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December 14, 2018 • Article

EDUCATION: Sharks and Giants at VAM, Oh My!

Education Front and Center at Vascular Annual Meeting Sharks and giants are getting starring roles at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. Both will be part of featured sessions at the meeting, set for June 12-15 near Washington, D.C. Taking a page from the popular television show, “Shark Tank,” a panel of experts will “grill” applicants submitting SVS Foundation Clinical Research Seed Grants applications. “We think this will be pretty popular,” said Vik Kashyap, MD, chair of the SVS Postgraduate Education Committee.

December 14, 2018 • Article

'I Give Because SVS Donations go to Real-World Problems'

For many years, vascular/thoracic surgeon Dr. Paul Brown has contributed to foundations for the societies to which he belongs and to other charitable organizations. Last year, for the first time, he contributed to the SVS Foundation. Why? He had begun reconsidering his charitable donations a year ago, pondering, “Where would my money go the farthest? Where would it do the most good?” And the answer was, “The SVS Foundation.” He wanted his contributions to avoid politics. And he wanted to direct donations to particular areas of interest.

December 14, 2018 • Article

YOUR SVS: Society Looks to Future in Moving to New Building

The Society for Vascular Surgery is moving into the future, both literally and figuratively. As of March 1, SVS’ building address will be 9400 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, Ill. The new HQ building was built to optimize 21st Century health society management and is minutes from O’Hare International Airport. The building is owned by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

December 14, 2018 • Article

Online Community Will Connect SVS Members

The water cooler is about to open for conversation. SVS’ new online water cooler, that is, SVSConnect. Our new online community is the place to be for collaboration, engagement and communication, not to mention enhanced services for our members. On SVSConnect, members can find and participate in discussions on a wide variety of topics, such as:

December 14, 2018 • Article

WASHINGTON UPDATE: Advocacy Efforts Give Vascular Surgeons Victories in CMS Rules

SVS actively advocates on behalf of SVS members on issues that affect vascular surgery practices. Sometimes this brings positive outcomes for vascular surgeons, such as last month, when devastating cuts in the pricing for the vascular ultrasound room were avoided. That and other vascular issues were decided in November, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) rules.