Tag: VSASM
Is the cardiovascular centre the future?
The concept of a dedicated cardiovascular centre and whether this is best for optimal patient care was the topic of a lecture delivered by...
“Go for it, you are qualified,” new and future leaders advised...
Anahita Dua (Boston, USA) spoke to Vascular News at the 2023 Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting (VSASM; 22–24 November, Dublin, Ireland) on some of the key...
VSASM audience encouraged to ‘step over the line’ and lead with...
“Everyone in this room, whether you believe it or not, is a leader and therefore a role model,” Neeraj Bhasin (Huddersfield, UK) told the...
Evidence, timing and medical therapy: Key carotid questions addressed at VSASM...
Extolling the benefits of evidence-based practice, timely surgical intervention and intensive medical therapy, Dominic PJ Howard (Oxford, UK) spoke at the Vascular Society of...
UK-COMPASS maps out complex aneurysm treatment in England, points to possible...
Data from the UK-COMPASS trial provide new insights into the management of complex aneurysm treatment in England and, according to lead investigator Srinivasa Rao...
AAA screening: UK programme’s 10-year anniversary prompts renewed push for increasing...
The UK’s national abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme is fast approaching its 10th anniversary—a milestone that Akhtar Nasim (Sheffield Vascular Institute, Sheffield, Sheffield,...
VSGBI President’s Symposium spotlights data-driven financial incentives for PAD revascularisation
The President’s Symposium at the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) annual scientific meeting (23–25 November, Brighton, UK) featured Rob Sayers’ (University...
Hospitals face “real challenge” of finding sensible solutions to treat CLI...
Recently appointed chair of the Circulation Foundation, Rachel Bell (London, UK), talks to BLearning at VSASM 2019 (Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting; 27–29 November, Manchester, UK) about the role...
Core outcome sets developed in UK for patients undergoing lower limb...
In the area of lower limb amputation, core outcome sets “should be adopted on all future studies recruiting patients” said Graeme Ambler (University of...
VSASM 2019: “Extreme care” needed not to overgeneralise when creating AAA...
Jan Blankensteijn (Amsterdam, Netherlands) talks to BLearning Aortic at VSASM 2019 (Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting; 27–29 November, Manchester, UK) following his Kinmonth Lecture presentation titled ‘The current...
VSASM 2019: SVT president emphasises importance of collaboration with vascular surgeons
Dominic Foy (Bournemouth, UK), President of the SVT (Society for Vascular Technology of Great Britain & Ireland), talks to BLearning at VSASM 2019 (Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting;...
