International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
Newsletter Vol 8 - No 1 | January 2024
ISSVA President's Message
Dear ISSVA Colleagues,
We are nearing the end of January which means that the early bird registration deadline is fast-approaching for the ISSVA 2024 World Congress in Madrid, Spain 7-10 May. I encourage you to take advantage of the early rates, especially by renewing your membership for 2024, before the 10 February deadline. Our Scientific and Planning Committees have been hard at work reviewing abstracts and finalizing plans for the Congress. The submitted abstracts continue to increase in number, quality, and variety. We meet up to twice weekly to discuss plans. It is an effort that requires collaboration and determination, and we are resolute in making this a great ISSVA Congress for all participants.
We also encourage those planning to attend the meeting in Madrid to secure travel and hotel/housing arrangements. Recall the IFEMA Conference Center is not in the city proper. There are 2 hotels within short walking distance to IFEMA, and many hotels in the city proper with Metro or taxi/care service options to IFEMA. Information is on the ISSVA website. Pullman Madrid Airport & Feria and Novotel Madrid Campo de les Naciones are closest to IFEMA (~5 minute walk).
In the midst of meeting planning, we are also making plans for new opportunities for member involvement in ISSVA projects. Our Board will meet in Madrid for strategic discussions and to determine the next steps for meeting your needs as valued ISSVA members. ISSVA is growing! We’re excited to bring you more ways to be involved going forward.
Looking forward to seeing you in Madrid!
Francine Blei
President, ISSVA
Journal of Vascular Anomalies (JoVA)
JoVA is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): and moving towards Pubmed Central indexing.
We invite you to read some of JoVA's most recent publications:
Case Report
Scientific Research
Clinical Study
- Baseline Quality of Life in Low-Flow Head and Neck Vascular Malformations in Children
- Parkes Weber Syndrome: Contribution of the Genotype to the Diagnosis
- Surgical Treatment of Vascular Anomalies in the Extremities: A Single Surgeon Experience
- Somatic PIK3CA Variants Are Associated With Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartomas
Call for Papers
The Editorial staff of JOVA is issuing a Call for Papers. This peer reviewed, open access journal is dedicated to the discovery and report of the scientific investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of congenital and acquired human vascular lesions. JOVA is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and is available worldwide on Ovid®.
We are accepting the following article types:
- Original Scientific Research (molecular, genetic, histologic)
- Original Clinical Studies (prospective, retrospective, case series)
- Contemporary Reviews
- Evidence based Reviews
- How I do it
- Case Reports
- Letter to the Editor
Submit today to ISSVA’s journal dedicated to Vascular Anomalies. Expedited review and publication! ISSVA members get discounted open access publication fee of only $250.
Membership Corner
It is time to renew your ISSVA membership before it expires on 31 January 2024. Renewals are now open for the upcoming year and we hope you will take advantage of all ISSVA has to offer. Most importantly, reduced registration to the World Congress 2024 in Madrid, Spain, 7-10 May.
If you prefer to renew with a written invoice, please reach out to us at info@issva.org or you can renew online on the ISSVA website.
Renew Your ISSVA Membership Here!
In Memoriam: ISSVA will be including an In Memoriam presentation during the General Assembly at the upcoming ISSVA 2024 World Congress in Madrid. If there is an ISSVA colleague that has passed away from 2020-2024 and you would like them included, please fill out this form. We respect all submissions for In Memoriam but please understand that due to time constraints during the General Assembly we will be listing only those who were ISSVA members.
Message Boards: Read the latest messages or start a conversation online with other members - ISSVA Message Boards.
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World of Vascular Anomalies
ISSVA believes it's important to unite the vascular anomalies community so we share with you, our members, the below events and changes in the field that are not organized or associated with ISSVA, but may be of interest to you. Please note that the events and news items listed below do not indicate an endorsement or sponsorship of these events by ISSVA.
Upcoming Opportunities
Register Now: ISSVA World Congress 2024 - Madrid, Spain - 7-10 May
The ISSVA World Congress 2024 will be a venue to present the latest advances in research and science in vascular anomalies. It will provide a multidisciplinary forum for many specialties including, but not limited to, interventional radiologists, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists, oncologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, and pathologists.
ISSVA is happy to offer some reduced rate hotel options for our attendees. All of our hotel options have accessible routes via public transport. We will be offering free 4-day metro cards to those interested, however, you must sign up during registration to receive a metro card. You can find the most up-to-date travel information about Madrid by visiting it's official tourism website.
Registration is open, and early registration rates are available until 10 February 2024 - take advantage of the reduced rates and register today!
Are we missing any meetings or items of interest?
If you are aware of an upcoming educational opportunity, meeting or other item of interest that should be included, please let us know at info@issva.org so we can review the item and, if appropriate, share it with our membership in our next newsletter.