22/03/2025
Empowering Surgeons, Saving Limbs: The Vascular Society of Nepal’s Skill Transfer Workshops
The Vascular Society of Nepal has once again demonstrated its commitment to improving healthcare across the country by organizing hands-on workshops aimed at enhancing the skills of surgeons in Nepal. This initiative, designed to train and empower medical professionals from different regions of the country, is making waves in the fight against preventable amputations.
In previous years, these workshops have been held in various cities, providing invaluable learning experiences to those who might not have access to specialized training in the more remote areas of Nepal. This year, however, the workshops were organized in a more structured and effective manner, ensuring that participants had the best possible environment to learn, practice, and perfect their skills.
This success would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of all the contributors—doctors, medical institutions, sponsors, and the Vascular Society of Nepal itself. Their collective effort is paving the way for a future where fewer people have to endure the devastating consequences of amputations that could have been avoided with timely intervention.
As the Vascular Society of Nepal continues to make strides in skill transfer and education, there’s hope that more lives will be saved, and more limbs will be preserved across the country. This initiative stands as a shining example of how collaboration and dedication can lead to real, lasting change in healthcare.
Vascular Society of Nepal and Manmohan CVT Center organized one day workshop on Vascular Anastomosis and interactive session on peripheral arterial disease in collaboration with Medical College of Wisconsin -USA, Carl-von-Basedow Klinikum-Germany and Dhulikhel Hospital on March 18, 2025. President of Vascular Society of Nepal, Dr. Uttam K Shrestha highlighted the activities of the society and mentioned that the society have already trained more than 400 practitioner from different surgical specialists on handling Vascular emergencies. Dr. Dean Klinger, Dr. Florian Therman shared about their journey of teaching vascular surgery. Dr. Vidrendra Sheorain had online lecture on Vascular intervention. Dr. Robin Man Karmacharya mentioned about the fifteen vascular anastomosis workshops that has already been done and how it has evolved and progressed. Dr. Sampurna Man Tuladhar, Dr. Jayan Man Shrestha, Dr. Kajan Raj Shrestha, Dr. Swechha Bhatt and faculties from Vascular Society of Nepal explained about different aspects of peripheral arterial disease. Vascular Society of Nepal thank all the individuals involved in conduction of the remarkable workshop.
