Tag: VSGBI
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...
Personalised postoperative anticoagulation needed to curb lower limb amputations
“We’re going to see more and more amputations if we don’t figure out the right post procedure thromboprophylaxis regime ASAP,” Anahita Dua (Boston, USA)...
Sexual misconduct “experienced widely” within surgery in past five years, UK...
A survey of more than 1,400 individuals in the UK reveals that, in the past five years, nearly a third of female surgeons reported...
Rachel Bell
A specialist in complex open aortic surgery, Rachel Bell speaks to Vascular News about her career so far. Raised in Yorkshire, UK, she moved...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of February 2023
February's top 10 includes the announcement that Abbott is to acquire Cardiovascular Systems, results of the PRESERVE study on the safety and effectiveness of...
Jon Boyle
Following his 2021–2022 presidency of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI), Jon Boyle (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK) speaks...
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...
UK-COMPASS highlights “extremely good” three-year results for complex aneurysm treatment in...
At the 2022 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) annual scientific meeting (23–25 November, Brighton, UK), Srinivasa Rao Vallabhaneni (University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK)...
UK NVR annual report highlights “extremely high” case ascertainment rates despite...
The UK National Vascular Registry (NVR) recently published its 2022 annual report—the 10th since the registry was launched in 2013—highlighting important outcome data for...
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...
Patient and staff education among 10 key priorities identified in vascular...
A list of 10 key research priorities intended to help standardise vascular access research were delivered to attendees at this year’s Vascular Access Society...
Key documents, COVID-19 recovery and device capture: New VSGBI president outlines...
The new Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) president Jonathan Boyle (Cambridge, UK) speaks to Vascular News about his plans for the coming year....
Michael Jenkins
“Go for it!” Michael Jenkins urges anyone looking to start a career in medicine, highlighting that the COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp focus...
Vascular surgeons take on cycle challenge in aid of the Circulation...
In October this year, a team of vascular surgeons, nurses, and healthcare scientists will take on a 185-mile cycle challenge through the Outer Hebrides...
COVER study aims to capture impact of COVID-19 on global vascular...
The COVID-19 vascular service (COVER) study, a multinational, prospective, observational study that is aimed at capturing the impact of the pandemic on global vascular...
Early intervention for leg ulcers a global “golden opportunity” to improve...
Venous News filmed a panel discussion with Alun Davies (London, UK), Manj Gohel (Cambridge, UK) and Daniel Carradice (Hull, UK); who discussed treatment of venous...
