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Oct 22, 2018 Re-posted from the October 2018 issue of Vascular Specialist

Dues Statements Distributed

Membership dues statements for 2019 were sent to all members at the beginning of October. Members should pay their dues by Dec. 31 to ensure they continue to receive all the benefits of SVS membership. The pluses are numerous and outlined on page 10.

Visit vascular.org/invoices or call the SVS Membership Department, 312-334-2313, to pay dues.

Donate to SVS Foundation While Paying Dues; Read Foundation Annual Report

While paying their dues, members also can make a donation to the SVS Foundation, which has expanded its mission to include not only funding crucial vascular research but also disease prevention, patient education and public awareness of circulatory disorders.

As part of the expansion, the Foundation has just completed patient education materials on nine topics (see story on page 12), all of which members can download. It co-sponsored a screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms at the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual convention in July. In June, three members received the first Community Awareness and Prevention Grants for projects aimed squarely at improving community health.

These and other accomplishments are highlighted in the just-released SVS Foundation Annual Report, “Because …” Read and/or download it at vsweb.org/ SVSF_Annual_Report_2018.

To pay dues and donate: log on to vascular.org/invoices to locate the owed dues and simply add the donation amount at “Please consider making a gift to the following funds.” The donation will be added; simply check out and pay the invoice.

Final 2018 Membership Deadline is Dec. 1

Dec. 1 is the final deadline in 2018 to apply to become part of the world’s premier vascular care organization.

The Society for Vascular Surgery switched to a quarterly application system this year, with deadlines on March 1, June 1, Sept. 1 and Dec. 1. This provides four chances to join the Society, which supports excellence and innovation in vascular health through education, advocacy, research and public awareness, and many perks of membership, outlined on the bottom of the previous page.

Visit vsweb.org/JoinSVS for more information and an application. Email questions to membership@vascularsociety.org.

Claim VAM 2018 Credits by Dec. 31

Credits from the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting must be claimed by Dec. 31. To do so, visit vsweb.org/ClaimCME and follow the directions to list sessions, provide evaluations, take exams and generate credit certificates.

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