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Register for 2024 Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM
Attending a conference such as the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) is a great way to increase step count and get blood flowing, which is why the SVS Foundation is bringing back the Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM 2024 in…
‘I’m a big fan of firsts’: Nationally renowned speaker on DEI set to headline new SVS keynote
Karith Foster, chief executive of Inversity Solutions, is set to headline the inaugural Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Keynote Speaker Series at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024). It starts with a title. For Foster, her keynote begins with…
SVS announces VAM keynote speaker series
Registration for the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024) launched on March 20 and promotions teased a new annual VAM fixture: the SVS Keynote Speaker Series. The inaugural address will take place in Chicago on Wednesday, June 19, and will…
VAM abstract submissions hit near-historic high
A nearly record-breaking 794 Abstracts were submitted for the SVS 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024). The abstracts were scored by the VAM Program Committee in early February 2024 and notice letters were sent out later that month. VAM 2024…
VAM 2024 pricing now available
Pricing information for the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024) is now available. The event, scheduled in Chicago from June 19–22, is promoted as the year’s premier educational event for all vascular professionals. Organizers urge prospective attendees to secure funding…
VAM travel scholarships open doors for underrepresented medical students
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Resident and Student Outreach Committee (RSOC) is accepting applications through Jan. 8, 2024, for the Diversity Medical Student Travel Scholarship. The award aims to provide aspiring vascular surgeons from underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities…
VAM abstract submissions window opens
VAM program chair Andres Schanzer, MD, makes a call for cutting-edge new science for next year’s meeting in Chicago. Researchers who want to present new science at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are encouraged to prepare their abstracts for…
Prepare to submit research for VAM 2024
Organizing a Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) takes a whole lot of time and a whole lot of long-range planning. Thus, members of the SVS Postgraduate Education Committee (PGEC) have already evaluated the 90 submitted proposals (an SVS record) for educational…
Submit ideas for VAM 2024 educational sessions
Organizers of VAM 2024 want members to consider what the modern-day vascular surgeon needs to know for optimal patient care and professional success. What’s the latest in the venous disease space? What are helpful tips and tricks in open surgery…
‘Vascular surgery should be a key member of pulmonary embolism response teams’
“PERT care is the coalition of the willing,” quipped Dennis Gable, MD, a vascular surgeon at Texas Vascular Associates in Plano, Texas. He was referring to team-based care for pulmonary embolism (PE) patients and how, unlike acute stroke intervention and…