We are delighted to announce another course on the Vascular Access Pathway: AVF thrombolysis and thrombectomy: treatment strategies You will be guided by: Dr Flavia Gentile Johansson, Dr Anton Razuaev, Dr Maarten Snoeijs, Dr Matteo Tozzi & Dr Fernando Gallardo Objective: Vascular access thrombosis is a very common vascular access complication. Early thrombosis is most often due to an inflow problem and late thrombosis mostly to an outflow stenosis. If left untreated, it results in the fistula failure. Graft thrombosis is most often caused by neointimal hyperplasia. Thrombosis can be also a complication of needling. Treatment options include surgical thrombectomy or an endovascular approach which involves mechanical or pharmacologic thrombolysis. The course is designed to give the participants wider knowledge useful in their daily practice. It will highlight the indications for a surgical or an endovascular technique, which are the most appropriate for given patients. The eligible cases will be presented, and designed treatment indicated. By attending this course, participants will know the indications for the specific treatment modalities and be able to decide if they are the most appropriate for a given patient. A thought that there is no unique and perfect treatment modality for each patient will be presented […]

The Academy would like to invite you to the workshop: The Medical Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers This is a joint workshop between the Vascular Medicine track and PAD Pathway. Please join: Miss Francesca Fratesi and Dr. Kakkhee Yeung After participating in this workshop, the attendees should be better able to: Understand the current treatment landscape for different types of diabetic ulcers (ischemic, neuropathic and neuroischemic) Identify new and multidisciplinary treatment approaches 17:00 to 17:15:  Introduction of panellists and discussion of learning points 17:15 to 17:40: The ulcer formation process 17:40 to 18:00: The offloading principles / advanced dressings treatments 18:00 to 18:20: The role of antibiotic treatment and surgery 18:20 to end: CASE BASE PRESENTATION AND STEP BY STEP REVIEW OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES                Closing remarks Target audience: The course is designed for all level of knowledge but the participants are advised be familiar with pathophysiology of diabetic foot ulcerations.