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Dr. Michel S. Makaroun elected president of SVS
CHICAGO, Ill., July 1, 2018 – Vascular surgeon Dr. Michel S. Makaroun was elected president of the Society for Vascular Surgery at its annual meeting in June. He will serve in this role for one year. Dr.
Dr. Ronald L. Dalman Elected Vice President of SVS
Dr. Ronald L. Dalman was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery at the organization’s annual meeting in Boston. With his new position, he joins the line of leadership to the presidency.
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.
An easy way to screen PAD patients for frailty
GRIP STRENGTH MEASUREMENT FOR FRAILTY ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISEASE AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH COMORBIDITY, CARDIAC RISK AND SARCOPENIA
Hospital Privileges Guidelines Update Published by SVS
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24, 2018 – The Society for Vascular Surgery has released an updated version of its “Guidelines for hospital privileges in vascular surgery and endovascular interventions: Recommendations of the Society for Vascular Surgery,” which are published in May’s Journal of Vascula
SVS 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting to Host Vascular Teams
SVS 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting to Host Vascular Teams
When: June 20-23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Scientific Sessions: June 21-23
Exhibit Hall: June 21-22
Register: DNA
Letter from President Darling: The Team is the Theme
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VAM18: Learn from 'Ask the Experts' and 'Tips & Tricks'
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Recent Articles
SVS launches key valuation study
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is undertaking a new study to take an objective, qualitative and quantitative approach when assessing the importance and financial impact of vascular services to health systems.
JVSVL: Lytic therapy, DVT and QOL
Quality of Life After Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis
Vascular Annual Meeting 2020 Program Taking Shape
The program for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting is taking shape, from the educational programming to the more practical offerings under consideration for the new Practice Pavilion. (See story on page 12)
CMS Releases Medicare Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued its CY2020 final rules on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (HOPPS).
Visit the Practice Pavilion at VAM 2020
A major “something new” – a Practice Pavilion – is coming to the Exhibit Hall at the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting.
Help the SVS Foundation Help Patients; Please Give Today
It is the “giving” time of year. The SVS Foundation asks that your giving plans include the Foundation, to fund not only things – research awards, patient education fliers, community awareness projects – but also people.
Why diabetes can damage your blood vessels, and how to know if you’re at risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 25, 2019 – When patients meet vascular surgeon Dr. William Jordan, there is a 30 to 40 percent chance they have diabetes, whether they know it or not.
Your SVS: Renew SVS Membership by the End of 2019
Graduated Candidates in Year 4: Transition to Active Membership
With approximately six weeks left in 2019, it’s time for SVS members to pay their 2020 dues.
New Program Will Teach Surgeons To Lead
Vascular surgery leaders are selecting the first 20 participants for the new Leadership Development Program, aimed at accelerating the leadership development of the next generation of vascular surgeons.
Recent Articles
SVS launches key valuation study
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is undertaking a new study to take an objective, qualitative and quantitative approach when assessing the importance and financial impact of vascular services to health systems.
JVSVL: Lytic therapy, DVT and QOL
Quality of Life After Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis
Vascular Annual Meeting 2020 Program Taking Shape
The program for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting is taking shape, from the educational programming to the more practical offerings under consideration for the new Practice Pavilion. (See story on page 12)
CMS Releases Medicare Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued its CY2020 final rules on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (HOPPS).
Visit the Practice Pavilion at VAM 2020
A major “something new” – a Practice Pavilion – is coming to the Exhibit Hall at the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting.
Help the SVS Foundation Help Patients; Please Give Today
It is the “giving” time of year. The SVS Foundation asks that your giving plans include the Foundation, to fund not only things – research awards, patient education fliers, community awareness projects – but also people.
Why diabetes can damage your blood vessels, and how to know if you’re at risk
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 25, 2019 – When patients meet vascular surgeon Dr. William Jordan, there is a 30 to 40 percent chance they have diabetes, whether they know it or not.
Your SVS: Renew SVS Membership by the End of 2019
Graduated Candidates in Year 4: Transition to Active Membership
With approximately six weeks left in 2019, it’s time for SVS members to pay their 2020 dues.
New Program Will Teach Surgeons To Lead
Vascular surgery leaders are selecting the first 20 participants for the new Leadership Development Program, aimed at accelerating the leadership development of the next generation of vascular surgeons.