ESVS WAVES 2025 – Warsaw Academy of Venous Endolaser and Sclerotherapy

Thanks to the success of the 2024 version, here is another opportunity to join the WAVES course!

ESVS WAVES – Warsaw Academy of Venous Endolaser and Sclerotherapy

Course confirmed! Please go ahead and make your travel and accommodation reservations!

You will be expertly guided by:
Adam Zieliński, MD, PhD, Chief of Section of Surgery and Phlebology, doktorA Medical Centre, Warsaw Medical University, Poland
Paweł Świercz, MD, PhD, course tutor, Section of Surgery and Phlebology, doktorA Medical Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Pelak, MD, PhD, course tutor, Minimally Invasive Phlebology Ward, CDT MEDICUS Hospital, Lubin, Poland
Szymon Lelas, MD, OR coordinator, Section of Surgery and Phlebology, doktorA Medical Centre, Warsaw, Poland

Objective: Designed and planned by experienced vascular surgeons and phlebologists, this unique, extremely practical course is dedicated to those who want to start the endovenous treatment or improve their abilities in the most popular and recommended modalities in phlebology –  endovenous laser and sclerotherapy. After short lectures, the vast majority of the time will be spent to practise, but not only on phantoms and simulators, but mainly during live procedures. Each participant will be able to take part in at least 2 endovenous laser and 4 sclerotherapy sessions and check the abilities under the supervision of experienced surgeons. The level of the engagement of the participants (to perform some parts of the procedure by themselves) will depend on their skills.

The course will open the gate for your own procedural improvements. If you have started already and have some experience in the field, it will be a great opportunity to compare with the experts and improve your skills. There will be no unanswered questions. Do not hesitate to treat the patient as the tutors know how to guide you.

Full programme – now even more practical (subject to change)

Pre-Learning: Knowledge of ESVS 2022 Practical Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease (Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2022) 63, 184-267) will be  beneficial.

Target audience: The course is designed for physicians (vascular surgical/angiological trainees or specialists) who are planning to start endovenous treatment for chronic venous disease or for those who have some experience, but want to develop their skills. Some prior experience in the field of chronic venous disease treatment will be beneficial, but is not mandatory.

Accreditation: CME credits and Medtech accreditation are being sought for this event.

Registration and Cancellation policy: € 1,050 for ESVS members and € 1,300 for non-members. The fee/registration includes: lectures, phantom training, admission to operating rooms to assist during live endovenous procedures with tutors, disposable scrubs, coffee breaks, lunches and networking dinner. The fee/registration does not include: accommodation, transport and additional meals.

For registration and logistics information please contact the ESVS office: info@esvs.org. Questions regarding course content, qualifications etc. can be addressed to adam.zielinski@doktora.pl. Please note that the course is dependent on final registration numbers. The final decision of whether the course will be conducted is announced on the website no later than one calendar month before the course starts. Travel and accommodation must therefore not be booked until this message is given – ESVS is not financially responsible if the event has to be cancelled due to low numbers, in this timeframe. For cancellations received by participants more than 20 days before the event, a refund will be given less an administration fee of 10 EUR. For cancellations received less than 20 days before the event, no refund is possible.

Participants are advised that photographs and video recordings may be taken during the course. By participating in the course and entering in the venue, you consent to the publication, release, exhibition and reproduction of such materials to be used for the ESVS website, ESVS communications and on ESVS social media.

Venue: DoktorA Medical Centre, Section of Surgery and Phlebology, 39 Mokra Str., 03-562 Warsaw, Poland. 5-minutes’ walk from Metro station Trocka, 15 minutes from the city centre, 30 minutes from the airport. The morning lectures and the phantom session on the 10th of April will be placed in Warsaw Spaces, pl. Konesera 12. The transport between hotel and doktorA Medical Centre where the live procedures will be placed is included in the fee/registration and will be provided daily for the registered participants.

Suggested nearby accommodation (not included)

Walking distance 30 minutes: ArtHotel Stalowa 52, Stalowa 52 Str., 03-429 Warszawa,  tel. (+48) 22 618 27 32, e-mail: rezerwacje@stalowa52.pl. The hotel is in walking distance of 30 minutes or 2 Metro stations and 5 minutes of walking from the venue.

Walking distance +30 minutes: Moxy Warsaw Praga, Ząbkowska 29, 03-736 Warszawa, tel. (+48) 22 279 66 99. The hotel is in walking distance of 38 minutes or 3 Metro stations and 15 minutes of walking from the location of the live sessions. The morning lectures and the phantom session on the 11th of April will be placed in Moxy Warsaw Praga Hotel..

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