Professor Stephen Powis
National Medical Director of NHS England and Professor of Renal Medicine at University College London.
About this event
- Date and time Mon 17 Jun 2019 from 8:30am to 19 Jun 2019 at 5:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by Venous Forum
This series of symposia is sure to intrigue and provide insightful updates and discussions on important aspects of venous diseases including; wounds and healing, varicose vein treatment and a symposium on private practice.
Topics include:
- The changing landscape of private practice
- Management of pregnancy related thrombotic problems, including superficial vein thrombosis, iliac view thrombosis and thrombolysis of massive PE in pregnancy
- Provision of venous services
- Improving the care of patients with leg ulceration
- Improving outcomes from sclerotherapy
- Angioscopy
Venous Forum: Trainee Masterclass
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Day 3, the Trainee Masterclass, is for trainees and students only who have booked on for days 1 and 2. There is no CPD available for day 3 therefore only trainees and students are encouraged to book this session.
The Venous Forum Annual Dinner
Monday 17 June 2019 at 7.30pm
You are invited to the Venous Forum annual dinner at the beautiful Chandos House, a Grade I listed Georgian townhouse in the heart of Central London. Enjoy a social drinks reception followed by a sophisticated dinner. Only £69pp, pre-book on the event webpage.
We would like to thank our exhibitor(s):
Boston Scientific, Frontiere Medical, Medical Billing Direct, Medtronic, Second Skin, Sigvaris and STD Pharmaceuticals
Please note that none of the companies listed have had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.
Tickets
Normal pricing available until 16 June 2019.
40% off when you book to attend both days! (This will automatically update in the basket).
Member
RSM Fellow
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£150.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£150.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£40.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
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RSM Associate
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£70.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£70.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£40.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
RSM Trainee
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£70.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£70.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£0.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
RSM Retired Fellow
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£70.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£70.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£40.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
RSM Student
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£30.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£30.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£0.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
Non - Member
Consultant / GP
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£180.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£180.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£80.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
Trainee
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£80.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£80.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£0.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
AHP / Nurse / Midwife
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
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£80.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£80.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£80.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
Student
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
|
£40.00
Meeting - day one - Monday 17th June
£69.00
Dinner
(optional) |
£40.00
Meeting - day two - Tuesday 18th June
|
£0.00
Trainees masterclass - day three - Wednesday 19 June
|
Key speakers
Lord Michael Wills
Baron Wills PC, British Labour Party politician.
Associate Professor Kurosh Parsi
Head of the Department of Dermatology at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.
Professor Tomasz Urbanek
Professor of medical sciences, Department and Clinic of General Surgery and Vessels of the Faculty of Medicine in Katowice SUM, Poland.
Professor Marianne de Maeseneer
Vascular Surgeon, and Associate Editor for the European Journal for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, handling venous manuscripts, and one of the UIP Vice Presidents, Belgium.
Mr Chris Khoo
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon, and Vice Chair of FIPO.
Mr Neil Sheldon
Barrister, In 2018 he was named ‘Public Law Barrister of the Year UK’ by The Lawyer Monthly.
David Sellu
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Agenda
View the programme 17 June 2019
Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Mr Ian Franklin, President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine
Parallel Sessions: Symposium 1: Private practice OR Symposium 2: When healthcare becomes a crime
Chairs of 'Private Practice': Ian Franklin and Isaac Nyamekye
Auditorium: Naim Dangoor Auditorium
Chairs of 'When healthcare becomes crime': Professor Roger Kirby and Mr Ken Woodburn
Auditorium: Guy Whittle Auditroium
8:30am: The changing landscape of independent practice
Chris Khoo, Plastic Surgeon and Vice Chair, FIPO
8:30am: A Surgeon in prison
David Sellu
8:45am: Medical indemnity costs
Dr Michael Devlin, Head of Professional Standards, MDU
8:50am: Lessons from the world of medical manslaughter
Jenny Vaughan, Consultant Neurologist, Medicolegal Expert in Gross Negligence Manslaughter
9:00am: Consultants’ obligations under the CMA rulings and the opportunities presented by PHIN to promote private practice
Matt James, CEO PHIN
9:10am: How to react when faced by the courts of the GMC (panic or calmly)
Neil Sheldon, Barrister
9:15am: Salaried private practice, the Schoen Clinic experience
Colin Natali, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
9:30am: Panel discussion
All speakers
9:30am: Panel discussion
All speakers
Tea and coffee break
Symposium: VTE in pregnancy
Chairs: Kaji Srithanan and Sophie Renton
Challenges of VTE in pregnancy
Professor Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Professor of Obstetric Medicine
The significance and interpretation of a raised D-dimer in pregnancy
Francis Matthey, Consultant Haematologist
Management of superficial vein thrombosis in pregnancy
Julie Brittenden, Professor of Vascular Surgery
Panel discussion
Thrombolysis for VTE/PE in pregnancy
Narayan Karunanithy, Consultant Radiologist
Deep Vein Stenting in the post-partum period
Dr Prakash Saha, King's College London
Panel discussion
Pelvic venous interventions
Chairs: Julie Brittenden and Ben Freedman
Effectiveness of venous interventions for chronic pelvic pain: the work of the pelvic venous disorders workgroup
Jane Daniels
Choosing imaging modalities for pelvic venous disorders
Bruce Campbell
Panel discussion
Lunch
Symposium: varicose veins
Chairs: Dan Carradice and Bruce Campbell
What is the goal of vv treatment? Immediate results/QoL/cost
Dr Marianne de Maeseneer
The Cochrane review of varicose vein interventions
Gerry Stansby
The SFP 'choose wisely' initiative
Dr Claudine Hamel Desnos, Vascular Physician
Panel discussion
Practical tips for treating varicose veins in PTS patients
Dr Marianne de Maeseneer
Evidence for concomitant treatment of GSV and AASV when only one is incompetent
Mr James Scurr, Vascular Surgeon
Isolated phlebectomies: effect on reflux and symtoms
Dr Marianne de Maeseneer
Panel discussion
Complications of non-thermal ablation
Alun Davies
Complications and adverse reactions with non-thermal-non-tumescent techniques
Professor Tomasz Urbanek
Adverse reaction to endovenous cyanoacrylate adhesive
Iraj Zeynali
Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
More venous issues
Chairs: James Scurr and Keith Poskitt
Consenting for varicose vein procedures
Ashok Handa
You must be conkers- does horse chestnut have a meaningful place in the clinical management of chronic venous disease?
Ian Chetter
Sulodexide: indications, outcomes and evidence for use
Professor Tomasz Urbanek
Angioscopic appearances of venous disorders
Professor Kurosh Parsi
Panel discussion
International section
Chair: Gerry Stansby
Mikel Sadek (winner 2019)
My vision for the UIP
Professor Kurosh Parsi
Debates
Chair: Gerry Stansby
Debate one: Since the CAVA and ATTRACT trials, intervention for acute DVT is dead
For: Alun Davies, Against; Chung Lim
Debate two: Modern venous ablation has no need for tumescent anaesthesia
For: Tristan Lane; Against Dan Carradice
Close of day
Drinks reception
Chandos House
Dinner
Chandos House
View the programme 18 June 2019
Registration, tea and coffee
Prize Paper Session
Chairs: Abdusalam Abu-Own and Keith Poskitt
Symposium: Lymphoedema and lipoedema
Chairs: Peter Mortimer and Ian Franklin
How to recognise lipoedema
Peter Mortimer
Surgery for severe lymphoedema
Dr Harry G J Voesten
Pharmacotherapy for lymphoedema: how far away?
Oliver Lyons
Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
Symposium: Leg ulceration
Opening remarks
Lord Michael Wills
The National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Una Adderley
Ulcers that masquerade as venous ulcers
Jane Todhunter, Vascular Nurse Specialist, North Cumbria Acute Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Managing leg ulceration in dementia patients
Michael Fertleman, Consultant Physician and Barrister
Panel discussion
Nurse led endovenous intervention in the management of venous leg ulceration, the pros and cons
Clare Thomson, Advanced Vascular Nurse Practitioner, Royal Bournemouth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Negative wound pressure therapy: the future of venous leg ulcer dressings
George Smith
Shock wave treatment, does it have a part to play in venous leg ulcer healing?
Ian Chetter
Panel discussion
Patient applied compression in the management of the venous leg ulcer
Jo Dumville
Skin grafting for leg ulceration: tips and tricks
Colin Davies, Specialist Nurse
How to identify which patients with leg ulceration require deep venous intervention
Emma Wilton
Panel discussion
All speakers
Closing remarks
Lord Michael Wills
Lunch
Symposium: Provision of venous services
Chairs: Alun Davies and Isaac Nyamekye
Geographical variation in provision of venous treatments
Dr Dan Carradice, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
The impact of NICE clinical guidelines 168 on varicose vein treatments in the UK
Gerry Stansby
Evidence Based Interventions
Professor Stephen Powis, Medical Director of NHS England
Panel discussion
Symposium: Thrombotic issues
Chairs: Gerry Stansby and Julie Brittenden
DOACs in acute superficial vein thrombosis
Kaji Sritharan
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Karen Breen
What information is needed to make long term anticoagulation decisions after a VTE event?
Will Lester
Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
International guest lecture
Introduced by Ian Franklin - Professor Kurosh Parsi, Head of Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Vascular dermatology for non-dermatologists
Professor Kurosh Parsi, Head of Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Sclerotherapy symposium in conjunction with BAS
Chairs: Philip Coleridge Smith and Claudine Hamel Desnos
Selecting the optimum sclerosant and liquid/air fraction to treat different types of vein
Professor Kurosh Parsi, Head of Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Sclerotherapy of the sub-ulcer plexus
Katy Darvall
Minimising the risks of sclerotherapy
Kurosh Parsi
Tips and tricks for treating subcuticular and thread veins
Philip Coleridge Smith
Panel discussion
Awarding of prizes
Close of meeting
View the programme 19 June 2019
Registration, tea and coffee
Essential venous papers
Bruce Campbell
Tips for passing the FRCS exam
Venous ultrasound essentials
Matt Slater, Vascular Scientist
All a venous specialist needs to know about wound dressings and bandaging
Colin Davies
Medicolegal issues in venous practice
Tea and coffee break
Thermal endovenous ablation interventions
Professor Marianne de Maeseneer
Non-thermal endovenous interventions
Tristan Lane
Truncal and tributary foam sclerotherapy – key technical tips for success
Professor Kurosh Parsi
So many endovenous treatments, how do we choose?
Ian Chetter
Phlebectomies – when and how?
Dan Carradice
Tea and coffee break
Upper limb DVT & TOS essentials
Which patients should be considered for acute thrombus removal? How?
Stephen Black
Investigating the deep system – when and how?
Mr Manj Gohel, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Deep vein stenting procedure – essential equipment and step by step procedure
Mr Chung Lim
Private practice in 2019 – pearls of wisdom
Miss Rebecca Winterborn
Panel dicussion
Close of meeting
Sponsors
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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