The Venous Symposium (VS) is designed to deliver the most practical education on the treatment of venous disease currently available. The Symposium’s exceedingly interactive approach, complete with live patient scanning and examinations, open access to expert faculty, debates, clinical cases, video presentations and optional workshop opportunities ensures an immediate and lasting impact on your patients and practices.
Get the most value for your time out of the office. This April 6-8, 2017, join the growing number of physicians that consider the Venous Symposium essential to their practice.
Course Directors
Antonios Gasparis
Nicos Labropoulos
Course Co-Directors
Steve Elias
Mark Meissner
Peter J. Pappas
Apostolos Tassiopoulos
Register by February 3, 2017, and save!
The 2017 scientific program features sessions presented in collaboration with the American College of Phlebology, American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Medicine. For program, details visit here.
Robust Credit
Opportunity VS offers 22+ Hours of CME Credit, as well as, ABS MOCs/SAMs credits. The VS credit hours are recognized by ANCC, AANP, AAPA, EACCME, and UEMS. Attendees may take a self-assessment test at the time of certificate retrieval. Achieving a score of 75% or more on unlimited attempts will allow the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ earned at Venous Symposium to count toward self-assessment credits towards Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.
Patient Scanning, Live Patient Exams and Much More
The VS 2017 program offers live patient scanning, live patient exams, a truly hands-on workshop opportunity, and a new “Meet the Experts” workshop. VS will be of value to vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, phlebologists, general surgeons and other medical professionals currently treating venous disease or who wish to expand into this arena.
Fellows Scholarships
VS welcomes fellows in training and residents for an opportunity to participate in the Fellows Activity Scholarship which includes complimentary tuition and travel reimbursement.
Who Qualifies
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellows
- Interventional Cardiology Fellows
- Vascular Surgery Fellows
- Phlebology Fellows
Program Includes
- Complimentary tuition for VS 2017 on Thursday, April 6 to Saturday, April 8
- Tuition for either workshop (based on availability) on Friday, April 7
- VS Welcome Reception on Thursday, April 6
- Two (2) nights hotel accommodations at the Sheraton New York Times Square and up to $600 USD reimbursed for transportation expense
Fellow Responsibilties
In order to participate in the VS Fellows Program, fellows and residents will be required to:
- Attend the complete program from Thursday, April 6 to Saturday, April 8, in its entirety
- Complete an evaluation form post conference
“Live patient imaging and treatment discussion is unique to this meeting always excellent” VS 2016 Attendee
Call for Abstracts
Submission Categories
- Submission Categories
- Anticoagulation
- Compression
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Epidemiology
- IVC Filters
- Lymphedema
- Superficial Vein Disease
- Venous Education
- Venous Obstruction
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Wound Care
New Symposium Venue
“It’s the best vein meeting – keep doing what you’re doing” VS 2016 Attendee
Optional Workshops
The 2017 Venous Symposium will offer two workshops from 4:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017. At the time of registration, VS attendees can select only one of the two workshop sessions to attend. Each workshop is priced at $250.