Vascular Closure Device Workshop 2025

In collaboration with: Zuyderland Medical Center, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Heerlen, the Netherlands

Unfortunately, due to low take-up, this course has been cancelled. 

This comprehensive workshop is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their experience in using vascular closure devices (VCDs). We will discuss the fundamental principles of vascular access, explore the evolution of VCDs, and gain practical skills through hands-on training. The workshop will cover four types of VCDs, offering a nuanced understanding of their applications and limitations. Participants will learn how to assess patients for VCD suitability, ensuring safe and effective use in various clinical scenarios. Through interactive sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to practise deploying different VCDs on wet-models, simulating real-world procedures. We will show how the different VCDs work on live cases. The workshop will also address complications associated with VCDs and provide strategies for their prevention and management. By the end of the workshop, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently and proficiently incorporate vascular closure devices into their clinical practice, contributing to improved patient outcomes and procedural efficiency.

Join the faculty team:

Dr. Ozan Yazar, MD, Phd, course tutor, Zuyderland Medical Center
Prof. Dr. Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD, course tutor, Zuyderland Medical Center
Drs. Pieter Salemans, MD, course tutor, Zuyderland Medical Center
Drs. Ine Rochus, MD, Zuyderland Medical Centre

Full Programme

Participant level: The course is designed for healthcare professionals performing endovascular procedures. Experience in VCD is not required.

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

Registration and cancellation policy: The course fee is €350 for ESVS members and €450 for non-members. The registration includes course materials, coffee and lunch break and networking dinner at the end of the first day. Registration does not include flights, transport, accommodation or additional meals. For questions on course content, please contact Ozan Yazar o.yazar@zuyderland.nl . For any registration queries, please contact Ciara McFerran info@esvs.org.Please note that the course is dependent on final registration numbers. If the course is cancelled, an announcement will be made on the website no later than one calendar month before the course starts and all registrants will be informed. Travel and accommodation must therefore not be booked until this date has passed – 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 one calendar month before the event, a refund will be given less an administration fee of 10 EUR. For cancellations received after this. 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. If you don’t want to appear in communications, please make the organisers aware.

Workshop venue:
Day One – De Rousch, Kloosterkensweg 17, 6419 PJ Heerlen, The Netherlands
Day Two – Zuyderland Medical Center, Division Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Room number 1.8 and 1.9, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC Heerlen, the Netherlands

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