by Pam Kurtz, Cournet Mendivil

Please join us at VIVA 13 for an unparalleled opportunity to interact with experts, immerse in education and experience innovation.

VIVA® is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to education, research, and awareness of vascular disease. Many endeavors unfold throughout the year that help fulfill VIVA’s mission, including fellowship opportunities, collaboration with worldwide vascular meetings, interaction with policy makers, support for and participation in vascular research, and development of awareness initiatives for issues like critical limb ischemia and philanthropy. The VIVA Board is comprised of 15 physicians representing vascular medicine, vascular surgery, interventional radiology and cardiology.

As we enter our second decade, the annual VIVA Symposium remains the most important and outward manifestation of the board’s enthusiasm and commitment to the vascular field. VIVA has established a tradition of novel and personalized educational tools, including
electronic learning, live cases with robust multidisciplinary discussion, and many venues for interaction between faculty and attendees.

The faculty is comprised of experts from eight different specialties who treat patients with vascular disease. The faculty is handpicked as the most passionate educators who dedicate themselves to evidence-based care. There are multiple learning venues and attendees can pick the format that works best for their individual style. We have developed new programs and refined winning programs from recent VIVA meetings. As vascular care evolves, VIVA aims to provide educational opportunities that will allow attendees to stay on top of the field, engage with new colleagues, learn from other specialists, and glimpse into the future of vascular care.

What You Can Expect at VIVA 13

Expanded Pre-Symposia Included in Your Tuition

Pre-symposia courses take place on Monday, October 7th:

• Advanced Venous Strategies: A comprehensive look at the hot topics in venous interventions, one of the fastest growing areas of endovascular practices.
• CLI: An Interactive and Comprehensive Approach: A full-day session on insights and practical education about the manifestations, diagnosis, and patient care considerations for CLI patients.
• Navigating Success in Physician Practice for 2013 and Beyond: New Choices New Challenges: This session will tackle some of the most pertinent topics—including the expanding trend of physician employment by hospitals, outpatient imaging and intervention programs, and the regulatory alphabet soup (AUC, ACO, etc.).
• Structural Heart and TAVI Symposium: Through a series of didactic, case-based and interactive lectures, attendees will gain valuable interventional insights, get current with the existing data, and get a glimpse of the future of this rapidly evolving field.

The 4th Annual Comprehensive Review Course

on Vascular and Endovascular Medicine (CRC) For the fourth year, VIVA is collaborating with the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) to offer The Comprehensive Review Course on Vascular and Endovascular Medicine (formerly known as the Vascular and Endovascular Board Review Course). This two-day course is jam-packed with information and will be especially valuable to physicians preparing for the American Board of Vascular Medicine (ABVM) board certification examinations, and those who want a detailed, problem-based, intensive review course including both vascular and endovascular components.

New and Continued for VIVA 13

Once VIVA officially begins on Tuesday, October 8th, attendees will have a plethora of courses, topics, and therapeutic areas to explore between the General Session and multiple concurrent courses. General Session offers nearly four days of vascular education including presentations from experts from around the world, insightful debates with in-depth panel discussions, and more stimulating live cases from top international and domestic sites than ever before.

In addition, these concurrent sessions offer something for every attendee:

• The BLITZ: A unique, fast-paced, nohuddle learning session featuring small group speed teaching and case discussions.
• VIVA Voce (võ-chã): A one-on-one interview with VIVA faculty offering an intimate session of Q&As and provocative discussion of vascular headlines.
• VIVA Face-Off: A lightning rounds competition series featuring a fast and furious showcase of
• electronic presentations by vascular experts and trainees from across the globe. Top presenters win prizes, including an iPad or a two-week, hands-on training experience.
• Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Symposium (CHPS ): A two-day educational track dedicated to the cardiovascular healthcare professional focusing on peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, wound care, noninvasive vascular testing, and emerging therapies in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Additionally, CHPS attendees will have the opportunity to attend all of VIVA 13 at no additional cost.
• Strategies on the Frontline: A technical concurrent session offering an intense training experience for newbies and VIVA veterans alike in a no-nonsense, situation room setting.
• International Forum: This session provides an open-minded environment for an interactive exchange of ideas, methodologies, and practices, benefiting even the most experienced physician.
• Live Case Forum: This intimate session is designed to engage the live case operators with the audience and panel, who will breakdown each case, step by step to stimulate your senses.

Laptop LEARNING™ Goes Mobile!

VIVA’s innovative and customizable Laptop Learning™ program can now be utilized on a personal laptop, smartphone or tablet.

This dynamic educational tool allows participants to engage at his or her own speed with full access to slide presentations, real-time interactivity between the participant and faculty experts, extended Live Case footage, and much more.

Vascular Career Advancement Award

VIVA and LINC will award two physicians who have dedicated their young careers to the advancement in the diagnosis and management of patients with vascular disease. Physicians who have been in practice for 10 years or less and specialize in vascular medicine/angiology, vascular surgery, interventional
radiology, or interventional cardiology are eligible to apply for this award, and the recipients will be recognized as special guests and invited faculty to both VIVA and LINC.

If you would like to apply or nominate a deserving candidate, please visit www.VIVAPVD.com.

Don’t Miss VIVA 13! Register Today

VIVA 13 will be held at Wynn Las Vegas from October 8-11, 2013. The Comprehensive Review Course begins October 5th, Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Symposium (CHPS) begins on October 6th and all pre-symposia take place on October 7th.

Early-bird VIVA tuition is $1295 for physicians, $895 for military physicians, and $995 for industry professionals, allied health professionals, nurses, technologists, and residents. Fellows and a select number of international physicians can attend for free with submission of an interesting case for evaluation. See our website for details and to register! www.VIVAPVD.com.