Asian Venous Forum 2026Fukushima, Japan
Held with the 46th Annual Congress of the Japanese Society of Phlebology
Overview
AsVF 2026 took place in Fukushima, Japan, together with the international session of the 46th Annual Congress of the Japanese Society of Phlebology. The Forum was led by Congress President Dr. Tomohiro Ogawa of Fukushima Daiichi Hospital.
Annual AsVF meetings were traditionally held together with the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery. The first independent AsVF meeting was organized in 2019 under former President Dr. Shenming Wang, and the 2026 meeting continues the effort to keep regular, independent phlebology meetings in Asia.
The program covered varicose veins, chronic venous disease, venous thromboembolism, compression therapy and venous interventions, with a joint session between the Forum and the Taiwan Society for Vascular Surgery.
At a Glance
Programme
Friday, July 3, 2026
Sponsored Seminar 1
Sponsored by Essity
Opening remarks
Chairs: Tomohiro Ogawa
AsVF – TSVS joint session
Current Status and Challenges in Venous Practice: Japan–Taiwan Perspectives
Chairs: Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Chung-Dann Kan
Scientific Session 1
Venous Intervention and Thromboembolic Disease
Chairs: Danny Pratama, Wuttichai Saengprakai, Daisuke Akagi
Special Lecture 1
Chairs: Makoto Mo, Ravul Jindal, Niaz Ahmed Choudhury
Luncheon seminar
Sponsored by Balton Sp. z o. o.
Special Lecture 2
Chairs: Takashi Yamaki, Dong-Ik Kim, Jinsong Wang
AVF Session
Chairs: Eri Fukaya, Takaya Murayama
Sponsored Seminar 2
Sponsored by Biolitec FZ LLC
Scientific Session 2
Chronic Venous Disease: Pathophysiology and Conservative Management
Chairs: Ravul Jindal, Sun-Cheol Park, Takahiro Imai
Awards ceremony
Chairs: Ravul Jindal, Sun-Cheol Park
Closing remarks
Chairs: Tomohiro Ogawa
Invited Lectures
Tomohiro Ogawa · Japan
Progression patterns of accessory saphenous vein reflux after endovenous treatment (AsVF Lecture)
Joana Storino · Brazil
Reflux patterns of lower limb varicose veins originating from the pelvis (EVF Winner Speech)
Sergio Gianesini · Italy / USA
Microfoam: from basic science to clinical practice
Kathleen Gibson · USA
Endovascular therapy for post-thrombotic syndrome: what C-TRACT means for clinical practice
Evgeny Shaydakov · Russia
Saphenous sparing: present and future
Jinsong Wang · China
Updated perspectives on venous leg ulcer management
Rashad Bishara · Egypt
Adjuvant ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy and ulcer recurrence: long-term outcomes of a multicenter randomized trial
Dong-Ik Kim · Korea
History of Asian Venous Forum
Ravul Jindal · India
How to achieve the best results with foam sclerotherapy in the treatment of varicose veins
John Forbes · USA
The American Venous Forum: our mission, our impact, our future
Photo Gallery
Organising Committee
Congress president
Tomohiro Ogawa
General secretary
Takahiro Imai
Vice secretary
Xiaoning Tong
Assistant secretary
Aoi Ogawa
Scientific committee
Tomohiro Ogawa, Takahiro Imai, Hiroya Hayashi, Masami Shingaki, Xiaoning Tong
Advisory board
Takehisa Iwai, Makoto Mo
Questions? Write to the AVF Secretariat