Program Outline & Schedule

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