Articles

July 17, 2019 • Article

Change Doesn’t Come Easy! But It Is Needed

In selecting the subject of his presidential address, SVS President Michel Makaroun, MD, decided to focus on the inadequacy of vascular manpower to meet the demands and needs of the public.   He quoted a favorite saying from Mark Twain that gave him the topic of his address, “I am in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” He then proceeded to outline why changes are necessary and what the Society for Vascular Surgery is doing to help implement them.

July 16, 2019 • Article

SVS Foundation-Sponsored Screening Uncovers 2 Aneurysms: Will Help Screen Vets in July

Arecent free AAA and PAD screening was well worth the time for two patients diagnosed with aneurysms. The SVS Foundation was a sponsor of the early June screening in Washington, D.C., partnered by AAAneurysm Outreach and George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates. Other sponsors were the Society for Vascular Nursing and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. W.L. Gore & Associates provided funding and American Heart Association volunteers provided blood pressure checks.

July 16, 2019 • Article

LEADERSHIP: Spotlight on Michael Conte, MD

BY BRYAN W. TILLMAN, MD, PHD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Michael S. Conte, Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. We focused on the themes of the chapter: “Challenge Is the Crucible for Greatness,” from “The Truth About Leadership,” by Kouzes and Posner.

July 16, 2019 • Article

VRIC 2019 a Big Success; Scientists Look Forward to 2020 in Chicago

With a record number of attendees, abstracts submitted, and abstracts presented, not to mention outstanding research presentations and high enthusiasm throughout, the 2019 SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) has been dubbed a big success. VRIC, with the theme “Hard Science: Calcification and Vascular Solutions,” was held May 13 in Boston.

July 16, 2019 • Article

EDUCATION: Learn To Get the Reimbursement You’re Due at SVS Coding Course to Be Held Sept. 20-21

Don’t leave reimbursement money on the table. Learn what you need to know about proper coding at the SVS 2019 Coding and Reimbursement Workshop. Registration today for the workshop, Sept. 20 to 21, plus the optional half-day Evaluation and Management Coding course. The workshop will be held at the Hyatt Rosemont, just minutes from O’Hare International Airport and near the new SVS headquarters office (944 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, Ill.).