REPORTING FROM THE AVLS PRO VENOUS REGISTRY By Dr. Robert Worthington-Kirsch
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ne of the pillars of the AVLS is our commitment to science and research in venous and lymphatic medicine. The membership supports research through several projects, including the PRO Venous Registry, by providing grants for clinical trials. The AVLS Fellows Grant encourages younger members to get involved in research activities, publish cutting-edge research in Phlebology, and present research at our Annual Congress.
projects from the Registry, including a general overview of patient symptom severity before and after treatment of superficial venous insufficiency, an overview of current practice patterns in phlebectomy, a comparison of post-procedure complication rates after radiofrequency ablation to those after endovenous adhesive ablation, variations in disease presentation and treatment between rural and urban communities, and several studies about the utilization and complication risks of truncal ablation using proprietary This year the theme of the endovenous microfoam. Annual Congress is “Show Some of these studies are Me the Data.” Research in designed to answer specific our area is maturing with questions that some of more and higher-quality studies presented each year. our industry sponsors have posed. Additionally, This year is also the first time several working groups our teams of investigators will be reporting out studies designed studies to based on data from the PRO hopefully answer questions Registry at Annual Congress. important to the entire community of those working Teams from within the AVLS in venous and lymphatic are working on preparing medicine. abstracts on a number of 32
We want to encourage you, the reader, to partner with us by becoming a data contributor to the Registry. The more data we receive and the wider the range of practices from which we receive that data, the better our science is. We will get stronger evidence to support evolving guidelines and clinical resources. This translates into better patient care, better outcomes for our patients, and better establishment of the validity of the care we provide in the eyes of other entities with interest in our practices. In addition to providing data, data contributors have the opportunity to join our research teams and task forces. This allows them to have input into the development of study topics, the execution of these studies, and opportunities for presentation at meetings and authorship in the literature.
