Superficial Vein Treatment: How and Why I Do It

Monday, September 18, 2023

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT

Location: Grand Ballroom C

Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

PM session: The learner will recognize thermal and non thermal methods, understand their indications and contraindications. They will also discuss saphenous vein preservation in proper situations, and they will discuss management of patient expectations when treating all aspects of venous disease.

Thermal ablation with RFA
Thermal ablation with EVL
Non thermal Cyanoacrylate adhesives
Non thermal truncal ablation with Foam
Non thermal Truncal ablation with MOCA
Other ablation techniques/ emerging technologies (Focused US, Flebogriff, microwave, steam, etc)
Management of tributary veins (simultaneous vs. staged phlebectomy and ASVAL method)
Cosmetic treatments and patient expectations
Q and A

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to learn the changes of the hemodynamics after varicose vein surgery. .

Program Chair(s)

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Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS

Vascular Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Moderator(s)

Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt)

Professor Doctor
Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
Universidad nacional de asuncion facultad de medicina
Riverview, FL, United States

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD

Venous Committee
Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico

Disclosure(s): Alfasigma: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant; Servier: Consultant/Advisory Board

Co-Chair(s)

Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS

Allied Health (Nursing) Speaker
Vein Specialists of the South
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Independent Contractor
Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his)

President / Phlebology and Lymphology
Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS

Director Vascular Surgery
Fortis Hospital Mohali
Fortis Hospital Mohali
CHANDIGARH, Chandigarh, India

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD

Professor
Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Paul Pittaluga, MD

Surgical Chair
Riviera Veine Institut
Nice Sophia Antipolis University
PARIS, France

Disclosure(s): VENATECH SAS: Board Member/Advisory Panel, Non-remunerative positions of influence (such as officer, board member, trustee or public spokesperson)