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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Thursday, May 9, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology - Basic Concepts

    Moderator: Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA – ECCOS Cursos

    Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD – Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

    4-Aesthetic Vein Course

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 2: VS Live - Patients With Chronic Venous Disease: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan

    Panelist: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Health Network

    Panelist: Antonios Gasparis, MD – Northwell Health

    Panelist: Kathleen D. Gibson, MD

    Panelist: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health

    Panelist: Peter J. Pappas, MD – Center for Vein Restoration

    1-Main Session

  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    MTE: Applied Insights of Venous Leg Ulcer Pathophysiology: Integrating Science and Evidence to Support Healing
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 3: Diagnostic Testing for Vein and Lymphatic Disease

    Moderator: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA – University of Michigan Health

    Moderator: Ramona Gupta, MD FSIR

    1-Main Session

  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 4: VS Live Imaging
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 5: Pearls from Clinical Cases

    Moderator: Igor Rafael Sincos, MD, PhD, MBA – Clínica Endovascular São Paulo

    Moderator: Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD

    1-Main Session

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break and Visit Exhibits
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Industry Mid-day Session - Medtronic
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Industry Mid-day Session - Penumbra
  • 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 6: Reviewing Clinical CVD Guidelines Through Clinical Cases - In Collaboration With the American Venous Forum (AVF)

    Moderator: Ruth L. Bush, MD, JD, MPH – John Sealy School of Medicine- UT Medical Branch

    Moderator: William Marston, MD – University of North Carolina School of Medicine

    1-Main Session

  • 2:20 PM – 3:02 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 7: Current Perspectives on VTE Treatment

    Moderator: Marcial Fallas, MD – Centro Vascular avanzado

    Moderator: Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    1-Main Session

  • 3:02 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 8: Misdiagnosis and Complications

    Moderator: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health

    Moderator: Steven Abramowitz, MD – MedStar Health

    1-Main Session

  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    MTE: Unraveling an E0651 vs. E0652: Navigating Lymphedema Challenges and Selecting the Right PCD
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 3:35 PM – 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    VS Allied Health Care Course Welcome

    Moderator: Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD – UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

    5-Allied Health

  • 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Practice Pearls
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Edema and Wound Care

    Moderator: Zoe Deol, MD, FACS – American Vein and Lymphatic Society

    Moderator: Jeffrey Silpe, MD, MS-HPEd

    5-Allied Health

  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 9: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation

    Moderator: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA – University of Michigan Health

    Moderator: Patrick Muck, MD, RVT – TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital

    1-Main Session

  • 4:30 PM – 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Superficial Venous Disease

    Moderator: Jennifer K. Svahn, MD, FACS, FSVS – Northwell Health

    Moderator: Ramona Gupta, MD FSIR

    5-Allied Health

  • 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 10: VS Live Imaging
  • 5:05 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Deep Venous Disease

    Moderator: Kristen Alix, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CVN – University of Colorado Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery

    Moderator: Ramona Gupta, MD FSIR

    5-Allied Health

  • 5:10 PM – 6:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 11: Lymphedema, Phlebolymphedema and Lipedema

    Moderator: Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Moderator: Mark H. Meissner, MD

    1-Main Session

  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Venous Thromboembolism

    Moderator: Kristan Probeck, ANP-C – Stony Brook Hospital

    Moderator: Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    5-Allied Health

  • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Reception With the Exhibitors
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evening Reception