Program

 
The academic program covered many aspects of phlebology.  Who attended: vascular surgeons and physicians, dermatologists, coagulation haematologists, interventional radiologists, sclerotherapists, general practitioners, sonographers, vascular biology and coagulation scientists, residents, fellows in training, medical students, nursing staff.

Program Overview
	Saturday 06 Sept	Sunday 07 Sept	Monday 08 Sept	Tuesday 09 Sept	Wednesday 10 Sept	Thursday 11 Sept
Registration Desk Open daily from 7:30-5:30pm
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8:00	Basic & Avanced Phlebology Courses	Basic & Avanced Phlebology Courses	Annual Scientific Meeting	.	.	Vascular Anomalies Symposium and Diagnostic Imaging Sonography Workshops
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18:00	BarThrombus	Welcome Cocktail Function		Conferring Ceremony and Launch of Queensland Faculty	BarThrombus	BarThrombus
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19:00				Conference Dinner, Customs House, Brisbane
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Saturday 06 Sept - Basic and Advanced Phlebology Course

STREAM A Phoenix Meeting Room STREAM B Acacia Meeting Room Basic Phlebology Certificate Course  (Phlebology Part I) Registration Required CHAIR: Dr David Jenkins Advanced Phlebology & Refresher Course  (Phlebology Part II) Registration Required CHAIR: Dr Paul Thibault 0730 Registration   Registration 0800-0845 Introduction to Sclerotherapy  Dr David Jenkins Phlebologist Course Notes Embolisation Workshop Coils, Alcohol, Glues, Particles, and More Prof. Lourens Bester Phlebologist, Interventional Radiologist       0845-0930 Patient Assessment and CEAP Classification Dr Louis Loizou Phlebologist  Course Notes & CEAP Venography, MRA, MRV and CT Venography When ultrasound is not enough, what's next and why? Dr John Pereira Interventional Radiologist Course Notes 0930-1000 Morning Tea Phoenix Foyer   Morning Tea Boronia 1000-1130 Clinical and Duplex Anatomy of Lower Legs Venous System Dr Mark Elvy Phlebologist Course Notes Coagulation Workshop Part 1 Basic Haemostasis and Haemostatic Tests Dr Joanne Joseph Haematologist Course Notes 1130-1200 Refresh Break   Refresh Break 1200-1300 Emergencies in Phlebology  Part 1 Advanced Life Support Update and Anaphylaxis Management Dr John Vassiliadis Emergency Physician Course Notes, Basic Life Support & Adult Cardiorespiratory Arrest: Phoenix Meeting Room 1300-1400 Lunch Gold Tower Poolside and Foyer 1400-1530 CW-Doppler Hands-On Concurrent Workshops 1400-1420 Overview Dr Louis Loizou, Phlebologist Course Notes 1420-1530 Practical Demonstration Dr Louis Loizou, Phlebologist Dr Mark Elvy, Phlebologist Waratah Meeting Room Pelvic Congestion Syndrome  and Ultrasound Imaging of Ovarian Veins Dr Gabrielle McMullin Phlebologist, Vascular Surgeon Mr Neil Keller Senior Vascular Sonographer Course Notes Acacia Meeting Room 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea Waratah Foyer   Afternoon Tea Boronia 1600-1730 Basics of Duplex Ultrasound Lecture and Hands-on Workshop Dr David Jenkins Phlebologist Course Notes Waratah Catheters, Guidewires, Glidewires and More: How I get Around the Bends Prof Lourens Bester Phlebologist, Interventional Radiologist Acacia     1800-2000 BarThrombus Happy Hour- enjoy a bloody Mary (or a German beer) and unwind while catching up with colleagues

Sunday 07 Sept - Basic and Advanced Phlebology Course

STREAM A Phoenix Meeting Room STREAM B Acacia Meeting Room Basic Phlebology Certificate Course  (Phlebology Part I) Registration Required CHAIR: Dr David Jenkins Advanced Phlebology & Refresher Course  (Phlebology Part II) Registration Required CHAIR: Dr Paul Thibault 0730 Registration   Registration 0800-0845 How to Set up a Sclerotherapy Practice Dr Louis Loizou Phlebologist Course Notes Dermatology in Phlebology Dr Kurosh Parsi Phlebologist, Dermatologist Course Notes: Part 1 & Part 2     0845-0930 Informed Consent and Medicolegal Issues Dr Louis Loizou Phlebologist Dr Chris Lekich Barrister Course Notes 0930-1000 Morning Tea Phoenix Foyer   Morning Tea Boronia 1000-1130 Contraindications and Complications of Sclerotherapy Dr Paul Thibault Phlebologist Course Notes Coagulation Workshop Part 2 Procoagulant Conditions & Interesting Cases Dr Joanne Joseph Haematologist Course Notes 1130-1200 Refresh Break   Refresh Break 1200-1300 Emergencies in Phlebology  Part 2 Tumescent and Local Anaesthesia and Treatment of Toxicity Dr John Vassiliadis Emergency Physician Course Notes: Toxicity and Tumescent Anaethesia and Identification & Management Acacia Meeting Room 1300-1400 Lunch Phoenix Foyer 1400-1530 Live Direct Vision Sclerotherapy Workshop  Dr David Jenkins Phlebologist Compression Workshop Dr Gabrielle McMullin Phlebologist, Vascular Surgeon Course Notes 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea Phoenix Foyer   Afternoon Tea Acacia Room 1600-1730 Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy and EVLA Workshop Dr Kurosh Parsi Phlebologist Phoenix Room Live Broadcast from the Procedure Room in Broadbeach     1800-2100 Welcome Cocktails Gold Tower Poolside & Foyer Refreshments and Cocktails while relaxing with soft Jazz BarThrombus - Wet Weather Option

0800 Registration PLENARY SESSION Norfolk Ballroom 0805 Conference Welcome Dr Kurosh Parsi 0805-0840 Keynote Address Treatment of recurrent varicose veins: the best treatment? P. Coleridge-Smith (UK) 0840-1030 Foam Symposium CHAIR- Prof Ken Myers, Dr Paul Thibault  0840-0900 European Consensus on foam sclerotherapy S. Guggenbichler (GER) 0900-0920 Evidence-based analysis of the factors which influence efficacy and safety in foam sclerotherapy K. Myers (AUS) 0920-0940 Polidocanol, Sodium Tetradecyl Sulphate and Placebo for Sclerotherapy of C1-Varicose Veins: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial  (EASI-STUDY) E. Rabe (GER) 0940-1000 Efficacy criteria by ultrasound in foam sclerotherapy - Results of the Tegernsee consensus conference S. Guggenbichler (GER) 1000-1020 Variables affecting foam stability: Does it Matter? K. Myers (AUS) 1020-1030 Panel Discussion   1030-1100 Morning Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1100-1300 Controversies in Phlebology PFOs, Bubbles, Headaches and Strokes - What’s the Evidence? CHAIR- Dr Paul Thibault, Prof Ken Myers 1100-1110 Bubbles Reach the Right Heart during Foam Sclerotherapy of Truncal Veins despite Recommended Treatment Modifications K. Parsi (AUS) 1110-1120 Interactive Survey of the Audience K. Parsi (AUS) 1130-1230 Expert Panel Debate Panel Members have 10 minutes each to answer these questions: 1. How many patients with stroke following foam sclerotherapy have you had (please give a rough estimate of the percentage of patients you have treated? 2. How many patients with neurological symptoms after foam sclerotherapy have you had? 3. What sclerosing agent do you use to prepare your foam (agent, concentration, volume) and why? 4. How do you prepare your foam( syringe type, gas, ratios, filters, stopcock, etc) and why? 5. What volume of foam do you inject per injection site and why? 6. How close to deep veins are you prepared to inject the foam and why? 7. What is the average volume of foam that you inject per session and what is the largest volume you have ever injected? Any adverse reactions from larger volumes? 8. Do you routinely perform any manoeuvres to prevent foam from entering the deep venous system? 9. When and how frequently do you follow-up (ultrasound and/or clinical) your patients once the treatment is finished? P. Coleridge-Smith (UK) G. Frydman (AUS) S. Guggenbichler (GER) K. Myers (AUS) E. Rabe (GER) 1230-1255 Open Forum: PFOs, Bubbles, Headaches and Strokes- What’s the Evidence?   1255-1300 Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up Co-Chairs 1300-1400 Lunch Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1400-1530 VTE Symposium CHAIR- Prof Andre van Rij, Dr Harry Gibbs 1400-1430 Keynote Lecture: Venous Thromboembolism: Guidelines for prophylasis and managment in 2008 H. Gibbs (AUS) 1430-1500 There is more to a clot than meets the eye A. Omari (AUS) 1500-1520 Unusual Thrombosis (axillary, portal vein and mesenteric VTE) H. Gibbs (AUS) 1520-1530 Panel Discussion   1530-1600 Afternoon Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1600-1830 Controbersies in Phelbology: Calf Vein Thrombosis - To Treat or To Ignore: What is the Evidence? CHAIR- Dr Simon McRae, Dr Kurosh Parsi 1600-1615 Invited Lecture: Calf Vein Thrombosis: Review of the Literature and Common Practices S. McRae (AUS) 1615-1635 Interactive Survey of the Audience K. Parsi (AUS) 1635-1805 Expert Panel Debate Panel Members have 15 minutes each to answer these  questions: (based on a survey by Dr Simon McRae) How do you define calf vein thrombosis? Do you use d-dimer +/-  clinical prediction rule? If yes, to confirm the diagnosis or to exclude calf vein thrombosis?  Do you use ultrasound or venography to diagnose calf vein thrombosis? How sensitive is ultrasound in the diagnosis of calf vein thrombosis? When doing a DVT ultrasoundstudies, do you scan all deep veins or proximal deep veins only? What is your standard initial management of isolated calf vein thrombosis? If you use anticoagulant therapy as routine initial treatment of isolated calf vein thombosis, which anticoagulant do you use? Do you routinely repeat a venous ultrasound prior to ceasing anticoagulation therapy? How long do you treat patients with isolated calf vein thrombosis with anticoagulants for? A- Major provoking factor- surgery, major trauma, inpatient admission for serious illness B- Minor provoking factor- prolonged travel, OCP, pregnancy, minor trauma. C- Unprovoked Do you routinely perform laboratory tests for thrombophilia in patients with calf vein DVT and A- Major provoking factor B- Minor provoking factor C- Unprovoked How long do you follow-up your patients and how do you do it (clinical/ultrasound/d-dimer/other)? How common is deep vein incompetence post calf vein thrombosis? How common is chronic venous hypertension post calf vein thrombosis and is it important to treat? P. Coleridge-Smith (UK) Vascular Surgery & Phlebology Practice H. Gibbs (AUS) Vascular Medicine Practice J. Joseph (AUS) Haematology Practice J. Kingsley (USA) Vascular Surgery & Phlebology Practice K. Myers (AUS) Vascular Surgery & Phlebology Practice A. Omari (AUS) Vasculoar Medicine Practice E. Rabe (GER) Phlebology Practice 1805-1825 Open Forum & Panel Discussion   1825-1830 Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks Co-Chairs   1800-2000 BarThrombus Happy Hour- enjoy a bloody Mary (or a German beer) and unwind while catching up with colleagues

Tuesday 09 Sept - Scientific Program

0700-0715 Breakfast 0715-0815 Lecture Breakfast Session PHLEBOLOGY IN BRITAIN: THE POST-FEGAN ERA Professor Philip Coleridge Smith, United Kingdom CHAIR: Dr Kurosh Parsi Menu: Typical British Breakfast including English Breakfast Tea (BYO Coffee!) Phoenix Meeting Room 0800 Registration PLENARY SESSION Norfolk Ballroom 0830-1030 EVLA CHAIR- Prof Ken Myers, Dr John Kingsley 0830-0900 Keynote Lecture: An Update on EVLA J. Kingsley (USA) 0900-0920 Endovenous laser therapy of great and small saphenous veins by a 1470nm Diode laser. Follow-up after 1 year U. Maurins (LATVIA) 0920-0940 The efficacy and safety of 1320nm EVLA in the treatment of severe varicose vein disease P. Chapman Smith (NZ) 0940-1000 1470 nm endovenous Laser, prospective randomized study comparing cold and warm tumescence and 15 and 25 Watt F. Pannier (GER) 1000-1025 Panel Discussion   1025-1030 Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up Co-Chairs 1030-1100 Morning Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1100-1230 German Society of Phlebology & Australasian College of Phlebology Joint Symposium CHAIR- Prof Eberhard Rabe, Prof Andre van Rij 1100-1105 Welcome Prof Andre van Rij Deputy Chancellor, ACP 1105-1125 History of Phlebology in Germany E. Rabe (GER), President German Society of Phlebology 1125-1145 History of Phlebology in Australia and New Zealand P. Thibault (AUS), Founder, Australasian College of Phlebology 1145-1155 Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation - Where are we heading? G. Frydman (AUS), Subcommittee Chair 1155-1205 NSW Faculty Vein Schools and Journal Clubs - What do we do? D. Jenkins (AUS), NSW Faculty Chairman 1205-1215 Scope of Phlebology Training K. Parsi (AUS) ACP President 1215-1225 Open Forum: Phlebology as a Specialty in Europe, America and Australia   1225-1230 Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up Co-chairs 1230-1330 Lunch Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1300-1700 Afternoon free 1545 Conference members begin boarding for buses to Brisbane for Conferring Ceremony. Buses leave at 4pm Sharp! 1700-1800 Pre-Ceremony Cocktails   1800-1900 Conferring Ceremony and the Launch of Queensland Faculty Customs House, University of Queensland, Brisbane Dress Code: College Academic Gowns for Fellows Ken Myers Oration Launch of the Queensland Faculty 1900-2300 Conference Dinner Customs House, University of Queensland, Brisbane Dress Code:  Black Tie Live Music and Fine Food

0800 Registration PLENARY SESSION Norfolk Ballroom 0830-1030 Venous Disease CHAIR- Prof Ken Myers, Dr Kurosh Parsi 0830-0900 Keynote Lecture: Restless Leg Syndrome - An Update J. Kingsley (USA) 0900-0920 How to perform Endovenous Chemical Ablation of large veins - Step by step guide P. Coleridge-Smith (UK) 0920-0940 Varicose Veins - to inject, fry or tie G. Frydman (AUS) 0940-1000 How to judge the outcome of foam sclerotherapy and post-treatment care S. Guggenbichler (GER) 1000-1020 Peri-venous “Tumescent” Compression following Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy to the Greater and Small Saphenous Veins – an Update P. Thibault (AUS) 1020-1030 Panel Discussion   1030-1100 Morning Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1100-1130 Journal Updates CHAIR- Prof Andre van Rij, Prof Phillip Coleridge Smith 1100-1110 European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery P. Coleridge Smith (UK), Section Editor 1110-1120 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Phlebology and Phlebology (RSM)- New Developments P. Thibault (AUS), Editor 1120-1130 Panel Discussion   1130-1300 Lymphoedema CHAIR- Prof BB Lee, Dr Mark Elvy 1130-1200 Keynote Lecture: Management of Lymphoedema in 2008 Prof. BB Lee (USA) 1200-1230 Invited Basic Science Lecture: Update on the nature of the capillary "barrier" to protein & fluid efflux, with implications for lymphoedema B. Gannon (AUS) 1230-1250 Mild Electrical Stimulation of the Lymph Collectors of the Lower Limbs with Bodyflow™ Reduces Limb Size and Improves Subjective Indicators in Chronic Lymphoedema Patients - Final Trial Results A. Moseley (AUS) 1250-1300 Panel Discussion   1300-1400 Lunch Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area 1400-1600 Submitted Abstracts: 12 minute presentations and 3 minutes for questions at the end of each presentation CHAIR: Dr Paul Thibault, Dr David Jenkins 1400-1415 ‘Beyond the fascia’- EVLA for gastrocnemius vein, extrafascial tributaries and arm venous malformations P. Chapman-Smith (NZ) 1415-1430 20-Year Evolution of Dermatological Vascular Laser Treatment P. Thibault (AUS) 1430-1445 Foam Echosclerotherapy - My Personal Series G. Frydman (AUS) 1445-1500 Nerve Blocks for EVLA M. Elvy (AUS) 1500-1515 Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling Secondary to a Pelvic Soft Tissue Synovial Sarcoma S. Roberts (AUS) 1515-1530 The Effect of Vibration on the Needle Dynamics of Sclerotherapy J. Marx (AUS)   Afternoon Free     1800-2100 SeptemberFest @ BarThrombus Schnapps - German Beer - Dancing Dress Code: Bavarian Fraulein, Volk Kostume & Lederhosen or else!! $55 per head

Thursday 11 Sept - Vascular Anomalies Symposium and Diagnostic Imaging Sonography Workshops

STREAM A Vascular Anomalies Symposium Norfolk Ballroom Prof Lourens Bester (AUS) Dr Sue Adams (AUS) Included in Conference Registration   STREAM B Diagnostic Imaging  Sonography Workshops Phoenix Meeting Room Sponsored by TOSHIBA & PHILLIPS Registration required 0800 Registration 0800-0830 Keynote Lecture: Vascular Anomalies in 2008: What do we know? Prof. BB Lee (USA) 0800-0810 Welcome & Orientation Ms Annie Morgan IMAGE OPTIMISATION & KNOBOLOGY 0830-1030 Overview of Vascular Anomalies 0810-0820 0820-0830 0830-0840 0840-0850 Jason Cotter Marty Barclay Lucy Taylor Adam Ball Toshiba Phillips Esaote SonoSite 0830-0900 Brief Classification of Vascular Anomalies K. Parsi (AUS) Course Notes 0850-0900 Questions 0900-0930 Role of Ultrasound, Venography and MR in Making a Diagnosis J. Pereira (AUS) PRESENTATIONS 0900-0920 Deep Veins of Pelvis Ms Lucy Taylor CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 0930-1000 How we manage vascular anomalies at Sydney Children’s Hospital S. Adams (AUS) 0920-1030 Deep Veins of Pelvis Workshop Ms Yana Parsi Phillips Deep Veins of Pelvis Workshop Ms Lucy Taylor Esaote 1000-1030 Panel Discussion 1030-1100 Morning Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area   Morning Tea Phoenix Foyer 1100-1300 Arteriovenous Malformations PRESENTATIONS 1100-1130 Classification of AVMs BB Lee (USA) 1100-1115 Venous Mapping Ms Joanne Gadd 1115-1130 Deep Vein Anatomy Ms Annie Morgan 1130-1200 How I treat AVMs L. Bester (AUS)   CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS   1130-1300 Venous Mapping Workshop Ms Joanne Gadd Toshiba Aplio XG Deep Vein Anatomy Workshop Ms Annie Morgan Phillips Deep Vein Anatomy Workshop Ms Yana Parsi SonoSite 1200-1230 How I treat AVMs BB Lee (USA) 1230-1300 Panel Discussion 1300-1400 Lunch Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area   Lunch Phoenix Foyer 1400-1530 Venous & Lymphatic Malformations PRESENTATIONS 1400-1430 Classification and Treatment of Lymphatic Malformations BB Lee (USA) 1400-1415 Upper Limb Studies Ms Lucy Taylor 1415-1430 Peripheral Arterial Studies Ms Annie Morgan CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 1430-1450 Fluoroscopic Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy (FUGS) of Venous Malformations J. Pereira (AUS) 1430-1530 Upper Limbs Venous Studies Workshop Ms Lucy Taylor Esaote Upper Limbs Venous Studies Workshop Ms Yana Parsi Phillips Peripheral Arterial Studies Including ABI Measurements Ms Annie Morgan Toshiba 1450-1520 Haemolymphatic Malformation BB Lee (USA) 1520-1530 Panel Discussion 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea Norfolk Foyer Exhibition Area   Afternoon Tea Phoenix Foyer 1600-1800 Complex & Combined Malformations PRESENTATIONS 1600-1700 Case Presentations J. Pereira (AUS) K. Parsi (AUS) 1600-1615 Venous Incompetence Studies Ms Yana Parsi 1615-1630 DVT Studies Ms Joanne Gadd CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 1630-1800 Venous Incompetence Workshop Ms Yana Parsi Phillips DVT Studies Workshop Ms Joanne Gadd Toshiba Aplio XG 1700-1800 Panel Discussion 1800 Conference Closes 1800-2000 BarThrombus Happy Hour- enjoy a bloody Mary (or a German beer) and unwind while catching up with colleagues

All ACP members are invited as well as interested physicians and registered nurses.

MOPS and AVE points will be available for the program and endorsed for CME purposes by the ACP and the RNZCGP.

For further details contact Leon Olsen (Conference Matters) at leon@conferencematters.co.nz or +64 (0)21 164 3815.