The British Association of Sclerotherapists held a one day conference in Meriden near Birmingham.
The meeting included presentations by eminent experts in the field of phlebology and sclerotherapy.
Live demonstrations followed including both foam and liquid sclerotherapy.
The meeting concluded with a discussion of ‘Pearls and Pitfalls’.
The meeting programme is shown below.
British Association of Sclerotherapists
SPRING MEETING 2014
The Manor Hotel, Meriden
127 Main Rd, Meriden, Solihull CV7 7NH
Tuesday 20 May 2014
09.00h Registration, tea and coffee
09.45h Welcome
Mr Philip Coleridge Smith, President of the BAS
09.50-10.10h NICE publications on venous disease: are they really nice?
Prof Andrew Bradbury, Birmingham
10.10-10.30h Leg Ulcers, Foam sclerotherapy and EVRA
Mr Gareth Bate, Birmingham
10.30-10.50h From Varisolve to Varithena – a journey
David Wright, BTG
10.50-11.05h European and Union Internationale de Phlébologie guidelines on sclerotherapy.
Philip Coleridge Smith, President of the BAS
11.05-11.20h Selecting the proper sclerosant, sclerosant concentration and volume.
Dr Steve Tristram, Consultant Vascular Physican, Basingstoke
11.20-12.00h Coffee (visit trade exhibition and poster presentations)
12.00-12.15h Sclerotherapy guidelines – the process of consent
Liz Bardolph
12.15-12.30h Sclerotherapy guidelines for the BAS
Sue Topp & Philip Coleridge Smith
12.30-12.45h Compression after sclerotherapy: critical evaluation of the evidence.
Claire Judge
12.45-13.00h Alternatives to sclerotherapy (eg lasering, VeinWave, vit K creams etc)
John Fisher
12.00-13.00h Lunch (visit trade exhibition and poster presentations)
Live Demonstrations
14.00 – 14.30h Foam sclerotherapy
Philip Coleridge Smith
14.30 – 14.45h Doppler ultrasound assessment of veins for small and large vein problems
Philip Coleridge Smith
14.45 – 15.30h Microsclerotherapy
Julie Halford and Claire Judge
15..30-16.00h Afternoon session
15.30-16.00h Case presentations by member of the BAS
Any volunteers?
16.00-16.15h Pearls and Pitfalls – Top Tips
Dr Steve Tristram, Consultant Vascular Physican, Baskingstoke.
