WORKSHOPS
To secure a spot in each workshop, you must register in advance and pay the conference fee.
You can then select a workshop and make your payment below.
It’s worth signing up today, as the number of spots for each event is limited!
PLEASE NOTE!
The courses are intended only for physicians*
Limited number of spots—spots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis
Refreshments are included in the workshop fee
COST OF PARTICIPATION IN INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:
€45 - physician
€30 - physician in residency
*Please provide your licence number upon registration
16 OCTOBER
DUS of the Superficial Venous System
ROOM
ROOM 1 - Bamberka
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
09:00-10:00
Workshop Leader
Wassila Taha
Faculty
Jan Sloves
Adam Zieliński
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Perform a systematic duplex examination of the GSV, SSV, AASV, major tributaries and relevant perforating veins.
- Optimise B-mode, colour and spectral Doppler settings for slow venous flow and reflux assessment.
- Use appropriate patient positioning and provocative manoeuvres to identify and document reflux.
- Recognise superficial vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic changes and clinically relevant anatomical variants.
- Produce a clear venous map and structured report that supports treatment planning.
Endovenous Laser Ablation.
How to Start?
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ROOM
ROOM 2 - Londyn
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
09:00-10:00
Workshop Leader
Tomasz Pelak
Faculty
Piotr Hawro
Łukasz Szczygieł
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Understand the basic principles, indications and contraindications for endovenous laser ablation.
- Select appropriate patients and veins for an initial EVLA practice.
- Plan venous access, guidewire and fibre placement under ultrasound guidance.
- Perform safe tumescent anaesthesia and select appropriate energy parameters.
- Recognise common technical errors and understand how to prevent early complications.
Sclerotherapy I - Basic
ROOM
ROOM 3 - Barcelona
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
09:00-10:45
Workshop Leader
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
Faculty
Tobias Hirsch
Tomasz Urbanek
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Understand the basic principles, indications and contraindications of liquid and foam sclerotherapy.
- Select the appropriate sclerosant, concentration, volume and form for common clinical situations.
- Perform safe injection techniques for telangiectasias, reticular veins and selected varicose tributaries.
- Use ultrasound guidance when required and recognise signs of correct intravascular administration.
- Prevent, recognise and manage common early complications of sclerotherapy.
DUS of the Deep Venous System
ROOM
ROOM 1 - Bamberka
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
10:15-11:15
Workshop Leader
Jan Sloves
Faculty
Wassila Taha
Tomasz Pelak
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Perform a systematic duplex examination of the infrainguinal deep venous system.
- Apply compression, colour and spectral Doppler techniques correctly.
- Distinguish acute DVT from chronic post-thrombotic changes.
- Recognise recanalisation, residual obstruction, collateralisation and deep venous reflux.
- Identify findings that should prompt iliocaval assessment or further cross-sectional imaging.
Miniphlebectomy for Varicose Tributaries and Selected Reticular Veins: Patient Selection, Technique and Aesthetic Outcomes
ROOM
ROOM 2 - Londyn
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
10:15-11:15
Lider warsztatu
Dimitrios Kontothanassis
Faculty
Anelise Rodrigues
Rodrigo Kikuchi
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Identify varicose tributaries and selected prominent reticular veins suitable for miniphlebectomy.
- Distinguish veins better treated with miniphlebectomy from those more appropriate for sclerotherapy, transcutaneous laser or combined treatment.
- Plan incision sites and treatment sequence based on clinical examination and venous mapping.
- Perform the key steps of ambulatory miniphlebectomy using appropriate instruments and extraction techniques.
- Adapt the technique to small, superficial and aesthetically sensitive veins.
- Optimize cosmetic outcomes while minimizing bruising, pigmentation, scarring, nerve injury and skin trauma.
- Integrate miniphlebectomy with truncal ablation, sclerotherapy or laser treatment when appropriate.
DUS of the Pelvic Veins and Pelvic Escape Points
ROOM
ROOM 1 - Bamberka
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
11:30-12:30
Workshop Leader
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
Faculty
Wassila Taha
Jan Sloves
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Select patients appropriately for pelvic venous ultrasound examination.
- Perform transabdominal and transvaginal assessment of ovarian, internal iliac and pelvic plexus veins.
- Use Valsalva, compression and positional maneuvers to assess reflux and obstruction.
- Identify pelvic escape points by transperineal ultrasound and relate them to extra-pelvic varices.
- Integrate pelvic findings into an SVP-based, treatment-oriented report.
Advanced Endovenous Laser Ablation: Case-Based Treatment of Truncal Veins, Tributaries and Difficult Anatomy
ROOM
ROOM 2 - Londyn
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
11:30-12:30
Workshop Leader
Adam Zieliński
Faculty
Jan Szczepański
Piotr Marciniuk
WORKSHOP FULL
Learning objectives
- Select an EVLA strategy for complex GSV, SSV, AASV and non-standard reflux patterns.
- Adapt fibre choice, wavelength, LEED, tumescence and pullback technique to difficult anatomy.
- Plan treatment of large-diameter, superficial, tortuous, short or recurrent venous segments.
- Integrate laser treatment of tributaries and the total EVLA concept into selected cases.
- Troubleshoot incomplete closure, difficult access, recanalisation and recurrence.
Non-Thermal, Non-Tumescent Ablation: MOCA and Cyanoacrylate Closure in Clinical Practice
ROOM
ROOM 3 - Barcelona
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
11:30-12:30
Workshop Leader
Kürşat Bozkurt
Faculty
Tomasz Urbanek
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Understand the mechanisms, indications and limitations of MOCA and cyanoacrylate closure.
- Select patients according to anatomy, vein diameter, symptoms and individual risk profile.
- Compare MOCA and CAC with thermal ablation and foam sclerotherapy.
- Review practical procedural steps, technical pitfalls and peri-procedural management.
- Recognise and manage treatment failure, phlebitis-like reactions, hypersensitivity and recanalisation.
Pelvic Venous Disorder Treatment: Case-Based Selection Between Embolisation, Stenting and Local Treatment
ROOM
ROOM 1 - Bamberka
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
12:45-13:45
Workshop Leader
Gloria Salazar
Faculty
Houman Jalaie
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Interpret clinical, duplex and cross-sectional imaging findings in patients with pelvic venous disorders.
- Differentiate primary reflux, venous obstruction and combined disease.
- Select patients for ovarian or internal iliac vein embolisation, iliac stenting or local treatment.
- Choose between top-down, bottom-up and combined treatment strategies.
- Plan treatment sequencing and recognise situations in which pelvic intervention is unnecessary.
Treatment of C1 Disease: Sclerotherapy, Transcutaneous Laser and CLACS - A Case-Based Workshop
ROOM
ROOM 2 - Londyn
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
12:45-13:45
Workshop Leader
Rodrigo Kikuchi
Faculty
Anelise Rodrigues
Enric Roche
WORKSHOP FULL
Learning objectives
- Assess C1 disease systematically and identify reticular feeder veins and underlying reflux.
- Select between liquid sclerotherapy, foam, transcutaneous laser and CLACS.
- Adapt treatment to difficult anatomical areas, skin type and vessel characteristics.
- Plan staged treatment, photography and outcome assessment.
- Prevent and manage matting, pigmentation, necrosis, pain and treatment-resistant telangiectasias.
Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation: Case-Based Patient Selection, Technical Strategy and Troubleshooting
ROOM
ROOM 3 - Barcelona
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
12:45-13:45
Workshop Leader
Misaki M. Kiguchi
Faculty
Paola Ortiz
Domenico Baccellieri
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Select appropriate patients and venous segments for radiofrequency ablation.
- Plan treatment of the GSV, SSV and AASV, including challenging junctional anatomy.
- Optimise catheter positioning, tumescence and treatment-cycle delivery.
- Adapt the technique for large-diameter, superficial, short or anatomically difficult veins.
- Prevent and manage incomplete closure, recanalisation, ARTE/EHIT, DVT and nerve-related complications.
NIVL and Chronic Venous Obstruction: From Diagnosis to Treatment
ROOM
ROOM 1 - Bamberka
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
14:00-15:00
Workshop Leader
Houman Jalaie
Faculty
Domenico Baccellieri
Gloria Salazar
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Differentiate incidental anatomical compression from clinically significant venous obstruction.
- Interpret duplex, CT/MR venography, catheter venography and IVUS findings.
- Assess inflow, outflow, collateral pathways and the anatomical extent of obstruction.
- Select patients appropriately for venous stenting.
- Plan stent placement, post-procedural surveillance and management of complications or loss of patency.
Compression Therapy in Daily Practice
ROOM
ROOM 2 - Londyn
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
14:00-15:00
Workshop Leader
Angelika Chachaj
Faculty
Marcin Kucharzewski
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Select the appropriate compression modality for venous and lymphatic disease.
- Choose pressure class, garment type and treatment duration according to clinical indication.
- Apply compression after venous interventions and in patients with oedema, ulceration or lymphatic disease.
- Recognise contraindications, precautions and causes of poor tolerance.
- Improve adherence through correct fitting, patient education and practical problem-solving.
Advanced Sclerotherapy: Case-Based Management of Difficult Veins
ROOM
ROOM 3 - Barcelona
DATE
16th October 2026
TIME
14:00-15:00
Workshop Leader
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
Faculty
Enric Roche
Tobias Hirsch
*Registration avaliable only after registering for the conference
Learning objectives
- Develop a treatment strategy for difficult tributaries, recurrent veins and anatomically challenging areas.
- Select sclerosant type, concentration, foam characteristics and injection technique for complex cases.
- Use ultrasound guidance and adjunctive techniques to improve precision and safety.
- Manage residual veins, recurrent disease, pigmentation, matting and other difficult outcomes.
- Recognise serious complications early and apply appropriate rescue and follow-up strategies.