CLI-C GLOBAL 2026

Scientific Programme

Wednesday, 8th April 2026

Registration  & Welcome coffee - from 02:00pm to 03:00pm

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speech - Marco Manzi & Mariano Palena

From 3:30 PM to 06:30 PM

Did we get it right? Ten years of clinical decisions at CLI-C

Case #1

Case presenter: Marco Manzi

Panelists: Steven Kum, Bruno Migliara

Case #2

Case presenter: Mariano Palena

Panelists: Luca Dalla Paola, Ahmad Sakr

Case #3

Case presenter: Marco Manzi

Panelists: Roberto Ferraresi, August Ysa

Case #4

Case presenter: Mariano Palena

Panelists: John Phillips, Maria Antonella Ruffino

Case #5

Case presenter: Marco Manzi

Panelists: Sherif Omar Kerdawi, Claudia Riera

Case #6

Case presenter: Mariano Palena

Panelists: Marta Lobato, Giuseppe Papia

WELCOME APERITIVO - from 6:30pm to 7:00pm

Thursday, 09th April 2026

1° Session
2° Session
3° Session
4° Session
Welcome coffee - from 08:30am to 09:00am

1° SESSION - from 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Beyond the Skin: The Deep Impact of CLI and Diabetic Foot
Chairpeople: Steven Kum, Marco Manzi
Moderators: Luca Dalla Paola, Roberto Ferraresi, Bruno Migliara, Maria Antonella Ruffino

LIVE CASE #1

Operator: Mariano Palena

Parallel Flash Presentations

“Sciatic Block in CLTI: Indications & Practical Tips”

Giorgio Davià

“From Tissue Loss to Limb Salvage: Practical Strategies for CLI and Diabetic Foot”

Claudia Riera

“Managing Infection and Osteomyelitis in CLI: When and How to Act”

Luca Dalla Paola

“More Than Revascularisation: Combining Flow, Debridement and Off-Loading for Healing”

Giuseppe Papia

 

Case Competition

Nicolae Carstea


Coffee Break - from 10:45am to 11:15am

2° SESSION - from 11:15 AM to 01:00 PM

PAD & CLI: Matching the Right Therapy to the Right Patient
Chairpeople: Roberto Ferraresi, August Ysa
Moderators: Mauro Gargiulo, Marta Lobato,
Ahmad Sakr, Andrej Schmidt

LIVE CASE #2

Operator: Mariano Palena

Parallel Flash Presentations

“PAD and CLI in Practice: Is Revascularization always mandatory?”

Mauro Gargiulo

“Endovascular, Surgical or Hybrid: How We Choose Revascularisation in Advanced PAD and CLI”

John Phillips

“My Ideal Lab for CLI”

Andrej Schmidt

“My Ideal Lab for CLI”

Tatsuya Nakama

Case in the box “Managing Recoil and Dissection in BTK CLTI - A Practical Case”

Bruno Migliara

 

Case Competition

Mafalda Massara


Lunch Break - from 01:00pm to 02:00pm

3° SESSION - from 02:00 PM to 03:45 PM

FEM-POP Challenges: Strategic Planning for Durable Results
Chairpeople: Mauro Gargiulo, Bruno Migliara
Moderators: Sherif Omar Kerdawi, John Phillips, Claudia Riera

LIVE CASE #3

Operator: Mariano Palena

Parallel Flash Presentations

“Value Based Solutions for Calcified Fem-Pop Lesions”

Marc Sirvent

“Insights from the multicenter Italian study with the novel braided peripheral stent system”

Gianmarco de Donato

“Durability in CLI: A Patient-Tailored Limb Salvage Roadmap”

Steven Kum

“Patient Selection & Strategy for Drug-Eluting Therapies in CLTI: Evidence, Indications, and Practical Boundaries”

Roberto Gandini

 

Case Competition

Massimo Messina


Coffee Break - from 03:45pm to 04:15pm

4° SESSION - from 04:15 PM to 05:45 PM

Backbone or Backup? Rethinking Drug-Eluting Therapies in CLTI
Chairpeople: Marco Manzi, Giuseppe Papia
Moderators: Roberto Gandini, Tatsuya Nakama, Ahmad Sakr, Marc Sirvent

LIVE CASE #4

Operator: Mariano Palena

Parallel Flash Presentations

“Access-to-Drug Delivery: How Strategy Impacts Lesion Preparation and Drug Uptake in CLTI”

Maria Antonella Ruffino

“Backbone or Backup? Positioning Drug-Based Therapies in CLTI: A Practical Decision Framework”

August Ysa

“From Hard Lesion to Flow: Practical Strategies for Vessel Modification in CLTI”

Marco Manzi

“The Power of Vessel Preparation: High Pressure Non-Compliant and DCB Approach”

Ralph Oberacker

 

Case Competition

Ana Paula Mollon

Friday, 10th April 2026

5° Session
6° Session
7° Session
Welcome coffee - from 08:30am to 09:00am

5° SESSION - from 9:30 AM to 11:15 AM

Access Matters: Navigating the Antegrade-Retrograde Dilemma
Chairpeople: Mariano Palena, Marc Sirvent
Moderators: Fernando Gallardo, Elisa Piccolo, Maria Antonella Ruffino, Andrej Schmidt

LIVE CASE #5

Operator: Marco Manzi

Parallel Flash Presentations

“When Options Are Limited: Practical Access Choices in Advanced CLTI”

Sherif Omar Kerdawi

“BTK Calcium in CLTI: Lesion Prep When the Balloon Isn’t Enough”

Mariano Palena

“Practical Access Tips for Complex CLTI Cases: Planning, Pitfalls and Solutions”

Ahmed Sakr

Flexion Zone Stenting: Real-World Strategies

Mariano Palena

“Antegrade, Retrograde, or Both? Real-World Access Strategies for Multi-Level CLTI”

Tatsuya Nakama


Coffee Break - from 11:15am to 11:45am

6° SESSION CX@CLI-C - from 11:45 AM to 01:30 PM

Against the Odds: Strategies for Salvage in No-Margin Scenarios
Chairpeople: Steven Kum, Andrej Schmidt
Moderators: Marta Lobato, Bruno Migliara, Giuseppe Papia, Claudia Riera

LIVE CASE #6

Operator: Marco Manzi

Parallel Flash Presentations

“End-Game CLTI Strategies: Pedal Loop, Retrograde, and DVA Techniques”

Andrej Schmidt

“Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffolds in BTK CLTI: Patient Selection and Practical Use in Complex Cases”

Mariano Palena

“Exercise in CLTI – What, When and How?”

Adam Haque

“Decision-Making and End-of-Life Care in Advanced Vascular Disease”

Hauwa'u Hayat Nadama

“A Scalable Method of Delivering Digital Lifestyle Interventions in CVD”

Adam Haque


Lunch Break - from 01:30pm to 02:30pm

7° SESSION - from 2:30 PM to 4:15 PM

DVA Demystified: Making the Impossible Possible in CLTI
Chairpeople: Roberto Ferraresi, Mariano Palena
Moderators: Tatsuya Nakama, John Phillips, Elisa Piccolo, August Ysa

LIVE CASE #7

Operator: Marco Manzi

Parallel Flash Presentations

Case Competition Award

“DVA Basics for Daily Practice: Physiology, Evidence, and Real Indications”

Bruno Migliara

“DVA Candidate Selection in CLTI: How to Plan Before Entering the Lab”

Roberto Ferraresi

“DVA in Practice: Step-by-Step Technique, Tips and Pitfalls”

Steven Kum

“After DVA: Follow-Up, Wound Pathway, and When to Reintervene”

Marta Lobato

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