RSM Venous Forum Annual meeting

Date and time Tue 27 Sep 2022 from 8:20am to 28 Sep 2022 at 4:40pm
Location Royal Society of Medicine
Organised by Venous Forum

Join us at the first live RSM Venous Forum meeting since 2019. The management of patients with venous disease has been seen as a low priority in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent backlog challenges. However, the prevalence of advanced venous disease is increasing and patients are often presenting with more severe clinical symptoms and signs.

This two-day meeting will focus specifically on collaborative working between healthcare specialists in primary and secondary care settings and discuss how services can develop to meet the enormous challenge of treating this patient group.

This meeting will be available as an on-demand recording. To register to watch the on-demand webinar, please click here.

Benefits of attending:

Understand the latest guidelines relevant to the clinical management of venous disease, including how to access the recommendations
Gain insights into good service models for delivering venous care, which can be adapted for local implementation
Understand the potential roles for vascular nurses, vascular scientists and other non-medical team members in delivering care to patients with venous disease
Appreciate the perspectives of allied professionals, including primary care teams and Thrombosis clinics in the management of venous disorders

You are welcome to join the RSM Venous Forum meeting dinner. This optional dinner is available to delegates and includes a drinks reception in addition to networking opportunities. Click here to book your place.

We would like to thank our sponsors Artvein Medical, BD, Frontiére Mèdicale, Macromed, Medtronic, STD Pharmaceutical Products Ltd and W. L. Gore & Associates for their support of this meeting. Please note that the main scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsors.

Please be aware that under the ABPI guidelines medical students and retired HCPs cannot discuss prescription-only medicines with the drug companies in attendance. Thank you for your cooperation.

View the programme 27 September 2022

8:20am

Registration, tea and coffee

8:50am

Welcome and introduction

Mr Manj Gohel, President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

Collaborative working in venous disease

Chairs: Professor Alun Huw Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery and Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Mrs Gail Curran,

9:00am

The burden of venous disease: Trends and projections

Mr Daniel Carradice, Senior Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, Hull York Medical School, Honorary Consultant Vascular and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

9:10am

Discussion

9:15am

The ideal pathway from a primary care perspective

Dr Alex Manning, General Practitioner, Burwell Surgery and Chair, Exceptional Cases Committee, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System

9:25am

Discussion

9:30am

What part can dermatology services play in managing venous disease?

Dr Marc Wallace, Dermatology Consultant, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

9:40am

Discussion

9:45am

Exploring pathways of care for venous ulcer patients and setting nursing research priorities in vascular surgery

Layla Bolton Saghdaoui, Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London

9:55am

Discussion

Primary Care Commissioning for Quality and Innovation

Chairs: Mr Daniel Carradice and Professor Bruce Campbell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Exeter Medical

10:00am

Update on progress of National Wound Care Strategy programme for venous wounds

Krishna Gohil, Clinical Lead, Lower Limb National Wound Care Strategy Programme

10:10am

Discussion

10:15am

Lower limb wound Commissioning for Quality and Innovation: Intended benefits and progress to date

Krishna Gohil

10:25am

Discussion

10:30am

Tea and coffee break

Prioritisation of venous disease

Chairs: Mr Manj Gohel and Professor Julie Brittenden, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Glasgow

11:00am

Audience poll – challenges and priorities in venous disease

11:05am

The role of the Vascular and Venous All-Party Parliamentary Groups in driving positive change in challenging times

Jim Shannon MP and Mr Tomas Morel, Associate Director, Healthcomms Consulting and Secretariat, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease

11:20am

Panel discussion

Venous Forum Annual Meeting Prize abstract session

Chairs: Mr Daniel Carradice and Miss Kaji Sritharan, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Liverpool University NHS

11:30am

A meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing mechanochemical and endothermal ablation in the treatment of varicose veins

Dr Arthur Jun Ming Lim, Foundation Year 2, Hull University Teaching Hospital

11:37am

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the additional benefit of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis after endovenous varicose vein surgery

Dr Benedict Turner, Clinical Research Fellow, Section of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital

11:44am

COmpressioN Following Endovenous TreatmenT of Incompetent Varicose Veins (CONFETTI)

Dr Amjad Belramman, PhD Candidate, Imperial College London

11:51am

Improvement in Cardiac Function and Exercise Tolerance after Stenting of the Inferior Vena Cava and Iliofemoral Veins

Dr Rachael Morris, Clinical Research Fellow, Vascular Surgery, King’s College London and St Thomas’ Hospital

11:58am

Risk of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism following Benign Colorectal Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dr Tjun Wei Leow, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Queen’s Medical Centre

12:05pm

Impact of the NHS Evidence Based Intervention Programme on access to NICE recommended Varicose Vein Treatment

Ms Louise Hitchman, Doctoral Research Fellow, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

12:12pm

Restricted access to Varicose Vein Interventions: Is commissioning the whole story?

Ms Louise Hitchman

12:19pm

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 24-month Patency after Endovenous Intervention for Upper Extremity and Central Vein Stenosis

Dr Shreya Chawla, Foundation Year 1, Northwick Park Hospital

12:30pm

Lunch

Superficial vein thrombosis

Chairs: Mr James Scurr, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Liverpool Vascular and Endovascular Service and Mr Abdusalam Abu-Own, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals

1:30pm

Latest European Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines on management of superficial vein thrombosis

Mr Manj Gohel

1:45pm

Discussion

1:50pm

Can thrombosis clinics cope with the influx of patients with SVT?

Dr William Thomas, Consultant Haematologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital

2:05pm

Discussion

2:10pm

Endovenous procedures for SVT: Timing, technique and pitfalls

Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London Vascular Clinic and Immediate Past President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

2:25pm

Discussion

Venous controversies

Chairs: Mr Ian Franklin and Mr Isaac Nyamekye, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

2:30pm

The status of early thrombus removal for acute DVT in the NHS

Miss Emma Wilton, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2:45pm

Discussion

2:50pm

Diagnosis and management of venous compression syndromes

Professor Alun Huw Davies

3:05pm

Discussion

3:10pm

Training in venous disease

Dr Aminder Singh,

3:25pm

Discussion

3:30pm

Current understanding of pelvic venous disorders: Assessment, case selection and technical tips

Dr Kathy Gibson, Medical Director, Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

3:45pm

Discussion

3:50pm

Tea and coffee break

Interactive complex case multidisciplinary team

Chair: Mr Stephen Black

4:20pm

Panel discussion

Mrs Gail Curran, Miss Kaji Sritharan and Miss Emma Wilton

Debate session

Chair: Professor Gerry Patrick Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Newcastle University

5:00pm

Patients with venous ulceration should be investigated routinely for deep venous obstruction

For - Mr Stephen Black

Against - Mr Daniel Carradice

5:15pm

Panel discussion

5:20pm

The assessment and treatment of patients with venous ulcers should be prioritised ahead of C2-C4 disease

For - Professor Julie Brittenden

Against - Mr James Scurr

5:35pm

Panel discussion

5:40pm

Closing remarks

Mr Manj Gohel

7:00pm

Venous Forum annual meeting dinner

For those who have pre-registered

View the programme 28 September 2022

8:25am

Registration, tea and coffee

8:55am

Welcome and introduction

Mr Manj Gohel, President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

Evidence based venous practice

Chairs: Professor Alun Huw Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery and Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Mr Tristan Lane, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cambridge Vascular Unit

9:00am

European Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines for venous thrombosis and chronic venous disease

Mr Manj Gohel

9:15am

Discussion

9:20am

Cochrane reviews relevant to venous disease

Professor Gerry Patrick Stansby, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Newcastle University

9:35am

Discussion

9:40am

Update on Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network guidelines

Professor Julie Brittenden, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Glasgow

9:55am

Discussion

10:00am

Working with the Vascular Society to promote better care of patients with venous disease

Mr Jonathan Boyle, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Trust

10:10am

Discussion

Joint session with The British Association of Sclerotherapy

Chairs: Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, British Vein Institute and Mr Zola Sipo Mzimba, Consultant Surgeon, Western Health and Social Care Trust

10:15am

Registries and publications of venous data – future perspectives

Mr Jonathan Boyle

10:25am

Discussion

10:30am

Effective treatment for telangiectases and reticular veins

Mr Stephen Blair, Consultant Varicose Vein Surgeon, Liverpool Varicose Veins Clinic

10:40am

Discussion

10:45am

Why doesn’t sclerotherapy work?

Mr Philip Coleridge-Smith

10:55am

Discussion

11:00am

Status and future of independent practice in venous disease

Mr Stephen Black, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

11:10am

Discussion

11:15am

Tea and coffee break

Managing the swollen leg

Chairs: Professor Julie Brittenden and Mr Stephen Black

11:45am

Is lymphoedema part of the venous ‘spectrum’?

Dr Sarah Onida, National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, Imperial College London

11:55am

Discussion

12:00pm

When should lymphoscintography be performed and how do the results affect management?

Dr Kristiana Gordon, Consultant in Dermatology and Lymphovascular Medicine, St George’s Hospital

12:05pm

Discussion

12:15pm

Towards effective medical therapy for lymphoedema

Mr Oliver Lyons, Vascular Endovascular and Transplant Surgeon, University of Otago

12:25pm

Discussion

Joint session with The Society of Vascular Nurses: New horizons and expanding roles in venous disease

Chair: Mrs Gail Curran,

12:30pm

Impact of venous ulcer burden on community nursing teams

Dr Leanne Atkin, Vascular Nurse Consultant, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust /University of Huddersfield

12:40pm

Discussion

12:45pm

The Society of Vascular Nurses vision on venous management

Miss Victoria Bristow, VCambridge University Hospitals

12:55pm

Discussion

1:00pm

Challenge of deep venous disease

Mrs Jane Todhunter, Vascular Advanced Nurse Practitioner, North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust

1:10pm

Discussion

1:15pm

Training and accreditation of vascular nurse specialists for extended roles

Miss Louise Allen, Senior Vascular Nurse Specialist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

1:25pm

Discussion

1:35pm

Lunch and Medtronic Sponsored Symposium

Optimising efficiencies to develop an enhanced superficial venous service

Mr Sandeep Singh Bahia, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Inequalities in venous provision

Chairs: Miss Kaji Sritharan, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Liverpool University NHS and Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London Vascular Clinic and Immediate Past President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine

2:35pm

Northern Irish perspective: Extent of the problem and progress made

Mr Zola Sipo Mzimba

2:50pm

Discussion

2:55pm

Audience participation and round table – inequalities in venous care

3:10pm

Discussion

3:15pm

Regional variations in management of venous ulceration

Mr George Smith, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Vascular Surgery, Hull York Medical School and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

3:30pm