Conferences & Events

The Australian & New Zealand Society of Phlebology invites you to attend Vein Treatment 2016 at Westmead Hospital on 3-4 September, 2016.

This symposium, including practical demonstrations, will cover treatment of common venous disorders that are encountered in medical practice. Topics to be discussed include:

• Venous duplex scanning for varicose veins and venous thrombosis
  1. Techniques and practical demonstration
  2. Point-of-care venous duplex ultrasound
• Diagnosis and treatment of venous thrombosis
• Diagnosis and treatment of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
• Diagnosis and treatment of venous leg ulcers and peripheral odema, including the use of compression bandaging
• Endovenous laser ablation.
  Various wavelengths, methods, combined laser techniques and outcomes of treatment will be discussed
• Trivex powered phlebectomy
• Ultrasound guided injection techniques
• Ambulatory Phlebectomy
• Sclerotherapy
  1. Sclerotherapy agents and their effect on blood
  2. Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy
  3. Micro-sclerotherapy to spider veins – basic workshop
• Varicose veins surgery
  1. Current best practice
  2. Stripping versus non-stripping of saphenous veins – reappraisal
  3. A novel perforator ligation technique

Discussion and papers will be given on the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency in the age of endovenous surgery. We will try to make sense of the many treatment options available for varicose veins patients, and how those options fit together.

Practical live demonstrations including:

• Venous duplex examination
• Endovenous laser ablation.
• Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy
• Microsclerotherapy
• Compression bandaging