VASCULAR | Chronic venous disease: what's the big deal?
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| Sunday, June 15, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
| 216 | Lecture Rm |
Speaker
Mr Chris Brooks
Vascular, Endovascular, and Renal Transplant Surgeon
Venous incompetence - the essentials
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMBiography
Mr Christopher Sykes
Sykes Legal
Planning for treatment ultrasound requirements
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMBiography
Mr Christopher Sykes |
Sykes Legal
Christopher has extensive public and private clinical experience in medical ultrasound. He has lectured in post graduate ultrasound physics and instrumentation and was a physics and clinical examiner for ASUM in addition to being a member of the ASUM Board of Examiners. He is the previous Chair of the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry.
Christopher completed his Juris Doctorate in 2008 and has worked extensively in health law, providing advice to public and private health services and governments across Australia. He is currently Corporate Counsel at Latrobe Regional Health and provides advice to all aspects of the business. He also consults privately in health law matters and delivers medicolegal training. He is a director at Echuca Regional Health. In addition to his legal work, Christopher runs a vascular ultrasound consultancy.
Dr Peter Milne
Laser Vein Co
Perforators - current management
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Amy Clough
Sonic Resolutions
Post-operative ultrasound following endo venous ablation
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMAbstract
Ultrasound is the gold standard diagnostic imaging modality for pre and post-operative endovenous ablation treatments.
This lecture will provide insights into:
Endovenous ablation of saphenous trunks and perforators.
Post-operative thermal and non-thermal endovenous ablation ultrasound appearances, including E-HIT and E-GIT.
Risk factors for post-operative complications.
Clinical and ultrasound appearances of post-operative complications.
Lack of consensus on validity and guidelines for post-operative follow up ultrasound.
The roles of short term and long term post-operative follow up ultrasound.
This lecture will provide insights into:
Endovenous ablation of saphenous trunks and perforators.
Post-operative thermal and non-thermal endovenous ablation ultrasound appearances, including E-HIT and E-GIT.
Risk factors for post-operative complications.
Clinical and ultrasound appearances of post-operative complications.
Lack of consensus on validity and guidelines for post-operative follow up ultrasound.
The roles of short term and long term post-operative follow up ultrasound.
Biography
Ms Amy Clough |
Sonic Resolutions
Amy is a vascular sonographer based in Melbourne. She has been at the forefront of innovative endovenous procedural techniques in Australia. Amy was the head sonographer in the teams that introduced RFA, EVLA, Clarivein and Venaseal to Australia. Amy is a keen technical writer and has co-authored two vascular ultrasound textbooks.
