Controversies in Venous Thrombotic Disease

Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee

9.30	Registration
10.00	Trends in venous thrombotic disease Prof CD Forbes, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
10.20	Diagnosis of deep venous thombosis in practice Calf vein thrombosis - Do we need to know? Dr J Dick, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee The use of plethysmography in the diagnosis of DVT Dr S Chakraverty, Bradford Royal Infirmary Is it worth following the negative doppler ultrasound? Dr D Nichols, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness D Dimers or serological markers Dr J Dick, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Discussion
11.30	Assessment of risk factors Thrombophilias and prothrombotic tendencies Dr J Dick, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Extensive iliac venous thrombosis - further imaging? Dr G Houston, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Discussion
12.00	Caval filter placement Indications for a caval filter? Dr JW Shaw Choice of caval filter Dr D Sadler, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Discussion
1.00	Lunch
2.00	Intervention in iliofemoral venous occlusion The postphlebitic limb Mr G Griffiths, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Surgical intervention in venous disease Mr G Griffiths, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Radiological intervention in venous disease Dr G Houston, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Management of thrombolysis in venous thrombotic disease Prof J Belch, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Discussion
3.30	Intervention versus conservative treatment in iliofemoral venous occlusion The need for objective outcome assessment of intervention Prof J Belch, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Study protocol - intervention versus conservative treatment in iliofemoral venous occlusion Dr G Houston, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Discussion
5.00	Close
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