Venous Forum annual spring meeting 2013
Wednesday - Thursday 24 - 25 April 2013
Venue: Royal Society Of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
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WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2013 - DAY 1 + SVN |
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9.30 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
9.55 am |
Welcome and introduction |
| Mr David Berridge, President of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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SYMPOSIUM 1: Management of the recalcitrant ulcer |
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| Chair: Ms Aisling Roberts, Vascular Specialist Nurse, Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Professor Alun Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College, London | |
10.00 am |
Investigation |
| Professor Alun Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College, London | |
10.10 am |
Dressings and bandages |
| Professor Andrea Nelson, University of Leeds | |
10.25 am |
Role of surgery / endovascular therapy |
| Dr Manj Gohel, Specialist Registrar North West Thames Rotation, London | |
10.35 am |
Role of sclerotherapy |
| Mr Isaac Nyamekye, Treasurer, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine | |
10.45 am |
Interactive voting on questions (5) |
11.00 am |
Panel discussion - all speakers |
11.15 am |
Tea and coffee break |
| Visit trade exhibition and poster presentations | |
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INVITED LECTURE |
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11.40 am |
Introduction: Mr David Berridge, President of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine |
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Changes in Venous Ulceration |
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Professor Dragan Milic, President Elect European Venous Forum President of Balkan Venous Forum, Consultant Vascular Surgeon Clinical Centre, Nis |
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11.55 am |
Questions |
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FREE PAPER SESSION 1 |
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| Chair: Professor Bruce Braithwaite, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary (Clinical) Associate Professor, Nottingham University Hospital and Professor Mark Whiteley, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, The Whiteley Clinic | |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
| Visit trade exhibition and poster presentations | |
2.00 pm |
Introduction: Professor Gerry Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Newcastle and Chair, NICE VTE Guideline Development Group |
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VENOUS FORUM PUMP PRIMING GRANT 2012 REPORT |
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Long-term outcomes from ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for chronic venous disease |
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| Dr Katy Darvall, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Birmingham | |
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SYMPOSIUM 2: Investigation for occult cancer in patients with VTE |
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| Chair: Ms Jayne Burns, VTE Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Professor Andrew Bradbury, Sampson Gamgee Professor of Vascular Surgery, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham | |
2.10 pm |
Evidence from NICE |
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Professor Gerry Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Newcastle and Chair, NICE VTE Guideline Development Group |
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2.22 pm |
How do we practically achieve this? |
| Ms Gayle Porter, Clinical Nurse Specialist VTE Prevention, King's College Hospital | |
2.34 pm |
Patients with recurrent phlebitis / VTE - when do we investigate? |
| Dr Ganesh Radhakrishna, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals | |
2.46 pm |
Interactive voting 2 - questions from each speaker |
2.55 pm |
Panel discussion - all speakers |
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VENOUS FORUM TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP 2012 REPORT |
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3.05 pm |
Introduction: Mr Isaac Nyamekye, Treasurer, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine |
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Report from Venous Forum Travelling Fellowship: Continuous flow models of deep vein thrombosis |
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| Mr Brahman Dharmarajah, Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London | |
3.15 pm |
Tea and coffee break |
| Visit trade exhibition and poster presentations | |
3.45 pm |
Introduction: Mr David Berridge, President of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine |
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INVITED LECTURE |
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Thrombolysis for DVT - lessons from the CaVen T study |
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Professor Per Morten Sansdet, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet and University of Oslo, Division of Cancer, Surgery and Transplantation, Norway |
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Long-term outcome after additional catheter-directed thrombolysis versus standard treatment for acute Iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (the CaVen T Study): A randomised controlled trial |
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4.10 pm |
Questions |
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SYMPOSIUM 3: Difficult Venous Cases |
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| Chair: Professor Gerry Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Newcastle and Chair, NICE VTE Guideline Development Group and Ms Emma Bond, Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Wales |
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4.15 pm |
American Venous Forum Guest Lecture: The role of duplex ultrasound in the pelvic congestion syndrome |
| Dr Rafael D Malgor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook Medical Center, USA | |
4.30 pm |
Difficult venous cases - interactive session |
5.15 pm |
Business meeting and completion of evaluation forms |
5.30 pm |
Close of meeting |
7.30 pm |
Annual dinner |
| For those who have pre-booked only | |
THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 - DAY 2 |
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8.30 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
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SYMPOSIUM 4: - BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SCLEROTHERAPISTS |
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8.55 am |
Welcome and introduction |
| Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London | |
9.00 am |
Foam sclerotherapy: How to treat recurrent and complex varicose veins (including leg ulcers) |
| Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London | |
9.15 am |
Why do some thread veins fail to respond to standard treatment? |
| Professor Bruce Braithwaite, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary (Clinical) Associate Professor, Nottingham University Hospital | |
9.30 am |
How to prescribe and use medical compression stockings |
| Ms Denise Elson, Clinical Product Specialist, Medi UK, Hereford | |
9.45 am |
How to avoid or manage common problems of sclerotherapy (Injection ulcers, PFO, CVA, scotoma, anaphylaxis, DVT) |
| Dr Haroun Gajraj, Director of The VeinCare Centre, Bristol | |
10.00 am |
Medico-legal problems following minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins |
| Mr John Scurr, Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon, London | |
10.15 am |
NICE and the MHRA: How does this change things for us? |
| Mr Mike Watkins, STD Pharmaceutical Products Ltd, Hereford | |
10.30 am |
Venous skin changes - should the NHS treat? |
| Mr Steve Tristram, Consultant Vascular Physician, BMI Healthcare | |
10.45 am |
Tea and coffee break |
| Visit trade exhibition and poster presentations | |
11.10 am |
Introduction |
| Mr David Berridge, President of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHLEBOLOGY GUEST LECTURE |
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American College of Phlebology Guest Lecture: Randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation and stripping of the great saphenous vein with clinical duplex outcome after 5 years |
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| Mr Martin Lawaetz, Medical Student, Research assistant at Danish Vein Centres | |
11.25 am |
Questions |
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FREE PAPER SESSION 2 |
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| Chair: Mr Richard Bulbulia, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cheltenham General and Hospital and CTSU, University of Oxford and Ms Sophie Renton, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Northwick Park | |
11.30 am |
Free papers |
12.30 pm |
Lunch |
| Visit trade exhibition and poster presentations | |
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SYMPOSIUM 5: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY AND BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SCLEROTHERAPISTS |
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| Chair: Ms Michelle Bonfield, Clinical Vascular Scientist, Vascular Studies Unit. University Hospitals Bristol and Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London |
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1.30 pm |
The role of vascular scientists in diagnosing and treating venous disease |
| Ms Nicola Sedgwick, Clinical Vascular Scientist, Independent Vascular Services Ltd | |
1.40 pm |
The impact of the new NICE DVT Guidelines on venous imaging in the future |
| Mr Ved Ramnani, Clinical Vascular Scientist, Royal Free Hospital | |
1.50 pm |
The diagnosis and treatment of pelvic and ovarian varices using ultrasound |
| Ms Katja Norse, Clinical Vascular Scientist, Independent Vascular Services Ltd | |
2.00 pm |
The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of unusual venous pathologies |
| Mr Matthew Bartlett, Clinical Vascular Scientist, Royal Free Hospital | |
2.10 pm |
Discussion |
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SYMPOSIUM 6: NICE and Trial Updates |
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| Chair: Professor Andrew Bradbury, Sampson Gamgee Professor of Vascular Surgery, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham and and Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK | |
2.15 pm |
CLASS preliminary findings |
| Professor Julie Brittenden, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Aberdeen | |
2.30 pm |
Varicose vein GDP |
| Professor Alun Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College, London | |
2.45 pm |
Discussion |
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HUNTERIAN LECTURE |
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2.55 pm |
Lower limb venous insufficiency assessing associated quality of life impairment and the effectiveness of intervention. |
| Mr Daniel Carradice, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, Hull York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary | |
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DEBATE Multi-disciplinary Venous Training is the Future |
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| Chair: Dr Tim Lees, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Newcastle Hospital and Professor Andrew Bradbury, Sampson Gamgee Professor of Vascular Surgery, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham | |
3.20 pm |
Pre-debate vote (interactive voting system) |
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For the motion: Professor Alun Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College, London Against the motion: Professor Ian Chetter, Hull York Medical School |
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3.40 pm |
Post-debate vote (interactive voting system) |
3.45 pm |
Awarding of prizes (oral and poster presentations) |
3.55 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
4.00 pm |
Close of meeting |
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Meeting ref: VED02 CPD |
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