Wednesday
SESSION 5: ENDOVENOUS TREATMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS AND OTHER HOT VENOUS TOPICS - PART 1 (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM Welcome: Endovascular Venous Surgery At A Glance
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
8:07 AM - 8:12 AM Anatomy And Nomenclature Of The Venous System
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
8:13 AM - 8:18 AM Standards For Venous Mapping And Reflux Study
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
8:19 AM - 8:24 AM Clinical Evaluation Of The Venous Patient
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM Why Treat Varicose Veins: Is There Evidence?
  Presenter(s):Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD  
8:31 AM - 8:36 AM How To Use CEAP And VCSS In Clinical Practice?
  Presenter(s):Michael A. Vasquez, MD, RVT  
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8:37 AM - 8:42 AM Step-By Step Endovenous Thermal Ablation Of The GSV
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
8:43 AM - 8:48 AM Step-By Step Endovenous Thermal Ablation Of The SSV
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
8:49 AM - 8:54 AM Step-By Step Endovenous Chemical Ablation Of The GSV
  Presenter(s):Ted King, MD  
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM It Does Not Matter Which Device For Truncal Vein Ablation, The Results Are The Same
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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9:01 AM - 9:06 AM Modern Day Stripping Is As Good As Endovenous Thermal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
9:07 AM - 9:12 AM Review Of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Endovenous Thermal And Chemical Ablation
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
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9:13 AM - 9:18 AM Step-By Step: Ambulatory Phlebectomy
  Presenter(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
9:19 AM - 9:24 AM “Powered” Phlebectomy: Are We There Yet For Significant Branch Varicosities?
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Should Adjuvant Procedures Be Performed At The Same Time As Endovenous Thermal Ablation? Evidenced Based
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
9:31 AM - 9:36 AM Guidelines (USA vs UK) In The Management Of Superficial Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
9:37 AM - 9:42 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Technical Pearls For Complex Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
9:43 AM - 9:48 AM Update: Endovenous Laser Ablation
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
9:49 AM - 9:54 AM When Is Prophylaxis Needed During GSV/SSV Ablation?
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM DEBATE: C2 Venous Disease Is Progressive: Its Treatment Should Be A Covered Insurance Benefit
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
10:01 AM - 10:06 AM DEBATE: C2 Venous Disease Is Progressive: Its Treatment Should Not Be A Covered Insurance Benefit
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
10:07 AM - 10:12 AM Hurt Locker: Complications Of Endovenous Therapy
  Presenter(s):Renate R. van den Bos, MD, PhD  
10:13 AM - 10:18 AM Hurt Locker: Complications Of Foam And Liquid Sclerotherapy
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
10:19 AM - 10:24 AM Hurt Locker: Steps To Avoid Endothermal Heat Induced Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Hurt Locker: Steps To Avoid Saphenous And Sural Nerve Paresthesia
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
10:31 AM - 10:36 AM Hurt Locker: Steps To Avoid Lymphatic Complications After Varicose Vein Surgery
  Presenter(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
10:37 AM - 10:42 AM Hurt Locker: Complications From The Treatment Of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
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10:43 AM - 10:48 AM How To Differentiate Venous Ulcers From Others
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
10:49 AM - 10:54 AM Other Adjuncts To Heal Ulcers
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Reducing Venous Ulcers By 50% In 10 Years: The Next Steps
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
11:01 AM - 11:06 AM Are We Really To Believe That Correction Of Saphenous Reflux Does Not Aid Ulcer Healing? Debunking The ESCHAR Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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11:07 AM - 11:12 AM DEBATE: Perforator Ablation Is Overused
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
11:13 AM - 11:18 AM DEBATE: Perforator Ablation Is Not Overused
  Presenter(s):Mark S. Whiteley, MS, FRCS  
11:19 AM - 11:24 AM Combined Treatment With Compression Therapy And Ablation Of Incompetent Superficial And Perforating Veins Reduces Ulcer Recurrence In Patients With CEAP 5 Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Update On Varicose Vein Recurrence: The REVATA Trial
  Presenter(s):Ronald G. Bush, MD  
11:31 AM - 11:36 AM Update On Commercially Available Foam Sclerotherapy: Results Of Phase 3 FDA Trial
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
11:37 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh / Mark A. Adelman, MD / Michael C. Dalsing, MD / Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh / Peter Gloviczki, MD / William A. Marston, MD / Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD / Thomas W. Wakefield, MD / Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Americas Hall 1, 3rd Floor
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 5
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