Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2017-18 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in early June.

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NEW LEADER TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF A TEAM APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE

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The Vascular Quality Initiative has created a new password-protected "Members Only" section for the VQI website. This area will enable members to share best practices, plus materials such as case studies, videos and presentations, more effectively with each other and between representatives of regional groups.

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If SVS councils had theme songs, "You’ve Got a Friend" might be the musical signature of the Clinical Practice Council. As Council Chair Dr. Frank Pomposelli explained it, the body exists for the good of every member who provides vascular care in any type of clinical setting.

"We’re here to serve member needs on anything relating to clinical practice. From how to obtain financing to how to market themselves, from how to refine their surgical techniques to how to translate outcomes research, we want to help," he said.

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CHICAGO, Ill., June 15, 2017 – New leaders were elected at the annual business meeting June 3 of the Society for Vascular Surgery during the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

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