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September 20, 2018 • Article
AAA Guideline Translated into Spanish
The Society for Vascular Surgery has translated the updated guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysms into Spanish, aimed at the large population of Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons. The translated guideline — a pilot project to gauge interest in such work — already is available. The SVS International Relations and Document Oversight committees collaborated on the translation.
September 20, 2018 • Article
Course Focuses on Reimbursement, Risk and Red Tape
Why should vascular surgeons or their coding staff attend the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop? The short answer is: reimbursement, risk and red tape. Or, as workshop instructor Sean Roddy, MD, puts it: “Maximize your appropriate reimbursement, limit your risk of audit and avoid red tape.”
September 20, 2018 • Article
Developing Preoperative Risk Score for AAA
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms risk scores, based on four variables, allows accurate prediction of 30-day mortality after repair, according to a study published in October’s Journal of Vascular Surgery. The risk factors, which authors say can be readily assessed in the emergency room, include age of 76-plus; confidence interval of 1.47-4.97; P=.011); creatinine concentration of more than 2.0 mg/dl; and systolic blood pressure ever less than 70 mm Hf.
September 20, 2018 • Article
SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP: Interview with Ronald L. Dalman, MD
I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Ronald Dalman, the Walter C. and Elsa R. Chidester Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University. We focused on one of the five “practices” routinely embraced by successful leaders described by Kouzes and Posner in their book “The Leadership Challenge”: “challenging the process” and the courage to question the status quo and thoughtfully test new paradigms. VC: Tell me about your leadership style when it comes to implementing change. How do you prepare yourself for the potential risks associated with such change?
September 5, 2018 • Article
Vascular Nurses Week is Sept. 9-15
Vascular Nurses Week begins this Sunday, Sept. 9, and continues through Saturday, Sept. 15.
