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Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) 29th Annual Scientific Sessions
Register to attend the SVM 29th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 13–16, 2018, at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in beautiful downtown Chicago, IL. Visit www.vascularmed.org/am18 to register or to learn more. Register by May 18 to take advantage of the early registration discount.
Meeting highlights
World-class faculty
Educational sessions covering the breath of vascular medicine
Combined American Venous Forum (AVF)/SVM session
Vascular Jeopardy, with added fun and a new ending
Keynote Session: Future of Non-invasive Imaging – a discussion with industry imaging leaders
Vascular Medicine in Value Based Medicine and Systemness – Roundtable Discussion
Jay D Coffman Young Investigators Award
SVM in the Vascular Lab
Cases Over Cocktails
The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park will be the site of all Annual Scientific Sessions. The hotel is located at 200 North Columbus, Chicago, IL 60601. SVM has secured a discounted rate with the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park starting at $249 per night. Reserve your room by May 14, 2018, to secure the discounted rate.
These discounted rates will be available to Scientific Sessions attendees, based on availability, Tuesday, June 12, through Sunday, June 17. A special meeting rate is available 3 days pre- and post-meeting, based on availability. Rates are subject to daily incidental charges and state and city taxes per room, per night (currently 17.4%). Cancellations must be made 24 hours before the day of arrival to avoid a cancellation fee of one night’s room and tax.
Reserve your room online at https://aws.passkey.com/event/49218605/owner/2945/home, or call the hotel at +1-312-565-8000 or toll free at +1-800-257-7544. Be sure to identify yourself as an SVM attendee to receive the discounted rate.
Message from the Scientific Program Committee Chair
Raghu Kolluri, MD, FSVM, on behalf of the SVM Scientific Program Committee
The 2018 SVM 29th Annual Scientific Sessions are scheduled to be held June 13–16 at the Fairmont Millennium Park, in Chicago. It has been an honor to serve SVM as the chair of the Scientific Program Committee. The committee’s hard work has resulted in a phenomenal agenda featuring the breadth of vascular medicine. Members of the SVM Board of Trustees and the multi-specialty Program Committee members have developed content that is practical and contemporary. Some sessions are new for 2018, making this meeting unique and probably the best SVM meeting to-date. It is my pleasure to share the content of the preliminary agenda with you.
The meeting begins on Wednesday, June 13, with an
The Scientific Sessions begin on Thursday, June 14 with our traditional
The morning of Friday, June 15 will begin with our annual SVM member business meeting breakfast. The first session of the day is ‘
A half-day of programming on Saturday, June 16 will start with the incredibly popular
Over the past few years, SVM members have been quite active on social media. We will continue the
June is a great time to be in Chicago. From ‘The Bean’ to the awe-inspiring landscape and architecture, the Millennium Park area provides a great opportunity for family-friendly atmosphere. A foodie and wine snobs’ paradise, Chicago’s culinary scene provides plenty of dining options. Bring the family along. There will be plenty of time to enjoy and relax with family and to meet old friends, and make some new ones. Don’t forget to spread the word to your colleagues, trainees, sonographers, advanced practitioners and whoever else is interested in vascular disease. Hope to see you in Chicago!
SVM 29th Annual Scientific Sessions Preliminary Schedule, June 13–16, 2018, Chicago, IL, USA
SVM 2017 Fellows Course
Raghu Kolluri, MD, FSVM, Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, FSVM, Ido Weinberg, MD, FSVM, SVM
The third annual SVM Fellows Course was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 2–3, 2017. The course was full, with 51 fellow attendees. The fellows came from all cardiovascular subspecialties. They were quite engaged and showed much enthusiasm for the content and for our Society. The course content showed the breadth of vascular medicine and ranged from medical management of PAD to fibromuscular dysplasia and anticoagulation to interventions. Feedback after the course was excellent, and we look forward to holding another course in 2018.
Many thanks to the course supporters who offered industry symposia sessions and participated in the hands-on section of the course, where fellows had an opportunity to try and learn about the latest vascular technologies and equipment available.
Alexion
Boston Scientific
Spectranetics/Philips
BMS/Pfizer
Cook Medical
Medtronic
Siemens
Special thanks to Leslie Monahan and Annie Cox from Kellen who helped make the course a reality and to all the SVM members who found the time to offer lectures as course faculty. We hope to see your fellows at the 2018 SVM Fellows Course. Stay tuned for additional details.
Course Directors Drs Weinberg and Shishehbor welcome the attendees.
Fellows participating in the hands-on forum with industry representatives.
SVM President, Dr Heather Gornik, lecturing on ultrasound findings after venous ablation.
A moment of levity for the attendees and faculty, inspired by Dr Weinberg.
Update on International Collaboration Between SVM and VAS
Naomi Hamburg, MD, FSVM, Mariella Catalano, MD, EFE-VAS
Together, we had the pleasure of co-chairing a joint session of the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) and the Vascular Independent Research and Education European Organization (VAS) on December 2, 2017. VAS (www.vas-int.net) is an independent association transforming itself into a foundation (VAS European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine) in 2018, with a goal of promoting angiology and vascular medicine in Europe. They have over 600 members and more than 27 agreements with collaborating societies. There is a joint partnership between SVM and VAS with the goal of promoting our collaboration for the benefit of our patients, populations, and specialists. There has been exchange between members of the SVM Board of Trustees, including immediate past-president Dr Jerry Bartholomew and Dr Naomi Hambrg and Drs Gerry Fowkes and Mariella Catalano from VAS, with the goal of defining concrete projects. It is interesting to note that SVM past-president John Cooke was a representative to VAS during its inception as the European Working Group on Medical Angiology in 1991.
Last year, we continued our tradition of creating a joint SVM and VAS session at the annual European Angiology Days held in Italy on December 2nd. SVM members participated via Skype. The joint session was entitled ‘Peripheral Artery Disease and Women’. In Europe, mortality related to cardiovascular disease is greater in women compared to men, and women have at least the same prevalence of PAD as men and have a poorer perceived quality of life. 1 Recent evidence from the Global Burden of Disease study shows that the prevalence of PAD and associated disability is accelerating to a greater degree in women, particularly in developing countries.2,3 The American Heart Association recently added Elizabeth Beard, a woman with PAD, to the ‘Go Red For Women’ and PAD awareness campaigns emphasizing the importance of increasing patient and provider knowledge of the importance of PAD in women.
The SVM-VAS joint session opened with remarks from Dr Catalano supporting the collaboration between our organizations. Dr Heather Gornik, current SVM President, began her lecture congratulating VAS on its 14th Annual Congress, shared an overview of SVM, and acknowledged the many shared goals of SVM and VAS. She went on to discuss the key findings from the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia, which has enrolled over 1900 patients at 14 centers across the USA. She also reviewed the association between FMD and spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and the need to identify predictors of SCAD risk in patients with FMD. Dr Hamburg gave a talk titled ‘Vascular Aging in Women’, showing findings from the Framingham Heart Study suggesting that the rate of vascular stiffening is greater in women after midlife as compared to men. Dr Amy Pollak reviewed the importance of detecting PAD in women and applying guideline-based approaches to reduce symptoms and lower cardiovascular risk. Dr Diane Treat-Jacobsen highlighted the benefits of exercise training to improve functional status in women and men with PAD and the need for more research about optimal strategies to implement exercise treatments in women. The program also included sessions by speakers from Europe including Dr Regitz-Zagrosek on ‘Cardiovascular Acute Events’, Dr Kavousi on ‘Epidemiological Data’, Dr Catalano on ‘Woman and subclinical PAD’, and Dr Moore on ‘Women and Awareness for PAD: How to Approach’. Dr Gerry Fowkes, a friend and colleague to many SVM members, was in the audience and asked extremely perceptive questions of all the panelists. The representatives from the US were able to present and see the VAS members using a video connection, though we look forward to visiting Italy or other countries in Europe in the future.
SVM members and the Board of Trustees and both of us are excited about the potential for ongoing efforts between SVM and VAS to promote educational efforts and scientific progress to reduce the burden of vascular disease. We would be interested in hearing from SVM membership about topics for future joint sessions between our two vascular societies. Please contact me with your ideas at
