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Winter 2009 Message Spring 2009 Message Summer 2009 Message As the first year of my term as President comes to a close, it is worth reflecting upon all of the work that has been accomplished by volunteer members of the ACP. I believe you will be as impressed as I am at the number and diversity of our members actively working to advance the mission of the ACP.

Listed below are these accomplishments, with the responsible committee or entity:

• In-the-Vein – A Monthly New Update compiled by the ACP HQ Communications Department

  New Member Benefit:

 

• Patient Treatment Pads

  New Member Benefit:

Public Education Advisory Committee
Melvin Rosenblatt (C) Norman Chideckel Boyd Erdman Ted King	Michael Krusch Sanjoy Kundu Robert Reese

• 2009 Phlebology Review Course – Dallas

Program Chair	Neil Khilnani
Faculty
Nancy Cantelmo Stephanie Dentoni Mark Isaacs	Sanjeeva Kalva Sanjoy Kundu Kenneth (Trip) Todd, III

• Venous Hemodynamics Course Parts I and II – Scottsdale

Program Chair	Nick Morrison
Program Co-Leaders
Massimo Cappelli Claude Franceschi	Fausto Passariello Paolo Zamboni

• Advanced Sclerotherapy Course – Las Vegas

Program Chair	Marlin Schul
Faculty
Thomas Eaton Jean-Jerome Guex Lowell Kabnick	Ted King John Mauriello Mark Meissner

• Annual Congress (New Sessions) – Palm Desert, California

Program Chair	Lowell Kabnick
Program Committee
Catherine Burdge Kathleen Gibson Sanford Greenberg Ted King John Mauriello	Melvin Rosenblatt Marlin Schul Julianne Stoughton Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Interactive debates
• Oral poster presentations
• New symposia
  • Procedural Complications
  • Adding Cosmetic Procedures to Your Practice
  • International Symposium (Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau)
  • Venous Hemodynamics Symposium (Nick Morrison)

• ACP Symposium at UIP World Congress – Monaco

Program Chair	Nick Morrison
Faculty
John Bergan Lowell Kabnick John Mauriello Terri Morrison Diana Neuhardt	Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau Melvin Rosenblatt Steven Zimmet Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Standardized Phlebology Codes

Coding & Reimbursement Advisory Committee
Peter Benson (C) Gary Cunningham Kimberly Dickerson Kenneth Harper James Heinz	Bruce Hoyle Ronald Kolgraff Michael Krusch Frederick Schuler Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Joint project between the SVU, GE Healthcare, and the ACP to produce ultrasound educational DVD’s

Ultrasonography Section	Distance Learning Task Force
Diana Neuhardt (C) Tracie Dauplaise Paula Heggerick Barbara Pohle-Schulze Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.	Richard Vazquez (C) Jeanette Ashby Lawrence Mueller Diana Neuhardt Saundra Spruiell William Torres

• Development of an ACP Phlebology Preceptorship Program

Preceptorship Advisory Committee
Steven Elias (C) Maria Atkins Kenneth Harper Phillip Hertzman	Normand Miller Primepares Pal J. Gordon Wright

• Creation of a new Section for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants

Advanced Practice Nurse & Physician Assistant Section
Elizabeth Coll (C) Karin Augur Joyce Jackson Tom Tran

• New Web Pages for each Special Interest Section

ACP HQ Membership Department

• Member Photos Added to Website

ACP HQ Membership Department

• CORE CURRICULUM FOR PHLEBOLOGY NURSES MANUAL

Core Curriculum Co-Chairs	Barbara Deusterman Terri Morrison
Contributing Authors
Andrea Brennan Catherine Burdge Elizabeth Coll Barbara Deusterman Elizabeth Hall Terri Harper Marresa Houle Christine McGreevy	Kathy Melfy Janice Moreno Terri Morrison Sharon Olbert Jacqueline Pal Mary Sieggreen Michelle Vecchione

• Resident Training Scholarship Program – 40+ attending the Congress this year

Recruitment & Retention Advisory Committee
Marlin Schul (C) Stephanie Dentoni Kenneth Harper Diana Neuhardt	Melvin Rosenblatt Michael Traurig Satish Vayuvegula

• ACCME Accredited Provider Application Process – Spring/Summer of 2010

CME Advisory Committee	CME Outcomes Task Force
Neil Khilnani (C) Harry Agis Steven Elias Gregory Hamon N. Scott Howell Eric Mowatt-Larsen Diana Neuhardt Lisa Pavone Melvin Rosenblatt	J. Gordon Wright (C) Nickolas Collucci Samuel Coor Richard Vazquez

• High Definition Video Editing of existing footage for on-line educational programs

Distance Learning Task Force
Richard Vazquez (C) Jeanette Ashby Lawrence Mueller	Diana Neuhardt Saundra Spruiell William Torres

• Development of a consensus document on Foam Sclerotherapy

Project Chair	Suman Rathbun
Research Programs Advisory Committee
Raghu Kolluri (C) Sandra Dickerson Clint Hayes Robert Kiser	Primepares Pal Neil Sadick Carolyn Semrow

• Education grants for Insurance Medical Directors to attend the Congress

Coding & Reimbursement Advisory Committee
Peter Benson (C) Gary Cunningham Kimberly Dickerson Kenneth Harper James Heinz	Bruce Hoyle Ronald Kolgraff Michael Krusch Frederick Schuler Joseph Zygmunt, Jr

• Research Grants Programs

Research Programs Advisory Committee
Raghu Kolluri (C) Sandra Dickerson Clint Hayes Robert Kiser	Primepares Pal Neil Sadick Carolyn Semrow

• Research Trainee:
  Dr. Jovan Markovic (Topic: Genomics of Primary and Chronic Insufficiency)
• Jobst Award:
  Todd Berland, MD (Topic: Compression Stockings vs. No Compression Stockings After Endovenous Ablation of the Greater Saphenous Vein)
• de Groot Travel Scholarship Awards:
  Katelijne Derveaux, Belgium; Markiyan Soloviy, Ukraine; Charles Tejedor, France

Awards Advisory Committee
Ted King (C) Mark Isaacs Julianne Stoughton

• New Public Awareness Campaign

Public Awareness Task Force
Diana Neuhardt (C) Anabel Castro Angela Diamond Scott Howell Raffy Karamanoukian	J. Michael Leary Terri Morrison Lisa Pavone Azita Reger Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Phlebology Sonography Credential

Ultrasonography Section
Diana Neuhardt (C) Tracie Dauplaise Paula Heggerick	Barbara Pohle-Schulze Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Blue Cross / Blue Shield Task Force to address Massachusetts Ablation Reimbursement Policy and Insurance Denials in general

BC/BS Task Force
Julianne Stoughton (C) Diana Neuhardt (C) Armen Roupenian (C) Steven Elias Lowell Kabnick John Mauriello	Robert Min Nick Morrison Neil Sadick Marlin Schul Robert Weiss Joseph Zygmunt, Jr.

• Expansion of the ACP Board to include non-physicians

ACP Board

• Inclusion of Non-Physicians as voting members

ACP Board

• 2013 World UIP Congress in Boston, MA

ACP Board

UIP 2013 Task Force
Nick Morrison (C) Jean-Jerome Guex Lowell Kabnick John Mauriello	Melvin Rosenblatt Armen Roupenian Neil Sadick Julianne Stoughton

• Election to UIP Council as Vice President - Nick Morrison
   
• AMA HOD seat effective June 2010

ACP Board

AMA HOD Task Force
Saundra Spruiell (C) Stephen Daugherty Helane Fronek Jean-Jerome Guex	Charles Rogers Armen Roupenian Marlin Schul

• Specialty Recognition by state medical societies

Specialty Recognition Task Force
Saundra Spruiell (C) Boyd Erdman Lindy McHutchison	Richard Owens E.J. Sanchez Marcus Stanbro

• ABMS recognition of Phlebology Board Certification

American Board of Phlebology: Steven Zimmet, President

The 23rd Annual Congress in Palm Desert was greatly successful. There were 1267 attendees, down just slightly from last year, which speaks well for the viability of the ACP in this economy. Among the attendees were 50 physicians from around the world who were awarded scholarships to attend the meeting, funded by the ACP Foundation (Steven Zimmet, ACPF Immediate Past Chairman; Mark Forrestal, ACPF Chairman).

The Keynote Address, The Evolution and Critical Evaluation of Less Invasive Treatments for Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Implications for Future Technological Development, by the renowned Dr. Tom O’Donnell of Boston was enthusiastically received. Professor Ken Meyers of Australia, who for many years has contributed greatly to the scientific reporting on venous disease, was given the ACP Honorary Member Award.

The ACP Board of Directors thanked Trip Todd for his service in the ACP and on the ACP Board, and wished him well in his work on a new humanitarian foundation. The Board also welcomed Mark Isaacs of Walnut Creek, CA, long-time ACP member and active contributor, as a new member of the Board.

The 23rd Annual Congress Scientific Abstract Awards were as follows:

PLATINUM ABSTRACT AWARD
Diana Neuhardt, RVT and Nick Morrison, MD, FACS, FACPh (Arizona, USA)
Comparison of Transcranial Doppler Hits Detection During C02-02 vs. Air-Based Foam Sclerotherapy of Superficial Veins of the Lower Extremity

GOLD ABSTRACT AWARD
Sylvain Chastanet, MD (France)
Hemodynamic and Anatomic Modifications on a Refluxing Great Saphenous Vein After Isolated Phlebectomy: A Prospective Study

BRONZE ABSTRACT AWARD
Felizitas Pannier, MD (Germany)
Incidence of Chronic Venous Insufficiency in Germany-Results from Bonn Vein Study II

The 23rd Annual Poster Awards were as follows:

1ST PLACE POSTER ABSTRACT AWARD
David Wright, MD (UK)
Polidocanol Microfoam Does Not Cause Remote Sclerosis in the Lung

2ND PLACE POSTER ABSTRACT AWARD
Marresa Houle, BS, RVT (Arizona, USA)
Differences in Saphenous Vein Reflux Detection According to Patient Positioning

3RD PLACE POSTER ABSTRACT AWARD
Elizabeth Pocock, MD (California, USA)
Collective Experience in the United States with Foam Sclerotherapy

So I think you will agree that 2009 was an incredibly productive year for the ACP. I want to personally thank the many volunteer members who made such remarkable progress possible. I would also like to thank the entire ACP HQ staff responsible for allocating the limited resources of the ACP and implementing all of our ideas. Without them, we would be just another floundering medical society instead of one of the most dynamic and productive phlebologic societies in the world. My multiple hats are off to Bruce Sanders, Dana DePonzi, and the entire staff for all of the hard work. (Oh, and BTW, more work to come!)

Nick Morrison, MD, FACS, FACPh

President, American College of Phlebology
Diplomate, American Board of Phlebology