Thursday, October 22nd 2026 – Venous Day
| Time | Program item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening remarks 29 years of the Central European Vascular Forum – prof. Mieczysław Szostek in memoriam |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Welcome lecture by professor Pier Luigi Antignani, honorary president of the CEVF, Rome, Italy |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | 1st Scientific session: Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (under the auspices of the Global Thrombosis Forum) |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Management of Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Cardio-Oncology. Prof. Sebastian Szmit, Warsaw, Poland |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Venous Thromboembolism in women. Prof. Jana Hirmerova, Pilsen, Czech Republic |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Introduction to Global Thrombosis Forum, ABC of Pulmonary Embolism. Ms. Riddhi Surve, Mentor: Atul Laddu, MD, Global Thrombosis Forum |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Balancing benefits and risks: Hormonal Contraception and Thrombosis. Ms. Manasvi Kondamudi, Mentor: Reshma Patel, MD, Global Thrombosis Forum |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Inferior Vena Cava Filters. Ms. Charvi Chagireddy, Mentor: Atul Laddu, MD, Global Thrombosis Forum |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Biomarkers of Pulmonary Embolism. Isha Jayakumar and Nila Jayakumar, Mentor: Atul Laddu, Global Thrombosis Forum |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:10 | 2nd Scientific session: From Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis to Advanced Chronic Venous Disease (under the auspices of the Slovak Society of Angiology) |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Deep Vein Thrombosis in the DOAC era: who still benefits from endovascular intervention? Prof. Lubomir Fľak, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: prevention and endovascular management in the chronic phase. Prof. Lukaš Vincze, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Incompetent perforating veins and venous leg ulcers: bystanders or therapeutic targets? Prof. František Žernovický Jr., Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Chronic Venous Disease management: a holistic approach. Prof. Denisa Čelovská, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Current possibilities and methods of treatment for chronic venous disease. Dr med. Joanna Borecka-Sobczak, Gdansk, Poland |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | When and how to treat pelvic venous insufficiency? Dr med. Jakub Krężel, Krakow, Poland |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Thrombosis due to lesion in the Inferior Vena Cava – a clinical case based. Dr med. Mateusz Gajda, Krakow, Poland |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Sponsored session Industry Symposium sponsored by AstraZeneca: Thrombosis at unusual sites: when to suspect Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). Prof. Joanna Drozd-Skokołowska, Warsaw, Poland |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Lunch break |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Presidential lectures |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Preclinical atherosclerosis. Prof. Pavel Poredoš, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Comprehensive vascular changes associated with diabetes. Prof. Karel Roztocil, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | The role of risk factors correction in preventing cardiovascular disease. Prof. Salvatore Novo, Palermo, Italy |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | 3rd Scientific session: Venous leg ulcers and vascular wound management (under the auspices of the Polish Society for Vascular Nursing) |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Venous leg ulcers treatment – state of the art. Prof. Arkadiusz Jawień, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Long-term and recurrent course of venous leg ulcers: an analysis of the clinical history of 352 patients. Prof. Paulina Mościcka, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Infrared thermography in the assessment of tissue perfusion and wound healing. Prof. Justyna Cwajda-Białasik, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Skin grafting for the treatment of chronic leg ulcers. Dr med. Marcin Malka, Warsaw, Poland |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | 4th Scientific session: Lymphology (supported by Juzo) |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Swelling – why? Prof. Marek Iłżecki, Lublin, Poland |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Lymphedema and lipedema – common DNA? Prof. Marzanna Zaleska, Warsaw, Poland |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Compression therapy optimization capabilities. Dr Sławomir Pyszniak, Warsaw, Poland |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Lipedema – is it really edema? Dr med. Anna Żuk, Warsaw, Poland |
| 17:30 | Summary of the Venous Day |
Friday, October 23rd 2026 – Arterial Day
| Time | Program item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | International Union of Angiology Youth Committee session (5th scientific session) |
| 09:00 – 09:12 | How surgical training in endovascular aneurysm repair has evolved: the impact of simulation. Marta Obiedzińska, Piotr Szopiński, Ronaldo Poerschke, Warsaw, Poland and Brasil |
| 09:12 – 09:24 | One-stage radical resection of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension: a multidisciplinary approach. Jakub Kaczmarek, Piotr Szopiński, Warsaw, Poland |
| 09:24 – 09:36 | Intravascular pellet migration after an air gun injury: a rare case report. Patrycja Czekańska, Sanok, Poland |
| 09:36 – 09:48 | Endovascular intervention and the vascular glycocalyx in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia. Aleksander Truszyński, Wroclaw, Poland |
| 09:48 – 10:00 | Volumetric flow assessment before and after carotid revascularization: does the capacity of cerebral blood flow compensation decline with age? Maciej Mach, Warsaw, Poland |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | 6th Scientific session: Carotids and stroke |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Relationship between carotid and coronary atherosclerosis: importance of this connection in the prevention of cardiovascular event. Prof. Salvatore Novo, Palermo, Italy |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Carotid plaque morphology vs. percentage of stenosis for identifying asymptomatic carotid patients at high risk for stroke. Prof. Kosmas Paraskevas, Athens, Greece |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Cognitive outcomes following carotid revascularization: associations with cerebral blood flow, sex and age – a prospective single-center study. Dr Joanna Kaszczewska, Warsaw, Poland |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | The future of carotid surgery in the endovascular era. Dr med. Tomasz Ostrowski, Warsaw, Poland |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 7th Scientific session: Aorta |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Fenestrated or branched stent-grafts? Current treatment strategies for juxtarenal aortic aneurysms. Prof. Piotr Kasprzak, Regensburg, Germany |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: saving lives with a simple scan. Prof. Arkadiusz Jawień, Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Less-invasive aortic arch aneurysm repair: evolving strategies and technologies. Prof. Piotr Szopiński, Warsaw, Poland |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Treatment of patients with type B aortic dissection – primum non nocere. Dr med. Małgorzata Szostek, Warsaw, Poland |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Stent-grafts haute couture in the treatment of aortic aneurysms. Dr med. Michał Proczka, Warsaw, Poland |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | The role of neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps in the perioperative period of patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms undergoing branched endovascular aortic repair (BEVAR) and their impact on one-year follow-up. Dr med. Milena Michalska, Warsaw, Poland |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Coffee break |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 8th Scientific session: Peripheral Arterial Disease (under the auspices of the Polish Society of Angiology) |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Is a popliteal artery aneurysm still a challenge for the vascular specialist? Prof. Tomasz Urbanek, Katowice, Poland |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Late limb revascularization – is it a real clinical problem? Prof. Mirosław Dziekiewicz, Warsaw, Poland |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Surgery or endovascular therapy for chronic limb-threatening ischemia? What do BASIL-2 and BEST-CLI tell us. Prof. Kosmas Paraskevas, Athens, Greece |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | The importance of determining the oxygen partial pressure in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular changes in patients with diabetes. Prof. Beata Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska, Warsaw, Poland |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Optimal vascular access strategy in below-the-knee revascularisation. Dr med. Andrzej Belowski, Krakow, Poland |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | What can be saved? Modern wound treatment options after revascularization. Dr med. Arkadiusz Krakowiecki, Warsaw, Poland |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Presentation of the 15th Central European Vascular Forum 2028. Prof. Denisa Čelovská |
| 15:10 | Summary and closing remarks |