In this issue:
- The difficulties of moving from page to practice: New guidelines and the challenges of implementation
- September conference round-up: Highlights from the International Union of Phlebology (UIP) world congress and the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) annual meeting
- In profile: Stephen Black (London, UK)
- Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa (San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico) on venous disease as a health problem in Mexico
- Perception of venous disease: A recently published survey suggests venous work less valued than arterial interventions
