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STARS 2024

FRIDAY 5 JULY

08:00 - 08:45:00: Registration & Breakfast

 

SESSION 1: Vascular complications in non-vascular procedures and how to manage them

Moderators:

Mr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Said Abisi, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Panos Gkoutzios, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

08:50 - 08:58: Vascular complications during Trans-Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

Dr Tiffany Patterson, Guy's and Trust' NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London

 

08:58 - 09:06: Vascular complications in cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery

Mr Michael Sabetai, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:06 - 09:14: Radial access complications and how to avoid them

Professor Raphael Coscas, Ambroise Pare Hospital

 

09:14 - 09:22: Management of iatrogenic vascular injuries in abdomino-pelvic surgery

Mr Morad Sallam, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:22 - 09:30: Endovascular management of Iatrogenic carotid and subclavian arteries

Dr Raghuram Lakshminarayan, Hull York Medical School

 

09:30 - 09:45: DISCUSSION

 

09:45 - 09:53: Industry Session – Shockwave: To stent or not to stent? Expanding treatment options for Iliac Calcification

Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:53 - 10:01: Industry Session – Gore: The Treatment of Aortoilliac Disease: Clinical Data and Best Practices with the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis

Prof. Dr. Gianmarco de Donato, Universita di Siena Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, Siena, Italy

10:01 - 10:15: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION

Operator: Mr Lukla Biasi

 

10:15 - 10:45: Networking & Refreshment Break

 

SESSION 2: Management of challenging Aortoiliac and Femoro-Popliteal disease

Moderators:

Mr Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Chris Twine, North Bristol NHS Trust

Professor Matthew Bown, University of Leicester

 

10:45 - 10:55: Endovascular management of coral reef aorta involving the visceral vessels

Professor Raphael Coscas, Ambroise Pare Hospital

 

10:55 - 11:03: Vessel preparation: Atherectomy: Patient selection, tips and tricks

Dr Anthanasios Diamantopoulos, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

11:03 - 11:11: Vessel preparation: Intra-Vascular Lithotripsy: Patient selection, tips and tricks

Dr Konstantinos Stavroulakis, Klinikum Hochsauerland, Arnsberg

 

11:11 - 11:19: Vessel preparation: How do we assess the haemodynamic response to vessel preparation?

Dr Konstantinos Katsanos, Patras University Hospital, Rion

 

11:19 - 11:27: Paclitaxel-coated balloons: Long-term outcomes

Professor Giovanni Torsello, St. Franziskus Hospital, Munster, Germany

 

11:27 - 11:35: Limus-coated balloons: The evidence we have so far

Dr Sabine Steiner, University Hospital Leipzig

 

11:35 - 11:45: Take home messages from BASIL-2 and BASIL-3 trials

Mr Matthew Popplewell, University of Birmingham

 

11:45 - 11:55: Overview of current research in PAD and what’s to come after BASIL2 & 3

Professor Athansios Saratzis, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.

 

11:55 - 12:15: Discussion

 

12:15 - 12:30: Industry Session: Boston Scientific - Primary stenting strategies: why, how... and where's the evidence?

Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

12:30 - 12:45: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION

Operated by Mr Lukla Biasi

 

12:45 - 13:45: Lunch & Networking Break

 

 

SESSION 3: Extreme Below the knee revascularisation

Moderators:

Dr Taun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Chris Twine, North Bristol NHS Trust

 

13:45 - 13:53: Industry Session - Bentley: Using the BeBack Catheter – When precision matters

Mr Prakash Saha, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

13:53: - 14:01: Anatomical Considerations for Extreme endovascular revascularisation

Dr August Ysa, Hospital de Cruces

 

14:01 - 14:09: Distal and ultra-distal bypasses: Patient selection, tips and tricks

Mr Patrick Chong, Surrey Heart, Stroke and Vascular Centre

 

14:09 - 14:17: Percutaneous Deep venous arterialisation: Results of PROMISE-UK study

Miss Kaji Sritharan

 

14:17 - 14:25: Off the Beaten Path: Unconventional Approaches to Lower Limb Arteries

Mr Robert Davies, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust

 

14:25 - 14:33: Rehabilitation after Below knee amputation: Picking the winners

Jodie Spyrou and Matt Fuller, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

14:33 - 14:55: DISCUSSION

 

14:55 - 15:10: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION

Operated by Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan

SESSION 4: Innovations, new techniques and future trajectories in lower limb revascularisation

Moderators:

Mr Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Paul Moxey, St George's Hospital

 

15:10 - 15:18: Endovascular Robotics: A dream or reality?

Dr Tomas Baltrunas, VUL Santariškių Klinikos

 

15:18 - 15:26: The role of digital platforms in advancing vascular surgery

James Pidliswyj, Proximie

 

15:26 - 15:34: How can we use new and evolving technologies to improve vascular training?

Professor Isabelle Van Herzeele, Ghent University Hospital

 

15:34 - 15:55: Discussion

 

15:55 - 16:10: Industry Session: Abbott - Initial experience with Stealth360 Orbital Atherectomy system

Dr Anthanasios Diamantopoulos, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

16:10 - 16:40: Networking & Refreshment Break

SESSION 5: My Nightmare Cases

Moderators:

Mr Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Taha Khan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

16:40 - 16:55: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION

Operated by: Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan

 

16:55 - 17:07: Case 1

Dr Arsalan Wafi, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

17:07 - 17:19: Case 2

Dr Ben Thomson, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

17:19 - 17:31: Case 3

Mr Michael Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

17:31 - 17:43: Case 4

Dr Tom Gordon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

 

17:43 - 17:55: Case 5

Dr Ebrahim Palki, York and Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust

 

17:55 - 18:07: Case 6

Mr Harishankar Nair, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

18:07 - 18:10: Closing comments

 

18:30 - 20:00: Celebration Reception: Drinks & bowl food

 

SATURDAY 6 JULY

08:30 - 09:00: Registration & Breakfast

 

SESSION 6:  Updates on the Diagnosis and management of visceral arterial diseases - Interesting case discussion on mesenteric ischaemia

Moderators:

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Miss Rachel Bell, Freeman Hospital

Dr Shahzad Ilyas, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:00 - 09:10: Open Surgical Management of Mesenteric Ischaemia

Mr Tommaso Donati, Vascular Consultant, Agostino Gemelli IRCCS University Hospital Foundation

 

09:10 - 09:20: Endovascular Management of Mesenteric Ischaemia

Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:20 - 09:30: Case discussions

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:30 - 09:40: Splenic Downsizing and embolisation

Dr Ganesh Deogaokar, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:40 - 09:50: Visceral Artery Dissection: How to manage?

Dr Vivek Shrivastava, Hull Royal Infirmary

 

09:50 - 09:58: Diagnosis of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome

Dr Narayan Karunanithy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

09:58: 10:06: Treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome

Mr Abrie Botha, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

10:06 - 10:16: Renal artery aneurysms: Diagnosis and treatment options

Dr Raj Das, St George’s Hospital

10:16 - 10:20: DISCUSSION

 

10:20 - 10:50: Networking & Refreshment Break

 

SESSION 7: Challenges and updates on Carotid and vertebral artery disease management

Moderators:

Mr Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

 

10:50 - 10:58: Industry Session - Philips: The real-world experience of treating PAD using IVUS and TACK.

Mr Mohamed Abdelhamid, St. George's Hospital

10:58 - 11:06: Management of Carotid and vertebral artery dissection

Professor Domenico Valenti, King's College Hospital

11:06 - 11:14: Carotid artery aneurysms: A challenging open surgical case 

Mr Prakash Saha, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

11:14 - 11:22: Carotid artery aneurysms: Challenging endovascular cases

Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

11:22 - 11:32: The role of Carotid Interventions in Stroke patients

Dr Raghuram Lakshminarayan, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

11:32 - 11:40: Uncommon anatomical variations of the carotid artery and their implications on carotid interventions

Miss Becky Sandford, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

11:40 - 12:10: Discussion

 

12:10 - 12:15: Closing Comments

 

12:15 - 13:15: Lunch & Networking

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