Poznań Vascular Forum 2026 – Practice • Devices • Science

Poznań Vascular Forum 2026 – Practice • Devices • Science – 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	Company patronage HawkOne directional atherectomy – treatment of hard and fibrous lesions. Advantages and limitations of the system Lecturer Maciej Chwała
8:50am – 9:05am	Rotational atherectomy – application in the treatment of subacute and chronic total occlusions (CTO) Lecturer Ralf Langhoff
9:05am – 9:15am	Company patronage HawkOne directional atherectomy in the SFA/PA segment Case in the Box Lecturer Maciej Chwała
9:15am – 9:25am	Rotarex in the treatment of SFA CTO Case in the Box Lecturer Ralf Langhoff
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 Lecturer Samuel Hadvig
10:05am – 10:20am	Company patronage Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – application in calcified and long-segment SFA/PA lesions Lecturer Arkadiusz Woźniak
10:20am – 10:35am	Expert panel: Analysis of a Complicated Atherectomy Case – decision making, what can be done differently
10:35am – 10:45am	ByCross rotational atherectomy – long-segment lesion in the SFA/PA Case in the Box Lecturer Samuel Hadvig
10:45am – 10:55am	Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – treatment of long calcified lesion in SFA/PA Case in the Box Lecturer Arkadiusz Woźniak
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 [ON-LINE] Lecturer Stavros Spiliopoulos
11:50am – 12:05am	Laser recanalisation in long-segment SFA CTO Lecturer Ryszard Zając
12:05pm – 12:15pm	Auryon – clinical applications [ON-LINE] Case in the Box Lecturer Stavros Spiliopoulos
12:15pm – 12:25pm	Laser Atherectomy Case in the Box Lecturer Ryszard Zając
12:25pm – 12:40pm	Discussion
12:40pm – 1:15pm	Lunch with experts 12:40pm - 12:50pm Pharmacotherapy as primary or supportive treatment in patients treated for venous and arterial diseases Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
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 Lecturer Piotr Pukacki
1:40pm – 1:50pm	Intravascular lithotripsy of the crural arteries – indications and limitations Lecturer Lorenzo Patrone
1:50pm – 1:57pm	Lithotripsy Case in the Box Lecturer Lorenzo Patrone
1:57pm – 2:15pm	DEBATE
1:57pm – 2:04pm	Lithotripsy in the treatment of calcified lesions Lecturer Lorenzo Patrone
2:04pm – 2:11pm	Atherectomy in calcified lesions Lecturer Felice Pecoraro
2:11pm – 2:15pm	Panel discussion + audience voting
2:15pm – 3:31pm	SESSION 4 — Mechanical and pharmacomechanical thrombectomy
2:15pm – 2:27pm	Company-sponsored lecture Between thrombosis and bleeding – how to harness the potential of rivaroxaban? Lecturer Zbigniew Krasiński
2:27pm – 2:39pm	Endovascular strategies for acute visceral arterial and venous occlusion Lecturer Paweł Rynio
2:39pm – 2:51pm	CAVT in acute venous thrombosis – eligibility assessment and treatment outcomes Lecturer Zbigniew Krasiński
2:51pm – 3:03pm	Company patronage Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy – current state of knowledge and role in the treatment algorithm Lecturer Rafał Maciąg
3:03pm – 3:15pm	Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (EKOS) – only for acute lesions? Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
3:15pm – 3:23pm	Application of CAVT aspiration thrombectomy in visceral arteries Case in the Box Lecturer Paweł Rynio
3:23pm – 3:31pm	Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy Case in the Box Lecturer Rafał Maciąg
3:31pm – 4:15pm	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 [ON-LINE] Lecturer Filip Szymański
8:15am – 8:30am	Atherectomy in SFA restenosis – indications, limitations, outcomes Lecturer Ralf Langhoff
8:30am – 8:45am	Atherectomy in BTK restenosis Lecturer Cezary Maćkowski
8:45am – 8:55am	ISR SFA — application of Rotarex Case in the Box Lecturer Ralf Langhoff
8:55am – 9:05am	ISR SFA — Auryon Intervention in ISR Case in the Box Lecturer 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 Lecturer Paweł Zawadzki
9:45am – 10:00am	Management of acute restenosis after iliac vein stenting Lecturer Jędrzej Fischer
10:00am – 10:15am	Recanalisation of chronic restenosis – technical challenges and technological solutions Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
10:15am – 10:25am	Treatment of acute restenosis Case in the Box Lecturer Anna Madura
10:25am – 10:35am	Example of chronic restenosis treatment Case in the Box Lecturer Michał Goran Stanišić
10:35am – 10:50am	Discussion
10:50am – 11:00am	Coffee break
11:00am – 12:12am	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 Witold Woźniak
11:15am – 11:30am	IFR / FFR – hemodynamic assessment of arterial lesions in clinical practice Lecturer Krzysztof Czajkowski
11:30am – 11:45am	The application and role of IVUS in dialysis access correction Lecturer Krzysztof Bojakowski
11:45am – 11:52am	IVUS/ IFR in SFA Case in the Box Lecturer Krzysztof Czajkowski
11:52am – 11:59am	IVUS-guided intervention SFA Case in the Box Lecturers Witold Woźniak Piotr Zydlewski
11:59am – 12:12am	Discussion
12:12pm – 12:45pm	Lunch
12:45pm – 1:45pm	DEBATE 2 – Is post-atherectomy IVUS assessment necessary?
12:45pm – 12:50pm	Introduction by the moderator + presentation of debate thesis
12:50pm – 12:53pm	Preliminary vote (audience position)
12:53pm – 1:05pm	Effective atherectomy without IVUS guidance provides satisfactory outcomes following restenosis treatment Lecturer Izabela Taranta
1:05pm – 1:17pm	The use and role of IVUS in endovascular procedures of the arteries of the lower extremities Lecturer Krzysztof Bojakowski
1:17pm – 1:27pm	Moderated debate (direct exchange)
1:27pm – 1:42pm	Questions from the audience
1:42pm – 1:45pm	Final voting + moderator’s summary
1:45pm – 3:05pm	DEBATE 8 – Atherectomy in fibrous lesions
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Comparison of atherectomy devices for fibrous lesions Lecturer Szymon Salamaga
2:00pm – 2:15pm	Combining atherectomy and thrombectomy – indications and procedural strategy Lecturer Hubert Stępak
2:15pm – 2:30pm	Company patronage Reducing the risk of complications during atherectomy – technique and equipment selection Lecturer Maciej Anielski
2:30pm – 2:40pm	Company patronage HawkOne atherectomy with filter application Case in the Box Lecturer Maciej Anielski
2:40pm – 2:50pm	Atherectomy with simultaneous aspiration as an alternative to a filter Case in the Box Lecturer Arkadiusz Woźniak
2:50pm – 3:05pm	Discussion
3:05pm – 3:35pm	DEBATE 3 – Atherectomy in in-stent restenosis
3:05pm – 3:07pm	Introduction
3:07pm – 3:15pm	Drug based technologies allow treatment of restenosis without the need for atherectomy Lecturer Paweł Rynio
3:15pm – 3:23pm	Atherectomy enables optimal use of drug based technologies Lecturer Samuel Hadvig
3:23pm – 3:31pm	Discussion
3:31pm – 3:35pm	Voting and summary
3:35pm – 4:00pm	Closure of the conference