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.
Articles & Press Releases
Recent Articles
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.
SVS: W.L. Gore & Associates Block Grant Will Support Vascular Quality
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. will support a new Society for Vascular Surgery initiative to advance patient safety programs and the quality of vascular care.
Get Connected to SVSConnect to Access New Wellness Content
SVS Wellness Task Force members will discuss wellness topics on the SVSConnect online community. That means the time is now to make sure all members can participate there, including on the mobile app, which makes access a breeze.
AAA size a good predictor of outcomes after EVAR
SVS:- AAA size predicts outcomes after endovascular repair
DIFFERENCES IN PATIENT SELECTION AND OUTCOMES BASED ON ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM DIAMETER THRESHOLDS IN THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE. November 2019, Journal of Vascular Surgery.
JVS-VL Study compares IVUS to venography in iliac vein stenting
SVS: IVUS invaluable for precise iliac vein treatment
A COMPARISON BETWEEN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND VENOGRAPHY IN IDENTITYING KEY PARAMETERS ESSENTIAL FOR ILIAC VEIN STENTING.
November 2019 Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
SVS Offering Interventions and Support for Member Wellness and Peer Community
With physician distress a top concern of vascular surgeons, the SVS and its Wellness Task Force are launching a member/peer support program next month to help members develop coping techniques and optimize wellness.
NEW MEMBER: So Many Reasons to Join SVS
Attending the Vascular Annual Meeting on a student travel scholarship nearly a decade ago changed the course of Andrea Obi’s career.
Advocacy Scholarship Applications Due Oct. 31
SVS trainees interested in health policy have until the end of the month to apply to spend a day on Capitol Hill.
EDUCATION: Submit Research to VRIC and VAM
VRIC Submission Site Opens Oct. 29: Abstracts for the 2020 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference may be submitted beginning Oct. 29.
Letter From the SVS Foundation Chair
Dear Friends,
The SVS Foundation is a fundamental part of our Society, entrusted with supporting programs that advance our knowledge of vascular disease and improve the care delivery process to our patients and communities.
October Spotlight
SVS member Matthew Edwards, MD, and wife, Angela Edwards, MD, were named co-chairs for the 27th Annual Winston-Salem Heart and Stroke Walk in late September.
Diabetes and Vascular Disease
Resources for patients, families and physicians
Considered one of the largest global health emergencies, diabetes is dangerous in large part because high blood sugar damages blood vessels. It also magnifies the effects of other health complications.
Your SVS: Important Information for Members
PAD Resources: September is PAD Awareness Month, and SVS has not only resources but also new information for its members.
VQI Makes Major Changes to Hemodialysis Access Registry
Major enhancements are coming to the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative’s Hemodialysis Access Registry, with completion expected by the end of the year.
‘Surgery Is Only Part of Our Story’ – Branding Initiative Takes Shape
After nearly a year of research, consultation and consideration, after hearing feedback from approximately 300 members on tone, approach and messaging, the Society for Vascular Surgery is about to begin implementing a branding campaign.
Recent Articles
References for December VA article
The below are the references for the article about research opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, which ran in the December 2020 Specialist.
VAM 2021 taking shape, schedule changes to expand programming
Though many individual components will remain the same, the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will have a different look and feel.
Fund hope with the SVS Foundation
A gift to the SVS Foundation funds not just things—patient education fliers, research awards and community awareness projects—but also hope for a better future.
Society launches mobile apps for staging of CLTI
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched three new mobile apps to help guide surgeons in the treatment and management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).
SVS member named to AMA RUC
The American Medical Association's Board of Trustees has named Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) longtime coding expert and member Robert M. Zwolak, MD, as the AMA alternative representative to the organization’s RVS Update Committee (RUC), and alternative vice chair.
Audible Bleeding now flows through SVS
The Society for Vascular Surgery would like to welcome the popular Audible Bleeding podcast into its communications family.
NESVS outgoing president makes diversity pitch
During the virtual annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS), outgoing president Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD, called for the NESVS to follow the lead of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) by creating a diversity task force.
President Dalman reflects on year of adversity—and positive change
The last nine months took away much. The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) was canceled. The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) suffered a similar fate—its content latterly resuscitated in virtual form last month. The traditional Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) presidential handover, too, followed an unorthodox route.
The power of groups: Invest in the SVS PAC
Humans are social animals, and, over time, they have found that their best times are spent in groups. We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, spending time with our most important group, our family, reflecting on our present life situation and giving thanks. And more holidays are to come.
Present Imperfect
Psychologists place great emphasis on the object permanence milestone, but object impermanence is the more brutal lesson. My experience is now familiar and commonplace. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost a parent during the pandemic. Our usual methods of closure have been stripped from us. People are dying in isolation, and the ones they leave behind must often grieve alone. Our failure to control the pandemic has had profound psychological consequences beyond the endless death toll. Our country has risen to similar challenges before, and I believe it will again if we learn from the mistakes we made this year. To accomplish this, we must create a complete account of the costs we have endured.
Apply for research awards
Applications for three Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation awards are coming up early in the new year.
Study findings support SVS practice guidelines for surveillance of small AAAs
The low rate of events that occur in small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) supports the continuance of ultrasound surveillance every three years for those that measure between 3–3.9 cm and every year for those 4–4.9cm, researchers found.
Society for Vascular Surgery Launches Mobile Apps for Staging of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
ROSEMONT, ILL, Nov. 18, 2020 – The Society for Vascular Surgery introduces three new mobile apps to guide surgeons in the treatment and management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI).
Vascular surgeons encouraged to consult paclitaxel talking points document
Vascular surgeons are being encouraged to take consideration of a set of talking points about the risks and benefits of paclitaxel-equipped devices—developed by a multispecialty panel of medical societies—in discussions with their patients.
‘Smile’ to benefit SVS Foundation
The holidays are close upon us, and many Society for Vascular Surgery members will be shopping online this month and next.
Recent Articles
References for December VA article
The below are the references for the article about research opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, which ran in the December 2020 Specialist.
VAM 2021 taking shape, schedule changes to expand programming
Though many individual components will remain the same, the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will have a different look and feel.
Fund hope with the SVS Foundation
A gift to the SVS Foundation funds not just things—patient education fliers, research awards and community awareness projects—but also hope for a better future.
Society launches mobile apps for staging of CLTI
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched three new mobile apps to help guide surgeons in the treatment and management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).
SVS member named to AMA RUC
The American Medical Association's Board of Trustees has named Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) longtime coding expert and member Robert M. Zwolak, MD, as the AMA alternative representative to the organization’s RVS Update Committee (RUC), and alternative vice chair.
Audible Bleeding now flows through SVS
The Society for Vascular Surgery would like to welcome the popular Audible Bleeding podcast into its communications family.
NESVS outgoing president makes diversity pitch
During the virtual annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS), outgoing president Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD, called for the NESVS to follow the lead of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) by creating a diversity task force.
President Dalman reflects on year of adversity—and positive change
The last nine months took away much. The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) was canceled. The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) suffered a similar fate—its content latterly resuscitated in virtual form last month. The traditional Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) presidential handover, too, followed an unorthodox route.
The power of groups: Invest in the SVS PAC
Humans are social animals, and, over time, they have found that their best times are spent in groups. We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, spending time with our most important group, our family, reflecting on our present life situation and giving thanks. And more holidays are to come.
Present Imperfect
Psychologists place great emphasis on the object permanence milestone, but object impermanence is the more brutal lesson. My experience is now familiar and commonplace. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost a parent during the pandemic. Our usual methods of closure have been stripped from us. People are dying in isolation, and the ones they leave behind must often grieve alone. Our failure to control the pandemic has had profound psychological consequences beyond the endless death toll. Our country has risen to similar challenges before, and I believe it will again if we learn from the mistakes we made this year. To accomplish this, we must create a complete account of the costs we have endured.
Apply for research awards
Applications for three Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation awards are coming up early in the new year.
Study findings support SVS practice guidelines for surveillance of small AAAs
The low rate of events that occur in small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) supports the continuance of ultrasound surveillance every three years for those that measure between 3–3.9 cm and every year for those 4–4.9cm, researchers found.
Society for Vascular Surgery Launches Mobile Apps for Staging of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
ROSEMONT, ILL, Nov. 18, 2020 – The Society for Vascular Surgery introduces three new mobile apps to guide surgeons in the treatment and management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI).
Vascular surgeons encouraged to consult paclitaxel talking points document
Vascular surgeons are being encouraged to take consideration of a set of talking points about the risks and benefits of paclitaxel-equipped devices—developed by a multispecialty panel of medical societies—in discussions with their patients.
‘Smile’ to benefit SVS Foundation
The holidays are close upon us, and many Society for Vascular Surgery members will be shopping online this month and next.