Vascular surgeons from across the United States and the world are eagerly anticipating its 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston—and for more than the usual reasons of learning, collaborating, and hearing the latest research.

The Society for Vascular Surgery, comprised of members around the globe who are experts in the comprehensive treatment of vascular diseases and conditions, is completing the year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary and 75th annual meeting at VAM22. The meeting will be from June 15 to 18 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Education extends across all four days; exhibits will be open on June 16 and 17.

The Society was founded in 1946 and held its first annual meeting a year later.

The first annual meeting in 1947 was a half-day affair then-President Dr. Alton Ochsner presided over eight scientific presentations. In contrast,

this year’s 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting covers four full days, hundreds of abstracts featuring cutting-edge research. More than 25 other sessions, including postgraduate courses, cover a host of issues important to vascular surgeons.

Even those who can’t make the meeting in person can “attend,” with the live streaming option introduced last year expanded for ’22. All eight scientific sessions, several sessions geared to international members, two special lectures, the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum, the Awards Ceremony, the Presidential Address, a postgraduate course, and a number of other educational sessions all will be live-streamed, with educational credit available in some cases.

“All those involved in treating vascular disease, no matter their focus or career stage, will learn useful information at VAM,” said Andres Schanzer, MD. He chairs the SVS Program Committee, which oversees the meeting’s educational content. “We aim to cover a broad variety of topics that will be of interest to our diverse members, from emerging trends to highlighting particular vascular conditions and treatments, to situations our members frequently face, such as dialysis access, thoracic outlet syndrome, and chronic limb-threatening ischemia,” said Dr. Schanzer. “This meeting will have important content for all vascular surgeons.”

The meeting also will include education for special interests developed by SVS’ member sections, ding those in the community setting, those who work in outpatient settings, vascular physician assistants, women, and young surgeons.

By attendee request, this year’s VAM also will feature:

• Additional plenary sessions, “allowing us to offer more science in the program and the opportunity to highlight more of our talented investigators,” said Schanzer.
• More discussion following abstract presentations
• Less overlap of competing sessions
• Expanded livestreaming
• Recordings available the following week

“It will be the biggest and best VAM we’ve ever had,” Dr. Schazer adds.

The SVS “Cheers to 75 Years” Gala will finish the celebration in grand style. The semi-formal party will be held on the evening of Friday, June 17, and will feature a reception, plated dinner, entertainment, live and silent auctions, and dancing, (Learn more at vascular.org/Gala22Tickets)

The SVS Public Safety Organization Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) is holding its annual meeting, VQI@VAM, on the afternoon of June 14 and all day on June 15. The Society for Vascular Nursing, which has its management home with SVS, will hold its 40th Annual Conference in tandem with VAM as well, on June 15 and 16. For more information, visit vascular.org/VAM