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Past presidents Hodgson, Dalman open VAM 2021
The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) officially made its in-person comeback this morning (Wednesday, Aug. 18) in San Diego. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Immediate Past Presidents Ronald L. Dalman, MD, and Kim Hodgson, MD, marked the return to a live VAM with retrospectives on the challenges they both faced as SVS leader in the period…
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Who will you see in the Exhibit Hall this year?
Be sure to schedule plenty of time to visit the Exhibit Hall during this year’s live and in-person Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The Exhibit Hall will be open 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 20, and will feature more than 125 companies showcasing the latest technology and services relative to vascular surgery, networking…
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Summit to discuss aortic arch: The ‘next new frontier’
This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Aortic Summit will focus on the “next new frontier” in vascular surgery—endovascular treatment of the aortic arch. “We want to push the frontier to treat more patients. The arch is the Achilles’ heel of everything we’re doing,” said co-moderator Sherene Shalhub, MD, associate professor of surgery at the University…
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Are you up to the challenge?
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is kicking off its first-ever Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Social Media Challenge for both in-person and virtual attendees. The San Diego challenge will let participants showcase their individual meeting experience. From Wednesday through Friday, SVS will send out seven challenges over SVS’ Twitter and Instagram pages. The first person…
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What’s going on around San Diego this August: Making the most out of your trip to VAM 2021
San Diego is the perfect place to bring your long-delayed travel dreams to life this August. Whether you are traveling on your own or bringing family along for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) adventure, the Southern California beachfront city offers a destination for everyone. San Diego is the birthplace of California, and offers a mix…
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VAM: Spotlight on Tuesday and Wednesday
It’s nearly opening day for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) and our schedule is jammed with sessions of interest. Here are presentations to consider for Wednesday, as well as activities on Tuesday. (If tickets are required, they can be obtained at Registration.) Tuesday There’s education happening on Tuesday, too, as the Society for Vascular Surgery’s…
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VAM double header: Presidential Addresses to feature nod to SVS past, roadmap to specialty’s future direction
Following a year like no other comes a Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) like no other—sort of. This year, the key date on the vascular conference calendar features a seemingly unprecedented double header: a Presidential Address tandem. After the cancellation of the 2020 VAM in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, then serving Society for Vascular…
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VAM: Industry-sponsored symposia
Industry-sponsored symposia at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will be presented Wednesday and Thursday evenings and at three breakfast sessions taking place Thursday morning. Industry-supported evening Satellite Symposia will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday’s session is sponsored by Gore; Thursday’s is sponsored by Medtronic. Industry Breakfast Symposia will be…
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‘VSITE predicts Qualifying Exam success’
The Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination (VSITE) is “highly predictive” of a Vascular Qualifying Examination pass for examinees following both the integrated vascular surgery (0+5) and vascular fellowship (5+2) training paradigms, Vincent L. Rowe, MD, professor of surgery at the University of Southern California Los Angeles will tell Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) attendees at this year’s…
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Just 16% of US centers in VQI offer SVS guideline-compliant open repair for AAA, new study finds
There is a stark downward trend in the number of U.S. centers in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) that meet the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) clinical practice guidelines for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), new research to be revealed at the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) finds. Data collected over an eight-year…