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 9, 2024

VS Day 1 – THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2024

		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 – Basic Concepts	Moderators: Rodrigo Kikuchi and Tomasz Urbanek
7:05 AM	7:10 AM	Understanding Dermato-phlebology	Ronald Bush
7:10 AM	7:18 AM	Concepts of Venous Reflux and Related Treatment	Nicos Labropoulos
7:18 AM	7:26 AM	Morphological Changes in the Small Veins and Impact on Treatment	Ronald Bush
7:26 AM	7:34 AM	Video – Clinical Presentation and Physical Findings	Vitor Gornati
7:34 AM	7:42 AM	All You Need to Know About Foam Preparation and Dilutions	Elias Arcenio Neto
7:42 AM	7:50 AM	Learn How to Use Different Types of Energy Through Case Examples	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:50 AM	7:58 AM	Clinical Case for Small Veins – Preparation and Treatment	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:58 AM	8:20 AM	VS Live Imaging – From Epidermis to the Deep Fascia	Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
8:20 AM	8:30 AM	Discussion
		Session 2: VS Live – Patients With Chronic Venous Disease: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan	Panel: Steve Elias, Antonios Gasparis, Kathleen Gibson, Erin Murphy and Peter Pappas
8:30 AM	9:00 AM	Patient With Leg Swelling	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	Patient With Leg Pain	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
9:30 AM	10:00 AM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 3: Diagnostic Testing for Vein and Lymphatic Disease	Moderators: Minhaj Khaja and Ramona Gupta
10:00 AM	10:08 AM	Best Use of Ultrasound – Learning from Clinical Cases	Adriano Souza
10:08 AM	10:16 AM	When and How to Use Axial Imaging	Minhaj Khaja
10:16 AM	10:24 AM	Maximizing your Venographic Imaging	Ronald Winokur
10:24 AM	10:32 AM	Use of IVUS in the Routine Clinical Practice	Houman Jalaie
10:32 AM	10:40 AM	Evaluating Lymphatics	Wei Chen
10:40 AM	10:48 AM	Other Tests for Patient Evaluation	Steve Elias
10:48 AM	11:00 AM	Discussion
		Session 4: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Antonios Gasparis and Neil Khilnani
11:00 AM	11:15 AM	Varicose Veins	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
11:15 AM	11:30 AM	Post-thrombotic Disease	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 5: Pearls from Clinical Cases	Moderators: Igor Sincos and Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
11:30 AM	11:35 AM	Varicose Veins in the Groin	Peter Pappas
11:35 AM	11:40 AM	Unilateral Chronic Swelling	Igor Sincos
11:40 AM	11:45 AM	Pelvic and Lower Limb Varicose Veins	Kathleen Gibson
11:45 AM	11:50 AM	Recurrent Venous Ulcer	William Marston
11:50 AM	11:55 AM	Painful Mass	Neil Khilnani
11:55 AM	12:00 PM	Discussion
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions
		Session 6: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases – In Collaboration With the American Venous Forum (AVF)	Moderator: Ruth Bush and William Marston
1:30 PM	1:38 PM	Saphenous Varicosities	Ruth Bush
1:38 PM	1:46 PM	Recurrent Varicose Veins	Steve Elias
1:46 PM	1:54 PM	Non-thermal Ablation	Kathleen Gibson
1:54 PM	2:02 PM	Anterior Saphenous Vein Reflux	Mark Meissner
2:02 PM	2:10 PM	Varicosities from the Small Saphenous Vein	Tomasz Urbanek
2:10 PM	2:20 PM	Discussion
		Session 7: Current Perspectives on VTE Treatment	Moderators: Victor Tapson and Alex Spyropoulos
2:20 PM	2:28 PM	Management of Ablation Induced Thrombosis	Rafael Malgor
2:28 PM	2:36 PM	VTE Prophylaxis for Venous Interventions	Mark Meissner
2:36 PM	2:44 PM	Learn How to Enhance DVT Treatment Through Clinical Cases	Mitchell Weinberg
2:44 PM	2:52 PM	Update on Superficial Vein Thrombosis	Alex Spyropoulos
2:52 PM	3:02 PM	Discussion
		Session 8: Misdiagnosis and Complications	Moderators: Steven Abramowitz and Erin Murphy
3:02 PM	3:07 PM	Leg Swelling and Iliac Vein Compression	Stephan Black
3:07 PM	3:12 PM	Pain and Pelvic Varicosities	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
3:12 PM	3:17 PM	Saphenous Reflux and Leg Swelling	Steven Dean
3:17 PM	3:22 PM	Anticoagulation for DVT Misdiagnosis	Nicholas Sikalas
3:22 PM	3:30 PM	Discussion
3:30 PM	4:00 PM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 9: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Minhaj Khaja and Patrick Muck
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU): Multicetner Trial	Steve Elias
4:05 PM	4:10 PM	Predicting Outcomes After Venous Stenting – PROMISE Trial	Minhaj Khaja
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Two Years Results of Mechanochemical Ablation by Flebogriff – What We Have Learned?	Tomasz Urbanek
4:15 PM	4:20 PM	Reporting Standards for Acute and Chronic Iliofemoral Obstruction – Delphi Consensus	Stephen Black
4:20 PM	4:25 PM	VTE Duets	Jose Diaz
4:25 PM	4:30 PM	Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Cyanoacrylate Closure with Thermal Ablation and Surgical Stripping: 6-Month Outcomes	Kathleen Gibson
4:30 PM	4:35 PM	BOLT Study Update: Using Aspiration for DVT	Kush Desai
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	Future Trials that Need to be Done	Alun Davies
		Session 10: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Peter Pappas and Kathleen Gibson
4:40 PM	4:55 PM	Chronic Venous Obstruction	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
4:55 PM	5:10 PM	Superficial and Deep Vein Disease	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 11: Lymphedema, Phlebolymphedema and Lipedema	Moderator: Steven Dean and Mark Meissner
5:10 PM	5:18 PM	Clinical Cases of Lymphedema	Steven Dean
5:18 PM	5:26 PM	Clinical Cases of Lipedema	Vitor Gornati
5:26 PM	5:34 PM	Clinical Cases of Phlebolymphedema	Zoe Deol
5:34 PM	5:42 PM	Surgical Management of Lymphedema	Mark Meissner
5:42 PM	5:47 PM	Role of Compression	Steven Dean
5:47 PM	5:52 PM	Management of Phlebolymphedema	Fedor Lurie
5:52 PM	6:05 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 9, 2024
3:35 PM	3:40 PM	Welcome	Luis Leon
		Practice Pearls	Moderators: Jennifer Clark and Yana Etkin
3:40 PM	3:45 PM	Enhancing Your Role in the Health Care Team	Luis Leon
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	How to Maintain and Improve Your Practice	Peggy Bush
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Discussing Patient Expectations Prior to Intervention	Jennifer Clark
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Discussion
		Edema and Wound Care	Moderators: Zoe Deol and Jeffrey Silpe
4:00 PM	4:05 PM	Lymphedema and Lipedema	Vitor Gornati
4:05 PM	4:10 PM	Examination of the Patient With a Leg Ulcer and How to Determine the Type of Ulcer	Dimitrios Virvilis
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Edema After Interventions	Kristy Stanfield
4:15 PM	4:20 PM	Compression: When, What and For How Long?	Kristen Alix
4:20 PM	4:25 PM	Role of Medication, Nutrition, Weight Loss and Exercise	Zoe Deol
4:25 PM	4:30 PM	Discussion
		Superficial Venous Disease	Moderators: Ramona Gupta and Jennifer Svahn
4:30 PM	4:35 PM	Focused Evaluation of the Patient With CVD	Yana Etkin
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	Tips and Tricks During Superficial Interventions	Ramona Gupta
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Tips and Tricks During Sclerotherapy	Jo Ann Eisinger
4:45 PM	4:50 PM	How to Choose the Right Procedure Based on Ultrasound, Symptoms and Insurance Restrictions?	Jennifer Clark
4:50 PM	5:00 PM	Clinical Case	Jeffrey Silpe
5:00 PM	5:05 PM	Discussion
		Deep Venous Disease	Moderators: Kristen Alix and Ramona Gupta
5:05 PM	5:10 PM	When and How to Evaluate the Deep Venous System	Adriano Souza
5:10 PM	5:15 PM	Management of Chronic Venous Obstruction	Luis Leon
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Pelvic Vein Reflux	Ramona Gupta
5:20 PM	5:25 PM	Clinical Case	Krystal Sposito
5:25 PM	5:30 PM	Discussion
		Venous Thromboembolism	Moderators: Kristan Probeck and Alex Spyropoulos
5:30 PM	5:35 PM	Management of Superficial Vein Thrombosis	Kristen Alix
5:35 PM	5:40 PM	Anticoagulation in the Patient With Acute DVT	Alex Spyropoulos
5:40 PM	5:45 PM	Management of Calf Vein Thrombosis Following Venous Interventions	Kristan Probeck
5:45 PM	5:50 PM	When to Offer Early Thrombus Removal to Patients With DVT	Luis Leon
5:50 PM	5:55 PM	Management of Post-thrombotic Disease	Antonios Gasparis
5:55 PM	6:00 PM	Discussion

Friday, May 10, 2024

VS Day 2 – FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024
		TITLE	FACULTY
6:30 AM	7:00 AM	Attendee Breakfast
		Session 12: VS Dermato-phlebology – Treatment	Moderators: Elias Arcenio Neto and Vitor Gornati
7:00 AM	7:08 AM	What to Do Before, During and After Sclerotherapy	Vitor Gornati
7:08 AM	7:16 AM	Issues With Sclerotherapy – Prevention and Management	Ronald Bush
7:16 AM	7:24 AM	Clinical Cases of Sclerotherapy When it Works and When it Does Not	Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:24 AM	7:32 AM	When and How to Use Tumescent Assisted Treatment	Ronald Bush
7:32 AM	7:40 AM	Making the Best Use of Laser	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:40 AM	7:48 AM	Treatment of Reticular Veins	Vitor Gornati
7:48 AM	7:56 AM	Adjunct Methods to Improve Patient Comfort and Results of Treatment	Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:56 AM	8:04 AM	Imaging of Patients Presenting With Small Vein Issues – Should You Invest in the Technology?	Tomasz Urbanek
8:04 AM	8:12 AM	Clinical Case – Different Types of Veins: What to Treat First and How	Elias Arcenio Neto
8:12 AM	8:30 AM	Discussion
		Session 13: Solutions for Venous Thrombectomy Through Clinical Cases	Moderators: Kush Desai and Alex Spyropoulos
8:30 AM	8:35 AM	Iliofemoral Thrombosis	Efthymios Avgerinos
8:35 AM	8:40 AM	Subacute DVT	Steven Abramowitz
8:40 AM	8:45 AM	Thrombus Extending into the IVC	Patrick Muck
8:45 AM	8:50 AM	Rethrombosis Following Thrombolysis and Iliac Vein Stenting	Kush Desai
8:50 AM	8:55 AM	Extensive DVT and Submasive PE	Elias Hohlastos
8:55 AM	9:10 AM	Discussion
		Session 14: Pelvic Vein Disorders – In Collaboration With the American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS)	Moderators: Kathleen Gibson and Mark Meissner
9:10 AM	9:15 AM	What Are the Roles of TVUS, TAUS, CT and MR in Screening or Defining Pathophysiology in PeVD?	Gloria Salazar
9:15 AM	9:20 AM	How to Identify Venous Origin-chronic Pelvic Pain?	Ramona Gupta
9:20 AM	9:25 AM	When to Treat Renal Vein Obstruction in Women With Venous Origin-chronic Pelvic Pain?	Kush Desai
9:25 AM	9:30 AM	When to Preferentially Treat Iliac Vein Obstruction, With or Without Reflux, in Women With Venous Origin-chronic Pelvic Pain?	Mark Meissner
9:30 AM	9:35 AM	How Should We Treat Pelvic Origin Lower Extremity Varicose Veins?	Kathleen Gibson
9:35 AM	9:40 AM	Can Treating PeVD Improve Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome?	Ronald Winokur
9:40 AM	9:45 AM	Can Treating PeVD Help Women Affected by Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome?	Ramona Gupta
9:45 AM	9:50 AM	Persistent Symptoms After Venous Treatment: Try Again or Look Elsewhere?	Steve Elias
9:50 AM	10:00 AM	Discussion
10:00 AM	10:30 AM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 15: Reevaluating Venous Stenting	Moderators: Erin Murphy and Houman Jalaie
10:30 AM	10:38 AM	Non-thrombotic Iliac Vein Stenosis	Kathleen Gibson
10:38 AM	10:46 AM	Planning and Placement of Venous Stents	Erin Murphy
10:46 AM	10:54 AM	Treatment of Stent Complications	Stephen Black
10:54 AM	11:02 AM	Dealing With Occluded Stents	Kush Desai
11:02 AM	11:10 AM	Experience With Routine Use – Where We Are and Where We Are Going	William Marston
11:10 AM	11:20 AM	Discussion
		Session 16: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Antonios Gasparis and Houman Jalaie
11:20 AM	11:35 AM	Evaluation of Venous Stenting	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 17: VS Keynote Lecture
11:35 AM	11:40 AM	Keynote Speaker – Introduction	Nicos Labropoulos
11:40 AM	12:00 PM	Keynote Lecture: New Frontiers in the Vein and Lymphatic Disease	Peter Pappas
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions
		Session 18: Venous Malformations	Moderators: Ramona Gupta and Thomas Maldonado
1:30 PM	1:35 PM	Combined Arterial and Venous Disease	Luis Leon
1:35 PM	1:40 PM	Interventional Management of Venous Malformations	Robert Lookstein
1:40 PM	1:45 PM	Effort Thrombosis	Rafael Malgor
1:45 PM	1:50 PM	Popliteal Vein Aneurysms	Mark Meissner
1:50 PM	2:00 PM	Discussion
		Session 19: VS Compression Club	Moderators: Alun Davies and Fedor Lurie
2:00 PM	2:08 PM	Different Types of Compression – When and for How Long	Alun Davies
2:08 PM	2:16 PM	Treatment of Nonvenous Edema	Zoe Deol
2:16 PM	2:24 PM	Understand Use of Compression Through Clinical Cases	Fedor Lurie
2:24 PM	2:45 PM	Live Demonstration & Interactive Discussion	Dimitris Kontothanassis and Rodrigo Kikuchi
		Session 20: Clinical Cases and Interventions for Patients With Leg Swelling	Moderators: Misaki Kiguchi and Peter Pappas
2:45 PM	2:50 PM	Varicose Veins and Unilateral Swelling	Misaki Kiguchi
2:50 PM	2:55 PM	Leg Swelling After Venous Intervention	Zoe Deol
2:55 PM	3:00 PM	Pelvic Reflux and Leg Swelling	Gloria Salazar
3:00 PM	3:05 PM	Unusual Case of Swelling	Steve Dean
3:05 PM	3:10 PM	Edema in a Pateint With Superficial Disease and Previous Femoropopliteal DVT	Kathleen Gibson
3:10 PM	3:15 PM	Bilateral Lower Limb Edema	Thomas Maldonado
3:15 PM	3:45 PM	Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
		Session 21: VS Live Imaging	Panel: Gloria Salazar and Neil Khilnani
3:45 PM	4:05 PM	Pelvic Reflux	Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
		Session 22: Progress in the Management of PE	Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos and Kush Desai
4:05 PM	4:13 PM	PE Risk Stratification: Who Should be Treated With Intervention and Who Should Receive Medical Therapy Alone	Alex Spyropoulos
4:13 PM	4:21 PM	Advantages and Shortcomings of PE Devices Based on Application, Procedural Endpoints and Clinical Outcomes	Efthymios Avgerinos
4:21 PM	4:29 PM	Where Does AI Fit in PE Management?	Patrick Muck
4:29 PM	4:37 PM	PE Trials: What Data Gaps Need to be Filled?	Mark Meissner
4:37 PM	4:45 PM	A Decade of PERTs: Have Outcomes Changed?	Victor Tapson
4:45 PM	4:55 PM	Discussion
		Session 23: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation	Moderators: Parag Patel and Igor Sincos
4:55 PM	5:00 PM	Update on the PeVD EMBOLIZE Trial	Ronald Winokur
5:00 PM	5:05 PM	AI Technology on DVT Diagnosis	Efthymios Avgerinos
5:05 PM	5:10 PM	Purpose-built Iliocaval Stent System	Kush Desai
5:10 PM	5:15 PM	What is New in the Recent AVF/SVS Guidelines	Peter Gloviczki
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Role of Factor XI Inhibitors for Prevention and Treatment of VTE	Alex Spyropoulos
5:20 PM	5:25 PM	Crossing Iliac Occlusions	Houman Jalaie
5:25 PM	5:30 PM	Perivenous Dexamethasone Therapy: Update on DEXTERITY Trial	Stephen Black
5:30 PM	6:20 PM	Session 24: Advocating for Better Venous Care	Moderators: Nicos Labropoulos, Neil Khilnani and Steve Elias
			Panel: Kathleen Gibson, Parag Patel and Mitchell Weinberg

VS LATIN program in collaboration with CADECI – Friday, May 10, 2024
START	END	Director – Ignacio Escotto	FACULTY
3:30 PM	3:35 PM	VS Latin Session Welcome Remarks	Ignacio Escotto
		Issues in the Management of Venous and Lymphatic Disease	Moderator: Ignacio Escotto
3:35 PM	3:40 PM	Superficial Veins	Mariuxi Morales
3:40 PM	3:45 PM	Deep Veins	Ignacio Escotto
3:45 PM	3:50 PM	Ulcer Care	Nelson Encarnacion
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Management of Edema	Nora Sanchez
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Research	Jose Diaz
4:00 PM	4:10 PM	Discussion
		Learning From Clinical Cases – Treatment of Reflux	Moderator: Andres Marin
4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Saphenous Veins	Flora Ibarra Caballero
4:15 PM	4:20 PM	Nonsaphenous Veins	Daphne Gonzalez
4:20 PM	4:25 PM	Pelvic Veins	Gloria Salazar
4:25 PM	4:30 PM	Recurrent varicose veins	Pepe Merida
4:30 PM	4:35 PM	Discussion
		Treatment of Obstruction	Moderator: Ignacio Escotto
4:35 PM	4:40 PM	How to Select Patients for Treatment	Luis Leon
4:40 PM	4:45 PM	Iliac Vein Obstruction	Marcial Fallas
4:45 PM	4:50 PM	Stent Occlusion	Marcelo Dandolo
4:50 PM	4:55 PM	Discussion
		Edema and Wound Care	Moderator: Rodrigo Kikuchi
4:55 PM	5:00 PM	Persistent Edema	Nicole Marie Yuja
5:00 PM	5:05 PM	Differences in Lymphedema and Lipedema	Vitor Gornati
5:05 PM	5:10 PM	Interventional Treatment for Ulcer	Rafael Malgor
5:10 PM	5:15 PM	Optimizing Use of Compression	Alejandra Carrera
5:15 PM	5:20 PM	Discussion
		Aesthetic Vein Disease	Moderator: Nora Sanchez
5:20 PM	5:25 PM	Which Laser to Use and When	Rodrigo Kikuchi
5:25 PM	5:30 PM	Avoiding Complications	Nathalia Cardoso
5:30 PM	5:35 PM	Treatment of Reticular Veins	Nery Orozco
5:35 PM	5:40 PM	Treatment of Varicose Tributaries	Paola Ortiz
5:40 PM	5:50 PM	Discussion
		What to Do to Get Better	Moderator: Daphne Gonzalez
5:50 PM	5:55 PM	Imaging	Adriano Souza
5:55 PM	6:00 PM	How to Prevent Complications	Karol Lajam
6:00 PM	6:05 PM	Venous Terminology and Definitions	Alberto Caggiati
6:05 PM	6:10 PM	Reduce Cost	Andres Marin
6:10 PM	6:15 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 9, 2024

Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology – Basic Concepts

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

Session 3: Diagnostic Testing for Vein and Lymphatic Disease

Session 4: VS Live Imaging

Session 5: Pearls from Clinical Cases

Session 6: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases – In Collaboration With the American Venous Forum (AVF)

Session 7: Current Perspectives on VTE Treatment

Session 8: Misdiagnosis and Complications

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

Session 10: VS Live Imaging

Session 11: Lymphedema, Phlebolymphedema and Lipedema

VS Day 2 – FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024

Session 12: VS Dermato-phlebology – Treatment

Session 13: Solutions for Venous Thrombectomy Through Clinical Cases

Session 14: Pelvic Vein Disorders – In Collaboration With the American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS)

Session 15: Reevaluating Venous Stenting

Session 16: VS Live Imaging

Session 17: VS Keynote Lecture

Session 18: Venous Malformations

Session 19: VS Compression Club

Session 20: Clinical Cases and Interventions for Patients With Leg Swelling

Session 21: VS Live Imaging

Session 22: Progress in the Management of PE

Session 23: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation

Session 24: Advocating for Better Venous Care

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