Research Committee

The Committee provides research strategy direction to the Council, and, by adopting a 'horizon scanning' approach, ensure the Society keeps pace with progress in vascular research.

The Committee will identify research initiatives and advise Council on ways to implement these.

It will work closely with the Circulation Foundation in matters relating to grants currently awarded by the Society, and the funding of new grants initiated and implemented by the committee.

Nine Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will convert questions to research funding applications. Develop core outcome sets for vascular surgery. UK vascular clinical trials network facilitating co-investigation. The SIGs facilitate clinicians to identify, support and answer important research questions posed by patients with vascular disease.

Achievements

Research priority setting - James Lind Alliance
Set up nine Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
The Socity's Journal: JVSGBI