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May 15, 2017 • Article

Take VAM Home with You with the On-Demand Library

You can take VAM home with you! While registering, you can pre-purchase all VAM 2017 PowerPoint slides, audio and a limited selection of assorted videotaped sessions in the On-Demand Library.

May 12, 2017 • Article

‘The Matrix’ to be part of VRIC

“The Matrix” is more than a movie. It’s also part of the May 3 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.

May 12, 2017 • Article

Honoring the Life, Legacy of Alec W. Clowes

An excellent surgeon. A vascular scientist regarded as one of the best. And an even finer human being. All of the above describe the late Alexander Whitehill Clowes, MD, who died of a brain glioblastoma in July 2015 at age 68. In his honor, the SVS Foundation has established the Alexander W. Clowes Distinguished Lecture, to be given yearly at the annual Vascular Research Initiatives Conference.

May 12, 2017 • Article

Committee Spotlight: Postgraduate Education Committee

Drs. Peter Gloviczki, Peter Lawrence, Frank Veith and Mike Dalsing all have something in common:  they’ve faced a serious complication in surgery, managed it and learned lessons from the experience. With several others, these surgeons will relate their stories at a postgraduate session at the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting.

May 12, 2017 • Article

Focus on Research: Open or Endovascular? Study Seeks Veterans’ Preferences

If veterans who need abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery are fully versed in both open and endovascular procedures, will they be happier with their choice?   To prevent “buyers’ remorse,” a new study at Veteran Administration centers is examining if decision aids can help align patient preference with the type of AAA surgery. Enrollment begins at 20 VA centers in April. PROVE-AAA – PReference for Open Versus Endovascular AAA Repair – has received $1.1 million in funding from the VA’s Health Services Research and Development branch.