Your SVS: Meet Your New President, Dr. Darling
Dr. R. Clement Darling III began his presidency of the Society for Vascular Surgery on Saturday, June 3, during the Vascular Annual Meeting.
1. What would you like your presidency remembered for?
Articles & Press Releases
Recent Articles
Your SVS: Task Force to Explore Inpatient, Outpatient Vascular Certification
The SVS Executive Board has established a task force charged with exploring the potential for developing a vascular certification program for inpatient and outpatient vascular care settings.
To Lyse or Not to Lyse
“Evaluation of Thrombolysis Using Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis with Concomitant Femoral-Popliteal Venous Segment Involvement.” Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, September, 2017.
Get Started With MIPS, MACRA; View Webinar
The SVS Patient Safety Organization and M2S, in conjunction with the SVS, presented a webinar last month on getting started in the Medicare reimbursement program, including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is Safer than Previously Thought
GOOD NEWS FOR BASEBALL PITCHERS, OTHER ATHLETES
Large national study finds vascular surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome is safe
New SVS Task Force Explores Vascular Certification Program
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) executive board has established a task force to explore developing a vascular certification program for inpatient and outpatient centers.
SVS Supports Medical Liability Reform Bill
Before departing for the July 4 recess, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1215, “Protecting Access to Care Act,” 218-210, a bill that SVS supports.
SVS Foundation Awardees 2017
At the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting (May 31-June 3), the SVS Foundation awarded a number of basic and clinical research grants.
Safety-net burden associated with higher failure to rescue after open AAA
HOSPITALS WITH MORE UNINSURED PATIENTS HAVE HIGHER FAILURE TO RESCUE RATES FOR OPEN AORTIC SURGERY
“Effects of Hospital Safety-Net Burden and Hospital Volume on Failure to Rescue After Open Abdominal Aortic Surgery,” Journal of Vascular Surgery, August, 2017.
SVS Foundation Expands Mission
The SVS Foundation expands its mission and delineates its vision to support new programs and goals.
Education: VAM Credits, Coding Course, Joint Symposium
Coding course is all set for October 13 and 14, 2017. Claim CMEs and MOCs from VAM by December 31, 2017. And finally, the second annual Joint Review Course will be August 26-28, 2018.
President's Address: Making It Personal Through a Career of Service
Dr. Ronald M. Fairman takes the stage at VAM'17, highlighting the personal side of vascular surgery and a career of service in his presidential address.
Services Let Members be Doctors, not Business Managers
Vascular surgeons in a community practice think of themselves first and foremost as surgeons – not business people.
Yet they are indeed running a business, with payrolls, payment processing, background checks on potential employees, insurance issues, and many other tasks.
Washington Update: In Big Win, CMS to Cover Exercise Therapy
In a significant victory for PAD patients and their surgeons, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering national Medicare coverage for supervised exercise therapy (SET) beyond the hospital setting to include a physician’s office or a hospital outpatient setting.
JVS: Gender Important Consideration for TEVAR
A recent study finds that women undergoing TEVAR experience worse outcomes and that gender should be considered in an analysis of risk versus benefit.
Education: VESAP4 Is Coming Soon
VESAP4 set to debut soon, including a companion app that will let users access the program off-line and then sync with the desktop version.
2017 VAM: One for the Record Books
VAM'17 attracted the most attendees ever - 1,807 - and set another record for international attendance with 362 registrations.
Record Attendance and Energy Ensure the Vitality of VAM for Years to Come
Dr. Ronald Dalman discusses this year's annual meeting and takes a brief look ahead to VAM'18.
From the Editor: Here There Be Dragons...
For the public, navigating the complex world of vascular care must seem like being adrift on the high seas, with brigands and pirates galore. Vascular surgeons, cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists, and interventional cardiologists all raise their friendly flags to lure patients.
For Dr. Dardik the First, a First-Rate Award
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Education: VESAP4 Launching this Summer
Students and surgeons will soon have a valuable new learning tool, with the anticipated summer release of VESAP4. The new edition of VESAP will come just in time for the September board qualifying, certification and recertification exams.
Leadership Spotlight: A Conversation with Dr. Joseph Mills
This month’s leadership spotlight is on Joseph L. Mills, MD, FACS, Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Mills has been President of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society (now VESS), Western Vascular Society, and the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS). He has a strong interest in education and is a past-chair of the Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), and a member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee (RRC) of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. We discussed his approach to leadership from the viewpoint of the Kouzes/Posner trait of ‘Encouraging the Heart.’
Recent Articles
Are athletes getting more injuries from TOS?
ROSEMONT, Ill., July 22, 2019 – Hardly a sports season goes by without at least one professional player going on the injured list for thoracic outlet syndrome, also called TOS.
Change Doesn’t Come Easy! But It Is Needed
In selecting the subject of his presidential address, SVS President Michel Makaroun, MD, decided to focus on the inadequacy of vascular manpower to meet the demands and needs of the public.
Innovation Medal: Honoring ‘Pioneer of Venous Surgery’
Groundbreaking. Innovative. Pioneer. “Father of Modern Venous Surgery.” A man who “truly changed the world with respect to treatment of venous disease.” All of the above – and more – describe Dr. Robert Kistner, recipient of the SVS Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery, presented at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. He was the first awardee in six years.
LEADERSHIP: Spotlight on Michael Conte, MD
BY BRYAN W. TILLMAN, MD, PHD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
VRIC 2019 a Big Success; Scientists Look Forward to 2020 in Chicago
With a record number of attendees, abstracts submitted, and abstracts presented, not to mention outstanding research presentations and high enthusiasm throughout, the 2019 SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) has been dubbed a big success.
Compassion’s other name: Dr. William Pearce
It may have come as no surprise to his colleagues, mentees and patients at Northwestern University that Dr.
EDUCATION: Learn To Get the Reimbursement You’re Due at SVS Coding Course to Be Held Sept. 20-21
Don’t leave reimbursement money on the table. Learn what you need to know about proper coding at the SVS 2019 Coding and Reimbursement Workshop.
SVS Foundation-Sponsored Screening Uncovers 2 Aneurysms: Will Help Screen Vets in July
Arecent free AAA and PAD screening was well worth the time for two patients diagnosed with aneurysms.
Michel Makaroun Assumes SVS Foundation Chair
CHICAGO, Ill., July 10, 2019 – After serving the previous year as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Michel S. Makaroun has moved into his new role as chair of the SVS Foundation.
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson elected SVS President
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular and endovascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2019-20 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in June.
Ronald L. Dalman Elected President-Elect
Dr. Ronald L. Dalman was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the organization’s annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, in June. Next year he will step up to president.
SVS Elects New Officers for 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., June 28, 2019 – At its annual business meeting, the Society for Vascular Surgery elected new leaders for the 2019-20 year.
NEW TO VAM: Plenary Sessions Include Updates on Guidelines & Reporting Standards
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reporting Standards are important tools as the SVS strives to improve quality of care and reduce variation. They also serve as an important benefit for SVS members.
Everyone Can Participate in Gala Silent Auction
The SVS “Vascular Spectacular” gala, after months of planning, is nearly here. And everyone, no matter where they are in the world on Friday, June 14, may participate in the Online Raffle or Silent Auction, right until it closes. (One caveat: You’ll need to have an Internet connection.)
Recent Articles
Are athletes getting more injuries from TOS?
ROSEMONT, Ill., July 22, 2019 – Hardly a sports season goes by without at least one professional player going on the injured list for thoracic outlet syndrome, also called TOS.
Change Doesn’t Come Easy! But It Is Needed
In selecting the subject of his presidential address, SVS President Michel Makaroun, MD, decided to focus on the inadequacy of vascular manpower to meet the demands and needs of the public.
Innovation Medal: Honoring ‘Pioneer of Venous Surgery’
Groundbreaking. Innovative. Pioneer. “Father of Modern Venous Surgery.” A man who “truly changed the world with respect to treatment of venous disease.” All of the above – and more – describe Dr. Robert Kistner, recipient of the SVS Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery, presented at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. He was the first awardee in six years.
LEADERSHIP: Spotlight on Michael Conte, MD
BY BRYAN W. TILLMAN, MD, PHD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
VRIC 2019 a Big Success; Scientists Look Forward to 2020 in Chicago
With a record number of attendees, abstracts submitted, and abstracts presented, not to mention outstanding research presentations and high enthusiasm throughout, the 2019 SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) has been dubbed a big success.
Compassion’s other name: Dr. William Pearce
It may have come as no surprise to his colleagues, mentees and patients at Northwestern University that Dr.
EDUCATION: Learn To Get the Reimbursement You’re Due at SVS Coding Course to Be Held Sept. 20-21
Don’t leave reimbursement money on the table. Learn what you need to know about proper coding at the SVS 2019 Coding and Reimbursement Workshop.
SVS Foundation-Sponsored Screening Uncovers 2 Aneurysms: Will Help Screen Vets in July
Arecent free AAA and PAD screening was well worth the time for two patients diagnosed with aneurysms.
Michel Makaroun Assumes SVS Foundation Chair
CHICAGO, Ill., July 10, 2019 – After serving the previous year as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Michel S. Makaroun has moved into his new role as chair of the SVS Foundation.
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson elected SVS President
Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular and endovascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2019-20 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in June.
Ronald L. Dalman Elected President-Elect
Dr. Ronald L. Dalman was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the organization’s annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, in June. Next year he will step up to president.
SVS Elects New Officers for 2019
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., June 28, 2019 – At its annual business meeting, the Society for Vascular Surgery elected new leaders for the 2019-20 year.
NEW TO VAM: Plenary Sessions Include Updates on Guidelines & Reporting Standards
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reporting Standards are important tools as the SVS strives to improve quality of care and reduce variation. They also serve as an important benefit for SVS members.
Everyone Can Participate in Gala Silent Auction
The SVS “Vascular Spectacular” gala, after months of planning, is nearly here. And everyone, no matter where they are in the world on Friday, June 14, may participate in the Online Raffle or Silent Auction, right until it closes. (One caveat: You’ll need to have an Internet connection.)