12th EVF HOW 2025
10 Oct 2025 - 14 Oct 2025General information
Venue
Trafo Hotel
Bruggerstrasse 56,
CH-5400 Baden
Switzerland
Tel: + 41 56 203 8080
Email: [email protected]
www.trafohotel.ch
Conference Dates
2nd October 2025 - 4th October 2025
Congress Office
Anne Taft
Email: [email protected]
Tel: Mob: + 44 (0)7702 603398
Tel: Land: +44 (0)20 8575 7044
Dawn Bond
Email: [email protected]
Tel: Mob: +44 (0)7815 075664
Tel: Main: +44 (0)20 8575 7044
How to get there
Baden, Switzerland is easily accessible by air (Zurich), train and car.
Arriving by air
Zurich airport is easily accessible from all major European cities.
There is an hourly train service from the train station at Zurich Airport to Baden. Journey time approximately 30 mins. Please check the SBB timetable for further information (www.sbb.ch)
Arriving by train
Baden is easily connected via European cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Paris, Salzburg and Vienna.
A regular train services leaves from Zurich Main station for Baden twice an hour and takes approximately 15 minutes.
You can also travel to Baden direct from Zurich airport. The train journey is approximately 30 mins. Check the SBB timetable ( www.sbb.ch) to help plan your trip.
The conference venue is located very close to Baden station. Simply follow the signs on site towards "Trafo".
Arriving by car
From the A1 motorway, coming from Zurich, take the "Baden-Neuenhof" exit and from the A1 motorway, coming from Bern or Basel, take the "Baden West" exit. Cross the large
Tourist information
For further information on Baden, please check the tourist website at:
https://deinbaden.ch/de/informieren/kontakt
Provisional Scientific Programme
Thursday 2nd October 2025
07.30 Welcome
Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) - Basics
Moderato: Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
07.45 Definition of Venous Symptoms. Tobias Hirrsch (Germany)
07.55 Pathophysiology of CVD. Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
08.10 Importance of CEAP classification in CVD. Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
08.20 How accurate are our ultrasound tests for reflux and obstruction? Christina Jeanneret (Switzerland)
08.35 Evaluation tools for CVD patients and assessment of outcomes. Stephen Black (UK)
08.45 Discussion
Non-invasive Treatment of CVD
Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
09.00 Are drugs indicated and efficient? Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
09.10 When to use bandages. Dieter Mayer (Germany)
09.20 When to use stockings. Michel Juenger (Germany)
09.30 When to use intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC). Pia Feogh (Denmark)
09.40 Discussion
09.50 Coffee break
10.10-10.30 Live demonstration on injection sclerotherapy on spider veins (Live transmission). Hak Hong Keo (Switzerland)
10.40 Workshop – The “Nuts and Bolts” of the workshop. Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
Workshops: 11.00-13.00
Duplex investigations, Saphenous ablation (thermal/non-thermal), Foam sclerotherapy, Varicose vein surgery, Pelvic vein incompetence, Compression stockings, Intermittent compression devices, IVUS, Stenting, Ulcer treatment, Treatment strategies for superficial venous problems, Thrombolysis, Early thrombus removal, Veno-active drugs, Venous valve reconstruction, lip-lymphoedemia, medical adhesive
13.00 Lunch
Superficial incompetence (1)
Optimal technique
Moderator: Imre Bihari (Hungary)
14.00 Varicose vein surgery with and without saphenous vein removal. Jürg Traber (Switzerland)
14.10 Pathways of reflux at the SF Junction. Rolf Engelberger (Switzerland)
14.20 When I use thermal ablation. Lars Müeller (Germany)
14.30 When I use non-thermal ablation. Tobias Hirsch (Germany)
14.40 Discussion
14.50 Diagnosis and Intervention for recurrence (PREVAIT). Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
15.00 Complex cases of reflux and obstruction. Steve Black (UK)
15.10 Pelvic vein diseases. When and how to intervene. Suat Doganci (Turkey)
15.20 Discussion
15.30 Interventional treatments of varicose veins. Video presentation of the methods and discussion.
Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
15.45 Case presentations
16.15 Coffee break
Workshops: 16.35 - 18.35
Duplex investigations, Saphenous ablation (thermal/non-thermal), Foam sclerotherapy, Varicose vein surgery, Pelvic vein incompetence, Compression stockings, Intermittent compression devices, IVUS, Stenting, Ulcer treatment, Treatment strategies for superficial venous problems, Thrombolysis, Early thrombus removal, Veno-active drugs, Venous valve reconstruction, lip-lymphoedmia, medical adhesive.
Friday 3 October 2025
Superficial incompetence (2)
Focus on foam sclerotherapy
Moderator: Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
07.45 Sclerotherapy in cosmetic treatment. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
07.55 Treatment of recurrent varicose veins with foam. Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
08.05 How to avoid complications of foam sclerotherapy? Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
08.15 Discussion
Management of acute Thromboembolism (1)
Moderator: Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
08.25 CTV, MRV, IVUS and venography in the venous workup (acute DVT and CVD). Stephen Black (UK)
08.35 Do the direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC’s) change the treatment of VTE? Armando Mansilha (Portugal)
08.45 Thrombophilia: Who needs to be tested? Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
08.55 Discussion
09.05 Can we prevent DVT recurrence? Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
09.15 Can we prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome? Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
09.25 Current treatment of superficial vein thrombosis. Armando Mansilha (Portugal)
09.35 Discussion
09.45 Case presentations
10.10 Coffee break
Workshops: 10.30 – 12.30
Duplex investigations, Saphenous ablation (thermal/non-thermal), Foam sclerotherapy, Varicose vein surgery, Pelvic vein incompetence, Compression stockings, Intermittent compression devices, IVUS, Stenting, Ulcer treatment, Treatment strategies for superficial venous problems, Thrombolysis, Early thrombus removal, Veno-active drugs, Venous valve reconstruction, lip-lymphoedemia, medical adhesive.
12.30 Lunch
Management of acute Thromboembolism (2)
Moderator: Stephen Black (UK)
13.30 Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) combined with venous stenting. Niels Baekgaard (Denmark)
13.40 Pharmaco-mechanical and mechanical thrombectomy. Stephen Black (UK)
13.50 The “shift” from CDT to early thrombus removal. Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
14.00 Discussion
14.10 Case presentations
15.30 Coffee break
Workshops: 16.00 - 18.00
Duplex investigations, Saphenous ablation (thermal/non-thermal), Foam sclerotherapy, Varicose vein surgery, Pelvic vein incompetence, Compression stockings, Intermittent compression devices, IVUS, Stenting, Ulcer treatment, Treatment strategies for superficial venous problems, Thrombolysis, Early thrombus removal, Veno-active drugs, Venous valve reconstruction , lip-lymphoedmia, medical adhesive.
Saturday 4 October 2025
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (C3-C6)
Moderator: Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
07.45 Sequential treatment plan for CVI. Imre Bihari (Budapest)
07.55 Indications and contra-indications to medical compression. Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
08.05 Clinical practical management of venous ulcer. Dieter Mayer (Switzerland)
08.15 Discussion
08.25 Treatment of deep vein obstruction. Stephen Black (UK)
08.35 Venous valve reconstruction. Marzia Lugli or Oscar Maleti (Italy)
08.45 Perforator incompetence treatment. Imre Bihari (Hungary)
08.55 Can we determine the relative importance of obstruction and reflux in an individual patient? Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)
09.05 Phlebolymphoedema. Denise Luchsinger (Switzerland)
09.15 Discussion
09.25 Case presentations
10:00 Coffee break
Diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema
Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
10.10 State-of-the-Art management of patients with lymphoedema. Denise Luchsinger (Switzerland)
10.35 Discussion
Workshops: 10.45 – 12.45
Duplex investigations, Saphenous ablation (thermal/non-thermal), Foam sclerotherapy, Varicose vein surgery, Pelvic vein incompetence, Compression stockings, Intermittent compression devices, IVUS, Stenting, Ulcer treatment, Treatment strategies for superficial venous problems, Thrombolysis, Early thrombus removal, Veno-active drugs, Venous valve reconstruction, lip-lymphoedmia, medical adhesive.
12.45 End of meeting. Presentation of Case presentation Prize
Workstations
Work Stations
Station 1. RF ablation
Faculty: Jose Maria Hipolia Ulecia (Spain)
Station 2. Varicose Vein Surgery
Jürg Traber (Switzerland)
Station 3. Venoactive Drugs
Armando Mansilha (Portugal)
Station 4. Pelvic Embolisation
Suat Doganci (Turkey)
Station 5. IVUS
David Greenstein (UK)
Station 6. US Recurrent Veins
Clara Guo (Switzerland)
Station 7. US Superficial Veins
Christina Jeanneret (Switzerland)
Station 8. US Deep Veins
Rolf Engelberger (Switzerland)
Station 9. US Abdominal and Pelvic
Ilaria Gambellio (Switzerland)
Station 10. IPC
Pia Feogh (Denmark)
Station 11. Laser Ablation
Lars Mueller (Germany)
Station 12. Compression
Michael Juenger (Germany)
Station 13. Foam Sclerotherapy
Tomasz Urbanek (Poland)
Station 14. Open Valve Reconstruction
Marzia Lugli/Oscar Maleti (Italy)
Station 15. New in Wraps/Laser
Dominik Heim (Switzerland)
Station 16. Venous Stents/Thrombectomy/IVC Filter
Steve Black (UK) and Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
Station 17. Lip-Lymphoedmia
Denise Luchsinger (Switzerland)
Station 18. Medical Adhesive
Tobias Hirsch (Germany)
Station 19. Leg Ulcer
Dieter Mayer (Germany)
Station 20. To be confirmed
Accommodation information
Accommodation has been reserved at the Trafo Hotel located in the same building as the workshop conference (Trafo Conference Centre)
Address:
Trafo Hotel
Bruggerstrasse 56,
CH-5400 Baden
Switzerland
Tel: + 41 56 203 8080
Email: [email protected]
www.trafohotel.ch
To book accommodation send an email request to: [email protected] and quote “EVF 2025”.
Please book as soon as possible to guarantee the rates and availability.
Rates:
Small business Room (rooms face the event hall)
Single: CHF 145 per night
Rate inclusive of Trafo breakfast buffet, VAT, city tax, free use of wireless LAN, phone calls within Switzerland and Baden City Card.
Business Room
Single: CHF 155 per night
Double: CHF 175 per night
Rate inclusive of Trafo breakfast buffet, VAT, city tax, free use of wireless LAN, phone calls within Switzerland and Baden City Card.
Additional hotels in the vicinity:
Ramada by Wyndham Hotel du Parc
10min walking distance
Website
Hotel Linde
6min walking distance
Website
Hotel Blume
11min walking distance
Website
Ibis Baden Neuenhof
10min by car
Website
Tourist Information
For further information on baden, please check the website at
Contact details
https://deinbaden.ch/de/informieren/kontakt
All guests staying in a hotel in Baden will receive a City ticket card upon/before check-in. Please check the website for the further details:
