Toe and flow session aims to break down barriers to multidisciplinary limb salvage teams

If you had cancer you would go to a cancer center where you would get a multidisciplinary approach,” SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, tells VS@VAM, drawing on this example to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams for amputation prevention in…
Data and discussion forefront carotid session at ‘pivotal moment’

Contemporary management of carotid disease after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) carotid artery stenting (CAS) decision memo and prior to CREST-2 results will be the focus of an Education Session at VAM 2024. In October, CMS released…
Welcome to VAM 2024!

To help us preview some of the sessions of interest I reached out to the chairs of the SVS Program and Postgraduate Education Committees—Andy Schanzer, Jason Lee, Will Robinson, and Claudie Sheahan. I’ll let you guess which one did not…
Drilling down on the roots of pathologic inflammation and wound healing challenges in diabetic patients

This year’s James S. T. Yao Resident Research Award winner looks at novel therapeutic target for non-healing diabetic wounds. Kevin D. Mangum, MD, PhD, speaks to VS@VAM about his paper ahead of presenting the work at the 2024 Vascular Annual…
SVS resident and student program boosts interest in vascular surgery amid workforce crisis

Against the backdrop of a national shortage in the vascular surgery workforce, a recent study has found that the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) VAM General Surgery and Medical Student Program “has a positive impact on interest in vascular surgery,”…
Rutherford lecture at world federation session set to feature vascular low frequency disease consortium director

The director of the Vascular Low Frequency Disease Consortium (VLFDC) is set to be among the headline presenters at this year’s World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) Educational Session on Wednesday, June 19 (7–8 a.m. in the West Building, Level…
Dedicated session offers insight on ebbs and flows of SVS, ESVS guidelines

An education session set to take place in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19 (3:15–4:45 p.m. in the West Building, Level 1), will examine discrepancies between Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) clinical practice…
Pediatric vascular care in focus: Raising awareness of supportive care processes

In 2021, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) established a task force dedicated to optimizing pediatric vascular care through a multidisciplinary educational approach. The task force created a Pediatric Vascular Surgery Interest Group,…
Pushing the boundaries of vascular care: VQI meeting kicks off at VAM

The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) is hosting its two-day annual conference at the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2024) from June 18–19, drawing healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing the quality and safety of vascular care. This event, organized with the…
VAM 2024: Presidential welcome

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I welcome you to the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), taking place from June 19–22 in the city of Chicago. This year’s meeting promises to be an exceptional convergence of the brightest minds…

