1st EuGMS–VAS-INT Joint Meeting: Vascular Medicine in Geriatrics Bridging Vascular Medicine and Geriatric Medicine through Research, Education and Collaboration
Dear Colleagues,
The EuGMS SIG on Education and Training is pleased to invite you to its next open online meeting, organised in collaboration with VAS-INT, on Thursday 19th November 2026, 16.00-17.30 CET (3-4.30pm GMT).
The agenda of the meeting is as follows:
16:00–16:05 | Welcome and Opening Remarks — EuGMS
Prof. Tahir Masud
President, European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS)
Prof. Susan D. Shenkin
Academic Director, European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS)
16:05–16:25 | VAS-INT: Advancing Vascular Medicine through International Collaboration
Prof. Mariella Catalano
Honorary President and Past-President, VAS-INT
University of Milan, Italy
16:25–16:45 | Vascular Ageing, Multimorbidity and Geriatric Syndromes: Emerging Research at the Interface
Prof. Francesco Mattace-Raso
Co-Chair of the EuGMS SIG on Cardiovascular Medicine
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
16:45–17:05 | Why Every Vascular Clinician Needs Some Geriatrics: Curricular Overlaps and Educational Priorities
Prof. M. Cristina Polidori
Co-Chair of the EuGMS SIG on Education & Training
University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
17:05–17:25 | Moderated Discussion and Audience Q&A
Moderator: Prof. Michael Vassallo
Co-Chair of the EuGMS SIG on Education & Training
Bournemouth University and University Hospitals Dorset, Dorset, UK
17:25–17:30 | Closing Remarks and Future Perspectives
Prof. Mariella Catalano
VAS-INT
Prof. Roman Romero-Ortuno
Director of Education and Training, EuGMS
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Join us!
Be on time, mute your microphone when you're not talking and enjoy this moment with your colleagues!
Please note that the meeting will be recorded and that the audio and video recordings might be used by the EuGMS for dissemination on the EuGMS website and social media.
Kind regards,
Co-chairs: Prof. M. Cristina Polidori, Prof Michael Vassallo, Prof Roman Romero-Ortuno
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