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AVF Pelvic Venous Summit: Overlap, Outcomes, and Physiatry

Sep 18, 2026
This third AVF Pelvic Venous Disorders Summit session covered symptom overlap between pelvic venous disease and endometriosis...
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AVF Pelvic Venous Summit: Anatomy, Pain, and SVP Classification

Sep 18, 2026
This second AVF Pelvic Venous Disorders Summit session covered central sensitization, explaining how nociplastic pain and alt...
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01:03:45

AVF Pelvic Venous Disorders Summit: Patients and Policy

Sep 18, 2026
This inaugural AVF Pelvic Venous Disorders Summit opened with a patient's personal account of years of dismissed chronic pelv...
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Vein Specialist: Sclerotherapy Mistakes and Global Care

Jul 16, 2026
This issue examines procedural sclerotherapy errors, from missed reflux sources to non-ultrasound-guided injection of large v...
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Venous CommUNITY Session: Closing Gaps in Access and Research

Mar 2, 2026
The AVF's Venous CommUNITY Committee session tackled two access gaps in venous care. The first panel addressed disparities in...
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00:47:19

Building an APP Vein Practice and Mastering Sclerotherapy

Mar 1, 2026
Two talks on bringing an advanced practice provider into a vein practice and on the judgment behind good cosmetic sclerothera...
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01:16:30

Superficial Venous Science: Obesity, Ablation and Ulcers

Mar 1, 2026
The opening scientific session paired registry analyses with randomized data and a consensus exercise. Presenters reported th...
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Healthy Habits for Venous Disease: Simple Daily Prevention Tips

Nov 7, 2025
This patient education page outlines everyday habits that ease symptoms of venous disease and slow its progression. It explai...
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8 min read

Day of Service, PIT/APP Courses, and Global Voices from VENOUS2025

Apr 8, 2025
This issue captures the community and education side of VENOUS2025: an AVF Day of Service in Atlanta, held with NFL alumni an...
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01:30:34

Venous Health Inequities: Research, Access, and Policy

Feb 18, 2025
This venous health inequities session opened with a mouse model study showing aspirin reduced thrombus formation and vein wal...
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A Revolution in Phlebology: Genomics, Ablation, and Health Equity

Jan 31, 2025
This issue surveys sweeping change across phlebology, from genomic and proteomic research into varicose vein biology to advan...
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6 min read

VENOUS2025 Preview: Meeting Highlights and Mentorship Focus

Dec 19, 2024
This issue previews VENOUS2025, AVF's annual meeting set for February 16-19 in Atlanta, highlighting a new Case Competition f...
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Member Spotlight: A Career of Global Phlebology Leadership

Oct 8, 2024
This issue features a Member Spotlight on Dr Alvaro Orrego Diaz, a Chilean vascular surgeon whose decades-long career spans l...
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Varicose Veins During Pregnancy: AVF Patient Guide

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page explains that varicose veins are common during pregnancy because the growing uterus compresses pe...
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What Is Lymphedema? AVF Patient Education Overview

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page explains that lymphedema is swelling caused by inefficient lymphatic fluid drainage, most often i...
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What Is Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome? Patient Guide

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page describes iliac vein compression syndrome, also called May-Thurner syndrome, in which the right i...
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What Is Chronic Venous Disease? AVF Patient Overview

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page defines chronic venous disease as impaired blood flow in the leg veins caused by weakened valves...
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What Is Compression Therapy? AVF Patient Education Guide

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page explains how graduated compression stockings support leg veins and improve circulation by applyin...
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What Is Pulmonary Embolism? AVF Patient Guide Explained

Mar 25, 2024
This patient education page explains that a pulmonary embolism is a blood clot, usually from the legs, that blocks blood flow...
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Understanding Vein Disease: Anatomy, Causes, and Symptoms

Mar 25, 2024
This AVF resource, drawn from The Healthy Veins Book, explains the basics of vein disease for patients and the practice staff...
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AVF Previews VENOUS2024 Poster Session and Health Equity Day

Jan 29, 2024
This issue invites members to participate in the VENOUS2024 poster session, noting strong submission interest from local and...
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VENOUS2024 Preview: Health Equity, Lymphedema, and IVUS Award

Nov 17, 2023
This issue previews VENOUS2024 sessions on venous health inequities, including a new patient-centered Day of Service, and hig...
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6 min read

AVF Member Journeys, Patient Brochures, and Membership Benefits

Nov 17, 2023
This issue of Vein Specialist pairs two career journey essays: Kathleen Ozsvath describes building the first outpatient vein...
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5 min read

AVF Task Force on Venous Care Inequities and VENOUS2024 Preview

Jul 11, 2023
This issue of Vein Specialist introduces the AVF Task Force on Inequities in Venous Care, created after a VENOUS2023 session...

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