Vascular | Pulse pursuit: Peripheral arterial disease
Tracks
Rm 5 | Virtual
International Keynote
Vascular
| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Rm 5 | First Floor |
Speaker
Mr Nathan Gallagher
Vascular Sonographer
The Cardiovascular Centre
Interpreting vascular waveforms
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMBiography
Mr Nathan Gallagher |
The Cardiovascular Centre
Nathan is a vascular sonographer with a background in radiography, practising in Newcastle, NSW. His professional interests include the standardisation of vascular ultrasound methods and advancing disease understanding and optimal scanning techniques.
Ms Lauren Dwight
Vascular Sonographer
Circulation Health Wollongong/ Vascular Diagnostic Service, Liverpool Hospital
Leg arteries - An interesting case study
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMBiography
Ms Lauren Dwight |
Circulation Health and Vascular Diagnostic Service, Liverpool Hospital
Lauren is an experienced vascular sonographer with over 20 years in both public and private healthcare settings. She is currently working at Circulation Health in Wollongong, as part of a dedicated, caring and skilled team in providing high-quality diagnostic imaging. Lauren also values her time working at Liverpool Hospital, where she encounters a wide variety of complex cases that deepened her expertise and passion for vascular ultrasound.
Mr Richard Rounsley
Senior Vascular Sonographer
Vascular One
A sonographer's guide to understanding leg arterial intervention **NEW VOICE**
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Mr Richard Rounsley |
Vascular One
Richard is a Senior Vascular Sonographer
Ms Jill Sommerset
Director of Ultrasound
HOPE Vascular & Podiatry
Poor-to-no option patients: Deep venous arterialization (DVA) – what the sonographer should know
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMPresentation Synopsis / Abstract
This presentation provides a comprehensive, hemodynamic-focused overview of deep venous arterialization (DVA) and hybrid arterialization for poor-to-no option patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Emphasis is placed on disease-pattern recognition to help vascular sonographers identify patients who may benefit from venous or open arterialization approaches when conventional revascularization options are exhausted.
The talk outlines duplex-based criteria that should prompt automatic pedal venous mapping, including specific arterial flow patterns, distal hemodynamic findings, and pedal perfusion characteristics. Pre-procedural venous mapping strategies are reviewed with attention to identifying suitable venous targets and access pathways to support procedural planning.
Post-arterialization surveillance is discussed in detail, extending beyond assessment of patency and flow volume. Sonographers will learn to evaluate non-donor arterial peak systolic velocities, resistive index changes in the popliteal artery, pedal venous maturation, venous Pedal Acceleration Time (vPAT), and arterial PAT as complementary physiologic markers of successful perfusion and maturation. These parameters provide critical information on evolving hemodynamics and limb viability following arterialization.
The talk outlines duplex-based criteria that should prompt automatic pedal venous mapping, including specific arterial flow patterns, distal hemodynamic findings, and pedal perfusion characteristics. Pre-procedural venous mapping strategies are reviewed with attention to identifying suitable venous targets and access pathways to support procedural planning.
Post-arterialization surveillance is discussed in detail, extending beyond assessment of patency and flow volume. Sonographers will learn to evaluate non-donor arterial peak systolic velocities, resistive index changes in the popliteal artery, pedal venous maturation, venous Pedal Acceleration Time (vPAT), and arterial PAT as complementary physiologic markers of successful perfusion and maturation. These parameters provide critical information on evolving hemodynamics and limb viability following arterialization.
Biography
Ms Jill Sommerset |
Hope Vascular & Podiatry
Jill Sommerset, RVT, FSVU, is a vascular technologist with 26 years of experience in advanced vascular ultrasound and limb preservation. Currently she is the director of ultrasound at Advanced Vascular Centers and HOPE Vascular & Podiatry. She is also the director of Clinical Education and Training at Aveera Medical. She is known for developing Pedal Acceleration Time (PAT). Jill is also an international speaker recognized for her contributions to vascular ultrasound and improving patient outcomes.