Program
Welcome to the largest gathering of venous & lymphatic medical professionals. The 2024 Annual Congress will provide premiere medical education for everyone interested in venous and lymphatic medicine, as well as opportunities to discuss and network with your peers.
Agenda | Now Live
See who is speaking in each session and what each session will be about.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Conference Schedule
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT | FVLD Fun Run* | |||||||
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | Sponsored Symposium* | Sponsored Symposium* | ||||||
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Sclerotherapy Workshop - Non-Ticketed |
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Superfical Vein | Ultrasongraphy and Imaging (Fundamentals) | ||||||
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT | Break | |||||||
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT | Lymphedema Fundamentals | Ultrasongraphy and Imaging (Fundamentals) | Vascular Medicine | Sclerotherapy (Non-Ticketed) | ||||
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CDT | Exhibition and Lunch* | |||||||
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Sponsored Symposium* | Sponsored Symposium* | ||||||
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | ||||||||
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CDT | CEAP/SVP Workshop | |||||||
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT | AAP/ Venous Nursing | Patient Outcomes and Quality Measures | Oral Abstracts | |||||
| 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | Deep/Pelvic/Thrombosis | |||||||
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT | Healthcare Policy and Advocacy | |||||||
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM CDT | Opening Session | |||||||
| 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM CDT | Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall* | |||||||
Friday, October 11, 2024
Conference Schedule
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | Sponsored Symposium | Sponsored Symposium | |||
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | ACCWS Workshop* | ||||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Superficial Venous | Oral Abstracts (Non-CME) (9:00am - 10:15 am) |
Bioneutrients Biosensor | Meet the Experts | |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT | |||||
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT | Superficial Venous | Oral Abstracts | Lymphedema | Vascular Medicine | |
| 10:45 AM - 12:45 PM CDT | ACCWS Workshop* | ||||
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CDT | Exhibition and Lunch* | ||||
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Sponsored Symposium* | Sponsored Symposium* | |||
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CDT | |||||
| 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | ACCWS Workshop* | ||||
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CDT | Healthcare Policy and Advocacy | ||||
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT | Oral Abstracts | Lipedema | Advocacy Business Member Meeting | ||
| 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | Deep/Pelvic Thrombosis | ||||
| 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM CDT | Poster Session* | ||||
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM CDT | Keynote and Topic Debates | APP/Venous Nursing | Ultrasound and Imaging Fundamentals | ||
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Conference Schedule
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | Sponsored Symposium* | Sponsored Symposium* | |||
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT | Break | ||||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Superficial Vein | ACCWS - Wound Care | Lymphedema | Meet the Experts | Practice Management |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT | Break | ||||
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT | Deep/Pelvic/Thrombosis | ACCWS - Wound Care | Practice Management | Resident/MedicalStudent/Fellow | |
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM CDT | Exhibition and Lunch* | ||||
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT | Sponsored Symposium* | Sponsored Symposium* | |||
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT | |||||
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT | ACCWS - Wound Care | Ultrasound and Imaging Fundamentals | Keynote Address and Fireside Chat | ||
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CDT | Break | ||||
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM CDT | Closing Ceremony | ACCWS - Wound Care | |||
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT | Congress Gala & Celebration | ||||
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Conference Schedule
| 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop (Ticketed) | |||
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT | Practice Management | ACCWS - Wound Care | ||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 PM CDT | Sclerotherapy Workshop (Ticketed) | |||
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT | Break | |||
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT | Sclerotherapy Workshop (Ticketed) | ACCWS - Wound Care | ||
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | Practice Management | |||
*Non-CME Event
Schedule is subject to change.
Friday, October 11, 2024
ACCWS Schedule
| Hands on Workshop (HOW) |
Saturday, October 12, 2024
ACCWS Schedule
| 8:55 AM - 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks Richard Simman, MD |
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| Session 1 | |||
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Management of ulcers of mixt vascular disease. When is it safe to compress? Joe Caprini, MD |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | LOVE pathophysiology and treatment Mark Melin, MD |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | CTPs/CAMPs for venous leg ulcers Richard Simman, MD |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Discussion Panel Fedor Lurie, MD (Moderator) |
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| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Anti-microbial solutions in wound care: Vashe, Dakin’s, Acetic Acid, Sulfamylon Abigail Chaffin, MD |
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| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Management of biofilm in chronic wounds Kayla Frost, PhD |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Can osteomyelitis be cured without surgical debridement or amputation? What’s the follow up strategy? Cailtyn Hollingshead, MD |
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| 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM | Discussion Panel Jean Archer, DPM (Moderator) |
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| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| Session 3 | |||
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Imaging role in LE wound management Frank Aviles, PT |
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| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Role of artificial intelligence in wound care and wound infection Munier Nazzal, MD |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Topical Oxygen Therapy vs HBOT, What’s the latest evidence Marvin Heyboer, MD |
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| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Discussion Panel Windy Cole, DPM (Moderator) |
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| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Coffee Break. | ||
| Session 4 | |||
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Role of skin grafts and flaps in lower extremities wounds Richard Simman, MD |
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| 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Surgical management of LEs lymphedema and Lipedema Michael Cooper, MD |
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| 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM | Coding and billing for lower extremity wounds Kathleen Schaum, MS |
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| 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Panel Discussion Kelly McFee, DNP |
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| 6:00 PM - 6:05 PM | Closing Remarks. | ||
Sunday, October 13, 2024
ACCWS Schedule
| 8:25 AM - 8:30 AM | Opening Remarks Wade Farrow, MD & Windy Cole, DPM |
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| Session 1 | |||
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Wound Hygiene / Periwound Care Emily Greenstein, NP |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Debridement / Wound Bed Prep Tracy Winkley, PT |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Evaluation of Wounds in the Dysvascular Limb Jean Archer DPM |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Antibiotic Stewardship Windy Cole, DPM |
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| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break. | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Chronic Wounds and Biopsy Indications Wade Farrow, MD |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Biopsy in Wound Diagnostics Mark Melin, MD |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:00 AM | Q&A & Panel Discussion (all speakers) Wade Farrow, MD |
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Sclerotherapy Workshop |
Program Planning Committee
Congress President
| Vineet Mishra |  |
Closing Session
| Vineet Mishra | |
Key Note/Topic Debates
| Vineet Mishra | |
Abstracts
| Sonja Stiller-Martin |  |
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| Michael Di Iorio |  |
Bionutrients & Biosensors
| Sonja Stiller-Martin | |
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| Mark Melin |  |
Advanced Placement Providers/Nursing
| Keith Moore |  |
CEAP & SVP Workshop
| Fedor Lurie |  |
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| Kathleen Gibson |  |
Meet the Experts
| Kathleen Gibson | |
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| Mark Meissner |  |
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| Rob Worthington-Kirsch |  |
Deep/Pelvic/Thrombosis
| Gloria Salazar |  |
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| Ron Winokur |  |
HealthCare Policy & Advocacy
| Sreenivas Reddy |  |
Lipedema
| Karen Herbst |  |
Medical Resident/Fellow/Student
| Kush Desai |  |
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| Todd Cartee |  |
Sclerotherapy
| Margaret Mann |  |
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| Todd Cartee | |
Practice Management
| Kari Schoonover |  |
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| Lornell Hansen |  |
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| Chris Pittman |  |
Patient Outcomes & Quality Measures
| Marlin Schul |  |
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| Jeff Schoonover |  |
Superficial Vein
| Daniel Friedmann |  |
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| Julianne Stoughton |  |
Ultrasonography & Imaging (Fundamentals)
| Ashley Wilson |  |
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| Donna Kelly |  |
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| Jessica Farris |  |
Vascular Medicine
| Suman Wasan |  |
Lymphedema
| Steven Dean |  |
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| Aaron Aday |  |
Keynote Speaker
| Robert T. Brodell, MD |  |
The American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Vein & Lymphatic Society (AVLS) designates this live activity for 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses & Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME for re-licensure and recertification requirements.
Sonographers
The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers® (ARDMS®) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME toward credential renewal for Registered Phlebology Sonographers (RPhS) and Registered Vascular Specialists (RVS).
Physician Assistants
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME for re-licensure and recertification requirements.
Congress Begins on October 10th, 2024
