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Dr. Kim J. Hodgson new president-elect of the SVS
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2018-19 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in June. He will be slated for president next year.
Dr. R. Clement Darling III to head SVS Foundation
Dr. R. Clement Darling III was elected chair of the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation at the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.
SVS Elects New Leaders for 2018-19
CHICAGO, Ill., July 1, 2018 – New leaders were elected at the June annual business meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery in Boston. They are:
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Dr. Gregorio Sicard
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 27, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has named Dr. Gregorio Sicard, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2018. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the society each year.
Guideline for Follow-up Imaging Unveiled
The Society for Vascular Surgery now has a clinical practice guideline devoted solely to imaging following vascular surgery interventions.
From JVS and JVS-VL
From JVS-VL: Public Funding of EVA Reduces Costs
Publicly funded endovenous ablation has reduced the rates of high ligation and stripping, which in turn has reduced costs to the Canadian health system by approximately $42,000 a year.
VAM Session: Physician, Heal Thyself
Between billing, coding, keeping electronic medical records up to date and … oh yes, … actual surgery, vascular surgeons increasingly report feeling overwhelmed and burned out.
SVS Launches Task Force on Future of Vascular Surgery
The SVS is seeking volunteers who will represent a diversity of practice types and settings, career stages and perspectives.
Is open aortic aneurysm repair becoming an endangered art?
With the advent of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) over the past several decades, along with more recent technical advances that now allow for more complex aneurysms to be treated with branched-fenestrated devices, it is not surprising that the rate of open AAA repair is declining. The important question now is, has this decline become so drastic that open AAA can no longer serve as a relevant marker for hospital quality, or program discrimination for trainees?
When is surgery right for the elderly?
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Crawford Forum Celebrates 25 Years
The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum – marking 25 years under that name this year – is a mainstay of the Vascular Annual Meeting.
But who was E. Stanley Crawford?
COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT: Postgraduate Education Committee
At VAM, FeedbackDrives Programming
Physician burnout, fiscal challenges, lifelong learning and additional courses on hemodialysis: those all will be featured in this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting.
PAs Have Own Programming at VAM
Up to 28 AAPA Credits Possible
Physician assistants want to showcase how important PAs are to the vascular team, and learn more about vascular disease and medical management at the same time.
Recent Articles
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson new president-elect of the SVS
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2018-19 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in June. He will be slated for president next year.
Dr. R. Clement Darling III to head SVS Foundation
Dr. R. Clement Darling III was elected chair of the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation at the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.
SVS Elects New Leaders for 2018-19
CHICAGO, Ill., July 1, 2018 – New leaders were elected at the June annual business meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery in Boston. They are:
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Dr. Gregorio Sicard
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 27, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has named Dr. Gregorio Sicard, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2018. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the society each year.
Guideline for Follow-up Imaging Unveiled
The Society for Vascular Surgery now has a clinical practice guideline devoted solely to imaging following vascular surgery interventions.
From JVS and JVS-VL
From JVS-VL: Public Funding of EVA Reduces Costs
Publicly funded endovenous ablation has reduced the rates of high ligation and stripping, which in turn has reduced costs to the Canadian health system by approximately $42,000 a year.
VAM Session: Physician, Heal Thyself
Between billing, coding, keeping electronic medical records up to date and … oh yes, … actual surgery, vascular surgeons increasingly report feeling overwhelmed and burned out.
SVS Launches Task Force on Future of Vascular Surgery
The SVS is seeking volunteers who will represent a diversity of practice types and settings, career stages and perspectives.
Is open aortic aneurysm repair becoming an endangered art?
With the advent of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) over the past several decades, along with more recent technical advances that now allow for more complex aneurysms to be treated with branched-fenestrated devices, it is not surprising that the rate of open AAA repair is declining. The important question now is, has this decline become so drastic that open AAA can no longer serve as a relevant marker for hospital quality, or program discrimination for trainees?
When is surgery right for the elderly?
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Crawford Forum Celebrates 25 Years
The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum – marking 25 years under that name this year – is a mainstay of the Vascular Annual Meeting.
But who was E. Stanley Crawford?
COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT: Postgraduate Education Committee
At VAM, FeedbackDrives Programming
Physician burnout, fiscal challenges, lifelong learning and additional courses on hemodialysis: those all will be featured in this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting.
PAs Have Own Programming at VAM
Up to 28 AAPA Credits Possible
Physician assistants want to showcase how important PAs are to the vascular team, and learn more about vascular disease and medical management at the same time.