SVM 26th Scientific Sessions: Message from the Scientific Program Committee Chair

Abstract

This year marks the 26th anniversary for the Society for Vascular Medicine annual meeting. It will be held 10–13 June in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. The meeting will begin with a new feature: The ABCs of Vascular Medicine. This session will include up-to-date topics on venous thromboembolism; peripheral, renovascular and carotid arterial disease; and lymphedema and lipedema. A social hour welcoming everyone to the meeting will follow the opening session.

The meeting will get an early start on Thursday, 11 June with the traditional review of ‘The Year in Vascular Medicine’. There will be discussion centered on the latest treatment and therapy updates in PAD, venous thromboembolism, carotid artery and aortic disease, and a new feature this year – The Editor’s Best – from our journal Vascular Medicine.

Back by popular demand, this year’s meeting will feature three debates on controversial and current topics of interest including: the value of thrombophilia testing to determine length of anticoagulation therapy; the use of support hose to prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome; and endovascular versus surgical treatment of chronic limb ischemia. Sessions on target-specific oral anticoagulants and chronic limb ischemia will follow.

The highlight of the Thursday meeting will feature the Keynote Speaker, to be announced, who will be followed by the Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Presentations to round out the morning session. The afternoon session will highlight concurrent sessions on environmental disorders, aortic disease and aneurysms, upper extremity arterial disease, and lower extremity wounds. The day will end with Cases over Cocktails, followed by the Women in Vascular Medicine reception.

Friday, 12 June will start with the Annual Business Meeting followed by sessions on inferior vena cava filters, and updates on the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial diseases. There will be an award ceremony for the Jess R Young Outstanding Vascular Medicine Educator and Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine followed by the presidential address. The ever popular Vascular Jeopardy will start the afternoon followed by chronic venous disease, lymphedema and lipedema. Also new this year is a session on Vascular Medicine Around the World, with speakers from Europe, Asia and South America. The day will end with topics addressing acute vascular emergencies. The annual gala event will follow.

There will be simultaneous sessions on Saturday, including a review of the vascular laboratory with topics covering cerebrovascular disease, and venous and peripheral disorders. There will also be a session on hot topics in vascular laboratory management and challenges in running a vascular lab. At the same time there will be a number of workshops on ‘How to develop a …’. The topics covered will include setting up a pulmonary embolism response team, an IVC filter retrieval team, wound care and vein clinics.

For those interested in recertification (this is the 10-year anniversary of the ABVM), we have asked the speakers to develop ABVM-type questions based on their lectures.

All in all, the meeting is complete, with topics of interest that should satisfy any vascular medicine specialist. We hope you will be there.

John R (Jerry) Bartholomew, MD, MSVM, on behalf of the SVM Scientific Program Committee

Meeting details

Have you reserved your hotel room yet?

SVM has secured a discounted rate with the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront of $219 single/double, $239 triple, and $259 quad. You must reserve your room by 11 May to take advantage of the discount rate. Call the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront at +1-410-385-3000 or toll free at +1-800-228-9290. Be sure to identify yourself as an SVM attendee to receive the discounted rate. You can also make your reservations online. Visit www.vascularmed.org/AM15 and click on Hotel & Travel for the link.

If you need a handicap-accessible room, notify the hotel when making your reservation.

Rooms are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and discounted room rates apply only to SVM attendee reservations received before 11 May, provided rooms are still available in the SVM room block. Reservation requests made after this date will be confirmed on a space available basis at prevailing hotel rates.

Preliminary schedule

As of 19 January 2015 and subject to change. Visit www.vascularmed.org/am15 for future updates.

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration 4:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The ABCs of Vascular Medicine 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Welcome 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The ABCs of Venous Thromboembolic Disease
Physical Examination, Diagnostic and Treatment Pearls • Upper/Lower Extremity DVT • Pulmonary Embolism • Superficial Vein Thrombosis • Q & A 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The ABCs of Arterial Disease
Everything you need to know about: • Carotid artery disease • Peripheral arterial disease • Mesenteric/Renovascular arterial disease • Q & A 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. The ABCs of Lymphatic Disease Physical Examination and Diagnostic and Treatment Pearls • Lymphedema (arm and leg) • Lipedema • Q & A 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Annual Meeting Welcome Reception and Social Hour Thursday, 11 June 2015 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Exhibits and Continental Breakfast 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration 7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Welcome to the 26th SVM Scientific Sessions 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Session 1: The Year in Vascular Medicine • Peripheral Arterial Disease • Cerebrovascular Disease • Aortic Disease • Venous Thromboembolism • Editor’s Choice – Best of Vascular Medicine Journal for 2015 • Q & A 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 2: Great Debates in Vascular Medicine • Thrombophilia testing (Does or does not assist with the management of venous thromboembolic disease) • Compression stockings after proximal lower extremity DVT (Is essential (or plays no role) in the prevention of the post thrombotic syndrome) • Management of CLI with infrainguinal arterial disease (Surgery is the preferred approach. Endovascular intervention is the preferred approach) • Q & A 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Exhibits and Break 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Session 3: Keynote Address 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Session 4: Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants (TSOACs) • How do I choose a TSOAC for the treatment of VTE? • Monitoring the TSOACs and their effects on thrombophilia testing • Perioperative management using the TSOACs • Controversies and non-bleeding complications of the TSOACs • Reversal of the TSOACs • Q & A 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Session 5: Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Presentations Luncheon 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Exhibit Viewing 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 6: Critical Limb Ischemia for the Non-interventionalist • A Call to Action – Disparities in lower extremity revascularization and amputation rates • Perfusion assessment for CLI • Extreme open and/or endovascular options for limb salvage • Multidisciplinary approach to limb salvage • Future trials • Q & A 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 7A: How I Treat Patients with Environmental Disorders • Warm-related: Erythromelalgia and erythema ab igne • Cold-related: Pernio, trench foot and frostbite • Vasospasm: Raynaud phenomenon and acrocyanosis • The role of the vascular lab in the evaluation of environmental disorders • Q & A 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 7B: Aortic and Arterial Aneurysms: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment • Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms • Abdominal aortic aneurysm • Visceral aneurysms • Peripheral arterial aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms • Q & A 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break with Exhibits 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Poster Presentations 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 8A: Upper Extremity Arterial Disease • Subclavian stenosis and subclavian and coronary subclavian steal syndromes • Occupational disorders: Hand–arm vibration, vibration white finger and hypothenar hammer syndromes • Approach to the diagnosis and management of dialysis access steal syndromes • Athletic injuries of the upper extremity and compression disorders (arterial TOS) • Q & A 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 8B: Lower Extremity Wounds • Venous and arterial ulcers including mixed venous/arterial ulcers • Neuropathic and unusual wound causes • Advanced topical and surgical treatments for chronic wounds • Alternative treatment options: Intermittent pneumatic compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and herbal therapies • Q & A 5:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Cases Over Cocktails 7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Women in Vascular Medicine Reception Friday, 12 June 2015 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Annual Business Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. – Noon Poster Viewing 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Exhibits and Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Session 9: IVC filters • What are the indications for IVC filters? Insight from the guidelines • IVC filters in special populations: Cancer, bariatric surgery, unstable elderly patients and trauma • Complications of IVC filters • IVC filter retrieval: Facts, roadblocks and solutions • IVC filters of the future: Crux, Angel, bio-absorbable • Q & A 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 10: Cerebrovascular Disease • Case-based study. Severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (fix now versus medical management) • Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and how often should my patient with known carotid artery disease be monitored? What do the guidelines suggest? • Nonatherosclerotic causes of extracranial carotid artery disease – FMD, dissection, vasculitis • An update on the treatment of carotid artery stenosis (surgical and endovascular) – Newer techniques and trials • Q & A 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Exhibits and Break 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Awards Presentation 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Presidential Address 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 11: Peripheral Arterial Disease • Should asymptomatic patients be screened for PAD? The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force Recommendations and how they differ from ACC/AHA guidelines • State-of-the-art techniques for testing patients with PAD • Management of patients after endovascular intervention • Approach to lipid management for the PAD patient – Do the ACC/AHA lipid guidelines help or confuse? • Q & A (Continued) 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Vascular Jeopardy/Lunch 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Session 12: Chronic Venous Disease • Epidemiology and prevention. Who is at risk for developing CVI? • Advanced imaging for CVI • Medical management of CVI • Superficial venous disease. Who is a candidate for invasive (endovenous vs sclerotherapy or medical management alone) treatment? • Current state of chronic venous occlusions (advanced treatment options) • Q & A 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Exhibit Viewing and Break 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Session 13: Lymphedema and Lipedema • Natural history of lymphedema and lipedema • Variant forms of lymphedema (scrotal, head/neck and trunk) • Medical treatment options for lymphedema and lipedema. How do they differ and how are they the same? • Surgical treatments for lymphedema and lipedema (liposuction, lymph node transfers) • Q & A 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Session 14: Vascular Medicine Around the World • What encompasses their practice? • Q & A 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Session 15: Vascular Emergencies • Acute arterial limb ischemia • Phlegmasia cerulea dolens • Acute pulmonary embolism • Q & A 6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Attendee Reception Saturday, 13 June 2015 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Workshop I: SVM in the Vascular Laboratory 2015: Maximizing the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Power of the Vascular Laboratory (VL) 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. VL: Cerebrovascular Disease • Key pitfalls to avoid in scanning a carotid duplex study • Key pitfalls to avoid in interpreting a carotid duplex ultrasound • Standardized criteria for ICA stenosis: Any progress? • Plaque morphology to identify ‘high risk plaque’: An epidemiological phenomenon or ready for prime time in the vascular lab? • Using ultrasound parameters to identify carotid stenosis at risk for progression • Subclavian steal spectrum and the vertebral arteries • Using TCD as an adjunct to extracranial artery testing • Panel discussion and questions 8:00 a.m. – noon Workshop II: How to Develop a … • How to develop a pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) • How to develop an IVC filter retrieval team • How to develop a vein clinic • How to develop a multidisciplinary wound team 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. VL: Hot Topics in Vascular Lab Management • What is the CARE Bill? Why is it important? • Looking back at 25 years of the ICA; Looking ahead to the next 25 years • What the vascular lab community needs to know about ergonomics Aorta and Visceral Arterial Disease • Update on AAA screening in the vascular lab • Diagnosing renal FMD in the vascular lab • Case-based review of visceral arterial disease: Atherosclerosis and others • Panel discussion and questions 11:20 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Working Lunch & Ask the Experts: Challenges in working and running a vascular lab 12:05 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. VL: Venous Disease • How I use the vascular lab in my practice in working up a patient with possible venous disease • Acute vs chronic DVT – Can we tell on duplex? • Non-venous findings on a venous duplex exam – Incidental and MSK findings (what the sonographer must know) • Interplay of cardiac and venous physiology • Nuts and bolts of the venous reflux study • How I use the vascular lab to treat varicose veins and follow patients after the ablation procedure • Diagnosing venous compressions syndromes in the vascular lab (venous TOS, May–Thurner and Nutcracker syndrome) • Pelvic vein reflux – When to suspect it, how to diagnose it, how to manage it • Panel discussion and questions 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. VL: Peripheral and Visceral Arterial Disease • Endothelial function and arterial stiffness assessment – What vascular medicine and vascular lab practitioners should know • How I use the vascular lab to assess the claudicant • The role of the vascular lab in assessment of CLI: Perfusion assessment and angiosomes • Ultrasound-guided arterial and dialysis access procedures – Who? Why? and When? • How I use the vascular lab to follow patients after lower extremity revascularization • Panel discussion and questions 3:00 p.m. SVM Annual Meeting Adjourns

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The ABVM recertification examinations will be offered in 2015. Diplomats of the general or endovascular examinations from 2005 and 2006 are eligible to sit for one or both of these examinations.

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Physician certification in their area of expertise is valued by patients, physician practices and health care institutions. Vascular medicine and endovascular medicine entail a specific and unique body of knowledge, skills and aptitude. Just like a primary certificate, recertification is not required, but does require preparation and expense. Physicians who maintain their certification demonstrate commitment and dedication to life-long learning. If you are a diplomat of vascular medicine or endovascular medicine and this is still your area of expertise and you are committed to life-long learning, then recertification is a must. For more details about the ABVM visit www.vascularboard.org.