The World Federation of Vascular Societies,
whose membership consists of the major
vascular societies of the world, provides a
forum for the international exchange of
scientific, educational and political issues
related to the diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of vascular diseases.
The objectives of the World Federation are:
- The advancement at an international level
of the knowledge and study of vascular
surgery.
- To promote at an international level
research in all aspects of vascular disease
and to disseminate the results of such
research.
- To hold symposia or congresses and to
distribute information.
- To advance the cooperation between
national and regional vascular surgical
societies, to facilitate the exchange of
ideas, to share common experiences and to
promote and standardise the education in
vascular surgery.
- To encourage and promote at an
international level best vascular surgical
practice in the management of patients
presenting with vascular diseases.
- To act as an international conduit for
discussion between vascular surgeons and
when appropriate to be a spokesperson at an
international level for such surgeons.
The World Federation is composed of member
societies consisting of constituted regional
Vascular Societies. Member societies are
usually composed of a formally constituted
association of national societies
representing one of the major geographical
regions of the world. The present members
are:
- Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
representing North America
- European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
representing Europe
- Australian and New Zealand Society for
Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS) representing
Australia and New Zealand
- Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery
(JVS) representing Japan
- Vascular Society of Southern Africa (VASSA)
representing Southern Africa
- Vascular Society of India (VSI)
representing India
A Symposium of the World Federation is held
annually at the same time and place as the
congress of one of the member societies. The
first of these was held in Madrid during
September 2007 during the annual meeting of
the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
The 2008 symposium will be held in San Diego
on the 4th June 2008 in conjunction with the
annual meeting of the Society for Vascular
Surgery.
