Poznań Vascular Forum 2026 – Practice • Devices • Science – 1st National Conference on Vascular Surgery

Friday, 10 April

DAY I — PRACTICE & DEVICES

8:00am – 8:20am	Inauguration of the conference
8:20am – 9:40am	SESSION 1 – Atherectomy (Part I)
8:20am – 8:35am	Atherectomy in the treatment of lower limb arterial lesions – its role in current therapeutic algorithms Lecturer Zbigniew Krasiński
8:35am – 8:50am	HawkOne directional atherectomy – treatment of hard and fibrous lesions. Advantages and limitations of the system Maciej Chwała
8:50am – 9:05am	Rotational atherectomy – application in the treatment of subacute and chronic total occlusions (CTO)
9:05am – 9:15am	HawkOne directional atherectomy in the SFA/PA segment Case in the Box Maciej Chwała
9:15am – 9:25am	Rotarex in the treatment of SFA CTO Case in the Box
9:25am – 9:40am	Panel discussion
9:40am – 9:50am	Coffee break
9:50am – 11:10am	SESSION 2 – Atherectomy (Part II)
9:50am – 10:05am	ByCross rotational atherectomy – treatment of hard and fibrous lesions. Advantages and limitations of the system Samuel Hadvig
10:05am – 10:20am	Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – application in calcified and long-segment SFA/PA lesions Michał Sajdek
10:20am – 10:35am	Expert panel: technology selection based on lesion morphology using CT and angiography
10:35am – 10:45am	ByCross rotational atherectomy – long-segment lesion in the SFA/PA Case in the Box Samuel Hadvig
10:45am – 10:55am	Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – treatment of long calcified lesion in the SFA Case in the Box Michał Sajdek
10:55am – 11:10am	Discussion
11:10am – 11:20am	Coffee break
11:20am – 12:40am	SESSION 3 – Laser atherectomy techniques
11:20am – 11:35am	Laser atherectomy in SFA and BTK CTO – clinical trial experience Lecturer Łukasz Kruszyna
11:35am – 11:50am	Auryon solid-state laser atherectomy – application in BTK segments
11:50am – 12:05am	Laser recanalisation in long-segment SFA CTO Ryszard Zając
12:05pm – 12:15pm	Auryon – clinical applications Case in the Box Stavros Spiliopoulos
12:15pm – 12:25pm	Philips laser – practical applications Case in the Box Ryszard Zając
12:25pm – 12:40pm	Discussion
12:40pm – 1:15pm	Lunch with experts: pharmacotherapy after arterial and venous interventions
1:15pm – 2:15pm	Discussion session. Atherectomy or intravascular lithotripsy for calcified lesions?
1:15pm – 1:25pm	Orbital atherectomy – clinical applications and experiences in CTO and calcified lesions Lecturer Felice Pecoraro
1:25pm – 1:32pm	Stealth 360 – SFA CTO Case in the Box Lecturer Felice Pecoraro
1:32pm – 1:40pm	Lithotripsy in the treatment of visceral artery stenosis and occlusion Piotr Pukacki
1:40pm – 1:50pm	Intravascular lithotripsy of the crural arteries – indications and limitations Lorenzo Patrone
1:50pm – 1:57pm	Lithotripsy Case in the Box Lecturer Felice Pecoraro
1:57pm – 2:15pm	DEBATE
1:57pm – 2:04pm	Lithotripsy in the treatment of calcified lesions Lecturer Felice Pecoraro
2:04pm – 2:11pm	Atherectomy in calcified lesions Lorenzo Patrone
2:11pm – 2:15pm	Panel discussion + audience voting
2:15pm – 3:35pm	SESSION 4 — Mechanical and pharmacomechanical thrombectomy
2:15pm – 2:27pm	Endovascular strategies in acute ischemia Lecturer Paweł Rynio
2:27pm – 2:39pm	CAVT in acute venous thrombosis – eligibility assessment and treatment outcomes Lecturer Zbigniew Krasiński
2:39pm – 2:51pm	Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy – current state of knowledge and role in the treatment algorithm Rafał Maciąg
2:51pm – 3:03pm	Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (EKOS) – only for acute lesions? Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
3:03pm – 3:11pm	Aspirex / CAVT – iliofemoral thrombosis Case in the Box Lecturer Paweł Rynio
3:11pm – 3:19pm	AngioJet / EKOS – assisted thrombolysis Case in the Box Rafał Maciąg
3:19pm – 4:00pm	Summary of the first day

Saturday, 11 April

DAY II — SCIENCE & COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS

8:00am – 9:20am	SESSION 5 – Arterial restenosis
8:00am – 8:15am	Pathomechanism of arterial restenosis – from neointima to ISR Lecturer Filip Szymański
8:15am – 8:30am	Atherectomy in SFA restenosis – indications, limitations, outcomes Lecturer Łukasz Kruszyna
8:30am – 8:45am	Atherectomy in BTK restenosis Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
8:45am – 8:55am	SFA ISR – Rotarex / Jetstream (mechanical approach) Case in the Box Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
8:55am – 9:05am	SFA ISR — Turbo-Elite / Auryon (laser management of ISR) Case in the Box Szymon Salamaga
9:05am – 9:20am	Discussion
9:20am – 9:30am	Coffee break
9:30am – 10:50am	SESSION 6 – Venous restenosis
9:30am – 9:45am	Risk factors for venous stent restenosis Paweł zawadzki
9:45am – 10:00am	Management of acute restenosis after iliac vein stenting Rafał Maciąg
10:00am – 10:15am	Recanalisation of chronic restenosis – technical challenges and technological solutions Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
10:15am – 10:25am	CAVT in the treatment of acute restenosis (Case I) Case in the Box Rafał Maciąg
10:25am – 10:35am	Example of chronic restenosis treatment (Case II) Case in the Box Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
10:35am – 10:50am	Discussion
10:50am – 11:00am	Coffee break
11:00am – 12:20am	SESSION 7 – IVUS and IVR/FFR in vascular interventions
11:00am – 11:15am	IVUS as the standard for intravascular imaging – when does it change the therapeutic decision? Lecturer Piotr Myrcha
11:15am – 11:30am	IFR / FFR – hemodynamic assessment of arterial lesions in clinical practice Lecturer Krzysztof Czajkowski
11:30am – 11:45am	Post-atherectomy IVUS – optimisation of procedural outcomes and detection of complications Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
11:45am – 11:55am	IVUS-guided SFA intervention Case in the Box Lecturer Piotr Myrcha
11:55am – 12:05am	IVUS in SFA and BTK – FFR / iFR Case in the Box Lecturer Krzysztof Czajkowski
12:05pm – 12:20pm	Discussion
12:20pm – 12:50pm	Lunch with experts: pharmacotherapy after restenosis treatment
12:50pm – 1:50pm	DEBATE 2 – Is post-atherectomy IVUS assessment necessary?
12:50pm – 12:55pm	Introduction by the moderator + presentation of debate thesis
12:55pm – 12:58pm	Preliminary vote (audience position)
12:58pm – 1:10pm	“Effective atherectomy without IVUS guidance provides satisfactory outcomes following restenosis treatment” Lecturer Piotr Myrcha
1:10pm – 1:22pm	“Atherectomy is not a perfect modality – IVUS during atherectomy improves patient outcomes” Lecturer Krzysztof Czajkowski
1:22pm – 1:32pm	Moderated debate (direct exchange)
1:32pm – 1:47pm	Questions from the audience
1:47pm – 1:50pm	Final voting + moderator’s summary
1:50pm – 3:10pm	DEBATE 8 – Atherectomy in fibrous lesions
1:50pm – 2:05pm	Comparison of atherectomy devices for fibrous lesions Szymon Salamaga
2:05pm – 2:20pm	Combining atherectomy and thrombectomy – indications and procedural strategy Lecturer Łukasz Kruszyna
2:20pm – 2:35pm	Reducing the risk of complications during atherectomy – technique and equipment selection Maciej Anielski
2:35pm – 2:45pm	ByCross / HawkOne (with filter) Case in the Box Maciej Anielski
2:45pm – 2:55pm	Jetstream atherectomy (with filter) Case in the Box Michał Sajdek
2:55pm – 3:10pm	Discussion
3:10pm – 3:40pm	DEBATE 3 – Atherectomy in in-stent restenosis
3:10pm – 3:12pm	Introduction
3:12pm – 3:20pm	Drug based technologies allow treatment of restenosis without the need for atherectomy Lecturer Paweł Rynio
3:20pm – 3:28pm	Atherectomy enables optimal use of drug based technologies Samuel Hadvig
3:28pm – 3:36pm	Discussion
3:36pm – 3:40pm	Voting and summary
3:40pm – 4:00pm	Closure of the conference