Global CHIVA Program (CHIVA)
Administered by Inteleos
Build recognized expertise in the CHIVA technique
The Global CHIVA Program is a groundbreaking medical education, training, and assessment platform for venous insufficiency diagnosis and treatment.
This program establishes the first globally recognized and certified standard for mastering the CHIVA technique, enabling healthcare practitioners worldwide to address venous diseases.
In collaboration and coordination with Dr. Smile Medical Group, the soft launch is available now for Modules 1 and 2!
Learn a vein-conserving approach
CHIVA is a varicose vein treatment that aims to lower transmural pressure and avoid vein destruction while decreasing pain, cost, and nerve damage.
Follow a complete, structured pathway
The CHIVA program follows a tiered model: foundational online learning, observation, supervised hands-on training, and independent practice.
Join a global community
Designed to unite global CHIVA practitioners in a single framework, an expert international advisory panel supports the program at every step.
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2022 POCUS World: Imaging as Innovation
Learn more about the CHIVA approach to treating varicose veins directly from Dr. Smile
2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines
The 2023 clinical practice guidelines jointly developed by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), American Venous Forum (AVF), and American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS), and endorsed by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM), mark a significant milestone in the management of varicose veins of the lower extremities.
For the first time, the guidelines include the CHIVA technique in Section 6, which addresses interventions to preserve the great saphenous vein (GSV).
The guidelines state: “For patients with symptomatic varicose veins, we suggest preserving the GSV using the ambulatory conservative hemodynamic correction of venous insufficiency (CHIVA) technique, if performed by a physician who is familiar with the strategy.”
This inclusion highlights CHIVA as a minimally invasive, vein-conserving approach that underscores its growing acceptance and potential benefits in contemporary vascular care.