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Articles about the Society for Vascular Surgery.
June 1, 2010 • Article
Tips on Applying for Vascular Surgery Residency Programs
This article highlights 5 essential tips when applying to vascular surgery training programs.
June 1, 2010 • Article
Health Care Reform Law Highlights
Disease Prevention Establishes a Prevention and Public Health Fund to provide for expanded investment in prevention and public health programs and a National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council to develop a strategy for this within one year after the bill is enacted. Provides for a prevention and health promotion outreach and education campaign. Provides an annual comprehensive health risk assessment beginning in 2011 followed by a visit to a primary care provider for creation of a personalized prevention plan, including covered preventive services.
January 1, 2010 • Article
For many vascular surgeons, the vascular lab has become an integral extension of the physical examination, offers an excellent modality of non-invasive testing, and validates the scientific basis for vascular surgery.This practice memo focuses on how to start a vascular lab, certification requirements, and the accreditation process.
January 1, 2010 • Article
Preparing for the Vascular Surgery Boards
This practice memo reviews the board certification process for vascular surgery and provides some helpful hints for preparation.
January 1, 2010 • Article
The Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act passed the full (US) Senate as a last minute amendment to the Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation package in November 2005, but was not included in the House package because Medicare was not addressed. A conference committee met in December 2005 to compromise the differences. The committee decided to include the SAAAVE Act in its version, which was sent back to both chambers for a vote. The (US) House passed the bill on December 19, 2005 followed by the Senate on December 2, 2005.
