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June 10, 2019 • Article

NEW TO VAM: Plenary Sessions Include Updates on Guidelines & Reporting Standards

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reporting Standards are important tools as the SVS strives to improve quality of care and reduce variation. They also serve as an important benefit for SVS members. Rather than a separate session as at previous VAMs, the Program Committee and the Document Oversight Committee (DOC) have included presentations on guidelines and reporting standards in the scientific sessions. Each presentation has been slotted to align with abstracts being presented at that particular session.

June 10, 2019 • Article

Everyone Can Participate in Gala Silent Auction

The SVS “Vascular Spectacular” gala, after months of planning, is nearly here. And everyone, no matter where they are in the world on Friday, June 14, may participate in the Online Raffle or Silent Auction, right until it closes. (One caveat: You’ll need to have an Internet connection.) Bidding and buying online raffle tickets start at vam19gala.givesmart. com and end during the gala itself. The $20 raffle tickets could earn the buyer $500, $250 or $100 cash.

June 10, 2019 • Article

Leadership for Women — And for Men

Clearly, neither Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, nor Sherene Shalhub, MD, listened when each was told, more than a decade apart, that “women can’t be surgeons.” Now they’re holding a breakfast session that encourages women to be not only surgeons, but leaders as well. “Men and women have different approaches to leadership and style,” said Dr. Shalhub. Medicine was male-dominated and therefore the leadership style was as well, she said.

June 10, 2019 • Article

Wellness Task Force to Update Its Work

Three Sessions Planned  With fresh statistics and compelling anecdotes, the SVS Wellness Task Force will continue its work to facilitate SVS efforts to improve vascular surgeon well-being, by helping mitigate the personal, economic and social impact of vascular surgeon burnout. Task Force presentations at this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting include: • “Vascular Surgeon Burnout,” unveiling new statistics, at 8:42 a.m. Thursday, during the von Liebig Forum

June 10, 2019 • Article

Your Input Wanted on Branding Initiative

Respond to Survey by June 26 Vascular health is everything. Are vascular surgeons leaders? Partners? Or both? To position the Society for Vascular Surgery – and its members – for the future, the SVS is launching a multi-pronged branding initiative. And feedback from every SVS member is needed, wanted and welcomed.