Venous Ulcers

<p>Section 1: Chronic venous insufficiency - basic considerations <br>1. Pathophysiology of chronic venous disease: genetic, molecular and biochemical mechanisms<br>2. Venous hemodynamics and microcirculation in chronic venous insufficiency<br>3. Venous ulcers of the lower extremity: etiology, risks and predictive factors<br>4. Venous ulcers of the lower extremity: epidemiology and socio-economic burden</p> <p>Section 2: Clinical evaluation and diagnostic modalities<br>5. Initial clinical evaluation in patients with chronic venous insufficiency<br>6. Ultrasound evaluation of lower extremity chronic venous disease<br>7. The diagnosis of major venous outflow obstruction in chronic venous insufficiency<br>8. Hypercoagulable states associated with chronic venous insufficiency<br>9. The chronically swollen leg with ulcers - finding the cause: theory and practice<br>10. Lower extremity wounds associated with mixed venous and arterial insufficiency and relevant differential diagnosis<br>11. Assessment tools and wound documentation for patients with chronic venous insufficiency </p> <p>Section 3: Non-operative management of chronic venous insufficiency and wound care<br>12. Compression therapy in venous leg ulcers<br>13. Wound healing: adjuvant therapy and treatment adherence<br>14. Negative pressure wound healing for venous ulcers<br>15. Medical therapies for chronic venous insufficiency<br>16. Treatment modalities for the management of nonhealing wounds in patients with chronic venous insufficiency<br>17. Deep vein thrombosis and prevention of postthrombotic syndrome<br>18. Improving treatment outcomes - management of coexisting comorbidities in patients with venous ulcers<br>19. Emerging modalities in local treatment of venous ulcers: advanced dressings, bioengineering, and biologics</p> <p>Section 4: Operative and endovascular procedures for chronic venous insufficiency<br>20. Benefits of superficial venous intervention (surgery or endovenous ablation) in the treatment of venous leg ulceration<br>21. Superficial surgery and perforator interruption in the treatment of venous leg ulcers<br>22. Endovascular techniques for superficial vein ablation in treatment of venous ulcers<br>23. Treatment of chronic venous insufficiency with foam sclerotherapy<br>24. Ultrasound guidance for endovenous treatment<br>25. Iliac vein stenting in venous leg ulcers<br>26. Venous valve reconstructions in patients with severe chronic venous insufficiency</p> <p>Section 5: Special considerations<br>27. Treatment of recalcitrant venous ulcers with free tissue transfer for limb salvage<br>28. Management of venous ulcers in patients with congenital vascular malformations<br>29. Lymphatic disorders in pathogenesis of chronic venous insufficiency<br></p>