SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 1: VARICOSE VEINS: FROM COSMETIC TO SEVERE DISEASE
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM The History, Physical Exam And Classifications
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM The Ultrasound: Straightforward And Complex
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Documentation Required To File For Insurance And How To Handle Denials
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Wound Care And Compression Therapy Prior To Treatment
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM The Importance Of Photographic Documentation Before And After Treatment: How I Do It
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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8:50 AM - 9:00 AM When Is Sclerotherapy Or Microphlebectomy Alone Appropriate
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM The Art Of Managing Spider Veins And Minor Varicosities
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Greater And/Or Lesser Saphenous Vein Reflux: What You Need To Know Before You Treat
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM An Overview Of The Various Methods Used For Treating Saphenous Vein Reflux
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Pros And Cons Of Laser
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Pros And Cons Of RF
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Pros And Cons Of Mechanical Obstruction And Chemical Ablation (MOCA)
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Pros And Cons Of Polydoconol Endovenous Microfoam
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Pros And Cons Of Cyanoacrylate Adhesive
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion/Debate
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 2: SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Peri-Treatment Medical Management
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Management Of Very Large Saphenous Veins
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Management Of Refluxing Veins Near The Sapheno-Femoral Junction
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Perivaginal Varicose Veins: Where Are They Coming From And How To Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:50 AM When To Consider Iliac Vein Compression As A Contributing Factor: When And How To Treat
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Evaluation And Management Of Perforators
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Saphenous Vein Reflux In The Presence Of Prior Deep Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM Management Of Residual Varicosities In The Leg, Feet And Ankle: What Is Safe To Treat And What Is Not
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Recurrence After Prior Successful Saphenous Vein Treatment
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Complications And Management Of Varicose Vein Treatments, Including EHIT 1-4
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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12:40 PM - 12:50 PM Panel Discussion
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 3: DVT CONTROVERSIES
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1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Acute DVT: Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Acute DVT: Modern Evidence That Suggests Intervention May Be Better
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Acute DVT: Scenarios Where Interventional Therapy Is Absolutely Necessary
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Tools And Rationale For Same Day Treatment
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Tools And Rationale For Overnight Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Management Of Acute “Superficial” Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM When Would AngioVac Be The Best Tool
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM  
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3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Dedicated Venous Stents: Design, Value And Availability
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Rokitansky Lesion: Incidence, Pathophysiology And How To Manage It
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Chronic DVT Symptoms And Treatment: Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Chronic DVT: The Evidence For Aggressive Interventional Management
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Techniques For Recanalizing Chronic DVT Including Chronic IVC Occlusions In The Presence Of IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Techniques For Recanalizing Difficult SVC Occlusions: Avoiding Complications
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
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4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 4: PE/LYMPHATIC INTERVENTION
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4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Angio Suite Design To Optimize Interventional Success
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM IVC Filter Registry Update
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM IVC Penetration Into Surrounding Structures: What Can Be Removed Percutaneously And What Can’t
  Presenter(s):David W. Trost, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Massive And Submassive PE Defined: Standard Of Care And The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Massive And Submassive PE: New Tools And Techniques That May Prove To Be Better Than The Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Lymphedema: Contemporary Concept On Diagnosis And Management
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Lymphangiography: A Nearly Lost But Necessary Technique For Potential Lymphatic Intervention
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Chylous Leaks: The New Frontier For Interventional Radiologists
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 4