Recent News
March 1, 2016 • Press Release
Rebecca Maron retiring as Executive Director of SVS
Executive search firm conducting national search for new director
February 29, 2016 • Press Release
3 Things You Should Ask Before Surgery
All too often patients say they are "blindsided" by unexpected outcomes of surgery. SVS member Dr. Margaret "Gretchen" Schwarze has won a prestigious PCORI grant to study ways to help patients understand what major surgery will mean to them.
February 25, 2016 • Press Release
National Study Goal: Help Surgery Patients Ask Better Questions
A three-year study, which gives patients a better way to talk to their surgeon, has earned a $2.1 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (PCORI).
February 8, 2016 • Press Release
Surgeons Helping Patients Quit Smoking Before Surgery
A recent pilot study funded by a grant from the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation has found that patients succeed in quitting smoking before surgery if they are offered the right kind of assistance.
February 1, 2016 • Press Release
SVS, APMA and SVM Publish First-Ever Guidelines for Treating Diabetic Foot
The Society for Vascular Surgery, the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine collaboratively have published their first-ever set of clinical practice guidelines for treating the diabetic foot, based on a meta-analysis of the available literature. The guidelines, “The Management of the Diabetic Foot,” were developed after three years of study and were published online in late January and in print in the February 2016 edition of Journal for Vascular Surgery.
