Wednesday, June 24, 2026

TIME

6:15 – 6:25 p.m.

Welcome & Setting

• Relevance of venous disease in the daily clinical practice of referring physicians

• Current state of care: Where do we stand today and where are the gaps?

• Brief overview of guidelines & evidence (CaVenT, ATTRACT)

6:25 – 6:35 p.m.

Common Ground: Venous Diseases & Diagnostics

• General overview of venous disease entities

• Diagnostics as the basis for clinical decision-making

6:35 – 7:05 p.m.

Block 1 – Base Line PTS Therapy

• Current evidence and guidelines (ESVS)

• Diagnostics & indication setting:

  • When is conservative treatment appropriate?

  • When is further diagnostic evaluation required?

• Practical case examples (including stent therapy with Venovo)

7:05 – 7:35 p.m.

Block 2 – PTS Patient Pathways
„From First Contact to Individualized Therapy“

• Typical disease presentations in referring practices:

• Structured patient pathway:

  • When to refer & which information is most relevant?

• Interdisciplinary collaboration between hospital and outpatient practice

• Brief case examples for illustration

7:35 – 8:05 p.m.

Block 3 – Best Practices & Clinical Challenges

• Challenging disease courses (e.g. post-thrombotic syndrome, May-Thurner syndrome)

• Overview of treatment options - opportunities & limitations (e.g. re-occlusion with Aspirex / Rotarex)

• Practical tips & learnings from daily clinical practice

• Discussion: „What truly helps referring physicians“

8:05 – 10:00 p.m.

Dinner & In-depth Discussions

• Open case discussions (from both hospital and referring practice perspectives)

• Exchange of experience between referring physicians and interventionalists

• Identification of barriers and opportunities for optimization

• Opportunity for Q&A with Professor Erbel