Annual Congress 2021

Welcome to the 35th AVLS Annual Congress

In-Person or At-Home, Attend Wherever You Choose

In light of COVID-19, the AVLS 2021 Annual Congress will have virtual and in-person attendance options. The state of Colorado has moved to Level Clear, under which the state may return to the "new normal." Under Level Clear, capacity restrictions and mask mandates are lifeted with all businesses operating without limitation. While capacity restrictions have been lifted, the AVLS is proceeding with caution in order to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for in-person attendees. As such, we are raising our in-person attendance limit to 700 registrants. Masks will be optional for fully vaccinated attendees; however, attendees who are not fully vaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask. We will continue to monitor the status of Colorado, as Annual Congress approaches and hope to be able to lift attendee capacity limits totally. At-home Congress regrestrations are available for those who are unable or prefer not to travel.

In-Person Annual Congress in Denver, CO + On-Demand

The AVLS 2021 Annual Congress will be gathering at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, CO. The meeting will comply with Local, State and Federal COVID-19 policies including social distancing and masking. Registration limits have been increased to 700 in-person attendees. There will be up to four sessions running concurrently as well as a general session and the Innovation Pavilion. Additionally, in-person attendees will receive access to all online content, including the on-demand recordings made available to at-home attendees through December 31, 2021.

If the AVLS has to cancel the in-person portion of the meeting, all in-person attendees will be automatically transferred to virtual attendees and refunded the difference in registration.

In-Person Registration Info

At-Home Annual Congress Livestream + On-Demand

The option to attend online only will be available for all registrants. The At-Home Annual Congress includes access to an all-day livestream of all sessions occurring in the General Session room in Denver, CO. After the in-person event, video recordings of all sessions will be made available online for on-demand viewing. Additionally, attendees will be able to connect each with other and with exhibitors through messaging and information requests on the Congress Event website and mobile app.

At-Home Registration Info

Conference Schedule

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Conference Schedule

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT	FVLD Golf Outing* Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Sponsored by medi USA
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT		FVLD Congress Expedition* Hike through Red Rocks (or Iron Flats) Sponsored by Center for Vein Restoration
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MDT			On-Site Registration Opens*
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MDT

Thursday, October 7, 2021
Conference Schedule

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM MDT	Satellite Symposium*
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM MDT	Opening Session Welcome, Robert Worthington-Kirsch, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS Opening Address, Mark Meissner, MD, FAVLS, President-AVLS Patient Testimony Keynote Address, David Lechner, MD
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM MDT	Break*
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MDT	General Session MyAVLS - Advocacy, Research, Education Year in Review	Allied Health Agents and Supplies - What you need to get started, Terri Morrison, RN, BS, Voc ED Pretreatment, post-treatment instructions, and red flags, Terri Harper, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Complications, Molly Taylor, RN Sclerotherapy Marketing, Terri Harper, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Sclerotherapy for the hands, feet, chest, and face	Lymphedema Therapy Updates in Lipedema Therapy, Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA Clinical Practices to Empower Patients and Optimize Adherence, Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA Mindfulness of our Patients, Diane Winston, MS	Ultrasonography: Back to the Basics Lower Extremity Venous Anatomy, Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS Knobology and a Little Bit of Physics, Marresa Houle, BS, RVT, RPhS, RDMS Venous Hemodynamics -How Does it Translate to Venous Duplex, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS Lower Extremity DVT Study - What to Document and How to Document It, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS Live Scan,
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM MDT	Innovation Pavilion Open* Lunch & Exhibits
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM MDT		Boston Scientific Satellite Symposium*
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM MDT		New Member Luncheon*
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MDT
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM MDT	Superficial Venous - Retrospective Analysis of Venous and Lymphatic Data - What We Know Looking Back Superficial Venous Anatomy, Barry Oswalt, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DABVLM Venous Malformations, Zoe Deol, MD, FACS, DABLVM Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Abhi Kasinadhuni, MD Diagnosis, Michael Di Iorio, MD, RPVI, RVT, RPhS, DABR, DABVLM Analyze the DATA! What to do with the Results of your Exams, Dean Bender	Deep/‌Pelvic: Diagnosis/‌Imaging/‌Case Selection and Appropriateness Diagnostic Overview for Deep and Pelvic Disease: Clinical Signs/Symptoms and Basic Stratification Duplex Evaluation for Iliocaval Venous occlusive Disease - Beyond Unilateral Flat-lines Duplex Evaluation for Pelvic Reflux IVUS in a Nutshell - Tips & Tricks Cross Sectional Anatomy - What to do when you DON'T Find What you are Expecting Case Selection and Appropriateness - When to Intervene and When Not to Case Presentations	Lymphedema Medicine Age Related Lymphedema or Lymphedema Tarda? Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI mTOR Inhibitors: Friend or Foe of Lymphedema? Stanley Rockson, MD Near-infrared Flourescence Lymphatic Imaging Lymphoscintrigraphy Changed my Diagnosis, Emily Iker, MD My Most Memorable Lymphedema Case(s), Stanley Rockson, MD, Emily Iker, MD, Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI	Ultrasonography: The Not So Basics Ergonomics, Carolyn Coffin Clinical Picture and How It Correlates to Ultrasound, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU Lymphatics, Jessy Farris, MHS, RVT, RPhS Sonographers Role in the Procedure Room, Linda Antonucci, RVT, RPhS, RDCS When to Look Up - Clues from a Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Venous Procedures - What are the Options? Sherry Scovell, MD
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM MDT	Break*
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM MDT	Abstract Presentations (12)	Allied Health Varithena for Mid-level Practitioners, Heidi Atkins, PA, RPhS Ultrasound guided injections for the Mid-Level Practitioner, Jessica Ochs, PA-C Venaseal Ultrasound Guided Injections vs. Phlebectomy Round Table, Jessica Ochs, PA-C, Heidi Atkins, PA, RPhS, James Albert, MD, RPVI, FAVLS, Ken Harper, MD, FACS, RPhS, Chris Pittman, MD, FAVLS, FACR	Lymphedema Therapy Outcome Measures in Lymphedema/Lipedema, Molly Sleigh, OTD, CLT-LANA Tissue Dielectric Constant (TDC) Measurements in the Assessment of Lymphedema, Harvey Mayrovitz, PhD Bioimpedance for Detection of Leg Lymphedema, Sandi Hayes, PhD	Ultrasonography: Case Based Learning Calf Muscle Pump Malfunction, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS Pelvic and Lower Extremity Nerves - Why are They Important, Marresa Houle, BS, RVT, RPhS, RDMS Iliac Vein Obstruction, Sara Brisson, RVT Post Procedure Complications, Lisa Escarzaga, RVT, RPhS Venous Malformations, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU Left Renal Compression Ovarian Vein Insufficiency, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS Perforator Vein, Sherry Scovall, MD
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MDT	Happy Hour & Innovation Theatre*
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM MDT	Satellite Symposium*	AVLS Fellows Dinner*

Friday, October 8, 2021
Conference Schedule

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM MDT	medi USA Satellite Symposium*		LymphaPress Satellite Symposium*
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM MDT
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM MDT	Wound Care VLU State of the Art Management, Phlebolymphedema, CN Management, Marketing to Clinics, Wes Harden, MD, FACS Update Microcirculation, Zoe Deol, MD, FACS, DABVLM Glycocalyx, Revision Starling Curve, Eno Ebong, PhD Flavonoids, Nutrition for Endothelial Function, Joseph Raffetto, MD, FACS, FSVM Lymphatic Contractility, Permeability, Mike Davis, PhD	Allied Health Live Action Phlebectomy, AVI Team Phlebectomy complications and pearls, Heidi Atkins, PA, RPhS Tools of the Trade and Techniques for Phlebectomy	American Venous Forum Session	Research in Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Fundamentals of Clinical Research and Understanding the Research Framework, Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, RPVI Asking the Right Question; How to Choose an Appropriate Study Topic, Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FAVLS, DABVLM Research Protocol Design and Development, Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS Where to Publish Your Research - Choosing the Right Journal, John Blebea, MD, MBA, FACS How to Critically Evaluate Published Literature, Neil Khilnani, MD, FSIR, FAVLS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM MDT	Break*
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MDT	Wound Care Lymphatics and Wounds, Frank Aviles, PT, FACCWS Emerging Technologies in Wounds, Popliteal Vein Replacement Options, Jed Johnson, PhD DFU, Lymphedema and Mixed Ulcers, Mark Melin, MD, FACS, RPVI, FACCWS MTHFR, SANS, Wounds and Microgravity, Scott Smith, PhD (NASA)	Allied Health Treatment of Hand, Feet, Chest, Facial and Vaginal Varicosities, Jessica Ochs, PA-C Treatment of Upper Extremity DVT, Sarah Whitehead, ARNP Pelvic Congrestions - What to Do and What to Order, Catherine Burdge, APRN Interesting Presentation of Venous Disease, Keely Small, PA-C	Poster Abstracts (18)	Ultrasonography: Ultrasound for Pelvic Venous Disorders Pelvic Venous Disorders - What are They? Pelvic Leak Points, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS Ultrasound for Pelvic Venous Disorders, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS Treatment for Pelvic Venous Disorders, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS Live Scanning Session, Aleata Rigsby, RVT, RPhS, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS Pelvic Round Table Conversation with the Experts, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS, Mark Meissner, MD, FAVLS, Neil Khilnani, MD, FSIR, FAVLS
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM MDT		Innovation Pavilion Open* Lunch & Exhibits
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM MDT	Resident/Fellow/Student* What Does a Vein Practice Entail? Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FAVLS, DABVLM Case Presentation: Superficial Venous Disease, Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS What is it Like to be a Vein Specialist in IR, Mona Gupta, MD Case Presentation: Pelvic Venous Disease, Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, RPVI What is it Like to be a Vein Specialist in Vascular Medicine/Cardiology, Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD ABVLM Fellowship and Certification, Neil Khilnani, MD, FSIR, FAVLS		Medtronic Satellite Symposium*
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM MDT			Medtronic Satellite Symposium*
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM MDT			Ultrasonography Specialty Section* Sponsored by Cardiovascular Credentialing International
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM MDT
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MDT
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM MDT	Abstract Presentations (10)	Allied Health How to Protect You and Your Practice Legally, Rianna Fronapfel OSHA and HIPPA Updates, Michelle McEvoy, MSN/Ed, RN, NPD-BC Billing and Coding Updates IAC Accreditation/RPhS, Heidi Atkins, PA, RPhS	Lymphedema Therapy Genital Lymphedema, Shelley DiCecco-Smith, PhD, PT, CLT Pelvic Floor in Lipedema, Shelley DiCecco-Smith, PhD, PT, CLT Diaphragmatic Breathing, Shelley DiCecco-Smith, PhD, PT, CLT	Ultrasonography: Ultrasound Scanning Stations GSV with Cuff Inflator Demonstration, Lisa Escarzaga, RVT, RPhS Small Saphenous Vein Demonstration, Marresa Houle, BS, RVT, RPhS, RDMS Renal Vein Demonstration, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS Ovarian Vein Demonstration, Sara Brisson, RVT Common Iliac, External, Internal Vein Demonstration, Aleata Rigsby, RVT, RPhS Common Femoral Veins Waveforms Demonstration, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU Deep Calf Veins Demonstration, Elizabeth Woodruff, RVT, RPhS, RDMS, BA, BHS Miscellaneous Scanning Station Demonstration, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS Infection Congrol Demonstration, Ashley Wilson, RVT, RPhS Miscellaneous Scanning Station Demonstration, Linda Antonucci, RVT, RPhS, RDCS
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM MDT	Break*
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM MDT	Lymphedema Medicine Lipedema - Standard of Care Guidelines, Karen Herbst, MD Lipedema Surgery and Lymphatic Injury, Thomas Wright, MD, FAVLS, FACP, RVT Interstitial Edema and Lipedema, Karen Herbst, MD Case Studies - Lipedema and Dercum's Disease, Emily Iker, MD Lipedema and Body Mass Index (BMI), Thomas Wright, MD, FAVLS, FACP, RVT	Deep/Pelvic: Desicion Making - Controversies & Cases Decision Making and Technical Approach to Non-thrombotic Iliocaval Confluence Lesions: Routine Unilateral vs Routine Bilateral/Kissing Stents Lysis vs. Thrombectomy - Is it a Binary or. Inclusive Decision and What are Optimal Access Strategies? Optimal Access Strategy for Acute PE: What Criteria and When Should We Use in a Decision to Intervene? Infrainguinal Venous Patency - How Should it Effect Decision Making for Iliocaval Disease Case Presentations	Superficial Venous - Prospective Analysis fo Venous and Lympathic Data - Where the Future Lies The Why/How/When of Data Mining, Zoe Deol, MD, FACS, DABVLM Axial Veins: Why/How, Clint Hayes, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS, FAVLS Axial Veins: When, Christopher Bulger, MD, RVT, FACS Perforators: Why/How, Lucy Sun, MD, FM, DABVLM Perforators: When, Mark Macumber, MD, FM, DABVLM Tributaries: Why/How, Tom Cunningham, MD Tributaries: When, Tom Cunningham, MD, Sherry Scovell-Fitch, MD, Vineet Mishra, MD, FAVLS, FAAD	Vascular Medicine Why are We Using Compression After DVT? Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD, RVT, RPVI, RSVS Oral agents for CVI, Where Does the Data Lie? Terry Carman, MD What Evidence Do We Have for Using Compression in Lipedema? Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI Thrombosis Prophylaxis in COVID-19 Positive Patients, John Fish, MD Will this Procedure Heal My Ulcer? Marcus Stanbro, DO
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MDT	Happy Hour & Innovation Theatre*
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM MDT	Tactile Medical Satellite Symposium*

Saturday, October 9, 2021
Conference Schedule

6:00 AM - 7:15 AM MDT	FVLD Fun Run & Walk* At the Gaylord Rockies Sponsored by Boston Scientific
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM MDT			Center for Vein Restoration Satellite Symposium*
8:00 - 8:15 AM MDT
8:30 AM - 10:15 PM MDT	Abstract Presentations (12)	Allied Health Evaluating the Swollen Limb Venotonic Drugs, Kristan Probeck, ANP-C Dermatology for Phlebology, Daniel Friedmann, MD, FAAD	Lymphedema Therapy Surgical Reconstruction of Lymphedema - How I Do It, Wei Chen, MD Therapy Pre and Post Lymphatic Surgeries	Ultrasonography: In the Mind of the Sonographers Discussion, Linda Antonucci, RVT, RPhS, RDCS, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS, Sara Brisson, RVT, Ashley Wilson, RVT, RPhS
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM MDT	Break*
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM MDT	Deep/Pelvic: Device Selection, Novel Technologies & Out of the Box Concepts Wallstent™ vs. Venous Specific Nitinol - Delivery, Flares, & Cell Structure The Cases For and Against Wallstent™ The Cases For and Against Venovo™ The Cases For and Against Vici Venous Stent™ The Cases For and Against Abre™ The Cases For and Against Vena Update on Thrombectomy Devices: Is Bigger Better? May Thurner - Beyond Pelvic Pain, Evaluation of Alternative Presentations Case Presentations	Superficial Venous - Multivariate Regression Analysis of Venous and Lymphatic Data - Is this Significant? What Do We Do With All This Data... PUBLISH! Barry Oswalt, MD, FACS, DABVLM Impact of Obesity on Outcomes of CVI Treatment, Zoe Deol, MD, FACS, DABVLM The Clinical Relevance of Anterior Accessory Great Saphenous Vien Reflux, Marlin Schul, MD, MBA, RVT, FAVLS, DABVLM EVRA Trial Update, Manjit Gohel, MD	International Session - Technologies from Around the World	Vascular Medicine Anticoagulation Options for Recurrent VTE Prevention, Ana Casanegra, MD Update on COVID-19 Related Venous Thrombosis, Yogendra Kanthi, MD How Do We Decide Who Deserves Thromboprophylaxis for Ablations? Lucy LaPerna, DO, RVT, RPVI, FSVM Anticoagulation for Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Drew Oostra, MD
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM MDT		Innovation Pavilion Open* Lunch & Exhibits
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM MDT	Resident/Fellow/Student* What is it Like to be a Vein Specialist in Vascular Surgery, Steve Elias, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DABVLM Case Presentation: Management of Acute DVT, Kush Desai, MD, FSIR What is it Like to be a Vein Specialist in Dermatology, Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS Case Presentation, Venous and Arterial Ulceration, Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS How to Setup a Vein Practice, Dan Monahan, MD, FACS What Does a Group Practice Look for in a Candidate, Sanjiv Lakhanpal, MD		Medtronic Satellite Symposium*
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM MDT
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM MDT			Lymphedema Specialty Section* Sponsored by Tactile Medical
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM MDT
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM MDT
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM MDT	Closing Session Abstract Award Presentation Four Debates Presidential Address & Award Presentation, Mark Meissner, MD, FAVLS
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM MDT	President's Reception* Sponsored by Center for Vein Restoration
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM MDT	AVLS Taste of Colorado*

Sunday, October 10, 2021
Conference Schedule

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

Practice Management

Value - How to Determine your Practice Value and How to Increase Value, Lisa Curry
Managing the Anxious Patient, Keith Moore, MD
Data: You've Got It, How Do You Use It and Work with It, Kari Schoonover
Insurance Cases - Approve or not Approve
Bringing Fee-for-Service Lymphedema Therapy into your Practice, Kathleen Lisson, CLT
Lymphedema Therapy in you Practice with Insurance Patients - Challenges and Successes, Jeffery Schoonover, MD
Coding for Lymphedema