2008 Post Graduate Course

SAVS Postgraduate Course
Venous Endovascular

Course Directors: Scott L. Stevens, MD, Mark Farber, MD

The SAVS presents a 3.5-hour CME accredited Postgraduate Course. This comprehensive course will tap the expertise of the SAVS membership and include:

• Venous Malformations
• Endovenous: laser and radiofrequency
• Management of acute DVT including update on lytics and mechanical clot extraction
• Removable cava filters including technical tips and avoiding pitfalls
• Venous imaging with IVUS, ultrasound, MR and CT
• Thrombophillia, diagnosis and management
• Managing difficult venous access with attention to central venous stenosis
• Effort thrombosis

COURSE OUTLINE:

12:30 pm	Introduction Kim Hansen, MD
12:50 pm	Venous Malformations Alan Lumsden, MD
1:00 pm	Endovenous Laser and Radiofrequency Blair Keagy, MD
1:20 pm	Diagnosis and Treatment of Incompetent Perforator Veins: When is it Necessary And How Should We Do It? William Marston, MD
1:50 pm	Ultrasound Directed Placement of Cava Filters Thomas Naslund, MD
2:10 pm	Break/Discussion
2:30 pm	Venous Imaging with IVUS, Ultrasound, MR and CT Ross Milner, MD
2:50 pm	Thrombophillia – Diagnosis and Management John Eidt, MD
3:10 pm	Embolization of Abdominal Venous Pathologies: Varicocele and Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Peter Lin, MD
3:20 pm	Effort Thrombosis David Cassada, MD
3:50 pm	Management of Acute DVT Including Update on Lytics and Mechanical Clot Extraction Frank Arko, MD
4:10 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm	Adjourn

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