With new initiatives, plenty of educational programming and a party that was the talk of the town, the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting has been deemed a success.
“I’ve gotten a lot of positive response,” said Matthew Eagleton, MD, chair of the SVS Program Committee, which oversees VAM programming. “I think people for the most part were very pleased.”
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A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION COMPARED TO CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY, July 2019, Journal of Vascular Surgery.
ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 2019 – The first report of a matched analysis of TCAR (transcarotid artery revascularization) and CEA (carotid endarterectomy) reveals similar incidence of stroke and death at both 30 days and one year. Results suggest that the new procedure could become an important part of vascular surgeons’ armamentarium in treating significant carotid stenosis.
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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.
The latest is Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Nick Burdi, according to recent news reports, but not so long ago, this condition was almost unknown. So, what exactly is TOS?
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.
He quoted a favorite saying from Mark Twain that gave him the topic of his address, “I am in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” He then proceeded to outline why changes are necessary and what the Society for Vascular Surgery is doing to help implement them.
BY BRYAN W. TILLMAN, MD, PHD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Michael S. Conte, Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. We focused on the themes of the chapter: “Challenge Is the Crucible for Greatness,” from “The Truth About Leadership,” by Kouzes and Posner.
Arecent free AAA and PAD screening was well worth the time for two patients diagnosed with aneurysms.
The SVS Foundation was a sponsor of the early June screening in Washington, D.C., partnered by AAAneurysm Outreach and George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates. Other sponsors were the Society for Vascular Nursing and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. W.L. Gore & Associates provided funding and American Heart Association volunteers provided blood pressure checks.
It may have come as no surprise to his colleagues, mentees and patients at Northwestern University that Dr. William Pearce, Charles and Violet Baldwin Professor of Surgery Emeritus, was named the 2019 Lifetime Achievement awardee by the Society for Vascular Surgery at its annual meeting in June.
At Northwestern he has been an accomplished leader of one of the strongest vascular surgical departments in the nation. He mentored countless professionals, not just fellows, residents and students, but also nurses and faculty.