Industry Spotlight

Advances in Phlebology eLearning

by Carol G. Miele, RN and Frank Miele, MSEE Carol Gannon Miele, RN, RVT, RDCS, FSVU and husband, Frank Miele, MSEE, lead Pegasus Lectures, Inc., an ultrasound education company specializing in digital learning. Pegasus L...Continue Reading


LeMaitre Vascular offers Key to Successful Phlebectomy

Varicose veins can be more than just an annoyance. Aside from the cosmetic dissatisfaction, they can cause aching pain, edema, discomfort and when left untreated, ulceration. Treatments such as schlerotherapy and laser ma...Continue Reading


Juzo: Manufacturing Quality Compression Garments to Keep Patients Moving

Business is personal for the leading medical compression garment manufacturer Juzo. Since its inception in 1912, Juzo has led its industry in creating high quality products for patients of all ages to help manage the symp...Continue Reading


Sound Ergonomics LLC is Leading the Way to a Pain-Free Day

Around the 1970s, in the early days of the application of ultrasound in clinical medicine, physicians and allied health professionals from a wide variety of medical specialties and backgrounds performed a small number of...Continue Reading


There's Only One: An Interview with Former ACP Executive Director Bruce Sanders

Bruce Sanders, CAE and former executive director of the American College of Phlebology (ACP), left his post last month, but don’t expect that he is just sitting around—he’ll be hosting lively gatherings...Continue Reading


BSN Medical

Conrad Jobst had varicose veins, but he did not have a solution for his problem. Sixty-five years ago, the mechanical engineer and inventor decided to create a solution, which led to the birth of modern compression therap...Continue Reading


Better Together: An Interview with Covidien's Mark Turco

As with any effective forward looking collaboration in the healthcare space, input from key physician leaders and experts in the field are needed, leading to think-tanks drumming up and driving initiatives. At Medtronic,...Continue Reading


Helping Lymphedema Patients Help Themselves

Symptoms related to lymphedema (LE) can present anywhere in the torso, arm, leg, head and neck. For most, LE erodes quality of life and makes it difficult for patients to care for themselves. For patients with head and ne...Continue Reading


Calf Muscle Pump: Its Role, Its Limitations—What to Do?

Reports of chronic venous disorders (CVD) date to biblical times, but beginning with the era of industrialization, CVD has developed into one of the most widespread causes of human disability and discomfort. The breadth o...Continue Reading


The Importance of Worksite Assessments in Identifying Occupational Injury Risks

Technological advances have resulted in our work tasks becoming more sedentary, which is in contrast to the needs of the human body. Musculoskeletal disorders associated with work tasks have increased over the years in ma...Continue Reading