Venous Symposium 2022 Program Coming Soon!
Thursday, April 15, 2021
| Thursday, April 15, 2021 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
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Session 1: Live Patient Evaluation | Moderators: Steve Elias and Antonios Gasparis |
| 10:00 A.M. | Superficial Vein Disease | Peter Pappas and Ellen Dillavou |
| 10:10 A.M. | Pelvic Vein Disease | Stephen Black and Kush Desai |
| 10:20 A.M. | Swollen Limb | William Marston and Thomas Maldonado |
| 10:30 A.M. | VS Live: Virtual Ultrasound Imaging and Discussion | Nicos Labropoulos Panelists: Drs. Black, Desai, Dillavou, Elias, Gasparis, Maldonado, Marston and Pappas |
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| 10:47 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 2: Improving Your Diagnostic Imaging Skills | Moderators: David Dexter and Angela Kokkosis |
| 11:03 A.M. | Making the Best Use of Ultrasound | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 11:08 A.M. | Optimize Your Venogram | Kush Desai |
| 11:13 A.M. | Improve Your IVUS Imaging and Interpretation | Steven Abramowitz |
| 11:18 A.M. | What Type of Axial Imaging You Need and When | Neil Khilnani |
| 11:23 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Abramowitz, Desai, Dexter, Khilnani, Kokkosis and Labropoulos |
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| 11:37 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 3: Compression for Venous and Lymphatic Disease | Moderators: Sergio Gianesini and Peter Pappas |
| 11:53 A.M. | Benefits of Compression in Patients With Venous Disease | Joseph Raffetto |
| 11:58 A.M. | What Type of Compression and When | Joseph Caprini |
| 12:03 P.M. | The Value of Interface Pressure in Compression | Fedor Lurie |
| 12:08 P.M. | The Role of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) in the Venous Patient | Steven Dean |
| 12:13 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Caprini, Dean, Gianesini, Lurie, Pappas and Raffetto |
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Session 4: Management of Venous Thrombosis – Learn From Short Clinical Cases | Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos and Gloria Salazar |
| 12:28 P.M. | Superficial Vein Thrombosis | Rafael Malgor |
| 12:33 P.M. | Calf DVT | David Dexter |
| 12:38 P.M. | Recurrent DVT | Victor Tapson |
| 12:43 P.M. | Iliofemoral Thrombosis | Patrick Muck |
| 12:48 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Dexter, Malgor, Muck, Salazar and Tapson |
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| 1:02 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 5: Clinical Scenarios in Superficial Vein Disease | Moderators: Ellen Dillavou and Peter Pappas |
| 1:18 P.M. | VS Live: Superficial Ablation | Steve Elias |
| 1:28 P.M. | Combined GSV and SSV Reflux | Ignacio Escotto |
| 1:33 P.M. | Saphenous and Non-saphenous Varicose Veins | Kathleen Gibson |
| 1:38 P.M. | Combined GSV and AASV | Harold Welch |
| 1:43 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Dillavou, Elias, Escotto, Gibson, Pappas and Welch |
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| 1:57 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 6: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials | Moderators: Harold Welch and Stephen Black |
| 2:13 P.M. | Flebogriff Clinical Trial | Tomasz Urbanek |
| 2:18 P.M. | Frontiers in Pelvic Vein Disorders | Mark Meissner |
| 2:23 P.M. | Statins and VTE | Jose Diaz |
| 2:28 P.M. | IGuideU Trial: IVUS vs. Multiplanar Venography on the Treatment of Patients With Venous Ulcers | Stephen Black |
| 2:33 P.M. | Optimizing Patient Pathways for Leg Ulcer Patients | Alun Davies |
| 2:38 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Black, Davies, Diaz, Meissner, Urbanek and Welch |
| 2:53 P.M. | Adjourn Day One | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
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Friday, April 16, 2021
| Friday, April 16, 2021 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
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Session 7: Superficial Venous Purgatory: What Are We Unsure Of? | Moderators: Steve Elias and Tomasz Urbanek |
| 10:00 A.M. | Multiple Refluxing Veins: Do They All Need to Be Ablated? | Peter Pappas |
| 10:05 A.M. | Are Non-thermals Really Better? | Kathleen Gibson |
| 10:10 A.M. | Why Do Patients Need Conservative Therapy Before Intervention? | Steve Elias |
| 10:15 A.M. | Staged or Simultaneous Phlebectomy? | Ellen Dillavou |
| 10:20 A.M. | Compression After Superficial Vein Procedures | Fedor Lurie |
| 10:25 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Dillavou, Elias, Gibson, Lurie, Pappas and Urbanek |
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| 10:36 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 8: Deep Venous Purgatory: What Are We Unsure Of? | Moderators: Kush Desai and William Marston |
| 10:52 A.M. | Anticoagulation Management After Venous Stenting | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 10:57 A.M. | What is a Hemodynamic Significant Iliac Vein Lesion? | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 11:02 A.M. | Who Should be Offered Thrombus Removal For a DVT? | Patrick Muck |
| 11:07 A.M. | Renal Vein Obstruction: Who Should Be Treated? | Manju Kalra |
| 11:12 A.M. | Assessing the Venous Inflow | Houman Jalaie |
| 11:17 A.M. | Treatment of Nonthrombotic Iliac Vein Stenosis: Where is the Evidence? | Kush Desai |
| 11:22 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Desai, Jalaie, Kalra, Labropoulos, Marston and Muck |
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| 11:34 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 9: Learn How to Manage Edema Through Clinical Cases | Moderators: Steven Dean and Thomas Maldonado |
| 11:50 A.M. | Treatment Algorithm for Phlebolymphedema | Antonios Gasparis |
| 11:55 A.M. | Limb Changes With Compression Therapy in Stage 4 | Joseph Caprini |
| 12:00 P.M. | Uncommon Findings in a Common Case | Steven Dean |
| 12:05 P.M. | What is Wrong? The Limb is Getting Worse | Igor Sincos |
| 12:10 P.M. | MLD – Video Demonstration | Jeannette Zucker |
| 12:15 P.M. | VS Live: Virtual Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 12:25 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Caprini, Dean, Gasparis, Labropoulos, Maldonado, Sincos and Ms. Zucker |
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| 12:36 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 10: More Clinical Scenarios in Superficial Vein Disease | Moderators: Ellen Dillavou and Antonios Gasparis |
| 12:52 P.M. | Symptomatic C2 Disease: Mid to Distal GSV Reflux With a Refluxing Thigh Perforator | Ignacio Escotto |
| 12:57 P.M. | Extensive Nonsaphenous Veins With Pelvic Reflux and No Pelvic Symptoms | Ronald Winokur |
| 1:02 P.M. | Saphenous Vein Reflux and Iliac Vein Compression in a Patient With C3 Disease | Carl Fastabend |
| 1:07 P.M. | VTE After a Superficial Vein Ablation | Angela Kokkosis |
| 1:12 P.M. | Lower Limb Venous Malformation | Gloria Salazar |
| 1:17 P.M. | Saphenous Reflux With Previous Thrombophlebitis | Dimitrios Kontothanassis |
| 1:22 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Dillavou, Escotto, Fastabend, Gasparis, Kokkosis, Kontothanassis, Salazar and Winokur |
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| 1:34 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 11: Venous Mix | Moderators: Steve Elias and Paul Gagne |
| 1:50 P.M. | Management of Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | Rafael Malgor |
| 1:55 P.M. | Unusual Case of Swelling | Apostolos Tassiopoulos |
| 2:00 P.M. | Treatment of Superficial Vein Aneurysm | Ellen Dillavou |
| 2:05 P.M. | Can Iliac Vein Stenting Be Justified Without a Good RCT? | Alun Davies |
| 2:10 P.M. | VS Live: Virtual Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 2:20 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Davies, Dillavou, Elias, Gagne, Labropoulos, Malgor and Tassiopoulos |
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Session 12: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials | Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos and Rafael Malgor |
| 2:35 P.M. | Role of Soludexide in Patients With Venous Disease | Joseph Raffetto |
| 2:40 P.M. | C-TRACT: What We Learned So Far | Suresh Vedantham |
| 2:45 P.M. | EXTRACT PE vs. FLAIR | Akhilesh Sista |
| 2:50 P.M. | Implementation of the GAPS Trial and What Further VTE Prophylaxis Trials Do We Need? | Alun Davies |
| 2:55 P.M. | Coding and Reimbursement in Venous Healthcare | Harold Welch |
| 3:00 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Davies, Malgor, Raffetto, Sista, Vedantham and Welch |
| 3:10 P.M. | Adjourn Day Two | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
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Saturday, April 17, 2021
| Saturday, April 17, 2021 | ||
| 9:55 A.M. | Welcome Remarks and Virtual Platform Navigation Tips | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
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Session 13: Management of Pulmonary Embolism | Moderators: Victor Tapson and Mitchell Weinberg |
| 10:00 A.M. | Suspecting PE: Pearls of Diagnosis Without Overtesting | Mitchell Weinberg |
| 10:05 A.M. | Outpatient Management of PE: Who and How? | Victor Tapson |
| 10:10 A.M. | The Unknowns of Clot in Transit | William Marston |
| 10:15 A.M. | The Evolution of Interventional Therapies in PE – Device Update | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 10:20 A.M. | Large Clots on a Piece of Gauze: Is it Really What We’re Looking For? | Mark Meissner |
| 10:25 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Avgerinos, Marston, Meissner, Tapson and Weinberg |
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Session 14: Management of Pelvic Vein Disorders Based on SVP Classification | Moderators: Kathleen Gibson and Neil Khilnani |
| 10:40 A.M. | Concepts of Venous Anatomy as It Relates to Treatment | Mark Meissner |
| 10:45 A.M. | Pelvic Venous Embolization: How Much Do You Really Need to Do? | Ronald Winokur |
| 10:50 A.M. | Clinical Case Using SVP Classification Before and After Treatment | Kathleen Gibson |
| 10:55 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Gibson, Khilnani, Meissner and Winokur |
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| 11:07 A.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 15: Aesthetic Vein Treatment: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Moderators: Ellen Dillavou and Tomasz Urbanek |
| 11:23 A.M. | Vein Clusters | Vitor Gornati |
| 11:28 A.M. | Corona Phlebectatica | Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska |
| 11:33 A.M. | Extensive Disease | Ronald Bush |
| 11:38 A.M. | Small Tributaries | Tomasz Urbanek |
| 11:43 A.M. | Very Fine Veins | Rodrigo Kikuchi |
| 11:48 A.M. | VS Live: Virtual Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 11:58 A.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Bush, Dillavou, Gornati, Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, Kikuchi, Labropoulos and Urbanek |
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| 12:10 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 16: Challenges and Unknowns in Venous Stenting | Moderators: Steven Abramowitz and Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 12:26 P.M. | Dealing With Complications During Stenting | Paul Gagne |
| 12:31 P.M. | Role of Pathology and Lesion Characteristics on Stent Selection | Steven Black |
| 12:36 P.M. | Treatment of IVC Obstruction | Kush Desai |
| 12:41 P.M. | Stenting After Thrombus Removal: When and How? | Gerard O’Sullivan |
| 12:46 P.M. | Why Stents Fail? | Efthymios Avgerinos |
| 12:51 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Abramowitz, Avgerinos, Black, Desai, Gagne and O’Sullivan |
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| 1:04 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 17: Clinical Cases With Venous Ulcers | Moderators: Kush Desai and William Marston |
| 1:20 P.M. | Arterial and Venous | Luis Leon |
| 1:25 P.M. | Postthrombotic | Steven Abramowitz |
| 1:30 P.M. | Superficial and Deep Vein Disease | Angela Kokkosis |
| 1:35 P.M. | Local Treatment | George Koullias |
| 1:40 P.M. | VS Live: Virtual Ultrasound Imaging | Nicos Labropoulos |
| 2:00 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Abramowitz, Desai, Kokkosis, Koullias, Labropoulos, Leon and Marston |
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| 2:14 P.M. | BREAK – Meet the Expert Session | NON-CME Industry Session |
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Session 18: Superficial Vein Treatment | Moderators: Steve Elias and Igor Sincos |
| 2:30 P.M. | Varicosities: Remove, Inject or Leave Them | Sergio Gianesini |
| 2:35 P.M. | Treatment of Epifascial Veins | Paul Pittaluga |
| 2:40 P.M. | How to Select the Ablation Method | Neil Khilnani |
| 2:45 P.M. | Treating Veins That Are Close to Nerves | Steve Elias |
| 2:50 P.M. | Panel Discussion | Panelists: Drs. Elias, Gianesini, Khilnani, Pittaluga and Sincos |
| 3:00 P.M. | Daily Wrap Up and Closing Remarks | Antonios Gasparis and Nicos Labropoulos |
| 3:05 P.M. | Conclusion of VS Virtual | |
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