9th HKL Vascular Surgery Conference

Jointly organised by HKL Vascular, Vascular Society of Malaysia and Aesculap Academy, this seminar and workshop has run for the 8th consecutive year in 2009. Due to the increasing number of participants, it will run as the 9th HKL Vascular Conference this year on the 21st – 22nd July 2010, with a one day pre-conference workshop on 20th July 2010. The conference enables dissemination of basic knowledge of vascular disease and its treatment amongst the junior doctors as well as allied healthcare providers from all over the country in both public and private institutions. There will also be involvement from bio-medical companies to display and promote the latest products.
The VSM Young Investigators Award, sponsored by the Vascular Society of Malaysia, encourages young doctors to present their work on vascular diseases during the conference.

Other Events

HKL Vascular has also organised various workshops and events in the past and hopes to organise more of these events in future. These includes:

  1. HKL Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Workshop (2005, 2008)
  2. Peripheral Endovascular Workshop (2005, 2007)
  3. HKL Endovenous Laser Workshop (2007)
  4. HKL Vascular Ultrasound Workshop (2006)
  5. Vascular Awareness Week (2005)

Studies and Research

The following are ongoing research projects undertaken within the Vascular Unit of Hospital Kuala Lumpur:

  1. Preliminary Results of Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
  2. A Study to Determine the Venous Refill Times Using Photo-plethysmography in Normal Subjects and Subjects with Venous Reflux
  3. A Study to Determine the Effect of Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression of Foot and Calf on Popliteal Artery Mean Systolic Blood Flow in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
  4. Non-Invasive Evaluation of Venous Flow Parameters in Normal Young Subjects

Completed studies carried out in the past are:

  1. Lipoprotein(a) and its Relationship with Peripheral Vascular Disease in HKL Population
  2. Suitability of Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm patients for endovascular repair