It's All About Veins

February 12, 2011
The Phoenician
Scottsdale, Arizona USA

Presented by Arizona Heart Foundation in collaboration with Vein Affiliates

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PROGRAM CHAIRMEN

Rajagopalan Ravi, MD, FACS

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Ronald G. Bush, MD, FACS

Dayton, Ohio, USA

INVITED FACULTY AND SPEAKERS

Michael Bardwil, MD
Houston, Texas, USA

Peggy Bush, APN, CNS, MSN
Dayton, Ohio, USA

Laura Ellis, MD
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN
Dayton, Ohio, USA

Marcus A. Jimenez, MD, FACS

Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Nicos Labropoulos, MD

Stony Brook, New York, USA

Deborah L. Manjoney, MD

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Mark H. Meissner, MD

Seattle, Washington, USA

Cary Meyers, MD, FACC, FACS
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

Julio Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Douglas Stafford, MD
Couer d'Alene, Idaho, USA

Patricia Thorpe, MD

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

G. Lionel Zumbro, MD
Augusta, Georgia, USA

TOPICS

8:00 AM Session I

A Normal Ultrasound Nicos Labropoulos, MD
How to Safely Perform Thermal Ablation of SSV Rajagopalan Ravi, MD
How and When to Treat Perforators Mark Meissner, MD
How to Treat Saphenous Insufficiency in a Patient on Anticoagulation Therapy Marcus Jimenez, MD
When and How to Treat Neovascularity Ronald Bush, MD
How Do I Treat Vulvar Varicies Deborah L. Manjoney, MD

10:15 AM Session II

Ultrasound That Demonstrates Reflux and Perforators Nicos Labropoulos, MD
Reasons for Recurrent Veins Following Thermal Ablation Marcus Jimenez, MD
Should You Perform Phlebectomy or Sclerotherapy in Conjunction With Thermal Ablation for Residual Veins Rajagopalan Ravi, MD
Is Foam Sclerotherapy Safe? What Gas Should I Use? Ronald Bush, MD
How I Treat the Lateral Reticular Subdermal Plexus Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN
Complications in Treating Spider Veins: How to Treat Them Deborah Manjoney, MD
What to Do About Venous Aneurysms Mark Meissner, MD

12:15 PM Lunch With the Faculty

1:15 PM Session III

Diagnosing Deep Venous Pathology Nicos Labropoulos, MD
Histological Differences Between Vein Gogh, Laser, and Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Spider Veins Ronald Bush, MD
Common Pitfalls in Treating Spider Veins Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN
Lessons Learned in Thermal Ablation of Saphenous Veins: Eight-Year Experience Rajagopalan Ravi, MD
How I Treat Venous Ulcers Using the TIRS Technique Ronald Bush, MD
How I Do It: Deep Vein Thrombosis Mark Meissner, MD
How I Do It: Venacaval Occlusion Patricia Thorpe, MD

3:45 PM Session IV

Difficult Venous Ulcers: Reflux vs Obstruction Julio Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Skin Necrosis After Ambulatory Phlebectomy Michael Bardwil, MD
Gastrocnemius Perforators: A Very Common But Seldom Recognized Source of Pathology Peggy Bush, APN
Large Congenital Venous Malformation in the Thigh of a Young Athlete Laura Ellis, MD
Vulvar Varicosities: Etiology and Treatment Cary Meyers, MD
Aneurysm of the Small Saphenous Vein Doug Stafford, MD
Ischemia Following Foam Sclerotherapy G. Lionel Zumbro, MD

5:30 PM Adjournment

ACCREDITATION

It’s All About Veins has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of International Congress Foundation and Arizona Heart Foundation. International Congress Foundation is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. International Congress Foundation designates It’s All About Veins for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are recognized by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).