Education: Research, Conclusions, Ideas Welcome at VAM
The Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission site opens Nov. 14 – and Dr. Ron Dalman hopes it is a beehive of activity from then until the Jan. 25, 2017, deadline.
In fact, he said, the over-arching theme of his three years as VAM program chair could be “more participation.”
SVS Foundation Grant Integral to Research (Sidebar to Focus on Research)
Dr. Iraklis Pipinos has studied peripheral arterial disease for much of his career. His research, he said, got a tremendous boost from being awarded a K08 grant, the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award, from the SVS Foundation, in 2005 to study the myopathy of PAD.
Washington Update: Resident Gets Closer Look at the Halls of Power
Dr. Jason K. Wagner, M.D., M.S., resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, was the 2015 recipient of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship. He spent time during the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting talking with members of Congress and their staff. Below is his report on the experience, with more information about the scholarship following.
Amazon Smiles Helps SVS Foundation
Shop online at 'Amazon Smile' Page to Contribute
The holidays are upon us. This year you can do your shopping and do a good deed for the Society for Vascular Surgery at the same time.
Committee Spotlight: VA Vascular Surgeons Committee
New Committee Helps VA Surgeons Meet Unique Challenges
Vascular surgeons working with the Veterans Administration face unique challenges. To help meet them, the Society for Vascular Surgery created a committee specifically for those members.
In Memoriam - Dr. Denton Cooley
The Society for Vascular Surgery extends its condolences to the family of Dr. Denton Cooley, one of our vascular surgery pioneers, who passed away Nov. 18, 2016 at the age of 96.
Leadership Corner: Listening to and Enabling Others
It was my privilege to interview Dr. Alan M. Dietzek. He is Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, current IAC board president, and president-elect of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. As our series continues to explore "what defines success in leadership,” my charge for Dr. Dietzek was to focus on how he enables others to act and forms effective care and office teams.