Vicente Ibáñez, President of the flebólogos Spanish.

-the chapter Spanish of Phlebology has renewed its Board of Directors in its 19th National Congress in Granada

– one of the main lines of work of the Spanish flebólogos for the coming years will be the realization of various consensus documents and guides for clinical practice

Granada, 2011-April the Assembly General of the chapter Spanish of Phlebology (CEF) of the Spanish society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, collected in the framework of the 19th National Congress of this entity in Granada, has appointed Dr Vincent Ibáñez, specialist in Vascular Surgery, as the new President of the CEF for the next four years. Ibáñez succeeds Dr. José Román Escudero, who has exercised the Presidency in the last term in the post.

In the Assembly, has also undertaken the renovation of the charges that make up. In this way, Fidel Fernandez Quesada is the new Vice President 1; Santiago Rodríguez waiter exercise as second Vice President; M. ª Victoria Archdeacon Sanchez will play the position of Secretary of the CEF; and Javier Pacho Rodriguez will take under its responsibility the role of Treasurer.

As has been stated the new President of the Spanish chapter of Phlebology, over the next few years are going to promote the development of several scientific consensus and clinical practice guidelines. Also, will work in earnest to enhance not only the Phlebology in Spanish hospitals, but outside them, carrying a series of activities to the population and health promotion initiatives, collaborating, wherever possible, with public and private entities, for its implementation ”.

Dr.Vicente Ibáñez.

Dr. Ibáñez stated that, among other projects, will launch a consensus document on the endovascular treatment of venous insufficiency surface with water vapor and a clinical practice guideline on the treatment of venous thromboembolic restrain for inbed patients. In addition, are already anticipating the realization, jointly with the Spanish society of rehabilitation and medical physics (SERMEF), a scientific work on prophylaxis of the disease venous thromboembolic in patients with acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, paraplegia and tetraplegia ”.

Similarly, has announced its intention to strengthen relations with primary health care, and advance aspects relating to prophylaxis in relation to several medical specialties, among which cited the gynaecology and Oncology, among others.

It has also added to the Spanish chapter of Phlebology will strengthen as a reference when assessing the characteristics of the new technologies that are introduced in the field of venous insufficiency.