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| 9:00am |
Registration Opens |
| 9:55am |
Welcome/Introduction, Drs. McLafferty & Stoughton |
| 10:00am |
Session I: Vital Concepts for a Vein Practice Concepts |
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Educational Objectives: |
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- Make the clinical connection between venous anatomy of the lower extremity and appropriate treatment.
- Fully understand CEAP classification and how it applies to clinical practice.
- Incorporate usable clinical algorithms in prescribing vein treatments.
- Obtain valuable user friendly understanding of the key concepts in using a duplex ultrasound in an outpatient venous practice.
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| 10:00am |
Vein Anatomy: Understanding its Relevance to Treatment |
| 10:15am |
Understanding CEAP Classification and Applying It to Practice |
| 10:30am |
Creating Algorithms for Varicose Vein Treatment |
| 10:45am |
Practical Tips on Duplex Ultrasound for Management of Varicose Veins |
| 11:00am |
Panel Discussion |
| 11:15am |
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 11:45am |
SESSION II: OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE VEIN PRACTICE |
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Educational Objectives: |
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- Gain detailed knowledge on key billing and cost saving practices in a vein treatment practice.
- Understand activities that are of benefit in marketing a vein practice.
- Understand specific legal and malpractice issues central to a working vein practice.
- Understand critical needs in equipment and training for the beginner and advanced vein specialist.
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| 11:45am |
Optimizing Billing and Profit in My Vein Practice |
| 11:55am |
The Do’s and Don’ts of Marketing the Vein Practice |
| 12:05pm |
Update on Legal and Malpractice Issues Surrounding the Vein Specialist |
| 12:20pm |
Practical Equipment Needs for the Beginner and Advanced Vein Specialist |
| 12:35pm |
Training Essentials & Requirements for the Vein Specialist |
| 12:45pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 2:15pm |
SESSION III: VARICOSE VEINS TREATMENT: LET ME COUNT THE WAYS… |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Have a working knowledge of all the latest techniques in treating branch varicosities.
- Understand when ligation and stripping of the GSV is needed
- Have a working knowledge of tumescent anesthesia in both creation and application.
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| 2:15pm |
Ambulatory Phlebectomy |
| 2:30pm |
Aqueous vs. Foam Sclerotherapy |
| 2:45pm |
Powered Phlebectomy |
| 3:00pm |
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 3:30pm |
Ligation and Stripping…Is it Ever Needed? |
| 3:45pm |
Recurrent Varicose Veins and Neovascularization |
| 4:00pm |
Understanding Tumescent Anesthesia |
| 4:15pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 4:30pm |
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
- Ultrasound Investigations
- Percutaneous Lasers
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| 6:30pm |
Welcome Reception |
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| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH |
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| 7:45am |
Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Visit Exhibits |
| 8:30am |
SESSION IV: CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE |
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Educational Objectives: |
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- Have an advanced understanding of the many options of compression and their indications in patients with venous disease.
- Gain a better understanding of ulcers that can be caused by other etiologies than venous disease.
- Understand the basic needs of the vascular lab to assist in understanding the pathology behind chronic venous insufficiency.
- Have a working knowledge of current medicines and methods other than compression that may assist in CVI healing.
- Understand new treatment modalities available to treat incompetent venous perforators.
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| 8:30am |
Tailoring Compression and Maximizing Compliance |
| 8:45am |
Tips to Recognize Other Diseases Causing Leg Ulcers |
| 9:00am |
Understanding Vascular Laboratory Tests for Chronic Venous Disease |
| 9:15am |
Venous Stasis Ulcer Care: Medicines and Methods Other Than Compression |
| 9:30am |
Treatment Options for the Pesky Perforator |
| 9:45am |
Panel Discussion |
| 10:00am |
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 10:30am |
SESSION V: ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Gain a working knowledge of the basics that are needed to perform venography.
- Understand the variety of options and indications of vena cava filters.
- Understand how to perform and when to perform venous angioplasty and stenting.
- Gain a working algorithm for the treatment of subclavien vein thrombosis.
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| 10:30am |
Venography – Learning it All Over Again |
| 10:45am |
Surfing Through the Vena Cava Filter Quagmire |
| 11:00am |
Mechanical Thrombolysis for Deep Venous Thrombosis |
| 11:15am |
Treatment of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis |
| 11:30am |
Panel Discussion |
| 11:45am |
Lunch |
| 1:10pm |
SESSION VI: THE COSMETIC SIDE OF A VEIN PRACTICE |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Understand the management of the cosmetic patient and enhance satisfaction
- Gain education and exposure to the lasers for treatment of veins on the legs and face.
- Gain knowledge on laser physiology and other aspects of treatment including laser hair removal.
- Determine the advantages & disadvantages of training ancillary personnel
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| 1:10pm |
Practical Tips to Enhance Cosmetic Satisfaction |
| 1:25pm |
Percutaneous Lasers for the Treatment of Leg Veins Facial Veins & Hair Removal |
| 1:45pm |
Training issues to allow non-MD’s to perform office procedures |
| 2:00pm |
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 2:30pm |
SESSION VII: ASK THE EXPERTS: ENDOVENOUS ABLATION: CHALLENGING CASES - PANEL DISCUSSION |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Gain knowledge in the subtle differences in the methods entertained by each physician.
- Understand the risks & benefits to the different approaches of Endovenous Ablation
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| 4:00pm |
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
- Sclerotherapy
- Endovenous Lasers
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| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH |
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| 7:45am |
Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Visit Exhibits |
| 8:30am |
SESSION VIII: VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM UPDATE |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Recognize some of the preventative recommendations, and an update on newer anticoagulants used for treatment of DVT.
- Learn about mechanical and chemical thrombolysis and the evaluation for idiopathic DVT
- Understand multiple approaches to some of the controversial issues of thromboembolism
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| 8:30am |
Evidence Based Recommendations for DVT Prophylaxis |
| 8:45am |
What Do I Really Need to Know About Hypercoagulable States |
| 9:00am |
Update on Anticoagulants for DVT |
| 9:15am |
Mechanical & Chemical Thrombolycis for DVT: When & How to Treat |
| 9:30am |
How to Evaluate the Patient with Idiopathic DVT?: Finding the Zebras |
| 9:45am |
Coffee Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 10:15am |
SESSION IX: RARE BUT IMPORTANT VENOUS PROBLEMS |
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Educational Objectives |
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- Understanding some of the complexities of venous malformations, knowing when to refer to a specialist, and knowing some of the methods of diagnosis, and the dangers involved in treatment of these difficult problems.
- Gain knowledge on other syndromes including pelvic congestion syndrome and chronic venous hypertension.
- Recognize important syndromes, and help guide their management.
- Understand the operative techniques and the endovascular options of deep venous valvular reconstruction
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| 10:15am |
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Vulvar Varicosities |
| 10:30am |
Understanding the Complexities of Venous Malformations |
| 10:45am |
Venous Angioplasty and Stenting |
| 11:00am |
Valvular Recontruction: Endovascular vs Operative |
| 11:45am |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:00pm |
ADJOURN |
