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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Pneumatic Pump Bootcamp: Everything You Wanted to Know by Tactile Medical
  • 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)