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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Thursday, September 21, 2023
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Meet the Experts: Venous & Lymphatic Oedema & QOL

    Moderator: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Panelist: Chantal agüero wagner, MD – Clínica Vanguardia

    Panelist: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Panelist: Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS – University of California, Davis, Vascular Center

    Panelist: Ayman Fakhry

    Panelist: Armando Mansilha, MD, PHD, FIUA, FEBVS – Department of Vascular Surgery; S. João University Hospital

    Panelist: Jinsong Wang, wjs – Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Meet the Experts

    Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Germany, China, Peru, Georgia, Australia

    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
    Foam 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)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Non-Venous Ultrasound Findings in the Vein Clinic (Beyond Varicose Veins)

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Moderator: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Superficial Venous: Challenging Issues

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Janna Bentley, MD – Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic

    Moderator: 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: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    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)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Guidelines USA: Position Statements and Clinical Guidelines

    Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #4

    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)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US EDT
    UIP Engagement Work Group - Current and Future Projects open to Global Synergy

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Keynote - Debate Sessions 4.0

    Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    General Session

    Earn 2.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US EDT
    Closing Ceremony

    Program Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    General Session

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)