Wider VAM 2020 schedule unveiled

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Beyond the always popular scientific sessions detailing research and presented from the podium, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) also stages more than 25 other educational offerings, many to smaller audiences and with questions and answers encouraged.

SVS rolls out Leadership Development Program

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The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) investment in accelerating the growth of vascular surgeon-leaders has begun.

Some 25 SVS members have embarked on a six-month course in developing leadership skills, as the first cohort of the new SVS Leadership Development Program.

Zero hour: SVS awards nominations come due

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The deadline is March 1 for nominating a fellow SVS member for the society’s Lifetime Achievement Award or Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery, and for applications for the Distinguished Fellow Designation.

All will be recognized at the Vascular Annual Meeting in June.

Deadline for Seed Grant applications falls March 1

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Applications for the SVS Foundation’s Clinical Research Seed Grant program are due March 1.

This program is designed to spur interest and development of clinical investigators among SVS members, particularly junior members with limited prior experience as principal investigators. 

New registry to keep track of vascular patients launched

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A registry to track management of new patients who are being treated medically for a number of vascular diseases has been launched by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Patient Safety Organization® and the Society for Vascular Medicine, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, fo