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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.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

VS Day 1 – THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026

    
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6:30 AM7:00 AMAttendee Breakfast 
7:00 AM7:05 AMWelcome to the Venous SymposiumNicos Labropoulos
  
Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology – Dealing with the Fine Veins
Moderators: Tomasz Urbanek and Peggy Bush
7:05 AM7:10 AMDifferent types of fine veinsRonald Bush
7:10 AM7:15 AMHow these different veins should be treated?Ronald Bush
7:15 AM7:20 AMWhat type of LASER and how much energy should be used?Rodrigo Kikuchi
7:20 AM7:25 AMAlways foam or liquid for these veins?Vitor Gornati
7:25 AM7:30 AMTreating fine veins in different locationsAleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
7:30 AM7:35 AMShort clinical casesRodrigo Kikuchi
7:35 AM7:40 AMHow to reduce and manage complicationsTomasz Urbanek
7:40 AM7:45 AMPatient expectations and what should be discussed before the treatmentPeggy Bush
7:45 AM8:10 AMVS Live Imaging and Discussion – Understadning the Structures and the PathologyNicos 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 and Peter Pappas
8:10 AM8:30 AMPatient with edema – Is it only varicose veins?Imaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
8:30 AM8:50 AMPatient with advanced CVD – What to Look forImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
  
Session 3: Evaluation and Imaging of Different Conditions
Moderator: Stephen Black
8:50 AM8:55 AMPrevious DVT, longstanding varicose veins and ulcerWilliam Marston
8:55 AM9:00 AMRecurrent VTEVictor Tapson
9:00 AM9:05 AMMixed venous and arterial diseaseStephen Black
9:05 AM9:10 AMClaudicationMark Meissner
9:10 AM9:15 AMVaricosities in unusual locationsKathleen Gibson
9:15 AM9:20 AMNon-venous pain and edemaSteven Dean
9:20 AM9:30 AMDiscussion 
9:30 AM10:15 AMRefreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts 
  
Session 4: Treatment of Superficial Vein Reflux
Moderator: Igor Sincos
10:15 AM10:22 AMHow to perform best thermal ablationIgor Sincos
10:22 AM10:29 AMOptimization of non-thermal ablationManjit Gohel
10:29 AM10:36 AMShort clinical cases of GSV treatmentDimitrios Kontothanassis
10:36 AM10:43 AMShort clinical cases of SSV treatmentKathleen Gibson
10:43 AM10:48 AMWhen a refluxing saphenous vein should not be treatedSteve Elias
10:48 AM11:00 AMDiscussion 
  
Session 5: VS Live Imaging
Panel: Karem Harth and Neil Khilnani
11:00 AM11:15 AMEvaluation of varicose veinsImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
11:15 AM11:30 AMSSV RefluxImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
  
Session 6: Enhanced Learning from Clinical Cases
Moderator: Edward Boyle
11:30 AM11:35 AMExtensive reflux in the anterior saphenous veinEdward Boyle
11:35 AM11:40 AMCombined GSV and SSV refluxIgnacio Escotto
11:40 AM11:45 AM Foam sclerotherapy as a sole treatment 
11:45 AM11:50 AMTreatment of the ulcer bedMikel Sadek
11:50 AM12:00 PMDiscussion 
12:00 PM1:30 PMLunch Break, Visit Exhibits and Industry Sessions 
  
Session 7: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases – In Collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF)
Moderator: Mark Iafrati
1:30 PM1:38 PM  
1:38 PM1:46 PM  
1:46 PM1:54 PM  
1:54 PM2:02 PM  
2:02 PM2:10 PM  
2:10 PM2:20 PMDiscussion 
  
Session 8: Real examples of solving clinical VTE problems
Moderators: Alex Spyropoulos and Eduardo Ramacciotti
2:20 PM2:25 PMManagement of VTE after venous interventionsMarcial Fallas
2:25 PM2:30 PMIs there a role for ultrasound for guiding duration of anticoagulation?Mark Meissner
2:30 PM2:35 PMCan I use a DOAC in patients with obesity or renal failure?Alex Spyropoulos
2:35 PM2:40 PMThe athlete with VTE: Can they still play on anticoagulation?Victor Tapson
2:40 PM2:45 PMManaging anticoagulation in the pregnant patientEduardo Ramacciotti
2:45 PM2:50 PMShort clinical cases on the management of calf DVTRaghu Kolluri
2:50 PM3:00 PMDiscussion 
  
Session 9: VS Live Imaging
Panel: Suresh Vedantham and William Marston
3:00 PM3:15 PMEvaluation of Post-thrombotic DiseaseImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
3:15 PM4:00 PMRefreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts 
3:15 PM4:00 PMScientific Poster Presentations and JudgingJudges: Rafael Malgor and Peter Pappas
  
Session 10: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation
Moderators: Stephen Black and Erin Murphy
4:00 PM4:05 PM  
4:05 PM4:10 PM  
4:10 PM4:15 PM  
4:15 PM4:20 PM  
4:20 PM4:25 PM  
4:25 PM4:30 PM  
4:30 PM4:35 PM  
4:35 PM4:45 PMDiscussion 
  
Session 11: VS Live Imaging
Panel: Patrick Muck and Houman Jalaie
4:45 PM5:00 PMEvaluation of the inflow and the iliocaval veinsImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
5:00 PM5:10 PMEvaluation of obstruction and refluxImaging: Nicos Labropoulos and Adriano Souza
  
Session 12: Management of lymphedema, lipedema, and edema
Moderators: Steven Dean and Manjit Gohel
5:10 PM5:17 PMEvaluation and differential diagnosis of edemaZoe Deol
5:17 PM5:24 PMPatients with edema, are neglected, overlooked and dismissedRaghu Kolluri
5:24 PM5:31 PMRole of compression – what type, when and howFedor Lurie
5:31 PM5:38 PMLipedema: From misdiagnosis to targeted treatmentVitor Gornati
5:38 PM5:43 PMLearn how to manage lymphedema through clinical casesSteven Dean
5:43 PM5:48 PMIntegrating care: A collaborative approachKaren Bauer
5:48 PM6:00 PMDiscussion 
7:00 PM8:00 PMNetworking Reception With the Exhibitors 
8:00 PM10:00 PMEvening Reception