Full Schedule

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM MST

Breakfast

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM MST

Physician in Training (PIT) Session 2

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM MST

Wound Session: “Layers of Healing”

Moderator: Eleanor Dunlap, DNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM MST

Surface Solutions: Topical Therapies & Emerging Dressings in VLU Care

Speaker: Eleanor Dunlap, DNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

8:55 AM - 9:05 AM MST

Guiding the Way: What’s New in VLU Guidelines

Speaker: Alisha Oropallo, MD FACS, FSVS, FABWMS – Northwell Health

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM MST

Compression Confessions: Case-Based Decisions in Complex Ulcers

Speaker: Karen Bauer, DNP, CWS, FAAWC – Emory Healthcare

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:15 AM - 9:25 AM MST

Veins Beneath: Procedural Interventions & the Hunt for Hidden Perforators

Speaker: Kathleen Ozsvath, MD – St. Peters Health Partners

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:25 AM - 9:30 AM MST

Discussion

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM MST

Phlebolymphedema, Lymphedema & Lipedema, Oh My! Integumentary Considerations & Ulcer Prevention

Speaker: Nadiv Shapira, MD – Lipedema Treatment Network, First State Lipedema

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM MST

Biofilm Battles: Debridement Decisions & IWII-Informed Wound Strategies

Speaker: Kara Couch, CRNP

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM MST

Masqueraders & Missed Veins: When Ulcers Aren’t What They Seem

Speaker: Karen Bauer, DNP, CWS, FAAWC – Emory Healthcare

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM MST

Pixels & Pressure: AI, Digital Imaging & Point-of-Care Wound Assessment

Speaker: Kara Couch, CRNP

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM MST

Discussion

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM MST

Break

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) & Physician in Training (PIT) Joint Hands On Session

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) & Physician in Training (PIT)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST

Sponsored Lunch Symposium

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM MST

Break

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM MST

Welcome

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MST

Scientific Session: Superficial I

Moderator: Kathleen Ozsvath, MD – St. Peters Health Partners

Moderator: Leigh Ann O'banion, MD – UCSF-Fresno

Moderator: Juan C. Jimenez, MD, MBA – University of California Los Angeles

General Session

1:30 PM - 1:38 PM MST

Social Vulnerability Influences Primary Venous Leg Ulcer Healing and Recurrence

Abstract Podium Presenter: Joseph P. Hart, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin

General Session

1:38 PM - 1:46 PM MST

Effect of Obesity on Endovenous Ablation Outcomes in the Vascular Quality Initiative

Abstract Podium Presenter: Scott C. Levy, MD – University of Michigan

General Session

1:46 PM - 1:54 PM MST

The impact of adjuvant ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy on ulcer recurrence. Long-term outcomes of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Podium Presenter: Rashad A. Bishara, MD RPVI MS FRCS – Organization for Teaching Hospitals of Egypt

General Session

1:54 PM - 2:02 PM MST

Patient-Reported Outcomes after Thermal vs Non-Thermal Ablation for Treatment of Lower Extremity Superficial Venous Disease

Abstract Podium Presenter: Ankita Katukota, BS – University of Florida

General Session

2:02 PM - 2:10 PM MST

The Development of Reporting Standards for Ablation-Related Thrombus Extension (ARTE)

Abstract Podium Presenter: Tristan P. Bennett – UCLA

General Session

2:10 PM - 2:18 PM MST

Feasibility and efficacy of advanced flush endovenous laser ablation in reducing groin recurrences: 1-year follow-up

Abstract Podium Presenter: Roman Lunin, Dr – Dr. Maurins Clinic

General Session

2:18 PM - 2:28 PM MST

Algorithm for diagnosis and treatment of labial varicosities

Speaker: Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD

General Session

2:28 PM - 2:30 PM MST

Discussion and closing remarks

General Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MST

Stick the Landing: Sclerotherapy Strategies for Complex Veins

Moderator: Suzanna Fitzpatrick, DNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Moderator: Steffanie Durkin, PA-C – Vanova Vein, LLC

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Advancing Venous Care: From Detection to Intervention - An Evidence-Based Approach

Moderator: Suzanna Fitzpatrick, DNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM MST

Advanced Practice Provider-Led Tracking of Endovenous Ablation Outcomes: The Case for Continued Surveillance

Abstract Podium Presenter: Julie Bitner, PA-C – UPMC

Discussant: Sarah Rosenberger, CRNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM MST

Bio-Boosted Healing: Biologic and Allograft dressings in Venous Ulcer care

Abstract Podium Presenter: Christina M. Guarin, MSN – University of Texas Medical Branch

Discussant: Karen Bauer, DNP, CWS, FAAWC – Emory Healthcare

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MST

PERT Implementation: Transforming Submassive PE Outcomes at a Level 1 Trauma Center

Abstract Podium Presenter: Kristan Probeck, ANP-C – Stony Brook Hospital

Discussant: Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, MD, MBA – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Standardizing Leave of Absence and Round-Trip Protocols for Surgical Management of Pulmonary Embolism: A Comprehensive Framework

Abstract Podium Presenter: Suzanna Fitzpatrick, DNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Discussant: Rabih Chaer, MD. MSc – Stonybrook University

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Scientific Session: Vascular Medicine

Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD

Moderator: Sheila N. Blumberg, MD, MS – NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

Moderator: Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic

General Session

2:30 PM - 2:38 PM MST

Randomized, Open-Label Pilot Trial of Clopidogrel vs No Treatment After Iliac Vein Stenting for NIVLs

Abstract Podium Presenter: Olga Bakayev, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital

General Session

2:38 PM - 2:46 PM MST

Risk Activity Index - A Measure of Frailty and Its Impact on Venous Leg Ulcer Healing and Recurrence

Abstract Podium Presenter: Joseph P. Hart, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin

General Session

2:46 PM - 2:54 PM MST

Exercise Programmes in the Management of Venous Leg Ulceration – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract Podium Presenter: Anselmo Pagani, Msc – University of Ferrara

General Session

2:54 PM - 3:02 PM MST

Bleeding and Thrombosis Following Initiation of Antithrombotic Therapy for Iliac Vein Stenting

Abstract Podium Presenter: Shreef Said, M.D – Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

General Session

3:02 PM - 3:10 PM MST

Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Healing Outcomes in Diabetic Patients with Chronic Venous Ulcers

Abstract Podium Presenter: Estefania G. Narvaez Gomez, BS – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

General Session

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Optimising Decision Making in Chronic Venous Disease Management with Micronised Purified Flavonoid Fraction

Speaker: Jorge H. Ulloa, MD – Fundacion Santa Fe

General Session

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM MST

Exhibit Hall Break

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM MST

Solutions Through Science and Global Perspectives with SIR, EVF, and SVM

3:45 PM - 3:55 PM MST

EVF Speaker: Is chronic venous disease a systemic disease?

Speaker: Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD

3:55 PM - 4:05 PM MST

EVF Speaker: The challenge of over and under diagnosis in venous disease

Speaker: Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

4:05 PM - 4:15 PM MST

AVF Discussion

Moderator: Mikel Sadek, MD – New York University Langone Health

Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Centro Medico del Noroeste

4:15 PM - 4:25 PM MST

SIR Speaker: Pelvic Venous Disorder Research: Leveraging the SIRF Research Framework

Speaker: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine-NY Presbyterian Hospital

4:25 PM - 4:35 PM MST

SIR Speaker: Accelerating Endovascular Clinical Trials – What We Need

Speaker: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM MST

AVF Discussion

Moderator: Mikel Sadek, MD – New York University Langone Health

Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Centro Medico del Noroeste

4:45 PM - 4:55 PM MST

SVM Speaker: Does the patient with venous thrombosis and arterial disease require anticoagulation, antiplatelet therapy, or both?

Speaker: Marc Bonaca, MD, MPH

4:55 PM - 5:05 PM MST

SVM Speaker: Treatment of provoked venous thromboembolism

Speaker: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

5:05 PM - 5:15 PM MST

AVF Discussion

Moderator: Mikel Sadek, MD – New York University Langone Health

Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Centro Medico del Noroeste

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM MST

The Edema Enigma: Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Leg Swelling

Moderator: Sarah Rosenberger, CRNP – University of Maryland Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM MST

Using the updated CEAP Criteria to describe leg swelling

Speaker: Christina M. Guarin, MSN – University of Texas Medical Branch

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM MST

Causes of secondary lymphedema or management of mixed arterial and venous disease

Speaker: Charlene Persaud

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM MST

Treatment options for phlebolymphedema and venous hypertension

Speaker: Julie Bitner, PA-C – UPMC

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM MST

Advanced Treatment options for lymphedema

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

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM MST

Lipedema: diagnosis, conservative treatment optimization, and advanced options

Speaker: Nadiv Shapira, MD – Lipedema Treatment Network, First State Lipedema

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

5:45 PM - 7:15 PM MST

Case Competition & Happy Hour