Venous Forum Annual Spring meeting

Wednesday - Thursday  29 - 30 April 2009

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

A meeting in association with with the British Association of Sclerotherapists & Society of Vascular Technology

The gala dinner is now fully booked.




Main programme - Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 April 2009 [PDF 88k]

SVT Satellite programme - Thursday 30 April 2009 [PDF 88k]

The VEnous INtervention (VEIN) Project [PDF 111k]

Minutes of the previous meeting on 12 November 2008.
[PDF 31k]

Read a message from the president, Alun Davies.
[PDF 27k]

This meeting include:
Free papers
Inaugural Phlebology RSM Press Lecture
Future management of venous disease DVT symposium
Thrombophilia for surgeons
Outcome assessment
Sclerotherapy in the 21st Century
Practical management of vein problems
Treating the untreatable - less common veins

As usual, the meeting will continue the tradition of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of venous disease, including the expertise of vascular nurses, technologists and other professions allied to medicine. We believe that the two days offer a varied and interesting programme, which should be of use to all those undertaking the management of patients with venous disease. On the Wednesday evening there is a dinner which will be subsidised and represents excellent value for money. Delegates will be provided with a certificate of attendance and the meeting will be recognised for 8 CPD points.

Delegates are requested to make their own arrangements for hotel accommodation.

BAS members who have paid their subscription for 2009 have this meeting included in their subscription. They should contact the BAS with their requirements for the meeting. This does not include the cost of dinner. Anyone wishing to join the BAS and to attend the meeting at the RSM may do so via the BAS website: www.BASsclerotherapy.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you at the RSM.

David Berridge, Honorary Secretary and Alun Davies, President, Venous Forum

EVF Travelling Fellowship flyer. [PDF 25k]

VF PUMP Priming Grant. [PDF 27k]

Registration Details:
1 Day Fellow: £100
2 Days Fellow: £150
1 day Non Fellow: £130
2 Days Non Fellow: £180
1 day RSM Trainee: £50
2 Days RSM Trainee: £80
1 day - Trainee – Non Fellow: £70
Trainee Non-Fellow both days: £100
1 Day - Technologist - Wednesday: £40
1 Day - Technologist - Thursday: £40
Nurse 1 day only: £50
Nurse both days: £80
Technologist 2 Days: £70

Meeting ref: VE-G10-2

CPD: 10 credits

Sponsors

Wednesday 29 April
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	The future of the management of Venous disease
	Professor Andrew Bradbury, Professor of Vascular Surgery and Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Commencement of hands on workshop
Chair: (LOWER ATRIUM THEATRE) Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine; and the Charing Cross team
6 Abstracts 5/5 minutes
Chair: Mr Andrew Parry & Julie Brittenden
11.30 am	Tea and coffee break
6 Abstracts 5/5 minutes
Chair: Mr Bruce Braithwaite, Nottingham University and Professor Saraj Das
1.00 pm	Lunch
DVT Symposium
Chair: Mr David Berridge, Honorary Secretary of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine
	NICE guidelines for Prophylaxis
	Professor Gerry Dolan, Nottingham University Hospital
	ACCP guidelines/ Pneumatic compression
	Mr Jo Caprini
	Travel DVT
	Mr John Scurr
	New/Future anticoagulants
	Professor A Kakkar
3.30 pm	Tea and coffee break
Updates
Chair: Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine
4.00 pm	The CLASS trial
	Ms Julie Brittenden, Senior Lecture in Vascular Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
4.15 pm	The ESCHAR Study and its implications
	Mr Keith Poskitt, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cheltenham General Hospital and Mr Manj Gohel
4.30 pm	The VEIN project
	Mr JJ Earnshaw, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Gloustershire Royal Hospital
4.40 pm	The Phlebology RM Press lecture: Outcome and evidence in Venous disease
	Dr Mark Meissener, Vascular Surgeon, Seattle, Washington, USA
5.10 pm	Business meeting
6.00 pm	Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting
7.00 pm	Annual dinner
	For those who have pre-booked only
Thursday 30 April 2009
Breakfast symposium VNUS
Chair: (WIMPOLE ROOM) Mr Mike Branagan-Harris, Managing Director, VNUS Medical Technologies
	Setting up an outpatient room based varicose vein unit
	Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital
	The complete endovenous practice
	Mr Ken Woodburn, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospital
	Patients unsuitable for traditional vein stripping surgery
	Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital
	Phlebectomy - at the same time or leave?
	Mr Andrew McIrvine and Mr Ken Woodburn, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospital
	Question and Answer session
	Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, Mr Ken Woodburn, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospital and Mr Andrew McIrvine
SVT SATELLITE MEETING - PARALLEL PROGRAMME
Chair: (MAX RAYNE LECTURE THEATRE) Please download PDF for programme
Commencement of hands on workshop
Chair: (LOWER ATRIUM THEATRE) Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, Professor Alun Davies, President of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine; and the Charing Cross team
9.00 am	Taking place in the Lower Atrium lecture theatre
Sclerotherapy in the 21st Century
Chair: (MAIN LECTURE THEATRE) Mr Philip Coleridge-Smith and Mr Tim Lees, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Freeman Hospital
	Sclerotherapy: past, present and future
	Professor Bruce Campbell, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
	How to set up a sclerotherapy practice
	Mr Simon Payne, Consultant Surgeon, Portsmouth
	Sclerosant drugs: what is available and regulatory aspect of use
	Mr Mike Watkins, STD Pharmaceuticals, Hereford
	Compression following sclerotherapy
	Mr Paul Tisi, Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire
	Med-Legal aspects of sclerotherapy
	Mr John Scurr, Consultant Surgeon, London Vein Institute
	Management of Vascular Malformations
	Professor George Hamilton, Professor of Vascular Surgery, the Royal Free Hospital
	Customer care
	Mr Haroun Gajraj, Consultant Surgeon
	Navigating your way to a website that pays for itself
	Mr Nick Pratt, Sitemakers, Somerset
	Discussion
10.20 am	Tea and coffee break
Invited speakers session
Chair: Professor Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Freeman Hospital and Mr Keith Poskitt, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cheltenham General Hospital
	Thrombophilla for surgeons and sclerotherapists
	Professor Samuel Machin, Professor of Haematology, University College London
	Foam - the best recipes
	Dr Attilio Cavezzi, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Clinica Stella Maris, S.Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
	How safe is foam sclerotherapy?
	Mr David Wright, BTG PLC, London
	How foam has changed my life
	Mr Mike Gough, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary
	Discussion
12.10 pm	Lunch
Practical Management of Vein Problems
Chair: Mr JJ Earnshaw, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Gloustershire Royal Hospital and Mr Mike Gough, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary
	Clinical examination of the venous system
	Dr Jean-Pierre Gobin, Président de la SociééFrançaise de Phléologie, Lyon
	Role of Duplex ultrasound examination for venous disease
	Mr Sameh Dimitri, Consultant Surgeon, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
	What to look for on the Duplex scan: varicose veins and telangiectases
	Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Surgeon, Buckinghamshire
	Successful treatment of telangiectases for surgeons
	Mr Brandon Krijgsman, Consultant Surgeon, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough
	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
Treating the untreatable - less common veins
Chair: Dr Richard Bull, Consultant Dermatologist, Homerton University
	Anatomy and how to avoid injecting the wrong thing
	Mr Bruce Braithwaite, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Nottingham University, Nottinghamshire
	Surgical treatment of varices of the foot
	Mr Robert S Taylor, Consultant Surgeon, Ashtead Hospital, Surrey
	Management of hand veins
	Dr Steve Tristram, Vascular Specialist, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire
	If all else fails - camouflage
	Ms Elizabeth Allen
	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 of the Royal Society of Medicine and Mr David Berridge, Honorary Secretary of the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine