The future of vascular surgery: An Australasian perspective
Presented in part at The World Federation of Vascular Societies Meeting, San Diego, Calif, Jun 4, 2008.
Received 14 July 2008; accepted 8 August 2008.
This article briefly outlines the current status of vascular surgery in Australia and New Zealand, reports on the future practice and research challenges as perceived by vascular surgeons in our two countries, and finally, explores how the current vascular surgical research efforts in Australasia map to those challenges.
Department of Surgery and Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Correspondence: Philip J. Walker, FRACS (Vasc), University of Queensland, Department of Surgery, Block 6, Level 7, Room F29, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029 Australia
STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Philip J. Walker reports the following conflicts of interest with the sponsor of this supplement article or products discussed in this article. P. J. W. is a consultant for Cook Australia and Pharmalink and has received research funding from Cook Australia, Medtronic Australia, W. L. Gore and Associates, and Sanofi-Aventis.
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