Vein Disease From The Business Side: Industry Gets Into the Discussion

Harkening back to the first VEIN podcast, this episode seeks to gain a wider perspective on the vein world—not from physicians, like before, but from vein specialists who work to improve patient care through product innovation. In this episode, Scott Centea, Sr. Director of Global Marketing, Peripheral Vascular at AngioDynamics; Brian Dempsey, Peripheral Account Manager at Philips Healthcare; and Eric Heil, Vice President of US Commerical at BTG International, join Steve at the 2019 American Venous Forum's annual meeting to discuss the industry’s role in education, appropriate treatment, and the development of new products. In their discussion, the group poignantly points out difficulties with getting products covered by government-sponsored health care programs like Medicare and reflect on the roadblocks they and others face just trying to get devices to market.