THE 3nd MIDDLE EAST VENOUS FORUM

on important aspects of venous diseases

Agenda MEVF 2023

Day 1: 05-05-2023

Session Topic Start time end time
Prayers, Lunch & Networking 12:00 13:00
Session 1 : Welcome to post Covid MEVF 14:00 14:05
Venous disease in the middle east 14:05 14:10
CTV and MRV evaluation of the venous system 14:10 14:15
How to evaluate patient with chronic venous disease 14:15 14:20
Understanding Venous hemodynamics and its role in venous disease management 14:20 14:30
What DOACS to use and when to stop? 14:30 15:00
Panel discussion 14:30 15:00
Session 2 : Varicose veins How to evaluate varicose veins? 15:00 15:10
Venous ulcer 15:10 15:20
Sclerotherapy ablation for varicose veins: techniques and results 15:20 15:30
THERMAL ablation of varicose veins 15:30 15:40
Venaseal results in varicose veins 15:40 15:50
High intensity focuses ultrasound (HIFU) update in varicose veins 15:50 16:00
When and how to treat those perforators? 16:00 16:30
Panel discussion 16:00 16:30
Break and visit the exhibit 16:30 17:00
Session 3 : How do vein ulcers develop? 17:00 17:10
Approach to evluation fo venous ulcer 17:10 17:20
The venous ulcer is not healing, what is next? 17:20 17:30
Medical therapy in venos disease and venous ulceration 17:30 17:40
Compression: The science and the data 17:40 18:00
Panel Discussion 17:40 18:00
Session 4 : CEAP and venous clinical scoring system? 18:00 18:10
When to evaluate pelvic veins and how? 18:10 18:20
Injection sclerotherapy technique for the venous ulcer area: How I do it? 18:20 18:30
Should I treat perforators and how? 18:30 18:40
Should Phlebectomy be done at time of main veins ablation ? 18:40 18:50
Does vein stripping has a role in varicose veins treatment? 18:50 19:20
Panel Discussion 18:50 19:20
Break and visit the exhibit 19:20 19:30
Industry Workshop or symposium followed by dinnert 19:30 20:00
Sponsored dinner in the Foyer Area 20:00 21:00

Day 2: 06-05-2023

Session Topic Start time end time
Industry breakfast: Topic and speakers by company, Moderator fromm MEVF 08:00 09:00
Session 5 : TIPS and Tricks for venous US evaluation 09:00 09:10
Case presentation: Chronic venous occlusiont 09:10 09:20
Panel discussion of the case 09:20 09:30
How I do Perforator ablation ? 09:30 09:40
Endophlebectomy to assist in venous recanalization 09:40 09:50
Tips to successfully recanalize occluded iliac vein disease 09:50 10:00
Tips to recanalize chronically occluded subclav ian. Brachiocephalic vein 10:00 10:30
Panel discussion 10:00 10:30
Break and visit the exhibit 10:30 11:00
Session 6 : Acute deep vein thrombosus Is it acute thrombosis? 11:00 11:10
Medical treatment Only for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis 11:10 11:20
Clot removal is better option for acute iliofemroal vein thrombosis 11:20 11:30
How I do Catheter directed thrombolysis 11:30 11:40
Open thrombectomy: does it have a role in acute vein thrombosis? 11:40 11:50
Ekos for deep vein thrombosis 11:50 12:00
Inares and percutnaeous thrombectomy 12:00 12:30
Panel discussion 12:00 12:30
Lunch Session:
12:30 Subclavian vein thrombosis treatment: Do I need to do thrombolysis?
12:40 When to remove the first rib in TOS after acute thrombosis
12:50 Best way to treat chronic disease associated with Thoracic outlet syndrome
1:00 Discussion
1:30 Adjourn
12:30 2:00
Session 7 : IVC filters Do I need filters for percutaneous thrombectomy? 14:00 14:10
Which filter to use? The ideal filter 14:10 14:20
Tips to retrieve difficult IVC filter 14:20 14:30
Complications of IVC filters 14:30 14:40
A case of difficult filter retreival 14:40 14:50
Complications of filtrre retreival 14:50 15:00
Can I ligate the inferior vena cava? 15:00 15:30
Panel Discussion 15:00 15:30
Break and visit the exhibit 15:30 16:00
Session 8 : Miscellaneous Nutcracker syndrome: should we treat, and how? 16:00 16:10
Iliac Vein Compression syndrome (IVCS): Best diagnostic approach 16:10 16:20
IVCS when to treat and how? 16:20 16:30
Stents in iliac vein compression 16:30 16:40
No IVUS no diangosis of compression!! 16:40 16:50
How I do IVUS? 16:50 17:20
Panel Discussion 16:50 17:20

Day 3: 07-05-2023

Session Topic Start time end time
Industry breakfast: Topic and speakers by company, Moderator fromm MEVF 08:00 09:00
Session 9 : AV malformations and others Aneurysms of the venous system: incidence and treatment 09:00 09:10
Venous malformations: Types, when to treat? 09:10 09:20
A case presentation of AV malformation 09:20 09:30
Does surgery have a role in AV malformation treatment? 09:30 09:40
IVC occlusion: How to recanalize 09:40 09:50
SVC Occlusion when to treat 09:50 10:00
How do I recanalize the occluded SVC? 10:00 10:30
Panel discussion 10:00 10:30
Break and visit the exhibit 10:30 11:00
Session 10: New trials in venous disease worth to know about. 11:00 11:10
Femoropopliteal chronic venous occlusion: Is there a role for intervention 11:10 11:20
Failed ablation: What is next? 11:20 11:30
Management of persistent edema inspite of iliac stenting. 11:30 11:40
Treatment Venous thoracic outlet syndrome 11:40 11:50
Approach to diagnosing patient with Pulmonary embolism 11:50 12:00
Should I remove the clot in the pulmonary embolism and how? 12:00 12:10
Panel discussion 12:10 12:30
Lunch Session:
12:30 Diagnostic approach to pelvic VEIN DISORDERS
12:40 Tips for intervention in pelvic VEIN DISORDERS (Fadi Youness, CCAD)
12:50 Male Varicocele endovascular intervention or surgery
1:00 Discussion
1:30 Adjourn
12:30 2:00
Session 11 : Lymphedema Evaluation of patients with lymphedema 14:00 14:10
Compression therapy for lymphedema 14:10 14:20
Physiotherapy for lymphedema, is it effective? 14:20 14:30
Hybrid approach to treat advanced lymphedema 14:30 14:40
How to build a lymphedema practice 14:40 14:50
Surgery for lymphemda, does it work? 14:50 15:00
Venos edema, lymophedema or phlebolymphedema? 15:00 15:30
Panel Discussion 15:00 15:30
Break and visit the exhibit 15:30 16:00
Session 12 :Paper presentation: Research papers and abstracts (Competition) TBD 16:00 16:10
TBD 16:10 16:20
TBD 16:20 16:30
TBD 16:30 16:40
TBD 16:40 16:50
TBD 16:50 17:20
TBD 16:50 17:00
Closing remarkst 17:00 17:30
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