Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages 46S-52S, December 2008

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.

  • Philip J. Walker, FRACS(Vasc)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: 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

Department of Surgery and Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia

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.

 

 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.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01385-2

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.034

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages 46S-52S, December 2008

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