Closing Session

Congress Chair(s)

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  Christopher Pittman, MD, FAVLS, FACR

  Medical Director & CEO
  Vein911 Vein Treatment Centers
  University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
  Tampa, Florida

  Apaly Health (Self) : Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: Consultant to Employer Health Care Company), Ownership Interest (Products and Services: Consultant to Employer Health Care Company), Physician Advisor to Employer Health Care Company with stock options (Products and Services: Consultant to Employer Health Care Company); Athenahealth (Self) : Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: EMR Company Consultant), EMR Company Consultant (Products and Services: EMR Company Consultant); Automated Clinical Guidelines (Self) : Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: Consultant to Health IT Company), Ownership Interest (Products and Services: Consultant to Health IT Company), Physician Advisor with minority shares (Products and Services: Consultant to Health IT Company); Axiom Rehabilitation (Self) : Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: Consultant to In home Lymphedema Therapy Company), In home Lymphedema Therapy Company Advisor (Products and Services: Consultant to In home Lymphedema Therapy Company); Health Performance Specialists (HPS) (Self) : Managing Director of HPS, a National Vein Practice Managed Services Organization (Products and Services: Full Service Managed Services Organization involved in practice management, consumable supplies, and services.), Ownership Interest (Products and Services: Full Service Managed Services Organization involved in practice management, consumable supplies, and services.); TACTILE MEDICAL (Self) : Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: Scientific Advisor paid for attending meetings and time spent on consultation activities), Scientific Advisor paid for attending meetings and time spent on consultation activities (Products and Services: Scientific Advisor paid for attending meetings and time spent on consultation activities); TransAmerican Sclerotherapy Institute, Inc. (Not-For-Profit) (Self) : 501(c)3 Charitable Organization dedicated to sclerotherapy & the education of sclerotherapists (Products and Services: 501(c)3 Charitable Organization dedicated to sclerotherapy & the education of sclerotherapists), Consultant/Advisory Board (Products and Services: 501(c)3 Charitable Organization dedicated to sclerotherapy & the education of sclerotherapists), Ownership Interest (Products and Services: 501(c)3 Charitable Organization dedicated to sclerotherapy & the education of sclerotherapists)

Brief review of 2022 AVLS Annual Congress and details of the UIP 2023 World Congress.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM – 5:15 PM US CDT

  Closing Session
  

  Congress Chair: Christopher Pittman, MD, FAVLS, FACR – Vein911 Vein Treatment Centers
• 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM US CDT

  Abstract Awards Presentation
  

  Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

  Program Chair: Sherry Scovell, MD – Massachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical School
• 2:40 PM – 3:50 PM US CDT

  Clinical Debates
  

  Moderator: Robert L. Worthington-Kirsch, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS – United Vein and Vascular Centers

  Moderator: Vineet Mishra, MD, FAVLS, FAAD – University of California San Diego
• 2:41 PM – 2:55 PM US CDT

  Debate 1 – Scanning for EHIT’s is a Waste of time and money!
  

  Faculty: Elena Rinehardt, MD, FSVS, RPVI – Elliot Health System

  Faculty: Cynthia B. Asbjornsen, DO, FAVLS, RPhS, DABLVM – Vein Healthcare Center
• 2:55 PM – 3:15 PM US CDT

  Debate 2 – To Foam or Not to Foam? Foam Is the Answer!
  

  Faculty: Christopher Pittman, MD, FAVLS, FACR – Vein911 Vein Treatment Centers

  Faculty: Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, FAVLS, RPVI – Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital
• 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM US CDT

  Debate 3 – Gonadal Vein Reflux with Iliac Vein Obstruction: Use a Wrench or Throw a Kitchen Sink?
  

  Faculty: Brooke Spencer, MD, FSIR – Minimally Invasive Procedure Specialists

  Faculty: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

  Faculty: Erin Murphy, MD, FACS – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
• 3:35 PM – 3:50 PM US CDT

  Debate 4 – Lipedema and Superficial Vein Disease: What Do I Do?
  

  Faculty: Lindy McHutchison, MD (she/her/hers) – Carolina Vein Center

  Faculty: Thomas F. Wright, MD FAVLS FACP RVT – Lakeview Medical Group d/b/a Laser Lipo and Vein Center
• 3:50 PM – 3:55 PM US CDT

  Walter De Groot Scholars
  

  Faculty: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington
• 4:05 PM – 4:20 PM US CDT

  Presidential Farewell
  

  Faculty: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington
• 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM US CDT

  Rosenblatt Distinguished Service Award
  

  Faculty: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

  Faculty: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
• 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM US CDT

  Presidential Address
  

  Faculty: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
• 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM US CDT

  Congress Closing Remarks
  

  Congress Chair: Christopher Pittman, MD, FAVLS, FACR – Vein911 Vein Treatment Centers