Program

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, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU

Innovation Pavilion Open*

Lunch & Exhibits

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
• Venous Procedures - What are the Options? Sherry Scovell, MD

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, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS
• Ovarian Vein Insufficiency, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS
• Perforator Vein, Sherry Scovall, MD

Allied Health

• Live Action Phlebectomy, AVI Team
• Phlebectomy complications and pearls, Heidi Atkins, PA, RPhS
• Tools of the Trade and Techniques for Phlebectomy

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

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

• Poster Presentations
• Late Breaking Clinical Trial Presentations

Ultrasonography: Ultrasound for Pelvic Venous Disorders

• Pelvic Venous Disorders - What are They?, Karen Garby, MD
• Pelvic Leak Points, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS
• Ultrasound for Pelvic Venous Disorders, Mariah Elliott, RVT, RPhS
• Treatment for Pelvic Venous Disorders, Karen Garby, MD
• 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

Innovation Pavilion Open*

Lunch & Exhibits

Ultrasonography Specialty Section*

Sponsored by Cardiovascular Credentialing International

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, Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU
• 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, Linda Antonucci, RVT, RPhS, RDCS
• Deep Calf Veins Demonstration, Elizabeth Woodruff, RVT, RPhS, RDMS, BA, BHS
• Miscellaneous Scanning Station Demonstration, Sara Skjonsberg, RVT, RPhS
• Infection Control Demonstration, Ashley Wilson, RVT, RPhS

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

FVLD Fun Run & Walk*

At the Gaylord Rockies

Sponsored by Boston Scientific

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

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

Innovation Pavilion Open*

Lunch & Exhibits

Lymphedema Specialty Section*

Sponsored by Tactile Medical

President's Reception*

Sponsored by Center for Vein Restoration

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

Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop

• Ticketed Event
• Limited to 25 individuals
• Interactive and hands-on ultrasound training