Venous Forum annual spring meeting

Wednesday - Thursday  28 - 29 April 2010

Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Registration Details:
1 Day Fellow/BAS member: £125
2 Days Fellow/BAS member: £170
1 day RSM Trainee: £50
2 Days RSM Trainee: £80
1 day Non Fellow: £145
2 Days Non Fellow: £190
1 day - Trainee – Non Fellow: £70
1 Day - Technologist /nurses: £50
2 Day - Technologist/nurses: £80
Dinner: £50

Meeting ref: VEA02

CPD (Applied for): 10 credits



Wednesday 28 April 2010

9.30 am

Registration, tea and coffee

10.00 am

Welcome and Introduction
Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine

10.05 am

NICE recommendations, HTA trials and PCT rationing - What is the future for Venus Intervention?
Professor Gerry Stansby

6 Abstracts 5/5 minutes
Chair: Mr Frank Smith and Mr Andrew Parry

11.30 am

Tea and coffee break

6 Abstracts 5/5 minutes
Chair: Professor Bruce Braithwaite and Professor S Das

1.00 pm

Lunch

Plenary session Angiodynamics

Symposium
Chair: Mr David Berridge, Honorary secretary of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

2.00 pm

The Post-Thrombotic syndrome

Diagnosis and incidence
Mr Richard Bulbulia

Prevention
Mr Tim Lees

Medical management
Professor Andrew Bradbury

Intervention for Paget-Shroetter
Professor Gerry Stansby

Is there a role for deep vein reconstruction
Professor Alun Davies

3.30 pm

Tea and coffee break

Updates
Chair: Mr Tim Lees

4.00 pm

Update on Pump Priming Grant
Amanda Shepherd, Winner 2009

4.10 pm

Update on Travelling Grant
Chung Lim, Winner 2009

4.20 pm

Winner American Venous forum 2009 presentation

4.30 pm

Discussion

4.40 pm

The Phlebology RM Press lecture
Mr Peter Gloviczki

5.10 pm

Business meeting

6.00 pm

Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting

7.00 pm

Annual gala dinner
After dinner speaker, Mr John Scurr. Dinner for those who have pre-booked only
Thursday 29 April 2010

Breakfast Symposium

9.00 am

BAS
Mr Philip Coleridge-Smith, London

Foam sclerotherapy: how it is practised around the world - video presentation from the experts
Mr Philip Coleridge-Smith, London

Sclerotherapy with steam
Rene Milleret, Montpellier

Surgery vs duplex guided foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins: a randomised clinical trial
Dr N Shadid, Maastricht

Radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy (RFITT) and ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy - A comparison study for the treatment of chronic venous ulcers
Dr L Hnatek, Zlin, Czech Republic - paper to be presented by Bruce Braithwaite

10.20 am

Tea and coffee break

Use of foam sclerotherapy with other endovenous techniques: when and how to use combined treatments

10.50 am

BAS
Mr Philip Coleridge-Smith, London

Foam and laser
Mr Sudip A Ray, Kingston upon Thames

Foam and RF
Issac Nyamekye, Worcester

Foam and RF and laser
David West, Newcastle under Lyme

Panel discussion

12.10 pm

Lunch

Updates

1.10 pm

CLASS update
Ms Julie Brittenden

1.25 pm

Endothermal update
Mr Bruce Braithwaite

1.40 pm

PROMS
Mr Manjit Gohel

1.55 pm

Discussion

6 Abstracts 5/5 minutes
Chair: Mr Isaac Nyamekeye, Consultant vascular surgeon, Worcester Royal Hospital and Mr T Magee, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital

3.10 pm

Tea and coffee break
Chair: Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

3.40 pm

National Venous screening USA
Dr. Robert McLafferty

4.10 pm

National Venous screening UK
Mr Jonothan Earnshaw

4.20 pm

Discussion

4.40 pm

Completion of evaluation forms

4.45 pm

Awarding of prizes and close of meeting
Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous forum, Royal Society of Medicine and Mr David Berridge, Honorary secretary of the Venous forum of the Royal Society of Medicine

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