The Society for Vascular Surgery has completed its first update in nine years to its Clinical Practice Guidelines on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The Journal of Vascular Surgery published the document in full in the January issue.
The 14 authors, led by Elliot Chaikof, MD, have revised several older recommendations and addressed new topics. The document makes 111 recommendations.
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Surgeons can purchase discounts on vision and dental care for their personal use and as an employee benefit for their staff. The program is through Careington EyeMed Dental and Vision.
The dental plans offer coverage options through Careington’s network of 200,000 providers. The vision plan offers access to thousands of network providers, including independent providers and a number of retail chains, including LensCrafters, Sears Optical, Target Optical, JCPenny Optical and most Pearle Vision providers.
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Take it on good authority from a recently approved Active Member regarding early career development: "Join the SVS," urges Jeffrey Siracuse, MD. "It’s a great opportunity to be involved, to learn, to make an impact."
Dr. Siracuse has been an active member since 2016. He became interested in vascular surgery as a third-year medical school student and has attended the Vascular Annual Meeting since 2008, when he was a research resident.
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“BLACK PATIENTS PRESENT WITH MORE SEVERE VASCULAR DISEASE AND A GREATER BURDEN OF RISK FACTORS THAN WHITE PATIENTS AT TIME OF MAJOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, February 2018.
CHICAGO, Illinois, February 2018 –African Americans come into the vascular operating room with significant co-morbidities that may explain their more severe level of disease and higher risk factors, report researchers who reviewed 76,000 vascular cases for their report in the February edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Attending the Vascular Annual Meeting as a scholarship recipient helped turn on a lightbulb in Katharine Wolf’s mind.
"I got to see how basic science research and clinical surgical practice really intersect," said Wolf, who attends medical school in Illinois and is currently performing a research internship in Dr. Alan Dardik’s lab at Yale University.
In June 2017, the SVS Board of Directors approved bylaw changes that were ratified at the Annual Business Meeting, paving the way to review and approve membership applications throughout the year. These changes were made to improve access, efficiency and service to existing and future SVS members. Beginning in 2018, SVS will now review and approve applications on a quarterly basis – in March, June, September and December.
Curious how vascular services are benchmarked and valued? Wouldn’t you want to have this information to share with your administrators and colleagues?
The SVS and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) remind SVS members to participate in two important surveys. MGMA is reintroducing vascular surgery as a benchmarked specialty, and these surveys will provide data on the process of negotiating contracts and the balance between practice costs and revenue.