FINAL PROGRAM
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
Thursday, November 3, 2011
| 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Video Library and A/V Preview |
| 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration/Information |
| 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Exhibits Open |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Common Ground Lectures (Track A: Basic Phlebology & Clinical Pearls: A “How-To” Guide for Your Practice and Track B: Basic Ultrasound: Scanning, Interpreting and Documenting Will Attend Together) |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Track C: Practice Management- What You Need to Know for a Premier Phlebology Practice |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Track D: The Big Symposium: Big Veins, Big Issues, Better Solutions |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Track A: Basic Phlebology & Clinical Pearls: A “How-To” Guide for Your Practice |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Track B: Basic Ultrasonography |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Track C: Practice Management (Continued) |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Track D: The Big Symposium: Big Veins, Big Issues, Better Solutions (Continued) |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Open to All Pre-Congress Registrants |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Track A: Basic Phlebology & Clinical Pearls: A “How-To” Guide for Your Practice (Continued) |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Track B: Basic Ultrasonography (Continued) |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Track C: Practice Management (Continued) |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Track D: The Big Symposium: Big Veins, Big Issues, Better Solutions (Continued) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Track A: Basic Phlebology & Clinical Pearls: A “How-To” Guide for Your Practice (Continued) |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Track B: Basic Ultrasonography (Continued) |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Track C: Practice Management (Continued) |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Track D: The Big Symposium: Big Veins, Big Issues, Better Solutions (Continued) |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | New Member Reception Open ONLY to New Members, ACP Board of Directors and by Invitation |
Friday, November 4, 2011
| 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Video Library and A/V Preview |
| 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration/Information |
| 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Exhibits Open |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM – 7:50 AM | Special Interest Sessions (4 Concurrent Sessions): |
| *Session #101a: New and Emerging Technologies | |
| *Session #102a: Insurance, Reimbursement, and Appeals | |
| *Session #103a: Marketing a Phlebology Practice | |
| *Session #104a: Advanced Imaging: MR, CT, and Advanced Ultrasound | |
| 8:00 AM – 9:25 AM | General Scientific Session: *Welcome *Foundation Announcement *The Great Venous Ulcer Debate – Timing of Treatment of SVI |
| 9:25 AM – 9:55 AM | Abstract Award Presentations from the AVF, EVF, and RSMVF |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Multidisciplinary (Runs Concurrent with General Scientific Session and 10:30-12 Sessions Below) |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Improving Your Ultrasonography Techniques (Runs Concurrent with General Scientific Session and 10:30-12 Sessions Below) |
| 9:55 AM – 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | 3 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Abstract Session #1 | |
| *Preparing for a Phlebology Emergency: What You Need to Know Before, During, and After (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| *Solutions and Small Veins: Optimizing Small Vein Chemical Ablation Results (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Abstract Session #2 | |
| *Updates on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency: Establishing a Diagnosis, and Current State of Therapeutic Interventions | |
| *Lasers, Lights, and Radio Waves: Role of Adjunctive Treatments for Small Veins of the Legs and Body (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| *Sports and Venous Disease: From the Weekend Warrior to the Competitive Athlete | |
| *Electronic Health Records – Now and in the Future | |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Balance of Hemostasis: Recognizing Risk, Establish a Diagnosis, and Effectively Managing Thrombophilia (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| *Gases, Bubbles, and Foam: Safety Principles and Current Evidence | |
| *Dermatology for the Phlebologist | |
| *Comparing Duplex Ultrasound Scanning Between the US and Abroad | |
| 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM | Poster Abstracts |
| 6:15 PM – 7:45 PM | Opening Night Reception in Exhibit Hall |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
| 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Video Library and A/V Preview |
| 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration/Information |
| 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Exhibits Open |
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM – 7:50 AM | Special Interest Sessions (4 Concurrent Sessions): |
| *Session #101b: New and Emerging Technologies | |
| *Session #102b: Insurance, Reimbursement, and Appeals | |
| *Session #103b: Marketing a Phlebology Practice | |
| *Session #104b: Advanced Imaging: MR, CT and Advanced Ultrasound | |
| 8:00 AM – 9:55 AM | General Scientific Session *Plenary Session: Capturing the Patient’s Voice- Navigating this Critical Time in Medicine *Awards *ABPh Diplomate Recognition |
| 9:55 AM – 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM | Business Meeting |
| 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *The Black and White of Grey Matter: Communication and Ethics for the Health Care Professional’s Brain (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| *Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Truncal Vein Management | |
| *Credentialing & Accreditation in Phlebology: What Changes Every Phlebologist Should Make | |
| *Take Your Best Shot – Ulcers: The Follow-Up to the Great Venous Ulcer Debate, a Chance to Hear an Expert Panel Address Questions and Tackle Difficult Cases Related to Venous Ulcers | |
| Alternative Topics and Practices in Phlebology | |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Tips, Timing, and Techniques for Managing Tributary Veins | |
| *Journal Club: An Evaluation and Discussion of Current Literature Affecting Today’s Phlebologist (ABPh MOC SAM) | |
| *World of Phlebology: Venous Disease from an International Perspective and Focus on the Topic of Superficial Thrombophlebitis | |
| *Multidisciplinary Workshops | |
| *Abstract Session #3 | |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Take Your Best Shot – Get Your Difficult Cases Answered | |
| *How to Participate in Clinical Research | |
| *Multidisciplinary Workshops (continued) | |
| *American Venous Forum (AVF) | |
| *Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) | |
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | ACP Dinner and Social and silent auction finale |
Sunday, November 6, 2011
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Video Library and A/V Preview |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Registration/Information |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | 2 Concurrent Sessions: |
| *Morbidity and Mortality | |
| *Multidisciplinary Session |