ANZSVS Conference 2026

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm & Training Future Aortic Surgeons

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

1:30 pm

11 September 2026

Bloom Room

Disciplines

Vascular Surgery

Session Chairs

Irina Baimatova
WA, Australia
Nishath Altaf
Royal Perth Hospital - WA, Australia

Session Program

1:30 pm

The role of women in changing the landscape of Australian Vascular Surgery: Advancements, Challenges and future directions

Pooja Krishnaswamy (VIC)

1:38 pm

Open AAA Training: National Decline, Local Success

Adam Beck (United States of America)

1:46 pm

Patient-Specific Aortic Simulation for Training and Procedural Planning

Lucy Guazzo (Queensland)

1:52 pm

Open aortic surgery in Australia over 25 years: an analysis of the trends and its impacts on vascular surgery trainees.

1:58 pm

A Survey of Confidence Performing and Teaching Endovascular and Open Aortic Surgery Among Australasian Vascular Surgery Trainees and Surgeons

Vikram Iyer (Australia)

2:04 pm

Audience Discussion: Open Aortic Surgery is a Dying Art and Should be Centralised

Irina Baimatova (Western Australia)

2:12 pm

Examining the pathophysiological importance of atherosclerotic and non-atherosclerotic arterial wall hypoxia with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole

Nishath Altaf (perth)

2:18 pm

The Invisible Threat: Quantifying Missed Opportunities to Diagnose AAA

Anantha Narayanan (Aotearoa New Zealand)

2:24 pm

A 12-Year Experience With Aortic Graft and Endograft Infection; The Importance of Identifying a Causative Organism

William Ju (Christchurch)

2:32 pm

Crossed-Limb Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Mid-Term Outcomes from a Multicentre Western Australian Cohort

Tishanthan Pathmarajah (Western Australia)

2:38 pm

Impact of a Hospital-Wide “Code AAA” Protocol on the Management of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Zaynab Alghurairy (VIC)

2:44 pm

A contemporary analysis of small abdominal aortic aneurysm growth patterns

Nishanth Wood (Waikato)

2:52 pm

Discussion

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