21. April 2024

In today’s episode, Dr. Rachael Forsythe (@ROForsythe), consultant vascular surgeon at NHS Lothian, leads a fictional case-based discussion with leaders in managing diabetic foot ulcers. Joining the conversation are Professor Andrew Boulton, Mr. Patrick Coughlin, Dr. David Armstrong, Dr. Dane Wukich, and Dr. Edgar Peters. Professor Boulton is a professor of medicine at Manchester University in England and is co-chair of the Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference meeting. He served as president of...

Special Topics · 22. February 2024

Welcome to the Transatlantic series, a co-production of Audible Bleeding (a publication of the SVS) and the ESVS podcast. In today’s episode, we explore the intersocietal guidelines on peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes and foot ulcers authored by the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Dr. Robert Fitridge is a Professor of Vascular Surgery at University of...

Special Topics · 26. July 2023

Modern-day evidence-based medicine mandates a strong understanding of current local and international guidelines. Surgeons often rely heavily on these reports, but what to do when they differ? We have partnered with the ESVS podcast to explore this topic to create the Transatlantic Series. In this inaugural episode, we compare and contrast the SVS carotid artery disease guidelines published in 2022 with the recently updated ESVS guidelines published in 2023.