It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since Dublin, but time flies and the Rouleaux Club are once again preparing for a busy schedule at the upcoming 2024 ASM in Brighton.
As in previous years, the association will be hosting an ‘Introduction to Vascular Surgery’ course on the Wednesday of the conference, which is opened to medical students and resident doctors who have an interest in the specialty. Once again, the Rouleaux Club are grateful to the support from our industrial partners who support these events and really add to the hands-on experience of the participants.
On the Thursday, the Rouleaux Club are teaming up with the Vascular Society to run the case-based ‘MDT session’, which this year runs standalone in the schedule. On the final day, we will be hosting our annual ‘Rouleaux Club Symposium’, which this year is themed around the current state of vascular training in the modern NHS. These run alongside sessions from the Venous Forum and Circulation Foundation, which also have Rouleaux Club representation.
The ASM will also be the opportunity where the winners of the annual essay competition and the inaugural ‘Averil Mansfield Award for Trainer of the Year’ will be announced. The Averil Mansfield Award, named in honour of Professor Dame Mansfield, is a joint Rouleaux Club/Vascular Society initiative which aims to recognise excellence in training. This year nominations from over 25 individual surgeons were received and after a demanding process of shortlisting and interviews, the Rouleaux Club are delighted to announce the winner at the Gala Dinner.
At the ASM I will be handing over the presidency to Lauren Shelmerdine and demitting from the association. I’d like to thank all the executive committee for their hard work and dedication over the last year and I wish Lauren every success in her future role.
Andrew Nickinson
Rouleaux Club President