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Vein Specialist: Sclerotherapy Mistakes and Global Care

Jul 16, 2026
This issue examines procedural sclerotherapy errors, from missed reflux sources to non-ultrasound-guided injection of large v...
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Vein Specialist: AVF 2026 Multi-Society and Poster Highlights

Apr 6, 2026
This issue recaps four AVF 2026 sessions: a multi-society collaboration with SIR, EVF, and SVM exploring chronic venous disea...
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AVF Presidential Session: Society Updates and Leadership

Mar 3, 2026
This Presidential Session opened with updates from AVF's journal, international, SVS, and AVLS leadership, covering rising su...
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Vein Specialist: AVF Partners with Women Vascular Surgeons

Feb 23, 2026
This issue announces a new collaboration between AVF and the International Society for Women Vascular Surgeons, covering plan...
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Vein Specialist: PeVD Summit, HHPF Missions, and More

Feb 23, 2026
This issue announces AVF's inaugural Pelvic Venous Disorders Summit in Chicago, honors Dr Steve Elias with the Sushruta Award...
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Vein Specialist: New PE Session and Villavicencio Redux

Dec 3, 2025
This issue previews a new 90-minute plenary session on venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism response teams at AVF 20...
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AVF Names Chief Scientific Advisor; VECC and VTE Survey Recap

Oct 21, 2025
AVF names Brajesh Lal, MD its first Chief Scientific Advisor to guide research strategy and grant development. The issue reca...
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Wound Care Advocacy Wins and Healing Honduras Vein Mission Update

Apr 8, 2025
This issue reports Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders advocacy wins, including a predictable national reimbursement rate for...
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Day of Service, PIT/APP Courses, and Global Voices from VENOUS2025

Apr 8, 2025
This issue captures the community and education side of VENOUS2025: an AVF Day of Service in Atlanta, held with NFL alumni an...
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AVF Session: Research Priorities, Registries, and Collaboration

Feb 19, 2025
The AVF Research Committee's C2 disease priorities retreat identified varicose vein etiology, biological disease progression,...
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Algeria Congress, Venous Ulcer Care, and VTE Risk in Lymphedema

Jan 31, 2025
This issue looks outward and inward: the Algerian College of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery invites AVF collaboration at i...
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Pulmonary Embolism Journal Club and Global AVF Outreach

Jul 29, 2024
This issue recaps AVF's Venous Journal Club webinar reviewing pulmonary embolism treatment evidence, including a real-world c...
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AVF Leads Multisociety Update of Venous Leg Ulcer Guidelines

May 29, 2024
This issue announces that AVF's Guidelines Oversight Committee is leading a revision of the 2014 venous leg ulcer management...
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Masterclass Lecture Series Anchors VENOUS2024 Preview Issue

Jan 29, 2024
This issue details the seven-part Masterclass Lecture Series opening each VENOUS2024 general session, with topics spanning ly...
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AVF Newsletter Highlights International Membership Benefits

Nov 17, 2023
This Vein Specialist issue spotlights the value of AVF membership for international vascular specialists, from networking wit...
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VENOUS2023 Recap: Training, International, and Allied Health Sessions

Mar 27, 2023
This issue of Vein Specialist recaps three educational tracks from VENOUS2023: the Physicians-in-Training sessions, which pai...
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One World, Many Voices: Equity in Venous Care

Feb 23, 2023
This session examined diversity, equity, and access across venous care. Speakers shared international perspectives on learnin...
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Vein Specialist Newsletter: DVT Treatment Update, Jan 2023

Jan 25, 2023
This January 2023 issue of Vein Specialist opens with editor and guest editor messages before turning to reflections on diver...
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Vein Specialist Newsletter: Healthy Veins Book, Nov 2022

Nov 18, 2022
This November 2022 issue of Vein Specialist opens with messages from Editor-in-Chief Steve Elias and AVF President William Ma...
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Vein Specialist Newsletter: Rare Venous Conditions, Sept 2022

Sep 27, 2022
This September 2022 issue of Vein Specialist highlights unusual and easily missed venous presentations, including peripheral...
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Vein Specialist Newsletter: Venous Imaging Update, July 2022

Jul 14, 2022
This July/August 2022 issue of Vein Specialist, the American Venous Forum's member newsletter, features a special focus on ve...
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VENOUS2022 Recap: New President, Awards, and Global Ties

Mar 1, 2022
This March/April 2022 issue recaps VENOUS2022 in Orlando, introducing incoming AVF president Bill Marston and revisiting outg...
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EVF-AVF Joint Session: New Techniques and Pelvic Care

Feb 24, 2022
This joint EVF-AVF session opened with refined laser crossectomy technique keeping the fiber tip close to the femoral vein to...
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Membership Matters: Why AVF Members Stay Engaged

Nov 1, 2021
This November 2021 Membership Issue explains the proposed merger of the American Venous Forum and its Foundation into a singl...

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