Video report 17th St. Petersburg Venous Forum!

Dear colleagues and friends!

“Combining the best in phlebology”

The annual traditional International St. Petersburg Venous Forum has ended!
The St. Petersburg Association of Phlebologists, the National College of Phlebologists for the 17th time opened their doors to the professional phlebological community of our country, near and far abroad. More than 600 participants in person and over 250 people watched the online broadcast of the Forum. The St. Petersburg Venous Forum is becoming more and more popular and recognizable throughout the world from year to year.
Warm and sincere welcoming words were heard from the President of the International Union of Phlebology (UIP) Sergio Gianesini (Ferrara, Italy), UIP Vice-Presidents Ravul Jindal (India), Oscar Bottini (Argentina), UIP Secretary General Kurshat Boskurta (Turkey), President of the Association of Phlebologists of Paraguay Victor Kanata. The great unifying role of the St. Petersburg Venous Forum, the St. Petersburg Association of Phlebologists, and the National College of Phlebologists in the development of international phlebology was noted. The invaluable contribution of the Forum to the maintenance and development of international relations was emphasized.
The main participants of the Forum were doctors, residents, postgraduate students, associate professors, professors, teachers of medical universities, and researchers from 80 regions of the Russian Federation. Active participants of the congress included guests from Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, El Salvador, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the USA, Indonesia, Paraguay, Italy, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, and Singapore.
The scientific program of the congress included reports by recognized Russian and foreign specialists invited and selected by the Program Committee, and consisted of twelve sections and two symposia organized with the support of the Sponsors. In just three days of the Forum, more than 80 oral reports on the most relevant clinical and scientific aspects of modern phlebology and lymphology were presented at the meetings.
During the Forum, an Open Meeting of the Expert Council of the St. Petersburg Venous Forum was held jointly with the “St. Petersburg Association of Phlebologists” (SPSP), the SRO Association “National College of Phlebologists”, the Association of Phlebologists of Kazakhstan, the Association of Phlebologists of Uzbekistan, and the Belarusian Association of Angiologists and Vascular Surgeons. A report on the activities of the National College of Phlebologists for 2024 was announced.
And, of course, one cannot fail to note the traditional gala dinner in the White Hall of the Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich with the presentation of the Gold Medal “For Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Phlebology”, which has become famous throughout the International Phlebological Community. Traditionally, I would like to thank all participants once again for their activity, openness and sincere desire to work together for the benefit of phlebology and our patients. The doors of the St. Petersburg Venous Forum, which has long and deservedly become the leading phlebological forum of our country with international participation, are amiably open to everyone who loves, appreciates, knows and is interested in scientific and applied phlebology.
We are waiting for you at the 18th St. Petersburg Venous Forum on November 26-28, 2025!

Sincerely Evgeny V. Shaydakov, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
President, Saint Petersburg Venous Forum || SPVF

Forum Co-organizers