil Khilnani
5:15 PM	5:22 PM	Diagnosis and Classification	Mark Meissner
5:22 PM	5:29 PM	Management of Varicose Veins of Pelvic Origin	Ramona Gupta
5:29 PM	5:36 PM	Treatment of Pelvic Vein Reflux	Ronald Winokur
5:36 PM	5:43 PM	Management of Reflux and Obstruction	Kush Desai
5:43 PM	5:58 PM	Discussion
		Session 5: Pulmonary Embolism	Moderator: Akhilesh Sista
5:58 PM	6:05 PM	The Basics: Classification, Diagnosis, Post PE Syndrome	Mark Meissner
6:05 PM	6:12 PM	PE Intervention: Who and How?	Akhilesh Sista
6:12 PM	6:19 PM	Tools and Devices	Kush Desai
6:19 PM	6:26 PM	Case Presentation	Efthymios Avgerinos
6:26 PM	6:36 PM	Discussion
6:36 PM	6:40 PM	Concluding Remarks	Efthymios Avgerinos

Thursday, May 8, 2025

VS Day 1 – THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025

		TITLE	FACULTY
6:30 AM	7:00 AM	Attendee Breakfast
7:00 AM	7:05 AM	Welcome to the Venous Symposium	Nicos Labropoulos
		Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology – The Patient, the Clinic, the Equipment and Treatment Techniques	Moderators: Rodrigo Kikuchi and Peggy Bush
7:05 AM	7:10 AM	Spectrum of Patients for Treatment	Tomasz Urbanek
7:10 AM	7:15 AM	What is Being Treated?	Ronald Bush
7:15 AM	7:20 AM	Transdermal Energy	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:20 AM	7:25 AM	Liquid and Foam Sclerotherapy	Vitor Gornati
7:25 AM	7:30 AM	Microphlebectomies	Ronald Bush
7:30 AM	7:35 AM	Techniques and Equipment	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:35 AM	7:40 AM	Patient Preparation and Expectations	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:40 AM	7:45 AM	Important Aspects for Running a Good Practice	Peggy Bush
7:45 AM	8:10 AM	VS Live Imaging and Discussion – Understadning the Structures and the Pathology	Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 2: VS Live – Patients With Chronic Venous Disease: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan	Panel: Steve Elias, Peter Pappas and Ramona Gupta
8:10 AM	8:30 AM	Patient with Varicose Veins	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
8:30 AM	8:50 AM	Patient with Skin Damage	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 3: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation and Imaging	Moderators: Joseph Raffetto and Kathleen Gibson
8:50 AM	8:55 AM	Pain of Venous Origin	Mark Meissner
8:55 AM	9:00 AM	Skin Damage	William Marston
9:00 AM	9:05 AM	Nonhealing Ulcer	Stephen Black
9:05 AM	9:10 AM	Recurrent Varicose Veins	Kathleen Gibson
9:10 AM	9:15 AM	Venous Malformation	Laura Redman
9:15 AM	9:20 AM	Lymphedema	Steven Dean
9:20 AM	9:30 AM	Discussion
9:30 AM	10:15 AM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 4: Management of Superficial Vein Disease	Moderators: Igor Sincos and Ramona Gupta
10:15 AM	10:22 AM	Treating Patients with Differfent Patterns of GSV Reflux	Peter Pappas
10:22 AM	10:29 AM	Treatment of ASV Reflux	Edward Boyle
10:29 AM	10:36 AM	Treatment of Different SSV Relfux Patterns	Neil Khilnani
10:36 AM	10:43 AM	Management of Nonsaphenous Vein Reflux	Ramona Gupta
10:43 AM	10:48 AM	Clinical Case – Venous Aneurysm	Dimitrios Kontothanassis
10:48 AM	11:00 AM	Discussion
		Session 5: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Antonios Gasparis and Neil Khilnani
11:00 AM	11:15 AM	Reflux Affecting Different Veins	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
11:15 AM	11:30 AM	Reflux Involving the SSV	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 6: VS Video Session – How I Do It	Moderator: Ramona Gupta and Edward Boyle
11:30 AM	11:35 AM	Tips and Tricks in Vein Ablation	Lina Vargas
11:35 AM	11:40 AM	Best Ways to Optimize Phlebectomies	Dimitrios Kontothanassis
11:40 AM	11:45 AM	Tips and Tricks in Foam Sclerotherapy	Ramona Gupta
11:45 AM	11:50 AM	Treatment of Venous Malformation	Laura Redman
11:50 AM	12:00 PM	Discussion
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions
		Session 7: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases – In Collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF)	Moderators: Joseph Raffetto and Mark Meissner
1:30 PM	1:38 PM	Venoactive Drugs and Treatment of Post-thrombotic Syndrome	Joseph Raffetto
1:38 PM	1:46 PM	Classification of Pelvic Venous Disorders and Clinical Importance	Kathleen Gibson
1:46 PM	1:54 PM	The State of the Art in Venous Stenting: Who Benefits and How to Assess Success?	Suresh Vedantham
1:54 PM	2:02 PM	Which Patients with Venous Ulcers Benefit the Most from EVRA Recommendations?	Alun Davies
2:02 PM	2:10 PM	Are Certain Anticoagulants More Effective than Others for VTE?	Mark Meissner
2:10 PM	2:20 PM	Discussion
		Session 8: Practical Issues in the Management of VTE	Moderators: Alex Spyropoulos and Marcial Fallas
2:20 PM	2:27 PM	Treatment of Different Types of DVT After Ablation	Rafael Malgor
2:27 PM	2:34 PM	Practical Issues in the Planning and Follow-up of DVT Treatment	Mark Meissner
2:34 PM	2:41 PM	Impact of Thrombophilia on VTE Management	Victor Tapson
2:41 PM	2:48 PM	Issues with Anticoagulation and How to Resolve Them	Alex Spyropoulos
2:48 PM	2:55 PM	Discussion
		Session 9: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Suresh Vedantham and Igor Sincos
2:55 PM	3:15 PM	Evaluation of Post-thrombotic Disease	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
3:15 PM	4:00 PM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
3:15 PM	4:00 PM	Scientific Poster Presentations and Judging	Judges: Jose Diaz, Joseph Raffetto and Peter Pappas
		Session 10: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Stephen Black and Erin Murphy
4:00 PM	4:05 PM
4:05 PM	4:10 PM
4:10 PM	4:15 PM
4:15 PM	4:20 PM
4:20 PM	4:25 PM
4:25 PM	4:30 PM
4:30 PM	4:35 PM
4:35 PM	4:45 PM	Discussion
		Session 11: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Parag Patel and Houman Jalaie
4:45 PM	5:00 PM	How to Evaluate the Iliofemoral Veins	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
5:00 PM	5:10 PM	Evaluation of Combined Superficial and Deep Vein Disease	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 12: Individualizing Care in Patients with Edema	Moderators: Steven Dean and Manjit Gohel
5:10 PM	5:17 PM	Clinical and Objective Findings to Direct the Treatment	Giovanni Mosti
5:17 PM	5:24 PM	Cases with Lymphedema	Laura Redman
5:24 PM	5:31 PM	Cases with Lipedema	Vitor Gornati
5:31 PM	5:38 PM	Cases with Mixed Disease	Steven Dean
5:38 PM	5:43 PM	Complications of Treatment	Zoe Deol
5:43 PM	5:48 PM	Treatment Expectations of Patients and Practitioners	Fedor Lurie
5:48 PM	6:00 PM	Discussion
7:00 PM	8:00 PM	Networking Reception With the Exhibitors
8:00 PM	10:00 PM	Evening Reception

VS Allied Health Care Course Thursday, May 8, 2025
3:35 PM	3:40 PM	Welcome	Luis Leon
		Essentials for Your Practice	Moderators: Jennifer Clark and Peggy Bush
3:40 PM	3:45 PM	Enhancing Your Role in the Interventional Team During a Venous Procedure	Luis Leon
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	How to Begin and Brand a New Practice	Jennifer Clark
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Health Care Team Interaction with the Patient	Peggy Bush
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Discussion
		Edema	Moderators: Zoe Deol and Mohsen Bannazadeh
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	Understanding the Development of Edema	Jennifer Clark
4:05 PM	4:10 PM	Understanding Lymphedema and Lipedema from Clinical Cases	Vitor Gornati
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Clinical Cases of Edema After Venous Interventions	Kristy Stanfield
4:15 PM	4:20 PM	Use of Compression in Patients with Different Pathology	Laura Redman
4:20 PM	4:30 PM	Discussion
		Management of Venous Reflux	Moderators: Ramona Gupta and Vitor Gornati
4:30 PM	4:35 PM	Evaluation of Patient with Venous Reflux	Ignacio Escotto
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	How to Optimize Interventions for Superficial Vein Reflux	Ramona Gupta
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Treatment for Pelvic Vein Reflux	Kimberly Scherer
4:45 PM	4:50 PM	Clinical Case – Saphenous Reflux	Krystal Sposito
4:50 PM	5:05 PM	Discussion
		Management of Venous Obstruction	Moderators: Dimitris Virvilis and Daphne Gonzalez
5:05 PM	5:10 PM	Who Should be Treated	Dimitris Virvilis
5:10 PM	5:15 PM	Clinical Case – Iliocaval Obstruction	Igor Sincos
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Clinical Case – Symptomatic Nonthrombotic Iliac Vein Stenosis	Daphne Gonzalez
5:20 PM	5:30 PM	Discussion
		Venous Thromboembolism	Moderators: Kristan Probeck and Alex Spyropoulos
5:30 PM	5:35 PM	Enhancing Your Role on the Management of VTE	Kristan Probeck
5:35 PM	5:40 PM	Anticoagulation for VTE – Which Medication Should be Given and In What Patient?	Alex Spyropoulos
5:40 PM	5:45 PM	Management of DVT After Superficial Venous Interventions	Rafael Malgor
5:45 PM	5:50 PM	Clinical Case – Recurrent DVT	Marcial Fallas
5:50 PM	6:00 PM	Discussion

Friday, May 9, 2025

VS Day 2 – FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025
		TITLE	FACULTY
7:00 AM	7:30 AM	Attendee Breakfast
		Session 13: VS Dermato-phlebology – Understand Treatment Through Clinical Cases	Moderators: Tomasz Urbanek and Ignacio Escotto
7:30 AM	7:35 AM	Foam Sclerotherapy: The Right Volume, Dilutions and Technique of Infusion	Vitor Gornati
7:35 AM	7:40 AM	Management of Sclerotherapy Complications	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:40 AM	7:45 AM	Treating Multiple Veins in Different Depths of the Same Area	Ronald Bush
7:45 AM	7:50 AM	Using Laser Alone or in Combination with Other Methods	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:50 AM	7:55 AM	How to Use Imaging Techniques in the Treatment of Small Veins	Tomasz Urbanek
7:55 AM	8:00 AM	Use of Medication	Ignacio Escotto
8:00 AM	8:10 AM	Discussion
		Session 14: Techniques and Progress in Thrombus Removal	Moderators: Kush Desai and Parag Patel
8:10 AM	8:15 AM	Bilateral Iliofemoral Thrombosis	Elias Hohlastos
8:15 AM	8:20 AM	IVC Filter Thrombosis with Long Extension	Kush Desai
8:20 AM	8:25 AM	Chronic Posththrombotic Changes and Acute Iliofemoral DVT	Erin Murphy
8:25 AM	8:30 AM	Thrombus That is Hard to Remove	Steven Abramowitz
8:30 AM	8:35 AM	Tips and Tricks for Treating Submassive PE	Patrick Muck
8:35 AM	8:45 AM	Discussion
		Session 15: Pelvic Vein Disorders – In Collaboration with the American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS)	Moderators: Neil Khilnani and Kathleen Gibson
8:45 AM	8:52 AM	Symptoms of Pelvic Venous Reflux – What We Are Learning From PROM Development	Neil Khilnani
8:52 AM	8:59 AM	Are Symptoms of Compensated Iliac Obstruction Different Than Primary Reflux and What Advice Do You Have to Determine the Best Treatment for Combined Reflux and Obstruction Anatomy with VO-CPP?	Kathleen Gibson
8:59 AM	9:06 AM	Neuropsychological, Bladder, Bowel, Migraine, Fibromyalgia and POTS Symptoms Are Often Noted by Women with Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain: Are Some Caused by Chronic Pelvic Pain or Is There Something Else Going On?	Mark Meissner
9:06 AM	9:11 AM	PeVD Nomenclature Changes in the Literature	Elizabeth Fashakin
9:11 AM	9:16 AM	International Survey of PeVD Practice	Peyton Cramer
9:16 AM	9:21 AM	Delphi Consensus for Required Outcome Measures in Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain Research	Adam Gwóźdź
9:21 AM	9:26 AM	Delphi Consensus for the Evaluation and Management of Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain	Kimberly Scherer
9:26 AM	9:35 AM	Discussion
9:35 AM	10:20 AM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 16: Venous Stenting – Indications, Planning, Placement and Patient	Moderators: Paul Gagne and Houman Jalaie
10:20 AM	10:27 AM	Patient Selection and Planning	Paul Gagne
10:27 AM	10:34 AM	Tips and Tricks for Stent Placement	Erin Murphy
10:34 AM	10:41 AM	What to Do When Things Go Wrong	Stephen Black
10:41 AM	10:48 AM	Management of Tough Occlusions	Kush Desai
10:48 AM	10:55 AM	Anticoagulation Therapy and Follow-up	William Marston
10:55 AM	11:00 AM	Clinical Case	Elias Hohlastos
11:00 AM	11:10 AM	Discussion
		Session 17: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Antonios Gasparis and Houman Jalaie
11:10 AM	11:25 AM	Evaluation of Venous Stenting	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
11:25 AM	11:35 AM	Special Presentation: The Art of Surgery and the Art of Magic!	Peter Gloviczki
		Session 18: VS Keynote Lecture
11:35 AM	11:40 AM	Keynote Speaker – Introduction	Nicos Labropoulos
11:40 AM	12:00 PM	Keynote Lecture:
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions
		Session 19: Synergy in Industry and Medicine – Evaluating and Implementing Medical Innovations	Moderators: Alun Davies and Neil Khilnani
1:30 PM	1:32 PM	Overview
		What is the Process from Innovation to Patient Care?
1:32 PM	1:37 PM	EU Perspective	Houman Jalaie
1:37 PM	1:42 PM	UK Perspective	Manjit Gohel
1:42 PM	1:47 PM	US Perspective	Suresh Vedantham
1:47 PM	1:52 PM	Discussion
		What Does the Industry Need to Consider Bringing Innovation to Market?
1:52 PM	1:57 PM		Parag Patel
1:57 PM	2:02 PM		Victor Tapson
2:02 PM	2:20 PM	Panel Discussion
		Session 20: VS Compression Club – Learn from Clinical Cases	Moderators: Alun Davies and Fedor Lurie
2:20 PM	2:25 PM	Clinical Cases of Venous Disease	Giovanni Mosti
2:25 PM	2:30 PM	Clinical Cases of Thrombotic and Postthrombotic Disease	Fedor Lurie
2:30 PM	2:35 PM	Clinical Cases of Lymphedema, Lipedema and Other Conditions	Steven Dean
2:35 PM	3:00 PM	Live Demonstration & Interactive Discussion	Dimitrios Kontothanassis and Giovanni Mosti
3:00 PM	3:45 PM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 21: Clinical Cases and Interventions	Moderators: Peter Gloviczki and Rafael Malgor
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	Symptoms Out of Proportion with Infraingunal Ultrasound Findings	Erin Murphy
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Unusual Case of Superficial Vein Reflux	Marcial Fallas
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Pelvic Pain and Extensive Large Varicose Veins in the Limb	Gloria Salazar
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	Symptomatic Femoro-popliteal Disease and Superficial Vein Reflux	Steve Elias
4:05 PM	4:10 PM	Ulcer with Mixed Etiology	Luis Leon
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Persistent Lower Limb Edema	Thomas Maldonado
4:15 PM	4:25 PM	Discussion
		Session 22: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Gloria Salazar and Neil Khilnani
4:25 PM	4:40 PM	Pelvic Reflux	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 23: VS Mix	Moderators: Paul Gagne and Kimberly Scherer
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Intersafenous Reflux	Igor Sincos
4:45 PM	4:50 PM	Thoracic Inlet Syndrome	Rafael Malgor
4:50 PM	4:55 PM	IVC Filter Removal	Minhaj Khaja
4:55 PM	5:00 PM	Thrombus Removal for Iliofemoral DVT Extending to the Calf Veins	Daniel Han
5:00 PM	5:05 PM	A Case that Went Wrong	Elias Hohlastos
5:05 PM	5:15 PM	Discussion
		Session 24: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Peter Pappas and Robert Lookstein
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	ELAFOS Study – Thermal Ablation Clinical Ouctomes After 10 years	Dimitrios Kontothanassis
5:20 PM	5:25 PM	New Anticoagulants: Beyond the DOACs	Alex Spyropoulos
5:25 PM	5:30 PM	Updates in VTE Trials: The STRIKE-PE Study	Robert Lookstein
5:30 PM	5:35 PM
5:35 PM	5:40 PM
5:40 PM	5:45 PM
5:45 PM	5:50 PM
5:50 PM	6:00 PM	Discussion

VS LATIN program in collaboration with CADECI – Friday, May 9, 2025
START	END	Director – Ignacio Escotto	FACULTY
3:30 PM	3:35 PM	VS Latin Session Welcome Remarks	Ignacio Escotto
		Thrombosis	Moderator: Ignacio Escotto
3:35 PM	3:40 PM	Clinical Scenaria of Calf DVT and How I Treat Them	Alejandro Gonzalez
3:40 PM	3:45 PM	Tailoring and Optimizing Anticoagulation for Proximal DVT	Nelson Encarnacion
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	Management of Subacute Iliofemoral DVT	Marcial Fallas
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Clinica Case – Recurrent DVT	Nicole Marie Yuja
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Bridging the Gap from Basic Science to Clinical Practice	Jose Diaz
4:00 PM	4:10 PM	Discussion
		Learning From Clinical Cases – Treatment of Reflux	Moderator: Mariuxi Morales
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Anterior Saphenous Vein Reflux
4:15 PM	4:20 PM	SSV Reflux Also Involving the Thigh Extension	Lina Vargas
4:20 PM	4:25 PM	Reflux in a Large Diameter GSV	Pepe Merida
4:25 PM	4:30 PM	Nonsaphenous Reflux	Flora Ibarra Caballero
4:30 PM	4:35 PM	Discussion
		VS Latin Mix	Moderator: Marcial Fallas
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	Treatment of Pelvic Vein Reflux	Gloria Salazar
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Management of Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	Rafael Malgor
4:45 PM	4:50 PM	Use of Compression and Medication for CVD	Nathalia Cardoso
4:50 PM	4:55 PM	Discussion
		Chronic Venous Obstruction	Moderator: Adriano Souza
4:55 PM	5:00 PM	Imaging for Chronic Venous Obstruction	Karol Lajam
5:00 PM	5:05 PM	When and How to Treat Nonthrombotic Iliac Vein Compression	Daphne Gonzalez
5:05 PM	5:10 PM	Recognizing and Treating Venous Claudication	Andres Marin
5:10 PM	5:15 PM	Clinical Case – Stent Occlusion	Ignacio Escotto
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Discussion
		Aesthetic Vein Disease	Moderator: Vitor Gornati
5:20 PM	5:25 PM	Dermal Laser When to Use it and For What Veins	Rodrigo Kikuchi
5:25 PM	5:30 PM	Preparation Before, During and After Sclerotherapy
5:30 PM	5:35 PM	Treatment of Reticular Veins and Small Tributaries	Paola Ortiz
5:35 PM	5:40 PM	Avoiding Main Complications and Treating Them When They Occur	Nora Sanchez
5:40 PM	5:50 PM	Discussion
		How I Do It	Moderator: Vitor Gornati
5:50 PM	5:55 PM	Iliac Stent Sizing and Placement	Oscar Gural
5:55 PM	6:00 PM	Same Day Thrombus Removal	Luis Leon
6:00 PM	6:05 PM	Treating the Ulcer Bed	Mariuxi Morales
6:05 PM	6:10 PM	Use of Microfoam	Enric Roche
6:10 PM	6:15 PM	Nutcracker Syndrome, Manejo Actual	Young Erben
6:15 PM	6:20 PM	Phamacotherapy for Chronic Venous Disease	Rebeca Reachi
6:20 PM	6:30 PM	Discussion

VS Day 3 – SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024
		TITLE	FACULTY
6:30 AM	7:00 AM	Attendee Breakfast
		Session 25: VS Aesthetic Vein Course – Aesthetic Vein Mix and Practice Pearls	Moderators: Peggy Bush and Ignacio Escotto
7:00 AM	7:08 AM	Practice Pearls Through Clinical Cases	Vitor Gornati
7:08 AM	7:16 AM	Treatment of Aneurysmal Teleangiectasia	Ronald Bush
7:16 AM	7:24 AM	Techniques for Treating Veins in Other Areas	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:24 AM	7:32 AM	Pearls on Planning and Delivering Treatment	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:32 AM	7:40 AM	What Do You See 1 Year After Treatment?	Ronald Bush
7:40 AM	7:48 AM	Treatment of Corona Phlebectatica	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:48 AM	7:56 AM	Clinical Cases of Veins That Are Not So Easy to Treat	Elias Arcenio Neto
7:56 AM	8:04 AM	How to Become an Expert and Build a Career	Rodrigo Kikuchi
8:04 AM	8:12 AM	Making the Best of Your Practice	Peggy Bush
8:12 AM	8:22 AM	Discussion
		Session 26: Best Poster Presentation	Moderators: Jose Diaz and Mark Meissner
8:22 AM	8:25 AM	Poster 1
8:25 AM	8:28 AM	Poster 2
8:28 AM	8:31 AM	Poster 3
8:31 AM	8:34 AM	Voting and Winner Presentation
		Session 27: Best IVUS Presentation	Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos and Steven Abramowitz
8:34 AM	8:37 AM	Case 1
8:37 AM	8:40 AM	Case 2
8:40 AM	8:42 AM	Voting and Winner Presentation
		Session 28: Focus on the Anterior Saphenous Vein	Moderators: Edward Boyle and Mark Meissner
8:42 AM	8:47 AM	Reasoning Behind the New Nomenclature	Mark Meissner
8:47 AM	8:52 AM	Anatomy of the ASV Related to Treatment	Nicos Labropoulos
8:52 AM	8:57 AM	Clinical Importance of ASV Reflux	Edward Boyle
8:57 AM	9:02 AM	Treatment Options	Dimitrios Kontothanassis
9:02 AM	9:20 AM	Short Clinical Cases	Antonios Gasparis and Neil Khilnani
9:20 AM	9:30 AM	Discussion
9:30 AM	10:00 AM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 29: VS Journal Club – From the Press to Your Clinical Practice	Moderators: Stephen Black and Erin Murphy
10:00 AM	10:05 AM	Lymphatic Disease	Wei Chen
10:05 AM	10:10 AM	Superficial Vein Disease	Edward Boyle
10:10 AM	10:15 AM	Deep Vein Disease	Efthymios Avgerinos
10:15 AM	10:20 AM	Venous Thromboembolism	Alex Spyropoulos
		Session 30: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Steve Elias and Erin Murphy
10:20 AM	10:40 AM	Superficial Vein Disease	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 31: In Collaboration With the Society of Interventional Radiology	Moderators: Kush Desai and Neil Khilnani
10:40 AM	10:48 AM	Acute Iliocaval Thrombosis: Options and How I Do It	Parag Patel
10:48 AM	10:56 AM	Does Every IVC Filter Need to be Retrieved?	Robert Lookstein
10:56 AM	11:04 AM	Post-thrombotic Obstruction With an Ulcer: Why Don’t We Just Treat Superficial Disease?	Luis Leon
11:04 AM	11:12 AM	The Role of Inflammation: Is the Solution Procedural, Medical or Both?	Gerard O’Sullivan
11:12 AM	11:20 AM	Occluded Stents: The Current Challenge, Future Hope	Minhaj Khaja
11:20 AM	11:30 AM	Discussion
		Session 32: VS Video Session – How I Do It	Moderators: Steve Elias and Vitor Gornati
11:30 AM	11:35 AM	Hybrid Ablation	Igor Sincos
11:35 AM	11:40 AM	Laser-assisted Filter Retrieval	Kush Desai
11:40 AM	11:45 AM	Perforator Ablation	Steve Elias
11:45 AM	11:50 AM	Application of Multi-layer Bandages	Rodrigo Kikuchi
11:50 AM	12:00 PM	Discussion
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions
		Session 33: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Erin Murphy and Neil Khilnani
1:30 PM	1:35 PM	Update on DEFIANCE	Steven Abramowitz
1:35 PM	1:40 PM	Segmental MOCCA: Preclinical and Long-Term Animal Efficacy Results	Steve Elias
1:40 PM	1:45 PM	Leg Ulcers Pathways – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	Alun Davies
1:45 PM	1:50 PM	Discussion
		Session 34: Pearls for Venous Ulcer Care	Moderators: Alisha Oropallo and George Koullias
1:50 PM	1:58 PM	Managing Patient With Excessive Drainage	Alisha Oropallo
1:58 PM	2:06 PM	When to Debride, Culture and Biopsy?	Alun Davies
2:06 PM	2:14 PM	When and What Product to Use for Wound Coverage	George Koullias
2:14 PM	2:22 PM	Algorithm on Vascular Assessment	Fedor Lurie
2:22 PM	2:30 PM	Compression and Foaming the Ulcer Bed	Ronald Bush
2:30 PM	2:40 PM	Discussion
		Session 35: VS Mix	Moderators: Nicos Labropoulos and Stephen Black
2:40 PM	2:45 PM	Complications After Venous Ablation	Peter Pappas
2:45 PM	2:50 PM	Non-saphenous Vein Reflux	Neil Khilnani
2:50 PM	2:55 PM	Bleeding Risk Stratification	Alex Spyropoulos
2:55 PM	3:00 PM	Venoactive Drugs	Ignacio Escotto
3:00 PM	3:05 PM	Below Knee Saphenous Reflux	Misaki Kiguchi
3:05 PM	3:10 PM	Issues With Treatment of Left Renal Vein Obstruction	Peter Gloviczki
3:10 PM	3:20 PM	Discussion
		Session 36: Clinical Images – How Do You Treat This?	Case Presenter: Neil Khilnani
3:20 PM	3:40 PM	Rapid-fire Decision-making and Treatment	Panel: Steve Elias and Dimitrios Kontothassis
		Session 37: Superficial Vein Disease – Perfecting the Treatment	Moderators: Peter Gloviczki and Rafael Malgor
3:40 PM	3:45 PM	Segmental Saphenous Reflux	Neil Khilnani
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	Ablation of Refluxing Saphenous Vein After Previous Thrombosis	Peter Gloviczki
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Anterior Saphenous Vein to GSV Reflux	Edward Boyle
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Huge Great Saphenous Vein	Dimitrios Kontothanassis
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	Large Refluxing Perforator in a Non-healing Ulcer	Steve Elias
4:05 PM	4:10 PM	Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins	Marcial Fallas
4:10 PM	4:20 PM	Discussion
4:20 PM	4:30 PM	Closing Remarks	Nicos Labropoulos and Antonios Gasparis

Venous Symposium 2023 Program Coming Soon!

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

VS WOUND CARE SYMPOSIUM

Co-Directors: George Koullias and Alisha Oropallo

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Session 1: Current Wound Landscape – The Basics

Session 2: Live Patient History Examination, Studies and Live Imaging

Session 3: Directly Attacking the Wound – Local Wound Care – Part 1

Session 4: Directly Attacking the Wound – Local Wound Care – Part 2

Session 5: Directly Attacking the Wound – Other Things We Can Do Besides Local Care

Session 6: Live Patient Examination – Mixed Disease

Session 7: Clinical Case Presentations of Different Wounds

Session 8: Wound Care Mix

Session 9: Amputation Prevention in 2023 – Where Do We Stand

Session 10: Pearls for a Wound Care Practice – Seeing the Big Picture, Future Directions

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

VS WOUND CARE SYMPOSIUM

Co-Directors: Alisha Oropallo and George Koullias

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Session 1: Basic Concepts

Session 2: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan

Session 3: Local Wound Care

Session 4: Clinical Case Presentation of Different Wounds

Session 5: How, When and What Type of Local Dressings and Compression

Session 6: Local Interventions

Session 7: Vascular Procedures for Ulcer Healing – Learning Through Clinical Cases

Session 8: Wound Care Mix

Session 9: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation

Session 10: Video Session – How I Do It

Session 11: Starting, Maintaining and Expanding a Wound Care Practice

VS Day 1 – THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025

Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology – The Patient, the Clinic, the Equipment and Treatment Techniques

Session 2: VS Live – Patients With Chronic Venous Disease: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan

Session 3: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation and Imaging

Session 4: Management of Superficial Vein Disease

Session 5: VS Live Imaging

Session 6: VS Video Session – How I Do It

Session 7: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases – In Collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF)

Session 8: Practical Issues in the Management of VTE

Session 9: VS Live Imaging

Session 10: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation

Session 11: VS Live Imaging

Session 12: Individualizing Care in Patients with Edema

VS Day 2 – FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025

Session 13: VS Dermato-phlebology – Understand Treatment Through Clinical Cases

Session 14: Techniques and Progress in Thrombus Removal

Session 15: Pelvic Vein Disorders – In Collaboration with the American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS)

Session 16: Venous Stenting – Indications, Planning, Placement and Patient

Session 17: VS Live Imaging

11:25 AM

11:35 AM

Special Presentation: The Art of Surgery and the Art of Magic!

Session 18: VS Keynote Lecture

Session 19: Synergy in Industry and Medicine – Evaluating and Implementing Medical Innovations

Session 20: VS Compression Club – Learn from Clinical Cases

Session 21: Clinical Cases and Interventions

Session 22: VS Live Imaging

Session 23: VS Mix

Session 24: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation

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