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August 16, 2019 • Article

VAM ’19: Meeting a Success; Please Share Feedback for Future

With new initiatives, plenty of educational programming and a party that was the talk of the town, the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting has been deemed a success. “I’ve gotten a lot of positive response,” said Matthew Eagleton, MD, chair of the SVS Program Committee, which oversees VAM programming. “I think people for the most part were very pleased.”

August 16, 2019 • Article

See 2019 VAM Sessions At Your Own Pace

With VAM on Demand, re-live the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting, review sessions already attended or participate in others for the first time. Those who took advantage of pre-conference pricing should already have received their codes to access the online materials, which include hundreds of audio/slide presentations. Others can purchase VAM on Demand now, at $199 for VAM attendees and $499 for non-attendees.

August 16, 2019 • Article

Meet the New SVS President, Kim Hodgson, MD

SVS President Kim Hodgson, MD, took over the leadership reins of the Society for Vascular Surgery during the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting in June. He discusses his upcoming year as president in a series of questions and answers below. Q. What are top priorities you want to address? You have been stressing quality – why good outcomes are no longer good enough, government perspective, practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria, for example – will this continue? What can SVS do about the topic? Are there outcomes you will work towards?

August 16, 2019 • Article

Your SVS: Apply For Membership By Sept. 1

The third membership application deadline for 2019 is approaching quickly, on Sept. 1. SVS members receive substantial benefits, including publications, complimentary subscriptions (with the exception of Senior members) to the Journal of Vascular Surgery; education and networking with leaders at exclusive member pricing, including discounts on the Vascular Annual Meeting, Vascular Research Initiatives Conference and the Coding & Reimbursement Workshop; and management resources, including evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

August 16, 2019 • Article

Education: Know Your Coding, Keep the Money You Earned; Learn at Sept. Workshop

SVS members: Are you getting all the reimbursement money to which you are entitled? Are you leaving that money on the table, instead of in your practice? “Correct coding is key in vascular surgery,” said Teri Romano, MBP, CPC, CMDP, one of the faculty leaders of the upcoming SVS 2019 Coding & Reimbursement Workshop. “If you code correctly, you will increase revenue.”