In this two-part series Steve Elias, MD talks to renowned vascular surgeon and organiser of the VEITHsymposium™, Professor Frank Veith. Part-one sees them discuss a variety of topics in the vascular world including the origins and growth of the VEITHsymposium™ (which is now in its 47th year!), the importance of leadership, working with cardiologists and the controversial issues around procedure abuse in medicine. Part-two follows soon. For more information on VEITHsymposium, program and registration details can be found at https://www.veithsymposium.org. Submit your questions/feedback to Steve via: [email protected]. Hosted by @DrSteveElias. Produced by @RadcliffeVASCU. What to listen for: In this episode they discuss: • [01.00] The history and growth of VEITHsymposium • [06.25] The endovascular revolution • [10.00] The importance of leadership • [11.00] Money talks: the imperfections of medicine and behaviour • [12.55] The value of education for the treating venous disease • [16.00] CLI: amputations vs quality of life [20.35] New treatment procedures in venous disease • [25.00] Establishing standards in vein care education: multi-specialties • [28.40] Learning from cardiologists: radial and peripheral access • [30.44] The good, the bad and the ugly: procedure abuse, the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) and the importance of data.