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Scientific Programme

The scientific programme consists of a combination of plenary lectures, case reports and workshops.

Registration will be limited to 100 delegates to ensure that every delegate will have the opportunity
to attend each of the workshops. 

To receive the full benefit of the meeting it is advisable that delegates attend for the full three day course.


   Application has been made to the European Board of Vascular Surgery (ECVME)

Provisional Scientific Program:
Download program in pdf

Thursday 4 Nov. Friday 5 Nov. Saturday 6 Nov
Workshop Outline
Thursday 4 November 2010
 
Basic principles and varicose veins
07.30 Welcome
08.00 What do you know about venous disease today? Test
 
Basic principles

Moderator: Bo Eklöf
08.00 What’s new in pathophysiology of CVD?
Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
08.15   Why is classification of CVD important for the clinician?
Bo Eklöf (Sweden)
08.30

How can we assess therapeutic outcomes?
George Geroulakos (UK)
08.45 How accurate are our tests for reflux and obstruction?
Peter Neglén (USA)
   
Treatment of varicose veins

Moderator: Andrew Nicolaides
09.00 Are drugs indicated and efficient?
Michel Perrin (France)
09.15 Stockings or bandages – all the same?
Hugo Partsch (Austria)
09.30 Surgery still treatment of choice?
Marzia Lugli (Italy)
   
09.45 Coffee break
   
10.15 Why do I prefer laser?
Lars Rasmussen (Denmark)
10.25 Why do I prefer radiofrequency?
Ian J Franklin (UK)
10.35 Nothing beats foam sclero!
Andrew Bradbury (UK)
10.45 Why should we save the saphenous vein?
Sylvain Chastanet (France)
10.55 Why do I remove the perforators?
Olle Nelzén (Sweden)
11.05 Panel Discussion
11.30 How do I perform a duplex study?
Nicos Labropoulos (USA)
   
12.30 Lunch
   
13.30  Case reports and discussions (5 cases, 15 min each)
  Moderator: Athanasios Giannoukas
   
14.55 - 19.45 Workshops: Organiser: Peter Neglén
Duplex investigations, IVUS/Stenting, Saphenous ablation, Bandaging, Foamsclerotherapy, Compression stockings, Thrombectomy devices,  IVC filter placement
   
20.15  Dinner
   

Friday 5 November 2010
 
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic venous insufficiency
(C3-C6)

Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos
08.00 All venous ulcers are the same: so why should we bother to differentiate
between primary and secondary venous disease?
Bo Eklöf (Sweden)
08.15 Did improved management of CVD change the prevalence of venous ulcers? 
Olle Nelzén (Sweden)
08.30 

Compartment pressure and venous ulcers – has fasciotomy a role?
Jan Christenson (Switzerland)
08.45 Treatment of venous ulcers: My way.
Dragan Milic (Serbia)
09.00

Techniques, outcome and Indications for reconstructive surgery in primary deep vein incompetence.
Michel Perrin (France)
09.20

Techniques, outcome and Indications for reconstructive surgery in secondary deep vein incompetence.
Oscar Maleti (Italy)
09.40

Techniques, outcome and Indications for treatment of deep vein obstruction.
Olivier Hartung (France)
   
10.00 Coffee break
   
10.30  Case reports and discussions (6 cases, 15 min each)
  Moderator: Michel Perrin
   
12.00 Lunch
   
13.30-18.15 Workshops: Organiser: Peter Neglén
Duplex investigations, IVUS/Stenting, Saphenous ablation, Bandaging, Foamsclerotherapy,
Compression stockings, Thrombectomy devices, IVC filter placement
   
19.30 Dinner
   

 

Saturday 6 November 2010
 
Management of acute DVT

Moderator: Hugo Partsch
07.45 Recent guidelines for prevention of DVT.
Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
08.05  How I perform a duplex study in acute DVT.
Maura Griffin (UK)
08.30 Recent guidelines for treatment of DVT. 
Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
08.45   New antithrombotic drugs.  Jawed Fareed (USA)
   
Early thombus removal

Moderator: Peter Neglén
09.00 Surgical thrombectomy – the reasons for early clot removal. 
Bo Eklöf (Sweden)
09.15 Catheter-directed thrombolysis.
Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
09.30 Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy.
Peter Neglén (USA)
09.45 The role of IVC filters. 
Anthony Gasparis (USA)
10.00 Russian approach to prevent the postthrombotic syndrome.
Evgeny Shaidakov (Russia)
   
10.15 Coffee break
   

Future education in venous disease 

Moderator: Lars Lönn
10.45

Importance of simulators in training of new endovenous methods. 
Lars Lönn (Denmark)

10.55

Practical training of fellows and attending physicians in venous disease in the US.
Anthony Gasparis (USA)
11.05

Certification of physicians in venous disease in Europe. 
Cees Wittens (The Netherlands)
11.15

Discussion
   
11.45      

Case reports and discussions (3 cases, 15 min each)

  Moderator: Andrew Bradbury
   
12.30

What do you know about venous disease three days later?  A test
   
12.45 Lunch
   
13.45 - 18.30 Workshops: Organiser: Peter Neglén
Duplex investigations, IVUS/Stenting, Saphenous ablation, Bandaging, Foamsclerotherapy,
Compression stockings, Thrombectomy devices,  IVC filter placement
   
19.30    Gala dinner

       

Preliminary Workshop outline

Rotation schedule

 

Thursday 4 November

Friday 5 November

Saturday 6 November

14.45-17.15

17.30-19.45

13.30-15.45

16.00-18.15

13.45-16.00

16.15-18.30

Workshop

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4

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Workshop 1 – Duplex investigation  

Workshop 2 – IVC filter/thrombectomy
  Station 1.  Zonare - Normal    

Station 1.  ALN – IVC filter
  Station 2.  Esaote - GSV incompetence     Station 2.  Cook – IVC filter
  Station 3.  Tba - Deep incompetence           

Station 3.  Medrad - Angiojet
  Station 4.  Tba - U/S guided cannulation     Station 4.  Covidien – Trellis
         
Workshop 3 – Saphenous ablation  

Workshop 4 – Compression techniques
  Station 1.  AngioDynamics – Laser    

Station 1.  CircAid Medical- Compression

  Station 2.  KLS Martin – Laser                   

Station 2.  Innothera - Tubulcus
  Station 3.  Covidien - Radiofrequency    

Station 3.  Lohmann & Rauscher - bandage
  Station 4.  STD – Foamsclerotheray    

Station 4.  Mentice - simulator
         
Workshop 5 – Stenting/IVUS   Workshop 6 - Stockings
  Station 1.  Cook - Stent    

Station 1.  Bauerfeind - stocking
  Station 2.  BSCI - Stent               

Station 2.  BSN Jobst - stocking
  Station 3. Volcano – IVUS     Station 3.  Medi Germany - stocking       
  Station 4.  BSCI - IVUS              

Station 4.  Sigvaris - stocking

Faculty:

Niels Baekgaard  •  Andrew Bradbury  •  Sylvain Chastanet  •  Jan Christenson  •  Bo Eklöf  •  Jawed Fareed  •  Ian J Franklin  •  Anthony Gasparis  •  George Geroulakos  •   Athanasios Giannoukas  •  Maura Griffin  •  Olivier Hartung  •  Nicos Labropoulos  •  Lars Lönn  •   Marzia Lugli  •  Oscar Maleti  •  Dragan Milic  •  Peter Neglén  •  Olle Nelzén   •  Andrew Nicolaides   •  Gerard O’Sullivan  •  Stylianos Papas   •  Hugo Partch   •  Michel Perrin   •  Lars Rasmussen   •  Zbigniew Rybak  •  Evgeny Shaidakov  •  Cees Wittens

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