Vascular Theory Exams 2024
16th July 2024
TUESDAY 24th NOVEMBER
16:00 - WELCOME FROM LEE SMITH, SVT PRESIDENT
16:10 - 16.30 - DR STEVEN ROGERS - "THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON DVT SERVICES" & QUESTIONS
16:30 -17:00 - NICHOLAS ZAKIKHANI (STP GRADUATE) + LOUIS ALEXANDER (2ND YEAR STP TRAINEE) - "VASCULAR SCIENTISTS ON THE FRONTLINE" & QUESTIONS
17:00 - 17:30 - MR MATTHEW GRIMA – EVAR SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION STUDY (EVAR- SCREEN) & QUESTIONS
17:30 18:00 - JACKIE WALTON LECTURE - MR GAVIN PETTIGREW, CHIEF INVESTIGATOR – SONAR TRIAL (Surveillance Of arterioveNous fistulAe using ultrasound) PRELIMINARY RESULTS & QUESTIONS
WEDNESDAY 25th NOVEMBER
16:00 - 18:00 - SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, QUESTIONS AND LIVE MARKING ON SURVEY MONKEY
SVTO1 A retrospective study investigating the relationship between venous pathophysiology and venous stent outcome – Lydia Eberhardt, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
SVTO2 Patients with an upper-limb arteriovenous fistula may be more likely to experience symptomatic steal due to inadequate palmar arch collateral circulation in the hand - Mr Matthew Gawel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
SVTO3 An Evaluation of The Appropriateness of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Referrals for Carotid Duplex Scans - Miss Carly Kingdon, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
SVTO4 Can a novel in-house string-phantom be a viable alternative to a commercial string-phantom for Doppler velocity measurements for routine quality assurance of Duplex Ultrasound Machines in the Vascular Studies Unit? - Miss Aleksandra Kraska, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
SVTO5 Rationalising scanning intervals for patients enrolled in aortic aneurysm surveillance programs- Mr Dennis Lui, West London Vascular and Interventional Centre, London North West University Hospitals Nhs Trust, Harrow, UK
SVTO7 Axial nature of profuda femoris vein and its implication for sonographic practice. A single centre experience and systematic literature review - Mr Vladimir Skulbedov, Guy`s and St Thomas` NHS Trust
SVTO8 The effect of using two imaging modalities for imaging head and neck arteries on the TIA pathway- Ms Isabel Softley, Royal United Hospital
SVTO9 Should iliac veins and veins below the knee be scanned routinely as part of the protocol in ultrasound scanning for deep vein thrombosis diagnosis?- Mr Amine Turay, Imperial Healthcare Trust
Panel Discussion
THURSDAY 26th NOVEMBER
16:00 - 17:00 - HEADS OF SERVICE MEETING
17:00-17:20 - ASK THE EXEC - ASK THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A QUESTION AND JOIN US LIVE ON THE DAY FOR ANSWERS AND LIVELY DISCUSSIONS
17:20 - 17:40 - AGM
17:40 - 18:00 - ANN DONALD AWARD & SCIENTIFIC PAPER WINNER PRESENTATION
19:00 - 20:00 - Professor David Nott - Risk and Resilience
DONATION TO DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION HERE