ECoP course 2021 preliminary scientific program

Friday May 13

10h00-12h00

General assembly with all ECoP member societies

Elections/future etc. etc.

Registration from 12h00

Grand Ballroom

14h00-15h30

Diagnostics in Phlebology

QoL in venous disease: Alun Davies

Transabdominal ultrasound tips and tricks: 

Wassila Taha

Cross-sectional imaging MRV and CTV:  Carsten Arnoldussen

Venography and IVUS its role in 2021: Stephen Black*

Central, venous pressure measurements: a good guide? 

Cees Wittens

15h30-16h00

Break

16h00-17h30

Treatment and logistics related to optimal leg ulcer care

Scientific session of the Dutch College of Phlebology 

Risk factors for a first leg ulcer:

Audrey Meulendijks

VSMAA treatment options: a meta-analysis: Tamana Alozai

Community aspects of leg ulcer care: Una Apperley

DCoP abstract session

The best road for leg ulcer care management: Manjit Gohel

Role of surgical intervention on leg ulcer healing and recurrence: 

Alun Davies

17h30-18h00

Break

18h30-19h30

Future of phlebology in Europe

Abstract session

Training and education in Europe in phlebology: 

Cees Wittens

Evaluation of quality  of care and cost-effectiveness:  

Martin Ingvar

Influence of MedTech and MDR regulations in the development of new devices: 

Rob ten Hoedt

Digital Health and Patient Activation - better outcomes - better health:

Usman Jaffer

19h30-20h30

Welcome Cocktail

Saturday May 14

Registration from 08h00

Grand ballroom

Opal 1

08h30-10h00

Deep and superficial vein thrombosis treatment

Scientific session of the International compression club (ICC)

Current short and long-term treatment options in deep venous thrombosis.: Stravos Kakkos **

Welcome to Debates sessions: Giovanni Mosti

Lessons learned from recent prospective studies and registries on superficial venous thrombosis (SVT): 

Beyer-Westendorf *

ECS or inelastic compression in VLU treatment 

Mosti Giovanni: in favor of inelastic material 

Milic Dragan: in favor of ECS

The post-thrombotic syndrome can we prevent it?:

Cees Wittens

ECS or inelastic compression in edema treatment 

Flour Mieke: in favor of ECSECS 

Stöberl Christiane: in favor of inelastic material

Post-VTE compression indications far more than just symptoms and edema control:

Sergio Gianesini 

Compression or no compression in diabetic patients

Piaggesi Alberto: in favor of compression 

Hirsch Tobias: in favor of no compression 

Interventions for PE:

John Moriarty**

10h00-10h30

Break

10h30-12h00

Post thrombotic syndrome treatment

Scientific session of the ICC

Quality of care assessment in PTS: 

Fabio Catarinella

Compression or no compression in venous post-procedures 

Uhl Jean François: in favor of Compression 

Benigni Jean-Patrick: in favor of no compression 

Endophlebectomy unnecessary: 

Suat Doganci

Education in compression or chose of easy device? Da Matta Eduardo: in favor of education 

Wittens Cees: in favor of easy devices 

Long term results of iliac stenting for obstructive venous disease: 

Stephen Black*

Is compression therapy contradicted for lower leg erysipelas/cellulitis? 

(or antibiotics like Penicillin only?) 

Eder Stephan: in favor of compression 

Queree Isabelle: in favor of no compression

Debate: 

The current available stents are fine: Michael Lichtenberg.

There are no real good venous stents: Houman Jalaie

12h00-13h00

lunch

13h00-14h00

Pelvic venous disease

Scientific session of the ICC

Diagnostics

Carsten Arnoldussen

Compression or no compression in sport activities 

Gianesini Sergio: in favor of compresison Rabe Eberhard: in favor of no compression 

Interventions for PVD

Mark Whiteley

Compression or no compression in arterial patients 

Schuren Jan: in favor of compression 

Martino Neumann: in favor of no compression

Scoring system for PVD

Cees Wittens

Other causes of pelvic pain

tba

14h00-14h30

Break

14h30-16h00

Medi satellite symposium

Scientific session of the ICC

8 parallel non- industrial Workshops

Compression or no compression in PTS 

Caprini Joe: in favor of compression 

Neil Piller: in favor of no compression:

ICC free communications

16h00-16h30

Break

16h30-18h00

Medtronic satellite symposium*

Scientific session of the ICC

8 parallel non- industrial Workshops

ICC free communications

Social program 19h00-22h00

Faculty and Member boat trip

Sunday May 15 

Registration from 08h00

08h30-10h00

Thermal and nonthermal ablation for GSV and SSV incompetence

8 parallel non- industrial Workshops

Benefit / risk analysis of thermal treatment options for varicose veins: 

Thomas Urbanec

NTNT which is best and better; what’s the future: 

Kursat Bozkurt 

Foam sclerotherapy is effective and economical for effective treatment of superficial vein incompetence: 

Eberhard Rabe

Phlebectomy vs phlebectomy and EVA - the Dutch Trial: 

tba

10h00-10h30

break

10h30-12h00

Guidelines and sclerotherapy

8 parallel non- industrial Workshops

Why physicians don’t follow the guidelines: 

Jannus van Everdingen*

European guidelines on sclerotherapy of varicose veins: Eberhard Rabe

Debate:

Large diameter great saphenous vein insufficiency should be treated by thermal ablation: 

Lars Rasmussen

Large diameter great saphenous vein insufficiency can be easily treated by foam sclerotherapy: 

Bernhard Partsch

12h00-12h30

Break

12h30-13h30

Compression therapy

Which type of compression fits the patient’s situation best:

Giovanni Mosti

A new compression device: the pneumasox:

Michael Kockaert

No surgery and no compression possible: what will we do?

Sarah Thomis

Every phlebologist needs compression, the dynamic field between interface pressure and movements:

Martino Neumann

13h30-14h00

ECoP e-Learning Certificate Ceremony 

Adjourn