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The Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland is a registered charity founded to relieve sickness and to preserve, promote & protect the health of the public by advancing excellence & innovation in vascular health, through education, audit & research.

The Society represents & provides professional support for over 600 members, including vascular surgeons, vascular radiologists & others involved in independent vascular practices in Great Britain and Ireland.

The Society focuses on non cardiac vascular disease, including diseases of peripheral arteries, veins & lymphatic. Vascular specialists are trained in the diagnosis and management of conditions affecting all parts of the vascular system.

Vascular Surgery recognised as an independent Specialty

BREAKING NEWS! Vascular Society achieves separate specialty status. Read on for a message from the Society’s President.

Vascular SAC Membership

With the creation of the new specialty of Vascular Surgery on the 16th March 2012, an exciting opportunity has arisen to be a founder member of the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) for Vascular Surgery. This will be a challenging role involving helping establish training new vascular programmes across the UK, running a national selection process and assisting the Schools of Surgery and Deaneries with the quality assurance of these programmes.

Applications for vascular surgeons with experience of surgical training are sought. It is aimed to establish the full Vascular SAC by October 2012 at the latest. The job description and person specifications can be downloaded from the JCST website here http://www.jcst.org/sac_members (under the “SAC Membership vacancies” section; and then “Vascular Surgery Application Pack”). Further information or discussion about the role can be sought from Professor Cliff Shearman, Chair of the Vascular Surgery SAC at cps@soton.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 1st June 2012.

Read more: March 2012 Newsletter

Outcomes after Elective Repair of Infra-renal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

This report which demonstrates a dramatic reduction in mortality for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery over a relatively short period of time demonstrates how collecting, analysing and reflecting on clinical outcomes can result in significant improvements.

Download the report now

The Circulation Foundation is the fundraising arm of The Vascular Society and is the UK’s only national charity dedicated to raising money for pioneering research into the causes, prevention and treatment of vascular disease.

It provides vital support and information for vascular disease patients and their families.

For patient information and ways you can help raise funds and awareness of vascular disease, visit the Circulation Foundation website here.

The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Quality Improvement Programme (AAA QIP), with the inclusion of the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Audit, has been set up to achieve our aim to reduce elective mortality associated with aortic aneurysm surgery to 3.5% by 2013. The project is progressing well and we would encourage Members to view the AAAQIP website for any additional information and updates regarding the AAA QIP project. Regional Action Plans are in the process of being devised throughout the UK and these, along with data feeds, can also be found on the AAAQIP website.

You have the opportunity to raise and comment on current and/or important issues with other VSGBI members but also with additional people from outside of the Society including patients.