2017 Resident Research Award: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Type 2 Diabetic Wound Healing

The issue of impaired wound healing in type 2 diabetes is a serious one and the leading cause of lower extremity amputation in the United States. The level of morbidity and mortality associated with diabetic foot ulcers has remained under…
Curated Sessions: Look for the Labels

Something new has been added to this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting: icons identifying sessions of interest to two specific audiences: young surgeon attendees and community practice surgeons. These curated sessions – identified by the Young Surgeons Committee and the Community…
VAM 2017 Features Alliances and Teamwork

This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting could be subtitled: “The Year of Inter-Society Collaboration.” Last year, joint sessions with specialty societies that have overlapping interests proved so popular that the number of such sessions was expanded for 2017. “These sessions provide…
Collaborative Approach on Wound Care Improves Patient Outcomes

Because revascularization and wound care are so closely linked, vascular surgeons and podiatrists can improve patient care when they work together. That’s the thinking behind a cooperative approach in “Advances in Wound Care and Limb Management,” a postgraduate course set…
The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You to VAM 2017

I would like to personally welcome everyone to San Diego and invite all 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting attendees to visit the Spring Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS). This year’s program will be held on Wednesday, May…
VQI Adds Half-Day, Posters, Reception to Meeting

The 2016 Vascular Quality Initiative’s inaugural annual meeting proved so popular that the one-day session has been expanded by a half-day, and a networking reception and poster abstract session added. VQI@VAM kicks off at noon Tuesday, May 30, and continues…
Learn Ins and Outs of Launching a Multicenter Clinical Trial

To help SVS members learn the necessary steps of setting up a multicenter clinical research study, this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting offers “The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial.” The concurrent session will be held from 5 to…
VAM: Helping Patients with Vascular Disease

I always enjoy our Vascular Annual Meeting, and I look forward to it for months. It’s the leading forum for important and cutting-edge clinical and translational research, with presenters and attendees from across the country and around the world. Come…
VESS meeting and SAVS award

Winter VESS Meeting Highlights The annual winter meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) provided an invaluable opportunity for students, trainees, and young vascular surgeons to exchange scientific data in a casual environment conducive to networking and career…
Mobile App: VAM Info at Your Fingertips

At the Vascular Annual Meeting, there’s no need to cart around a lot of paper. Instead, the Mobile App puts all the information you need – abstracts, exhibitor map, schedules and more – within fingertip reach, to keep you more…

