International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
Newsletter Vol 8 - No 2 | March 2024
ISSVA President's Message
Dear ISSVA Colleagues,
I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming World Congress in Madrid 07-10 May. I extend my deepest gratitude to the Scientific Committee, The Meetings Committee, ISSVA staff, sponsors, presenters, and moderators, who are working diligently towards another successful meeting.
I cannot wait to be on the plane to Madrid and then to meet those of you who will be attending the Congress in person. The schedule includes presentations encompassing all subspecialities, and there will be many opportunities for poster viewing and networking throughout the meeting. This is a wonderful opportunity for sharing latest research, advancing our knowledge, and promoting collaborations.
We also encourage you to register for the Congress Social Event, to be held at the Casino de Madrid (an elegant venue, not a casino!). More details can be found here - https://www.issva.org/2024/registration/social-event.
We will update you within the next month with important updates.
With warm regards,
Francine Blei
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
- Prenatal Lymphedema: A Genotype-Phenotype Analysis
- Bowel Perforation Following Sclerotherapy of a Massive Intra-Abdominal Lymphatic Malformation
- A Novel Likely Pathogenic Variant in NOTCH1 Associated With Primary Lymphedema
Scientific Research
Clinical Study
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®. Some manuscripts already have PubMed IDs.
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
There is still time to renew your ISSVA membership 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.
Join the PIK3CA Related Conditions Research Roundtable! CLOVES Syndrome Community has created a space for researchers to connect, share, and learn from one another.
Our Research Roundtable meets every other month and focuses on knowledge exchange, feedback on ongoing projects, sharing work, and research in progress. Each meeting features one 20-minute presentation, with time for questions and discussion, for a total of one hour. We welcome researchers from any discipline interested in PIK3CA or related work. To learn more and register for the 2024 roundtables visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsfu-vqzouHdUOqKjOdl3_Whj8256xs90Z
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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 its official tourism website.
Join us after our Scientific Program wraps up on 9 May 2024 for the Congress Social Event, taking place at the Casino de Madrid. The venue is beautiful, the tapas will be prepared by a 2-star Michelin chef, and there will be a flamenco show followed by music. If you forgot to register for this event, please reach out to info@issva.org for instructions.
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.