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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
Deep, Superficial, or Something Else? Dealing with the Complex Veno-lymphatic Patient by Boston Scientific

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
How the Lymphedema Treatment Act and Coverage for Pneumatic Compression May Benefit your Practice by Lympha Press

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
Women in Phlebology - Breakfast

7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
Meet the Experts: My Five Best Tips and Tricks!
Moderator: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University
Panelist: Andrew Bradbury
Panelist: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South
Panelist: Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS, AVF (he/him/his) – Laser&Veins Clinic
Panelist: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut
Panelist: Michael Vasquez, MD, FACS, RVT – The Venous Institute of Buffalo
Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London
Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute
Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington
Meet the Experts
Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
Break

8:30 AM – 9:20 AM US EDT
Connecting the World: Paraguay, Egypt, Italy, Japan
Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists
Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health
Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory
Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
International
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis and Post-Thrombotic Syndrome 2.0
Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University
Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London
Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre
Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen
Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine
Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina
Deep Pelvic
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Compression in Lymphology - ICC
Program Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy
Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club
Co-Chair: Jean Patrick BENIGNI, MD (he/him/his) – International Compression Club
Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt
Compression
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Emerging Technologies I: Let Me Not Forget About Today Until Tomorrow
Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network
Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa
Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University
Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP
Technology Science
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Global Abstracts -Tuesday 8:30 AM
Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care
Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute
Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital
Abstracts
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Medical Resident / Student / Fellow
Program Chair: Ramona Gupta, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University
Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Co-Chair: Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS – University of California, Davis, Vascular Center
Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
Medical Resident / Student / Fellow
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #2
Co-Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Co-Chair: David H. Keast, BSc (Hon), MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP(LM) (LM) (he/him/his) – Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute
Venous & Lymphatic Wounds
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

9:20 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
Connecting the World: Ecuador, Netherlands, Panama, Russia, Uruguay
Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists
Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health
Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory
Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
International
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
Break

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Connecting Canada to the World: Enhancing Knowledge, Promoting Science
Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists
Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health
Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory
Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
General Session
Earn 2.0 CME hour(s)

10:00 AM – 4:30 PM US EDT
Expo Hall and Posters Open
Abstracts
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Compression Therapy Workshop - Lymphatic Applications
Program Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy
Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt
Co-Chair: Jean Patrick BENIGNI, MD (he/him/his) – International Compression Club
Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club
Compression
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Emerging Technologies II: There's No Success Like Failure And Failure Is No Success At All
Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network
Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa
Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University
Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP
Technology Science
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Global Abstracts - Tuesday 10:30 AM
Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care
Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute
Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital
Abstracts
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Latin American Consensus on Superficial and Perforating Venous Mapping
Program Chair: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires
Co-Chair: Alfredo Prego, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital Italiano de Montevideo Umberto Primo
International
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Research Fundamentals: International Research Collaboration for Data Acquisition
Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University
Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Co-Chair: Vineet Mishra, MD, FAVLS, FAAD – University of California San Diego
Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP
Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London
AVLS
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Superficial Veins: Recurrent, Recanalized, and Resistant Veins
Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South
Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut
Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center
Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali
Superficial Venous
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
Understanding Management of Pelvic Venous Disorders - 2.0
Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University
Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London
Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre
Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen
Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine
Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina
Deep Pelvic
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

12:00 PM – 2:30 PM US EDT
Lunch

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
Newest SIGVARIS GROUP Insights
Industry Speaker: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD – Jobst Vascular Institute
Industry Speaker: Mirko Tessari – Bassi-Tessari Foundation Peschiera del Garda, Verona (Italy)
Industry Contact: Nora Eisenring

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
Pneumatic Pump Bootcamp: Everything You Wanted to Know by Tactile Medical
Industry Contact: Jenna Fossey

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
Venous Stenting Best Practices: Optimizing Patient Selection by Medtronic

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
Emerging Technologies Workshop
Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network
Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa
Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University
Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP
Technology Science
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
AVLS: HealthCare Policy & Advocacy
Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University
Co-Chair: Robert White, MHS – American Vein & Lymphatic Society
AVLS
Earn 1.25 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Connecting the World: Venous Disease with the Mexican Societies
Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara
International
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Emerging Technologies III: It's Alright, Everything Will Work Out Fine. We're Goin' To The End Of The Line
Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network
Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa
Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University
Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP
Technology Science
Earn 0 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Global Abstracts - Tuesday 2:30 PM
Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care
Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute
Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital
Abstracts
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Lipedema in Practice
Program Chair: Karen L. Herbst, PhD MD (she/her/hers) – Total Lipedema Care
Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine
Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lymphedema - Lipedema
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Standardization & Protocols of Venous Investigation
Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC
Moderator: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires
Moderator: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center
Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno
Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD
Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University
Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association
Ultrasonography
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
Superficial Veins: Complications and Their Management
Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Janna Bentley, MD – Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic
Moderator: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South
Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali
Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center
Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut
Superficial Venous
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM US EDT
Break

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
CEAP Specific Diagnostic Evaluation
Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC
Moderator: Irwin Toonder, MD
Moderator: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association
Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno
Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University
Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center
Ultrasonography
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
Keynote - Debate Sessions 2.0
Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University
Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London
Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute
Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington
General Session
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy
Program Chair: Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS – Innova Dermatology
Co-Chair: Catherine Burdge, APRN (she/her/hers) – Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC
Co-Chair: Douglas A. Hill, MD, FCFP, FAVLS, DABVLM (he/him/his) – The Vein Treatment Centre
Co-Chair: Satish Vayuvegula, MD, MS, FAVLS (he/him/his) – AVLS
Co-Chair: Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD (she/her/hers) – Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (GHPSJ), Institut des Varices, Paris - France and Société Française de Phlébologie (French Society of Phlebology), France
Co-Chair: Mandy Wong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dermapure Kelowna and Restore Surgical Centre
Sclerotherapy
Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM US EDT
Space Forum Reception
Program Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Co-Chair: Kelly Ogborn
Co-Chair: Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA – NRMC
Social
Earn 0 CME hour(s)