A global concern: WFVS seeks to level up vascular education in every corner of the world

WFVS secretary general details how the organization has evolved in recent years, seeing gains in representation and access to education among members from underserved regions. In the stew of national and regional vascular societies that dot the globe, the World…
Twin global burdens of growing PAD prevalence and vascular workforce shortfall demand action, WFVS session hears

A growing prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) across the world parallels a deteriorating PAD landscape in the U.S., underscoring a need for more vascular surgeons and risk-factor reduction globally, according to a leading expert in the field. Vincent Rowe,…
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…
‘Who let a vascular surgeon in the room?’: Leadership in the face of turf battles in vascular disease treatment

Leading vascular surgeons from across the globe contributed pearls of wisdom on how to go about tackling inevitable turf battles from other specialties practicing in the vascular disease space during a leadership challenges session staged by the World Federation of…
CX united: Vascular world set to converge with challenging cases

The World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) is bringing the vascular world together at CX 2024 to chew over both challenging cases and leadership challenges. The pair of sessions is part of the legacy left by Professor Roger M. Greenhalgh,…
SVS Foundation Board of Directors welcomes two new members to its leadership team

The SVS Foundation’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of two new board members, Edith Tzeng, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD, at the board’s fall meeting in September. Tzeng was approved as the new chair of the Foundation Development Committee. …
The global burden of CLTI: ESVS President points toward need for new global vascular guidelines

Early-bird VAM 2023 attendees yesterday gained broad insight into the issues facing vascular surgeons around the world, with the tone set from the opening talk on the World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) Educational Session docket. Looking at the global…
Global perspectives take center stage in second annual WFVS session at VAM

“The intellectual exchange of information and a better understanding of unique global perspectives has brought the leading societies closer,” Palma Shaw, MD, MBA, secretary general of the World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) says of the success of this international…
VEITHsymposium to include world federation session

The World Federation of Vascular Societies (WFVS) is set to hold a session in November during the VEITHsymposium in New York City. The 90-minute session will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, Nov. 18, at…
VAM packed from beginning to end

From the opening session on the Wednesday morning of the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), to announcing the winners of the Poster Competition Championship Round on Saturday afternoon, attendees at the 2022 meeting will find plenty to keep them interested. That’s…

