About this event

  • Date and time Thu 8 Jun 2023 from 8:00am to 9 Jun 2023 at 5:05pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Venous Forum

The RSM Venous Forum meeting is the primary UK meeting focusing on the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with venous disease, across different healthcare settings. The management of patients with venous disease continues to be seen as a low priority in an enormously stretched NHS. However, chronic venous disease is increasing in prevalence and is a major cause of patient distress and quality of life impairment. Modern venous treatments are minimally invasive and cost-effective (or even cost-saving) and fully supported by NICE.  

The meeting will include hands-on practical training in a range of venous procedures and skills. There will be a focus on supporting the entire multidisciplinary team and offer guidance on optimizing clinical pathways to offer patient-centred, evidence-based care. 

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

Benefits of attending

  • Learn about effective 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  
  • Participate in ‘hands-on’ practical workshops for procedural skills in venous management  
  • Hear an update on latest guidelines and perspectives in deep and superficial venous care  

The aim of this meeting is to provide attendees with an update of current, relevant topics in venous disease. Empowering teams to develop venous services, promote practical training and offer guidance on optimizing models of care. 

The Venous Forum: Annual Meeting Prize will also be presented and awarded at the meeting. See below for further details and to make a submission. 

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.

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

Agenda

View the programme 08 June 2023

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

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

Workshops and multidisciplinary training

Stations
Max Rayne Auditorium

1. Paget-Schroetter Syndrome - case-based discussion (25 minutes)

2. Pelvic Vein Incompetence - case-based discussion (25 minutes)

Atrium

Management of Acute DVT (50 minutes)

Part A (25 minutes)

1. Mechanical Thrombectomy – Indigo Aspiration System 

2. FlowTriever and ClotTriever Thrombectomy System 

Part B (25 minutes)

1. Venovo Stent, Viafort Vascular Stent, ClearLumen Jet Cutting catheter

2. Deep Venous Stenting Simulator

3. Mentice Simulator

Training Suite

Choice of 2 stations (25 minutes each):

A. Ultra-guided Foam Sclerotherapy

B. Microsclerotherapy

C. Basic Venous Ultrasound

D. Hand-Held Doppler Assessment for Compression Therapy + Compression Therapy

Seminar Suite

Truncal Ablation and Cannulation (50 minutes)

Choice of 2 stations (25 minutes each):

A. Ultrasound Guided Cannulation

B. Introduction to the VNUS device

    (1) RFA 

    (2) Heat radiation model

C. Endovenous perforator ablation 

D. Cyanoacrylate glue closure

Tea and coffee break
Stations continued
Lunch

The basics of venous disease

Chair: Mr James Scurr, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Liverpool Vascular and Endovascular Service

Clinical presentations of venous disease

Layla Bolton Saghdaoui, Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist / National Institute for Health and Care Research Doctoral Research Fellow, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Pathophysiology and epidemiology of venous disease for dummies

Dr Hayley Moore, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Principles of treatment for superficial venous disease

Mr Dominic Dodd, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Vasacare Limited

Principles of deep venous disease management

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

Panel discussion
Venous quiz

Challenges in venous leg ulcer care

Chair: Dr Hayley Moore, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Leg ulceration: Improving patient access to specialist services

Mr Manj Gohel

Leg ulcers in patients with concomitant arterial disease

Mr Colin Davies, Clinical Lead, Gloucestershire Leg Ulcer Service, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust

Venous ulcers in frail and bedbound patients

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

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Venous Forum Annual Meeting Prize abstract session

Chairs: 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 and Mr Tristan Lane, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cambridge Vascular Unit

Current practice and perspectives in consenting patients for endovenous ablation

Miss Annabel Howitt, Clinical Fellow Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

A Novel Screening Score for Pelvic Venous Disorders

Dr Tasneem Pope, Honorary Academic Clinical Research Fellow, Academic Training Foundation Programme, Academic Vascular Surgery Department, Division of Cancer and Surgery, Imperial College London

Patterns of superficial and deep disease in patients with lower extremity post-thrombotic iliofemoral deep venous obstruction

Mr Benjamin James Clay, Year 5 Medical Student, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge and Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge

The impact of pentoxifylline on the healing and recurrence of venous leg ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dr Marwah Salih, Academic Foundation Doctor and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London

Five-year outcomes of dedicated venous stents for the treatment of acute and chronic iliofemoral venous obstructive disease

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

A systematic review and meta-analysis of early thrombus removal versus best medical therapy for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis

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

DAVE - Decellularised Dermis Allograft for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulceration

Dr Matthew Tan, Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London

Venous thromboembolism risk with air travel and recent surgery: what is the evidence?

Benedict R H Turner

Interactive multidisciplinary case discussion

Chair: Professor Alun Huw Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College London and Consultant, Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospital

Panel

Mrs Gail Curran, 

Venous debates

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

The current training pathways for venous disease are not fit for purpose trainees

For: Mr Adam Gwordz, Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, Imperial College London

Against: Ms Louise Hitchman, National Institute for Health and Care Research Doctoral Research Fellow, Hull York Medical School

Superficial venous procedures should be performed using only local / tumescence anaesthesia for the vast majority of cases

For: Mr Manj Gohel

Against: Professor Alun Huw Davies

Close of day
Venous Forum annual meeting dinner

For those who have pre-registered

View the programme 09 June 2023

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

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

Aesthetic phlebology and private practice

Chairs: Mr Ian Franklin, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London Vascular Clinic and Immediate Past President, Venous Forum, Royal Society of Medicine and Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, British Vein Institute

The changing landscape of independent practice

Mr Charlie Chan, Consultant General and Breast Surgeon, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital and Director, Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations

Essential tips for a successful medicolegal practice in venous disease

Professor Bruce Campbell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Exeter Medical

How to deal with reticular and thread veins for optimum cosmetic outcomes

Dr Peter Finigan, Clinical Practitioner, Vascular Medicine, UK Vein Clinic

What are the challenges of private practice and how can these be overcome?

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

Panel discussion

Joint session with 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

How I decide: Foam, endothermal, foam + endothermal ablation

Mr Alastair Lewis, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Craigavon Area Hospital

How I do it: Foam, endothermal, foam + endothermal ablation

Mr Zola Mzimba

How I do successful sclerotherapy

Mrs Claire Judge, Sclerotherapy Specialist Nurse, The McIndoe Centre

Lessons learned from watching other phlebologists treat veins

Mr Philip Coleridge Smith

Tea and coffee break

National initiatives promoting care of venous disease

Chairs: Professor Bruce Campbell and Professor Julie Brittenden, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Glasgow

Working with the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland to promote the care of venous disease

Miss Rachel Bell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Freeman Hospital

Driving positive change through the Vascular and Venous All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Roger Greer, Associate Director, PLMR Healthcomms and Secretariat, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease

Role of the venous forum in promoting optimal venous care in the UK

Mr Manj Gohel

Delivering education and training to produce the venous specialists of the future

Ms Ginny Bowbrick, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust

Effectiveness of CQUINS in promoting appropriate referral of patients with venous ulceration

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

Panel discussion

Current venous controversies

Chair: Miss Emma Wilton, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Alun Huw Davies, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College London and Consultant, Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospital

Are there enough specialists to deal with the UK burden of venous disease?

Professor Julie Brittenden

Who should and who shouldn’t perform venous duplex scans

Mrs Emma Waldegrave, Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and UK Vein Clinic and President, The Society for Vascular Technology Great Britain and Ireland

With the current state of the NHS, are deep venous interventions justifiable?

To be confirmed

The VEIN platform: An important tool for delivering high quality evidence

Miss Sarah Onida, Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London

Current status of thromboprophylaxis after endovenous procedures: THRIVE study design

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

Panel discussion
Lunch and Penumbra sponsored symposium session

Revolutionizing DVT Management: Computer-Aided Aspiration Thrombectomy as an Alternative to Catheter Directed

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

Bite-size evidence updates

Chairs: Mr Abdusalam Abu-Own, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals and Mr Daniel Carradice

Superficial venous intervention

Mr Tristan Lane, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Cambridge Vascular Unit

Deep venous interventions

Dr Hayley Moore, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Wound care evidence updates

Mr Aminder Singh, 

Other venous papers

Mohammed Chowdhury, National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Lecturer (Vascular Surgery), University of Cambridge

Panel discussion

Joint session with Society of Vascular Nurses: The venous multidisciplinary team

Chair: Mrs Gail Curran, 

Facilitators and barriers to nurse-led intervention

Miss Kaji Sritharan, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Liverpool University NHS

Nursing and advancing practice

Natalie Hough, Supervision and Assessment Lead - London Faculty of Advancing Practice, NHS England

Outcomes from an established nurse led venous service

Mr Ben Cooper, Vascular Nurse Consultant, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Deep venous intervention in NHS settings

Chairs: Mr Manj Gohel and Miss Emma Wilton

Is thrombectomy the current ‘gold-standard’ for early thrombus removal for iliofemoral DVT?

Dr Andrew Wigham, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Centralisation of venous services and optimal pathways of care

Mr Stephen Black

Picking winners when stenting chronic disease for post-thrombotic syndrome

Mr Baris Ozdemir, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, North Bristol NHS Trust

Complications from deep venous interventions and rescue strategies

Dr Andrew Winterbottom, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge

Panel discussion

RSM Venous Forum closing lecture

Chair: Mr Manj Gohel

Where should we focus more attention: More venous clinical studies or implementation of studies already completed

Professor Alun Huw Davies

Prizes and closing remarks

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

 

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on Tuesday 6 June 2023. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

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All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

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