O Canada: VAM 2020 housing, registration now open

Feb 29, 2020 Re-posted from the March 2020 issue of Vascular Specialist

Registration and housing for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are now open.

The 2020 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) meeting will be held June 17 to 20 in Toronto, Canada. VAM starts with a full day of educational programming June 17, including six postgraduate courses, a number of international events, abstract presentations from the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society, an “Ask the Expert” session on mentorship in vascular surgery and a concurrent session on digital health advancements in the field of vascular surgery.

Also happening Wednesday is the hugely popular simulation training for medical students and general surgery residents, followed by a welcome reception for those attendees.

Wednesday continues with the first day of the Society for Vascular Nursing’s annual conference and the second—and final—day of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) annual meeting, VQI@VAM.

Scientific sessions will be held June 18 to 20, and the Exhibit Hall will be open June 18 to 19. The second annual SVS Foundation “Vascular Spectacular Gala: Northern Lights” will be Friday, June 19.

To register and obtain housing, and for the VAM schedule at a glance, visit vsweb.org/VAM2020.

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