The Rules of the ANZSVS mandate that full members possess a current Certificate of Participation in the Australasian Vascular Audit (AVA). Currency pertains to the previous calendar year. To obtain this certificate members should sign and submit an application form by the last day of February of the next year.
The application simply attests that the member has entered all index procedures (Carotid, Aortic, Infrainguinal Bypass , Dialysis access, Endovascular procedures for PAD) in both private and public hospitals into the AVA for the relevant year and has helped to ensure trainees in their unit have also entered all operative data relevant to their training into the AVA.
Once the application is received the Certificate will be issued to the member by the ANZSVS. Because the AVA is officially endorsed by the CPD department of the RACS the certificate can be used as an official CPD document for relevant authorities.