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16th IVC to host 800+ vein care specialists in April Attendees will learn from vascular experts about latest advances in venous disease management By Larry Storer The International Vein Congress (IVC) will host its 16th annual meeting April 19-21 in Miami Beach, Fla., at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT, who founded the conference and has directed it through since its inception, will return alongside course co-directors, Edward G. Mackay, MD, FACS, RPVI,RVT, and Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh. “The vein care field is evolving – mostly for the better – but we have some issues that need cleaning up,” Dr. Almeida said. “Each year, it is our goal to bring the most relevant topics to attendees so they walk away with the tools to take better care of their patients and improve their practice immediately.” IVC 2018 will offer a three-day powerhouse program brimming with clinical updates, controversy, innovation and consensus. The conference agenda focuses on a variety of deep and superficial venous disease management topics, while also covering the practical, business, and governance aspects of healthcare from insurance coverage to practice management. IVC 2018 provides physicians the opportunity to earn up to 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The conference will also provide continuing education credits for nurses, physician assistants and ultrasound techs. IVC 2018 also qualifies for Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery MOC program. The course content will be of immense value to vascular surgeons, general surgeons, interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, phlebologists and other physicians, nurses, and technologists. Both veterans and beginners alike will come away from the meeting with tips to apply to their practices right away. For the first year in IVC history, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVSVL) will be
A representative from Vascular Insights demonstrates the ClariVein device to a group of doctors at the last International Vein Congress accepting abstracts presented at IVC for publication. The six abstracts chosen for formal oral presentation will be critiqued live by IVC faculty who are members of the JVSVL editorial board. JVSVL is the official journal of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum. Poster abstract submissions will also be accepted for display. Submission guidelines are available on ivcmiami.com/abstracts.php The IVC stage is not only home to consensus, but also dynamic debates on pressing issues in vein care. Some of
the questions up for debate at IVC 2018 include: Should C2 disease be a covered insurance benefit? Also, does the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine serve patients well? Personalities will clash as presenters try to sway the audience in their direction.
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ACP education programs honored The American College of Phlebology (ACP) has received Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) in recognition of its quality educational programs. With this honor, the ACP will be accredited for the next six years, which is the highest accreditation an organization can receive from the
ACCME. Only a fraction of ACCME accredited programs ever receive the commendation status. “I am proud to announce that the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the recognized CME accrediting ACP
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