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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023 | CONFERENCE EDITION 1
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CRAWFORD FORUM
PRESIDENT-ELECT ZEROES IN ON COMPLEXITY OF ISSUES WITHIN VASCULAR SURGERY PIPELINE The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum this year probes the problems and the challenges facing the vascular surgery workforce pipeline. The opening day highlight—the domain of the incoming SVS president, Joseph Mills, MD—seeks to unravel the multi-faceted, multi-directional nature of the issues contained within this complex structure.
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Michel S. Makaroun Dawn M. Coleman
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‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion of extracellular vesicle cargo wins SVS Foundation award, place on VAM stage Award-winning vascular resident talks about the science behind her work, which her mentor says is “moving the needle on every front.” By Éva Malpass
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niversity of Toronto surgeon-scientist trainee Sneha Raju, MD, has been awarded the SVS Foundation Resident Research Award for 2023 for her work on a “new paradigm” of endothelial cell-cell communication and its invaluable implications for atherosclerotic plaque development. Her work delves into the “critical” bidirectional interface that endothelial cells (ECs) inhabit, in the hopes that manipulating
the mechanism might lead to mitigation of disease progression. Created to encourage early-career physicians to become involved in basic science research, the annual award centers on explorations of the biology of vascular disease and potential translational therapies. Abstracts
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WHAT’S UP ON OPENING DAY
AFTER A FULL YEAR OF preparation, the SVS anticipates the day we have all been waiting for: opening day 2023. Here are just some of the activities on tap: Registration will be open from 6 a.m.–5 p.m. (all times EDT) on the Ballroom Level of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The rest of the day is jampacked with educational and scientific sessions, the annual meetings for the Vascular Quality Initiative (today is the final day) and the Society for Vascular Nursing (first of two days), receptions, industry sessions and more. It ends with a chance for attendees to put on their comfy jeans and casual shirts, and celebrate opening day with a free party for all ages. SVS Connect@VAM: Building Community is from 7–9 p.m. on the atrium level. Registrants will want to catch the Opening Ceremony from 7:30–8:30 a.m. in the main session room, Potomac A/B. That will be followed immediately by the William J. von Liebig Forum, presenting the first sets of plenaries. Also up, the Registered Physician Vascular Interpretation Exam Review, in two sessions, four “lunch and learn” sessions and more scientific sessions. The day winds down with receptions for residents and medical students..— Beth Bales
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