International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
Newsletter Vol 8 - No 4 | November 2024

ISSVA President's Message

Dear ISSVA Colleagues,

I am excited to share that since my last message, we have opened applications for committees. It's inspiring to see the continued interest and involvement from so many of you.

Reflecting on the community we’ve built at ISSVA, I feel privileged to call you not only colleagues but also friends. As we approach the end of the year, I want to reiterate that your feedback is always welcome. Please feel free to reach out with any ideas or suggestions on how we can further strengthen our organization.

A few important reminders as you read further:

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@issva.org.

With warm regards,
Leo Schultze Kool
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

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:

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.

Submit a Manuscript

Membership Corner

Opportunities are now open to join an ISSVA Committee or Working Group. The ISSVA Board of Directors has recently approved several new opportunities to facilitate involvement for ISSVA members! We are looking forward to working with you more closely through these avenues.

Learn more about the committees and working groups.

You must be an ISSVA member to serve on a committee. Review the website for further information about each committee. 

ISSVA Membership Renewals will open for the 2025-2026 dues year on December 1, 2024. Please 

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.

Message Boards: Read the latest messages or start a conversation online with other members - ISSVA Message Boards.

Social Media: Follow ISSVA on Twitter @ISSVA_org

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.

To have your event or news item featured in this section of the newsletter, email info@issva.org.

Upcoming Opportunities

 

ISSVA Debates & Updates 2025: Call for Cases Now Open

The ISSVA Debates & Updates 2025 Call for Cases portal is now open! The submission portal will be open until Sunday, 1 December 2024 at 11:59 PM CST. 

Cases will be submitted in PDF form, with a 5-slide requirement. Only cases submitted in the following format will be reviewed. Make sure that your case is ready in this format prior to starting your submission. We will not be limiting the number of submissions per person/group/institution, however, we keep the number of acceptances per institution in mind to have a balanced program. 

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.