Articles

October 15, 2018 • Article

NHLBI Gains More Than $200 Million Through Congressional Appropriations in FY19

Increase could benefit vascular research WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of the advocacy efforts of the SVS and other health specialties, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will receive an 8.8 percent funding increase for 2019 from a Defense, Labor, HHS (Health and Human Services) and Education Appropriations bill that was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump Sept. 28.

October 10, 2018 • Article

New Marks of Distinction for SVS

Active SVS members in good standing are now eligible to add the initials FSVS™ after their names to designate themselves as Fellows of the Society for Vascular Surgery. Distinguished Fellows will be able to use the designation DFSVS™. Learn more about the Distinguished Fellows honor

September 21, 2018 • Article

NHLBI September 2018 Notification

NHLBI has extended the combined number of years of K training support from six to eight years for the K08 and K23 grants.  This means that for clinician scientists with K08 or K23 awards they can stay on a K12 or KL2 program for up to three years and then request a five year individual K award.  This is geared for clinicians who received institutional K training, and it is to help support transition from training to independent investigators.

September 20, 2018 • Article

SVS Working Hard to Protect Vascular Surgeons, Medicine in CMS Proposals

Proposed Rules Include Substantial Cuts to Vascular Labs After reviewing proposals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Society for Vascular Surgery has drafted comments to mitigate potentially substantial negative effects on SVS members.

September 20, 2018 • Article

FISCAL HEALTH CHECKUP: Be Sure To Assess Disability Insurance

Wellness checks aren’t just for physical health. They’re for fiscal health as well. SVS members might want to do such an assessment of their disability insurance coverage: Are plans paid for with pre-tax or after-tax dollars? Is the rate locked in? Members just might be significantly under-insured. SVS offers individual disability plans with three companies – Principal Life Insurance Company, Standard Life and Lloyd’s – through its Affinity Program of expanded benefits.