Wednesday
SESSION V: ENDOVENOUS MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - PART 1 (9-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
SESSION V SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - 8:09 AM Welcome – Endovascular Venous Surgery At A Glance
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
8:10 AM - 8:19 AM How Should We Approach The “Comparative Effectiveness” Issue? Do Our Interventions Affect The Progression Of Disease? Can The Registries Organized By The American Venous Forum Help?
  Presenters(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
8:20 AM - 8:29 AM Accepted Anatomical Nomenclature And Preoperative Duplex Mapping
  Presenters(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:39 AM Debate – Pro: The Origin Of Saphenous Reflux Is Descending (Traditional Theory)
  Presenters(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
8:40 AM - 8:49 AM Debate – Con: The Origin Of Saphenous Reflux Is Descending (Traditional Theory)
  Presenters(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
8:50 AM - 8:59 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Technical Pearls For Great And Small Saphenous Trunks
  Presenters(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Endovenous Thermal Ablation: Technical Pearls For Complex Anatomy
  Presenters(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Can Saphenous And Sural Nerve Paresthesia Be Prevented?
  Presenters(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Technical Pearls For Optimizing Sclerotherapy
  Presenters(s):John Mauriello, MD  
9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Technical Pearls For Optimizing Office-Based Phlebectomy
  Presenters(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Which One: Phlebectomy, Trivex, Or Sclerotherapy For Bulging Varicose Vein Tributaries?
  Presenters(s):Marc A. Passman, MD  
9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Should Adjuvant Procedures Be Performed At The Same Time As Endothermal Ablation? Evidence Based
  Presenters(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
10:00 AM - 10:09 AM Review Of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Endovenous Thermal Ablation With Modern Extirpation Surgery For Saphenous Incompetence
  Presenters(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
10:10 AM - 10:19 AM Which Imaging Techniques Can Help Doctors Better Understand The Pathologic Relationships Between The Superficial And Deep Systems?
  Presenters(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Advanced Venous Disease? Think Pelvic Outflow Obstruction
  Presenters(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
10:30 AM - 10:39 AM How To Treat Chronic Venous Obstructions At Inguinal Ligament Location: Should We Choose Endovascular Technique Or Surgical Technique?
  Presenters(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Other Pelvic Venous Syndromes
  Presenters(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
10:50 AM - 10:59 AM 5 Technical Pearls For Endovascular Venous Stenting
  Presenters(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Debate – Pro: Only C4, C5, C6 Refluxing Truncal Veins Indicate Medical Necessity; Thus An Insurance Covered Expense
  Presenters(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Debate – Con: Only C4, C5, C6 Refluxing Truncal Veins Indicate Medical Necessity; Thus An Insurance Covered Expense
  Presenters(s):Eberhard Rabe, MD  
11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Natural History And Progression Of DVT: How To Prevent And Treat Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
  Presenters(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:39 AM When To Place And Retrieve A Vena Cava Filter: Timing And Follow-up Strategy
  Presenters(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Why Vascular Surgeons Should Join The American Venous Forum
  Presenters(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Current Statistics From American Venous Forum Screening Program: If We Find More Disease Can Society Pay For It?
  Presenters(s):Marc A. Passman, MD  
12:00 PM - 12:29 PM Luncheon Panel
  Panelist(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT / Mark A. Adelman, MD / Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC / Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD / David L. Gillespie, MD / Edward G. Mackay, MD / Mark H. Meissner, MD / Peter J. Pappas, MD / Eberhard Rabe, MD / Seshadri Raju, MD / Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION V
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