Abstract
The SVM 26th Scientific Sessions were held in Baltimore, Maryland, 10–13 June 2015 and once again were a great success.
We had nearly 300 attendees and 15 academic sessions – including, new this year, the inaugural Founders’ Lecture by Victor J Dzau, MD, a founding member of SVM and President of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. There were also traditional sessions including Vascular Jeopardy, the award presentations, and Cases over Cocktails.
The meeting started early this year, with academic sessions on Wednesday afternoon: the ABCs of Vascular Medicine. Topics included upper and lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), superficial thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism. Arterial diseases were also covered including cerebrovascular, peripheral artery, mesenteric and renovascular disease. The ABC sessions ended with talks on lymphedema and lipedema. A well-attended educational dinner forum – Risk Reduction in PAD – followed.
Thursday morning started with the Year in Review in Vascular Medicine, including updates on cerebrovascular, peripheral arterial, and aortic disease and venous thromboembolism. New this year was the Editor’s Choice – Best of Vascular Medicine.
The first Founders’ Lecture by Dr Victor Dzau reviewed our Society’s successful past and summarized our many contributions to the field of vascular medicine. Dr Dzau also pointed out the continuing need for a strong and energetic vascular medicine community for the future and encouraged the Society for Vascular Medicine to continue to seek out ABIM certification.
Another well-received session this year was on critical limb ischemia, with an important lecture on the disparities in revascularization and amputation rates in the United States. An update on the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) (also known as new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) or target-specific oral anticoagulants (TSOACs)) was followed by six scientific presentations during lunch as part of the Jay D Coffman ‘Young Investigator Award’ competition. The poster hall featured more than 40 posters, and there was a lively poster session which gave investigators an opportunity to discuss their science with attendees.
Back by popular demand, Thursday afternoon featured three lively debates led by experts in the field: does thrombophilia testing assist with the management of venous thromboembolic disease? Do compression stockings prevent the post thrombotic syndrome? What is the best approach for the management of chronic limb ischemia: surgery or endovascular intervention?
We had two concurrent sessions again this year with wide-ranging topics on environmental disorders, a state-of-the-art discussion on aortic and arterial aneurysms, upper-extremity arterial disease, and lower-extremity wounds. Thursday evening ended with the ever-popular Cases over Cocktails followed by the Women in Vascular Medicine Reception.
Friday morning started early with the SVM annual business meeting. During the meeting, SVM President Jim Froehlich thanked outgoing members of the SVM Board of Trustees who had completed their terms of service: Trustee Diane Treat-Jacobson and Past President Joshua Beckman. Elections were held for SVM president-elect, secretary, treasurer and three trustees.
The business meeting was followed by sessions on inferior vena cava filters (IVC) and topics related to cerebrovascular disease. The awards ceremony included presentation of the Jay D Coffman ‘Young Investigator Awards’, the Jess R Young ‘Outstanding Educator Award’, and the ‘Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine (MSVM) Award’.
James B Froehlich, MD gave the Presidential Address and cited the financial stability and growth of the Society over the past two years. He also presented ideas on continuing and strengthening our collaboration with other societies.
The always popular Vascular Jeopardy was again a huge success. Yung-Wei Chi, DO took first place, while Heather Gornik, MD and Ana Casanegra, MD were second and third place winners, respectively.
Friday afternoon sessions included topics on peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic venous insufficiency as well as the medical and surgical approach to lymphedema. New this year was a session on the practice of vascular medicine around the world. Mariella Catalano from Milan, Italy discussed the role of vascular medicine (also known as angiology) in Europe while Maria Teresa Abola from the Philippines and Marcelo Gomes (formerly from Brazil) reported on the role of vascular medicine in Asia and South America, respectively. A new session on vascular emergencies rounded out the day with terrific talks on acute limb ischemia, phlegmasia cerulea dolens, and acute pulmonary embolism. The day ended with the annual Celebrating Vascular Medicine Reception.
On Saturday morning, concurrent sessions included the always popular SVM in the Vascular Laboratory program. Talks centered on maximizing the diagnostic and therapeutic power of the vascular laboratory across all testing areas and included presentations from many luminaries in the field. The simultaneous sessions included three conferences on ‘How to Develop…’, focusing on development of a wound care team, an IVC filter retrieval team, and a pulmonary embolism response team.
We thank the entire Scientific Sessions Program Committee for its hard work this year in planning an outstanding meeting. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for topics for 2016.
SVM Awards Presented at the 26th Scientific Sessions
Jay D Coffman Young Investigator Awards
Vivek Nanda, PhD, Stanford University
Cycline-dependent kinase inhibitor 2B regulates transforming growth factor beta 1-mediated smooth muscle cell recruitment to ischemic blood vessels
Omar Javed, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Changes in carotid duplex ultrasound velocities after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis
Jess R Young Outstanding Educator Award
James C Stanley, MD, the Marion and David Handleman Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan Health Center
Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine (MSVM) Award
Joshua Beckman, MD and Victor Dzau, MD were awarded the MSVM designation for their many years of service to the Society
SVM Elections
Elections for the SVM Board of Trustees were held at the annual business meeting on Friday 12 June. The following individuals will serve the Society for 2015–2016:
John R (Jerry) Bartholomew, MD, MSVM, Cleveland Clinic
Heather L Gornik, MD, FSVM, Cleveland Clinic
Herbert D Aronow, MD, MPH, FSVM, Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute
Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, FSVM, Ohio Health and Riverside Methodist Hospital
Teresa L Carman, MD, FSVM, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center
Yung-wei (Willy) Chi, DO, FSVM, UC Davis Vascular Center
Naomi M Hamburg, MD, FSVM, Boston University Medical Center
Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD, FSVM, VA Boston Healthcare System & Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Elizabeth Ratchford, MD, FSVM, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc, MHA, FSVM, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellows Course: A State-of-the-Art Review in Clinical Vascular Medicine
The Society for Vascular Medicine was proud to present its first-ever Fellows Course in Baltimore, Maryland on 13 and 14 June. The 2-day intensive course was designed to highlight vascular medicine for interventionalists, surgeons and vascular medicine specialists in training. It was developed for fellows from general cardiology, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, interventional vascular medicine, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery disciplines. Thirty-three fellows attended this inaugural offering.
With world-renown faculty at the lectern, the course provided a foundation in non-invasive vascular medicine to help young physicians be prepared to properly identify, diagnose and treat patients with vascular disease, before, during and after vascular intervention or surgery.
Topics covered pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia, renal artery, carotid artery and mesenteric artery disease, ulcers and wound care, critical limb ischemia, aneurysms, lipedema, lymphedema, and orphan diseases in vascular medicine. The sessions, which included lectures and case discussions, were led by experts and leaders in the field of vascular medicine. The Society thanks the organizing committee and speakers for this exciting new offering and the course directors Raghu Kolluri and Ido Weinberg.
Dr Victor Dzau delivering the first Founders’ Lecture.
A great turnout for the Year in Review.
A record number of abstracts were received this year and 40 posters were selected for presentation.
Dr James Stanley receiving the Jess R Young ‘Outstanding Educator Award’.
Dr Joshua Beckman addressing attendees after receiving the MSVM Award.
Vascular Jeopardy session organizers and winners; from left: Drs Yung-Wei Chi, Steve Dean, Aditya Sharma, Ana Casanegra, and Heather Gornik.
Socializing with old friends and new SVM colleagues between sessions.
It wouldn’t be an SVM meeting without an educational and entertaining lecture from Dr Thom Rooke!
Jerry Bartholomew summarizes the Scientific Sessions at the annual business meeting.
Raghu Kolluri gives the Treasurer’s report at the annual business meeting.
Aditya Sharma interviews Stanley Rockson for the SVM website.
Time for conversation and some good laughs.
Dr Alan Hirsch teaches about PAD in the inaugural Fellows Course.
