Thursday 1st October 2026
07.30 Welcome
Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) – Basics
Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek (Poland))
07.35 Pathophysiology of CVD, risk factors and disease progression. Arkadiusz Jawien (Poland)
07.45 Definition of Venous Symptoms. Tobias Hirsch (Germany)
07.55 Importance of CEAP classification in CVD. Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
08.05 How accurate are our ultrasound tests for reflux and obstruction? Frank Zernovicky (Slovakia)
08.15 Plethysmography in primary and secondary CVD. Sara Fronterrè (Italy)
08.25 Evaluation tools for CVD patients and assessment of outcomes. Tobias Hirsh (Germany)
08.35-8.55 Discussion
Non-invasive Treatment of CVD
Moderator: Imre Bihari (Hungary)
08.55 Are drugs indicated and efficient? Arkadiusz Jawien (Poland)
09.05 When and how to use bandages? Karin van der Wegen (Netherlands)
09.15 When to use stockings. Michel Jünger (Germany)
09.25 When and how to use intermittent pneumatic compression. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
09.35-9.55 Discussion
09.55 – 10.15 Coffee break
10.15–10.45 Recorded cases of injection sclerotherapy (foam and liquid) and discussion
Tobias Hirsch (Germany), Wojciech Rybak (Poland), Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
10.45–10.50 The “Nuts and Bolts” of the workshops: Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
10.50–11.00 Before we start – Interventional treatments of varicose veins
Workshops: 11.00 – 13.00
Venous ultrasound – duplex investigations of superficial, deep and pelvic veins, Saphenous ablation techniques: endovenous laser, radiofrequency, mechanochemical ablation, cyanoacrylate adhesive, Foam and liquid sclerotherapy, Compression stocking, Compression wraps, Compression bandages, Venoactive drugs, IVUS, Venous Stenting, Invasive DVT treatment – early thrombus removal, Venous valve surgery, Venous Plethysmography, Pelvic vein incompetence – embolization and stenting.
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Superficial incompetence (1)
Optimal technique
Moderator: Imre Bihari (Hungary)
14.00 Varicose vein surgery with and without saphenous vein removal. Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
14.10 Pathways of reflux at the SF Junction – clinical implications. Tobias Hirsch (Germany)
14.20 When do I use thermal ablation by endovenous laser. Lars Müller (Germany)
14.30 Radiofrequency ablation – an option for thermal ablation. José María Hipola Ulecia (Spain)
14.40 When and how to use non-thermal ablation by glue. Tobias Hirsh (Germany)
14.50 When do I use mechano-chemical ablation. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
15.00-15.15 Discussion
15.15 Diagnosis and Intervention for recurrence (PREVAIT). Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
15.25 Complex cases of reflux and obstruction. Taha Khan (UK)
15.35 Pelvic vein diseases. When and how to intervene. Suat Doganci (Turkey)
15.45 -16.00 Discussion
16.00 – 16.30 Clinical case presentations and discussion
16.30 – 16.50 Coffee break
Workshops: 16.50 – 18.50
Venous ultrasound – duplex investigations of superficial, deep and pelvic veins, Saphenous ablation techniques: endovenous laser, radiofrequency, mechanochemical ablation, cyanoacrylate adhesive, Foam and liquid sclerotherapy, Compression stocking, Compression wraps, Compression bandages, Venoactive drugs, IVUS, Venous Stenting, Invasive DVT treatment – early thrombus removal, Venous valve surgery, Venous Plethysmography, Pelvic vein incompetence – embolization and stenting.
Friday 2nd October 2026
Superficial incompetence (2)
Sclerotherapy (foam, liquid), Laser, Hybrid
Moderator: Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
07.30 Sclerotherapy in cosmetic treatment. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
07.40 Percutaneous laser treatment in aesthetic phlebology. Wojciech Rybak (Poland)
07.50 Treatment of varicose veins and recurrent varicose veins with foam. Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
08.00 How to avoid complications of foam sclerotherapy? Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
08.10 Hybrid interventional treatment in superficial vein incompetence. Wojciech Rybak (Poland)
08.20 Learning from the clinical cases – Venous leg ulcer treatment by foam and minimal invasive. Imre Bihari (Hungary)
08.30-8.50 Discussion
Management of acute Thromboembolism (1)
Moderator: Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
08.50 CTV, MRV, IVUS and venography in the venous workup (acute DVT and CVD). Taha Khan (UK)
09.00 2026 update of antithrombotic acute DVT treatment. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
09.10 Can we prevent DVT recurrence? Does thrombophilia screening matter?
Tobias Hirsch (Germany)
09.20 Compression and patient mobilisation in acute DVT treatment.
Michael Jünger (Germany)
09.30 Current treatment of superficial vein thrombosis. Michal Goran Stanisic (Poland)
09.40–10.00 Discussion
10.00 – 10.30 Case presentations and discussion
10.30 -11.00 Coffee break
Workshops: 11.00 – 13.00
Venous ultrasound – duplex investigations of superficial, deep and pelvic veins, Saphenous ablation techniques: endovenous laser, radiofrequency, mechanochemical ablation, cyanoacrylate adhesive, Foam and liquid sclerotherapy, Compression stocking, Compression wraps, Compression bandages, Venoactive drugs, IVUS, Venous Stenting, Invasive DVT treatment – early thrombus removal, Venous valve surgery, Venous Plethysmography, Pelvic vein incompetence – embolization and stenting.
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Management of acute Thromboembolism (2)
Moderator: Niels Baekghard (Denmark)
14.00 Can we prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome? Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
14.10 Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). Rationale and advantages. Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
14.20 Options for pharmaco-mechanical and mechanical thrombectomy. Suat Dognaci (Turkey)
14.30 The “shift” from CDT to mechanical thrombus removal. Taha Khan (UK)
14.40 – 15.00 Discussion
15.00 Why IVUS is mandatory in acute and chronic obstruction treatment? Learning from
Clinical cases. David Greenstein (UK)
15.10 How to create and open deep vein intervention centre for acute DVT patients. Who should we treat? Michał Goran Stanisic (Poland)
15.20 Antithrombotic treatment after Venous Stenting in acute and chronic obstruction treatment. Jakub Kęsik (Poland)
15.30-15.45 Discussion
15.45–16.15 Case presentations and discussion
16.15–16.35 Coffee break
Workshops: 16.35 – 18.35
Venous ultrasound – duplex investigations of superficial, deep and pelvic veins, Saphenous ablation techniques: endovenous laser, radiofrequency, mechanochemical ablation, cyanoacrylate adhesive, Foam and liquid sclerotherapy, Compression stocking, Compression wraps, Compression bandages, Venoactive drugs, IVUS, Venous Stenting, Invasive DVT treatment – early thrombus removal, Venous valve surgery, Venous Plethysmography, Pelvic vein incompetence – embolization and stenting
Saturday 3rd October 2026
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic venous insufficiency and chronic venous obstruction
Moderator: Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
07.30 Sequential treatment plan for CVD. Imre Bihari (Hungary)
07.40 Contra-indications and border line indications to medical compression. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
07.50 Clinical practical management of venous ulcer. Arkadiusz Jawien (Poland)
08.00 Compression for venous leg ulcer treatment and prevention – practical advice. Karin van der Wegen (Netherlands)
08.10-08.25 Discussion
08.25 Treatment of chronic post-thrombotic deep vein obstruction. Taha Khan (UK)
08.35 NIVIL (Non Thrombotic Iliac Vein Lesions) – when to treat and how? Suat Dognaci
(Turkey)
08.45 – 9.00 Discussion
09.00 Venous valve reconstruction. Sara Fronterrè (Italy)
09.10 When to treat and when not to treat perforator incompetence? Frank Zernovicky (Slovakia)
09.20 Can we determine the relative importance of obstruction and reflux in an individual patient? Jakub Kęsik (Poland)
09.30 Phlebolymphoedema. Marek Iłzecki (Poland)
09.40 – 9.55 Discussion
09.55 – 10.25 Case presentations and discussion
10.25 – 10.45 Coffee break
Diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema
Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
10.45 -11.05 State-of-the-Art management of patients with lymphoedema. Andrzej Szuba (Poland)
11.05 -11.15 Discussion
Workshops: 11.15 – 13.15
Venous ultrasound – duplex investigations of superficial, deep and pelvic veins, Saphenous ablation techniques: endovenous laser, radiofrequency, mechanochemical ablation, cyanoacrylate adhesive, Foam and liquid sclerotherapy, Compression stocking, Compression wraps, Compression bandages, Venoactive drugs, IVUS, Venous Stenting, Invasive DVT treatment – early thrombus removal, Venous valve surgery, Venous Plethysmography, Pelvic vein incompetence – embolization and stenting.
13.15 End of meeting. Presentation of Case Presentation Prize