RESULTS OF VAM 2023 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

VAM includes a number of competitive international events, recognizing top-scoring research.

International Young Surgeons Competition

All three tied for first place and received the 2023 Frank J. Veith Award. They are: George A. Ninkovic-Hall, England; “Small abdominal aortic aneurysms under surveillance in the over 80s—a step too far?”

Rodrigo Garza Herrera, MD, Mexico; “Relationship of mobbing and burnout in vascular surgeons”

Titia Sulzer, MS, Netherlands; “Aneurysm-sac dynamics and mid-term outcomes following fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair after previous endovascular aneurysm repair”

International Poster Session

Leadership in challenging times

JULY’S “SVS PRESENTS” webinar will feature disaster preparedness and leadership challenges. This webinar, the first of two, will be from 7 to 8 p.m. CDT July 12 and will feature two experts discussing their experiences during mass-casualty incidents.

This interview-style webinar will include topics on how leaders can prepare their institution and lessons learned. Register at vascular.org/ SVSPresents071223

Kashyap is Frederik Meijer Endowed Chair of Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute and vice president of Cardiovascular Health for Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With several decades of experience, Kashyap has co-authored more than 200 articles and book chapters.

JVS presentations with simultaneous online publication a ‘hit’

FOR VAM 2023, THE JOURNAL OF Vascular Surgery expanded upon an earlier initiative, publishing 11 research papers as they were presented at VAM.

Program Committee Chair Andres Schanzer, MD, expanded the opportunity to feature not only those authors whose work was accepted for full-length plenary presentations but also rapid-pace plenary presenters as well, reaching out to all of them to encourage participation. The process involved expedited reviews and revisions.

Slides preceding plenaries and other sessions highlighted the program.

The program proved a “hit”and popular with investigators, he said.

Who logged the most steps at VAM?

WITH PLENARIES, SESSIONS AND receptions held throughout the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, VAM was the perfect place to hold a preview of sorts for the upcoming SVS Foundation Vascular Health Step Challenge. This was a short and sweet challenge; instead of the 60 miles participants in September will try to walk, the VAM challenge simply logged steps during the four-day meeting.

The top three walkers were Stephanie Vasquez, Melissa Meghpara, DO, and Edward Gifford, MD. All VAM Step participants are already registered for the September challenge, held to coincide with National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month.

First place: Shuhei Miur, MD, Sapporo, Japan; “Mid-term results of postoperative initial two-day blood-pressure management after endovascular aneurysm repair lowering the Incidence of type II endoleak”

Second place: Yasaswi Vengalasetti, Stanford–, California; “Understanding vascular trauma at a level-one trauma center on Long Island, New York, a protypical American suburb (2015–2021)”

Third place: Wei-Guo Ma, Shanghai, China; “Mid-term outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair following thoracic endovascular aortic repair”

International Fast Talk

First place: Michele Piazza, MD, Padova, Italy; “Effect of narrow paravisceral aorta on target vessel instability after fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair”

Second place (tie): Keisuke Miyake, MD, PhD, Ashiya, Japan; “Importance of pedal microcirculation to wounds for wound healing after bypass surgery in chronic Llmbthreatening ischemia”

Second place (tie): Shinsuke Kikuchi, MD, Asahikawa, Japan; “Importance of limb severity on primary graft patency of ipsilateral single saphenous vein grafts for lower-extremity artery bypass in chronic limb-threatening ischemia”

CPVI course

ON OCT. 1 AND 2, THE SVS will host its second annual skills course focused on complex peripheral vascular intervention (CPVI). Medical professionals will gain the necessary skills to become familiar with the latest innovations and techniques in treating patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Coding workshop

THE SVS’ 2023 CODING AND Reimbursement Workshop will help particiapnts learn about accurate coding and reimbursement for vascular surgery. The intensive two-day program will review essential topics such as recent Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code and Medicare changes.

An optional workshop on evaluation and management (E/M) codes is being offered to provide participants with a deeper understanding of E/M codes, which are crucial for accurately

Take review course before exams

THOSE PREPARING FOR Vascular Surgery Board examinations can attend the annual “Comprehensive Review and Update of What’s New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery” from Aug. 23 to 26. Visit vascular.org/ UCLAReviewCourse23

ERIC T. CHOI, MD, has been appointed chairman of surgery at St. Joseph’s Health in Patterson, New Jersey. He joined the center in September 2022 as vice chair of the Department of Surgery for the Division of Vascular Surgery. Before, Choi served as the chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, co-surgical director of the Temple Heart and Vascular Institute, and professor of surgery at Temple University.

As with last year’s course, participants will learn from expert faculty through a combination of didactic and case-based presentations, as well as hands-on experience. The two-day course will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 2. Visit vascular.org/cpvi23

VESAP5 expires July 14

THE SVS’ FIFTH EDITION OF the Vascular Education and SelfAssessment Program (VESAP5) expires at 9 a.m. CDT July 14 and with it, the possibility of claiming continuing medical education credits.

documenting patient encounters and determining appropriate reimbursement.

The optional workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Oct. 16. The main course will be conducted from 1 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 and from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 17.

Both the CPVI Skills Course and the Coding and Reimbursement Workshop will be held at the OLC Education & Conference Center, 9400 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois.

Visit vascular.org/coding23

Learners can earn credits and obtain certificates until then. Vascular surgeons and trainees can utilize the online program to prepare for qualifying, certification and recertification exams in vascular surgery and to keep up-to-date in the field.

The VESAP5 program was released on July 16, 2020. Those who purchase the VESAP5 comprehensive package—now at up to 50% off—before the expiration date will have access to a non-CME version from July 17 of this year through July 17, 2024.

The educational content will remain accessible even after the CME expiration. Learn more at vascular.org/VESAP5