From the Executive Director | Expanding the Vision of SVS Member Value
As Dr. Samson noted in his column (page 2), the words of Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan remind us the times are a-changing.
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Recent Articles
Committee Spotlight: Program Committee - VAM '17 Will be a 'Spectacular Meeting'
Participants at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) have lots more to look forward to than sunny skies, beaches and palm trees. A number of new program features are planned to add interest and value to the meeting, said Dr. Ron Dalman.
Focus on Research: CREST-2 Data Show Value of Intensive Medical Therapy
Preliminary available data from the groundbreaking CREST-2 trial indicate the value and positive results of intensive medical therapy, whether patients also received revascularization as well, said Dr. Brajesh K. Lal, principal investigator.
Preventable Amputations in High Risk Patients Up Significantly since 2005: California study
Overall, the rate of preventable amputations has decreased in the U.S., but in California there is one sub-group for which the opposite may be true.
‘Paradigm shift’ for quality database will track medical management outcomes for the first time
CHICAGO, Illinois – A new Vascular Medicine Registry will be launched in early 2017 by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM).
Amazon Smiles Helps SVS Foundation
Shop online at 'Amazon Smile' Page to Contribute
The holidays are upon us. This year you can do your shopping and do a good deed for the Society for Vascular Surgery at the same time.
In Memoriam - Dr. Denton Cooley
The Society for Vascular Surgery extends its condolences to the family of Dr. Denton Cooley, one of our vascular surgery pioneers, who passed away Nov. 18, 2016 at the age of 96.
Surgeon Veteran Recalls Korean War
This is November, the month of Veterans Day. And the experience of being a surgeon during war is one of the highlights of the SVS History Project Work Group’s new video, an interview with Dr. Milton Weinberg, a member since the mid-1960s.
SVS Foundation Grant Integral to Research (Sidebar to Focus on Research)
Dr. Iraklis Pipinos has studied peripheral arterial disease for much of his career. His research, he said, got a tremendous boost from being awarded a K08 grant, the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award, from the SVS Foundation, in 2005 to study the myopathy of PAD.
Six Diabetes-Related Vascular Complications - And How To Avoid Them
People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.
Committee Spotlight: VA Vascular Surgeons Committee
New Committee Helps VA Surgeons Meet Unique Challenges
Vascular surgeons working with the Veterans Administration face unique challenges. To help meet them, the Society for Vascular Surgery created a committee specifically for those members.
Education: Research, Conclusions, Ideas Welcome at VAM
The Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission site opens Nov. 14 – and Dr. Ron Dalman hopes it is a beehive of activity from then until the Jan. 25, 2017, deadline.
In fact, he said, the over-arching theme of his three years as VAM program chair could be “more participation.”
Leadership Corner: Listening to and Enabling Others
It was my privilege to interview Dr. Alan M. Dietzek. He is Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, current IAC board president, and president-elect of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. As our series continues to explore "what defines success in leadership,” my charge for Dr. Dietzek was to focus on how he enables others to act and forms effective care and office teams.
Recent Articles
From the Executive Director | Expanding the Vision of SVS Member Value
As Dr. Samson noted in his column (page 2), the words of Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan remind us the times are a-changing.
Committee Spotlight: Program Committee - VAM '17 Will be a 'Spectacular Meeting'
Participants at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) have lots more to look forward to than sunny skies, beaches and palm trees. A number of new program features are planned to add interest and value to the meeting, said Dr. Ron Dalman.
Focus on Research: CREST-2 Data Show Value of Intensive Medical Therapy
Preliminary available data from the groundbreaking CREST-2 trial indicate the value and positive results of intensive medical therapy, whether patients also received revascularization as well, said Dr. Brajesh K. Lal, principal investigator.
Preventable Amputations in High Risk Patients Up Significantly since 2005: California study
Overall, the rate of preventable amputations has decreased in the U.S., but in California there is one sub-group for which the opposite may be true.
‘Paradigm shift’ for quality database will track medical management outcomes for the first time
CHICAGO, Illinois – A new Vascular Medicine Registry will be launched in early 2017 by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM).
Amazon Smiles Helps SVS Foundation
Shop online at 'Amazon Smile' Page to Contribute
The holidays are upon us. This year you can do your shopping and do a good deed for the Society for Vascular Surgery at the same time.
In Memoriam - Dr. Denton Cooley
The Society for Vascular Surgery extends its condolences to the family of Dr. Denton Cooley, one of our vascular surgery pioneers, who passed away Nov. 18, 2016 at the age of 96.
Surgeon Veteran Recalls Korean War
This is November, the month of Veterans Day. And the experience of being a surgeon during war is one of the highlights of the SVS History Project Work Group’s new video, an interview with Dr. Milton Weinberg, a member since the mid-1960s.
SVS Foundation Grant Integral to Research (Sidebar to Focus on Research)
Dr. Iraklis Pipinos has studied peripheral arterial disease for much of his career. His research, he said, got a tremendous boost from being awarded a K08 grant, the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award, from the SVS Foundation, in 2005 to study the myopathy of PAD.
Six Diabetes-Related Vascular Complications - And How To Avoid Them
People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.
Committee Spotlight: VA Vascular Surgeons Committee
New Committee Helps VA Surgeons Meet Unique Challenges
Vascular surgeons working with the Veterans Administration face unique challenges. To help meet them, the Society for Vascular Surgery created a committee specifically for those members.
Education: Research, Conclusions, Ideas Welcome at VAM
The Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission site opens Nov. 14 – and Dr. Ron Dalman hopes it is a beehive of activity from then until the Jan. 25, 2017, deadline.
In fact, he said, the over-arching theme of his three years as VAM program chair could be “more participation.”
Leadership Corner: Listening to and Enabling Others
It was my privilege to interview Dr. Alan M. Dietzek. He is Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, current IAC board president, and president-elect of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. As our series continues to explore "what defines success in leadership,” my charge for Dr. Dietzek was to focus on how he enables others to act and forms effective care and office teams.