Partnerships

Partnerships with other organisations

Allied Societies Memorandums of Understanding Partners

The Vascular Society represents patients with vascular disease and specialists treating patients with vascular disease.

This is embeded into the way the Society works:

• Allied vascular societies are represented by their Presidents at Open Council.
• Allied vascular societies are represented on the editorial committee for the JVSGBI and in the reviewers for the Journal.
• The annual scientific meeting (ASM) is held jointly with VS, SVN, SCVS and BACPAR members able to attend all sessions
  • The 2024 ASM will open with an allied society's session on management of the diabetic foot.
  • We aim in 2026 to hold a joint meeting also with VASGBI.
• Allied vascular society members sit on VS Committes:
  • Circulation Foundation
  • Education and Training
  • Audit and Quality Improvement
  • Research
  • Workforce
• We hold a joint summer VS and SVN online symposium.

Allied UK and Ireland Vascular Societies

The Vascular Society works most closely with the following Professional Societies, the Presidents of which sit on the Society’s Open Council:

• British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR)
• Rouleax Club (UK and Ireland vascular surgery trainees)
• Society of Vascular Nurses (SVN)
• College and Society of Vascular Scientists  (CSCVS)
• British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in limb absence Rehabilitation (BACPAR)
• RSM Venous Forum

Memorandums of Understanding

The Vascular Society has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the following organisations:

• European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
• Royal College of Podiatry (RCoP)
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS Ed.)

These MoUs define our relationship as Societies and how we can work together for the benefit of our members and patients.

Partnerships

The Vascular Society has partnership agreements in place with the following organisations:

• British Journal of Surgery (BJS)
• British Society of Endovascular Surgery (BSET)
• Charing Cross International Vascular Symposium (CX)
• National Wound Care Strategy Partnership (NWCSP)

And supports meetings organised by the following organisations:

• Malvern Diabetic Foot 
• Vascular Society of Egypt
• Emirates Vascular Surgical Society (EVSS)