General Session

Scientific Session: Vascular Medicine

Sunday, March 1, 2026

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Moderator(s)

Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD, Profesor

Professor
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Poland
Sheila Blumberg, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
Brooklyn , New York, United States
Monika Gloviczki, MD, PhD

Emeritus
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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
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
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
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
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
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM MST

Staying on Track: Key Updates to VCSS and CEAP Standards
Speaker: Michael Vasquez, MD, FACS, RVT – Venous Institute of Buffalo
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM MST

Optimising Decision Making in Chronic Venous Disease Management with Micronised Purified Flavonoid Fraction
Speaker: Kathleen Ozsvath, MD – St. Peters Health Partners
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM MST

Discussion