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  • Friday, October 11, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Navigating the NIVL Consensus Statement: Nothing Is Written In Stone. Appropriate treatment, need for IVUS and proper stent selection
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    Women in Phlebology Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    ACCWS Workshop #1
  • 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM CT
    Inflammation Associated With Venous Disease and Ulcers
  • 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM CT
    Non-Truncal Intervention: Foam vs. Phlebectomy
  • 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM CT
    Stockings and Beyond - The Spectrum Of Compression Garments and Which Is best For Your Patient
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    A Comparative Analysis of meso-Rex Shunt and Modified Rex Shunt for the Treatment of Portal Cavernoma in Children
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    CHIVA Goes Global: Addressing Varicose Veins in China and Africa
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Comparative effectiveness of non-compounded polidocanol 1% endovenous microfoam (Varithena) ablation versus endovenous thermal ablation utilizing a systematic review and network meta-analysis
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Development of an international standard set of outcome measures for patients with pelvic venous disorders: A Delphi consensus approach
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Efficacy and safety of a novel vena cava filter on pulmonary embolism prophylaxis: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, parallel, positive controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Final Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study of the Gunther Tulip and Celect IVC Filters
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Oral Abstracts - 2

    Program Chair, Moderator: Sonja Stiller-Martin

    Program Chair, Moderator: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Abstract Committee Member: Raven Hardin (Kellen)

  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Cyanoacrylate to Endothermal Ablation: VenaSeal Spectrum Program Secondary Outcomes Through 6 Months
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Bionutrients & Biosensors
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Meet The Experts
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Superficial Vein
  • 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM CT
    Compression Pumps - Which Patients Benefit and How To Encourage Compliance
  • 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM CT
    Inflammation Associated With Lymphatic Dysfunction
  • 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM CT
    Non-Thermal Venous Ablation
  • 9:20 AM – 9:25 AM CT
    Venous System: Considerations For Role In Local and Systemic Inflammation 
  • 9:20 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    The Lymphedema Care Act - How This Expands Patient Access To Compression Garments and Pumps
  • 9:20 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Thermal Ablation Procedures
  • 9:25 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Lymphatic System: Considerations For Role In Local  and Systemic Inflammation 
  • 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM CT
    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound For Venous Disease
  • 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM CT
    Optimal Compression For Your Patient
  • 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM CT
    The Data on Salt, More Than Just Sodium Chloride
  • 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM CT
    Staging Versus Non-Staging Of Branch Varicosities- Which Approach Is Best For Your Patient?
  • 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM CT
    The Data on Sugar, More Than Just Simple Glucose
  • 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Bionutrients In Venous and Lymphatic Disease
  • 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    How Long To Use Conservative Measures Before Ablation?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM CT
    Lifestyle Adjustments: What Does The Data Say?
  • 10:10 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Biosensors - Are They Ready For Clinical Use?
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Break
  • 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Complications Of Foam Sclerotherapy and Phlebectomy
  • 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Neurogenic Edema
  • 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Venous Functional Testing
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Comparison of the topography of LVs and fluid accumulation on LSC and ICG images in patients with lower limb lymphedema of different etiology and lipedema.
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    DOACs versus LMWH in prevention of VTE recurrence in cancer patients: A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Effectiveness of endovascular therapies in women with symptomatic pelvic venous disorders and a history of endometriosis.
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Effectiveness of Liposuction and Combined Surgical Techniques in Managing Lymphedema: A Meta-Analysis
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Lymphedema
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Obesity paradox reflected in outcomes after iliac vein stenting: A Subset analysis from the ABRE trial
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Oral Abstracts - 3

    Program Chair, Moderator: Sonja Stiller-Martin

    Program Chair, Moderator: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Abstract Committee Member: Raven Hardin (Kellen)

  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Superficial Vein
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Temporal evolution of histopathological changes in venous in-stent stenosis: an in-depth analysis of thrombus organisation and tissue composition
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Unveiling the Link: Minimum Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Thrombosis Risk
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Vascular Medicine
  • 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM CT
    ACCWS Workshop #2
  • 10:55 AM – 11:05 AM CT
    APLA - Updates On Classification
  • 10:55 AM – 11:05 AM CT
    Complications Of Thermal Ablation
  • 10:55 AM – 11:10 AM CT
    NIH National Commission of Lymphatic Diseases
  • 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Complications Of Cyanoacrylate Glue
  • 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Medical Management Of Venous Insufficiency
  • 11:10 AM – 11:25 AM CT
    Lymphatic Dysfunction In Cardiac Disease
  • 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM CT
    Complications Of Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam
  • 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM CT
    Hyperpigmented Skin Disorders
  • 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM CT
    Lymphatic Imaging Changing Treatment
  • 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM CT
    Nutritional Therapy For Venous and Lymphatic Disease
  • 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM CT
    Patterns and Veins Implicated In REVAS
  • 11:35 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Avoiding Treatment Failures/Technical Issues Leading To Early Recurrence
  • 11:35 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Hypercoagulable State Testing - Who Needs It?
  • 11:35 AM – 12:05 PM CT
    Cutting Edge Surgical Management of Lymphedema
  • 12:05 PM – 12:15 PM CT
    Panel Discussion
  • 12:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Exhibition
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Treating Superficial Venous Disease: Let Evidence, Patient Considerations, and Technology Guide You

    Faculty: Ramona Gupta, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Faculty: Michael Vasquez, MD, FACS, RVT – The Venous Institute of Buffalo

    Moderator: Neil M. Khilnani, MD, FACPh, FSIR, DABR, DABVLM – NY Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine

  • 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    ACCWS Workshop #3
    ACCWS / Wound Care
  • 2:30 PM – 2:35 PM CT
    Top 5 Hot Topics In Advocacy
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    How Do You Diagnose Lipedema?
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    Work-up Of Pelvic Venous Disease (PeVD): Needed History and Data
  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Healthcare Policy & Advocacy
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    A Systematic Review OF Contemporary Randomized Controlled Trials for Treatment of Lymphedema by Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Chronic Venous Insufficiency as an Independent Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease: Evidence from Coronary Artery Calcium Score Analysis
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Determine the efficacy of venous duplex flow patterns as method of identifying hypertensive venous etiologies.
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Fluid movement and changes in skin water concentration under the influence of IPC in patients with lower limb lymphedema of different etiology.
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    General and Disease-Specific Quality-of-Life Improvement Following Superficial Venous Insufficiency Treatment
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Lipedema
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Oral Abstracts - 4
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Superficial Venous Insufficiency and Edema Prevalence in a 20–29-Year-Old Population
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Synchronous prophylactic ablation of the ASV in patients undergoing thermal GSV ablation significantly reduces the recurrence rate – 12-month follow-up data for the SYNCHRONOUS trial
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Deep/Pelvic/Thrombosis
  • 2:35 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    Physician Advocacy At The State Level
  • 2:40 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    CPT, RVU, RUC: Understanding How Reimbursement Codes Are Made and Maintained
  • 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CT
    Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Pelvic Venous Disease - Are They Causally Related?
  • 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CT
    The Genetics Of Lipedema
  • 2:45 PM – 2:55 PM CT
    Update On Congressional Action and Physician Reimbursement for 2025
  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Options For Treatment Of Lipedema
  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Role Of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
  • 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CT
    Extra-Pelvic Management Of PeVD - Is Direct Treatment Possible?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CT
    What Do You Do If Your Patient With Lipedema Also Has Metabolic Syndrome With Obesity?
  • 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    Combined Reflux and Iliac Obstruction - What Treat First?
  • 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    Venous Disease In Lipedema
  • 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    How To Manage Patients With Persistent Sx After Initial Treatment Of PeVD?
  • 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Is Inflammation Present In Women With Lipedema?
  • 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CT
    Why Do We Need An RCT For PeVD? EMBOLIZE Trial Update
  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Break
  • 4:15 PM – 4:20 PM CT
    Intro/Welcome
  • 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CT
    Relevant Venous Anatomy
  • 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CT
    The Lymphedema Care Act and Its Impact on Venous Specialists
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    AAP/Nursing
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    ACCWS Workshop #4
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Hot Topics and Debates
  • 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Ultrasonography and Imaging (Fundamentals)
  • 4:20 PM – 4:35 PM CT
    Preforming A Superficial Vein Study
  • 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CT
    Physical Examination and Considerations In Patients With Recurrent Varicose Veins
  • 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CT
    Venous Endothelial Dysfunction Is The Root Cause Of Inflammation In Venous Disease
  • 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Poster Judging Session

    Program Chair, Moderator: Sonja Stiller-Martin

    Program Chair, Moderator: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Abstract Committee Member: Raven Hardin (Kellen)

  • 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM CT
    Lymphatic Dysfunction Is The Root Cause Of Inflammation In Venous Disease
  • 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM CT
    When To Order An US and How To Incorporate The Results Into Treatment Recommendations
  • 4:35 PM – 5:10 PM CT
    Live Demo: Superficial Venous Insufficiency Study Of The Leg
  • 4:45 PM – 4:55 PM CT
    Signs and Symptoms Of Pelvic Venous Disease
  • 4:55 PM – 5:05 PM CT
    Treatment Options In SVI - Thermal Ablation
  • 5:00 PM – 5:10 PM CT
    Treat Venous Disease Before Liposuction For Women with Lipedema
  • 5:05 PM – 5:15 PM CT
    Treatment Options SVI - Non-Thermal Ablation
  • 5:10 PM – 5:20 PM CT
    Treat Venous Disease After Liposuction For Women With Lipedema
  • 5:10 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Live scanning; Hands on Session Station 1
  • 5:10 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Live scanning; Hands on Session Station 2
  • 5:10 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Live scanning; Hands on Session Station 3
  • 5:10 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Live scanning; Hands on Session Station 4
  • 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Panel Discussion