Dr. Pal and Jackie returned from Phoenix following the 25th Anniversary American Venous Forum Meeting. A major highlight of this forum was the Strandness, Jr. MD Lecture which featured  keynote speaker, McGill University’s, Susan Kahn, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epidemiology)  topic of ‘Improving Patient Outcomes After Deep Venous Thrombosis:  Where do we go now?’ Dr. Kahn provided astonishing findings regarding post-thrombotic syndrome.  These particular findings will provide direction for future research in venous disease affecting our practice at Minnesota Vein Center.