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UPCOMING SESSIONS:

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Date TBC

 

Journal Club

"Meta-analysis of fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair versus open surgical repair

of juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms over the last 10 years"

Miss Manal Ahmed, Vascular Specialist Trainee

Panel:

Mr Ed Sideso, Oxford University Hospitals

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Date TBC

Assessing Cardiac Risk in Patients with Aortoiliac Atherosclerosis

Lower Limb Series

 

Dr Saul Myerson, Consultant Cardiologist

Oxford University Hospitals

Dr Sadie Syed, Consultant Anaesthetist

Imperial College London

Mr Chris Darby, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Oxford University Hospitals

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Date TBC

Vascular Access Complications

Mr Ayaz Hossain

Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon

The Royal Free Hospital

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COMPLETED SESSIONS:

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Thurs 23rd April: OVC CAROTID SERIES

Combined Curriculum and Journal Club Session

The Evidence Base for Carotid Practice - Part 1

Mr Dominic Howard, Academic Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Monday 27th April: Curriculum Session

Venous Disease

Miss Emma Wilton, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Venous Specialist

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Thurs 29th April: Journal Club

Superficial Venous Intervention

Miss Mary Weisters, Vascular Specialist Registrar

Deep Venous Intervention

Ms Mei Nortley, Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Mon 4th May: Curriculum Session

Mesenteric Vascular Disease

Mr Chris Darby, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Thurs 7th May: Journal Club

Mesenteric Interventions

Miss Mary Weisters, Vascular Specialist Registrar

& Dr Luke Lintin, Interventional Radiology Specialist Registrar

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Mon 11th May: Curriculum Session

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Vascular Patients

Dr Jonathan Mason, Consultant Vascular Anaesthetist

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Thurs 14th May: Journal Club

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Prior to AAA Repair

Mr Keaton Jones, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, General Surgery Specialist Registrar

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Thurs 21st May: Vascular Duplex Module 1

The Fundamentals of Ultrasound

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Wed 27th May 2020 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

Vasospasm & Vasculitidies

Mr Patrick Lintott, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Thurs 28th May 13.30pm: Journal Club

A Critical Appraisal of the EVAR-1 Trial

Mr Keaton Jones, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, General Surgery Specialist Registrar

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Mon 1st June 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

AAA Screening & Surveillance

Mr Jeremy Perkins, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Clinical Lead Thames Valley AAA Screening Programme

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Thurs 4th June 13.30pm: Journal Club

AAA screening - The  MASS Study* & the UK Small Aneurysm Trial*

Mr Daniel Urriza Rodriguez, Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Mon 8th June 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

Vascular Access 

Mr Chris Darby, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Thurs 11th June 13.30pm: Journal Club

The IMPROVE Trial*

Ms Kasia Bera, General Surgery Specialist Registrar

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Mon 15th June 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

The Epidemiology of Vascular Disease

Mr Ian Nordon, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Wessex & Thames Valley Vascular TPD

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Tues 16th June 13.30pm: Vascular Duplex Module 2

Doppler Ultrasound, Duplex Imaging and Common Ultrasound Artefacts

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Wed 17th June: Curriculum Session

Complex Aortic Repair - Fundamentals & Considerations

Mr Ed Sideso, Clinical Lead - Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Mon 22nd June: OVC CAROTID SERIES

Combined Curriculum & Journal Club Session

The Evidence Base for Carotid Practice Part 2

Mr Dominic Howard, Academic Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Tues 23rd June 13.30pm:

Vascular Duplex Module 3

An Introduction to Peripheral & Extracranial Arterial Imaging

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Mon 29th June 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

GUEST SPEAKER

Vascular Diseases of Childhood and Paediatric Vascular Practice

Miss Meryl Davis, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Royal Free & Great Ormond Street Hospitals

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Thurs 2nd July 13.30pm: Journal Club

Excess Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Paclitaxel Devices

Mr Daniel Urriza Rodriguez, Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Mon 6th July 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

CT imaging in Vascular Disease

Dr Ali Hussainy, Consultant Interventional Radiologist

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Tues 7th July 13.30pm: OVC CAROTID SERIES & Journal Club

General Anaesthesia versus Local Anaesthesia (GALA): a Multicentre, Randomised Controlled Trial*

Ms Frances Dixon, Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Wed 8th July 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

The IR Suite: Wires, Catheters, Sheaths & everything you are too embarrassed to ask

Dr Tina MacKinnon, Consultant Interventional Radiologist 

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Thursday 9th July 13.30pm: 

Vascular Duplex Module 4

Peripheral Venous Imaging & Vein Mapping

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Mon 13th July 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

Values-Based Practice & Montgomery Consent

Professor Ashok Handa, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Clinical Tutor of Surgery, Oxford University

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Thurs 16th July 13.30pm: Journal Club

The EVAR-2 Trial*

Mr Keaton Jones, Academic Clinical Lecturer, General Surgical Specialist Registrar

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Friday 17th July 2020 13.30pm: The Consultant Interview

Dr Tina MacKinnon, Dr Luke Lintin, Dr Andrew MacDonald

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Mon 20th July 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

Peri-Operative Medicine for Vascular Patients - Part 1

Dr David Lewis, Consultant Peri-Operative Physician, Acute General Medicine

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Tuesday 21st July 13.30pm: OVC CAROTID SERIES

The Evolution of Carotid Anaesthesia

Dr Mark Stoneham, Consultant Vascular Anaesthetist

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Thursday 23rd July 19.00pm: OVC CAROTID SERIES

Drinks & Debate

"Carotid Endarterectomy should be done: GA, standard endarterectomy, all patients should be shunted"

Mr Andrew Northeast, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

vs.

Prof Tim Magee, Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Mon 27th July: Curriculum Session 

Peri-Operative Medicine for Vascular Patients - Part 2

Dr Shvaita Ralhan, Consultant Physician in Geratolgy & Peri-Operative Medicine

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Thurs 30th July 13.30pm: Vascular Duplex Module 5

Ultrasound Machine Settings, Layout & Optimisation

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Tues 11th August 13.30pm: OVC CAROTID SERIES & Curriculum Session

Non-Atherosclerotic Carotid Disease

Dr Enrico Flossmann, Consultant Neurologist

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Mon 27th July: Curriculum Session 

Peri-Operative Medicine for Vascular Patients - Part 2

Dr Shvaita Ralhan, Consultant Physician in Geratolgy & Peri-Operative Medicine

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Thurs 30th July 13.30pm: Vascular Duplex Module 5

Ultrasound Machine Settings, Layout & Optimisation

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Clinical Vascular Scientist

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Tues 11th August 13.30pm: OVC CAROTID SERIES & Curriculum Session

Non-Atherosclerotic Carotid Disease

Dr Enrico Flossmann, Consultant Neurologist

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Monday 17th August 13.30pm: Curriculum Session

EVAR Planning

Mr Ian Nordon, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Wessex & Thames Valley Training Programme Director

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GUEST SPEAKER

Fri 6th November 13:30pm (BST) 

OVC Aortic Series & Curriculum Session

Type B Aortic Dissection

Mr Richard Gibbs

St Mary's Hospital, London

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Wed 18th November 13.30pm

Journal Club

The INSTEAD Trial - Randomized strategies for Type B aortic dissection

Ms Mei Nortley, Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Fri 20th November 13.30pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

The New Surgical Curriculum Explained

Mr Keaton Jones

Member of the GMC Curriculum Assessment Group

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Fri 18th December 13:30pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

"Principles of Vascular Trauma & An Approach to Neck Injuries"

Mr Ismail Cassimjee

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

South Africa

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Fri 22nd January 2021 13:00pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

"The New Vascular Surgery Curriculum"

Mr Keith Jones

Deputy SAC Chair & Lead Member for Curriculum Development

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Fri 29th January 2021 15:00pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

"Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - Background, Evidence & Surgical Approaches"

Mr Louis Fligelstone, Morriston Hospital, Swansea University Healthboard

Mr Andy Garnham, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Mr Dominic PJ Howard, Oxford University Hospitals

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Fri 12th February 2021 13:00pm (BST)

The OVCs: Venous Series

Principles of Venous Physiology & Open Deep Venous Reconstruction

Mr Sriram Narayanan

The Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore

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Fri 12th March 13:30pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

The OVCs: Carotid Series

"Treatment Options for Asymptomatic Carotid Disease"

Professor Alison Halliday

Principal Investigator ACST-2 Trial

Oxford University

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Fri 19th March 13:00pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

"Open or Endovascular Repair for AAA - How I Decide"

Dr Christopher Smolock

The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio

Panel Discussion:

Mr Michael Jenkins, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, President VSGBI

Professor Ian Loftus, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Past-President VSGBI

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Fri 9th April 13:00pm (BST)

Curriculum Session

The OVCs: Venous Series

Pelvic Venous Disorder

Mr Sriram Narayanan

The Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore

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Friday 23rd April 13:30pm (BST)

Journal Club: FRCS (Vasc) Seminal Paper

Dr Katy Boncey, Peri-operative and Elderly Medicine Specialist Registrar

MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20,536 high risk individuals: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group.

Lancet. 2002; 360; 7-22. 

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Pre-recorded session - available Tuesday 27th April 2021

Curriculum Session

Cell Salvage, ACT Monitoring and Thromboelastography

Mr Steve Von Kier, Lead Healthcare Scientist for Patient Blood Management and Conservation

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Pre-recorded session - available Thursday May 6th 2021

Duplex Module

Extracranial Duplex Imaging

Mr Ben Warner-Michel, Vascular Ultrasonographer

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Friday 11th June 2021: OVC AORTIC SERIES

Curriculum Session

Management of the Infected Aortic Graft

Miss Rachel Bell

Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Freeman Hospital

Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, President-Elect

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Friday 17th September 2021: OVC LOWER LIMB SERIES

The Global Vascular Guidelines on CLTI

Professor Joseph Mills M.D. FACS

Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy

Baylor Medical College, Houston TX

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Friday 1st October 2021, 13:30pm (BST)

Journal Club Session: Lower Limb Series

FRCS (Vasc) Seminal Paper

The BASIL-1 Trial

Mr Andrew Nickinson

Vascular Specialist Registrar

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Friday 18th February 2022, 14:30pm (BST)

The Aortoiliac Segment

Lower Limb Series

Prof Firas Mussa

Prof Mohamad Hamady

Mr Richard Gibbs

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Friday 10th June 2022 14:30pm (BST)

The EVRA Trial

Mr Andrew Nickinson

Panel: Mr Manjit Gohel, Professor Alun Davies

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29th July 2022 14.00pm (BST)

"Carotid Practice - The New ESVS Guidelines"

Professor Ross Naylor

Panel: Mr Dominic Howard

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Friday 14th October 14.00pm (BST)

"The ATTRACT Trial"

Mr Tom Evans

Panel: Mr Manjit Gohel & Miss Emma Wilton

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