SVS Approves Bylaw Amendments
The voting members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have approved amendments to its Bylaws, following a referendum that closed on Nov. 20.
The voting members of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have approved amendments to its Bylaws, following a referendum that closed on Nov. 20.
The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a six-month-long interactive learning experience for U.S./Canadian vascular surgeons who are five-10 years out of training. A series of webinars, mentoring and a 1.5-day in-person workshop will serve as the curriculum to guide participants as they identify and tackle real-life challenges faced by leaders in vascular surgery.
The aim is for the participants to reach their full potential as leaders and make a positive impact in the specialty, in their workplace and community, and in other areas of importance in their life.
Program content is drawn from the highest quality research on leadership with an intense focus on applying this knowledge to real-life challenges.
The 2022-2023 application process is now closed. See a list of participants here.
Date of Release: September 28, 2022
Last Day to Claim CE credits or earn a Certificate: May 1, 2023
This CE Activity is supported through an educational grant provided by Boston Scientific and Gore
Manuel Garcia-Toca, MD, MS
Faisal Aziz, MD
Dawn M Coleman, MD
Randall R DeMartino, MD
Kristina Giles, MD
Kenneth M Slaw, PhD
Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA
John Burrows, PhD
Dates
Date | Time | Section |
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09/28/2022 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 1: Kick-off/Orientation- Not for CME |
10/26/2022 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 2: LPI Assessment |
11/09/2022 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 3: Model the Way |
12/07/2022 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 4: Inspire a Shared Vision |
02/01/2023 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 5: Challenge the Process |
03/01/2023 | 7:00-8:15 PM Central | SVS LDP Webinar 6: Enable Others to Act |
03/31 - 04/01/2023 | 1.5 Days | SVS LDP In-Person Workshop 7: Encourage the Heart + Case Study Project | Rosemont, IL |
06/15/2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern | LDP Cohort 4 Graduation- Not for CME |
Accreditation Statement
The Society for Vascular Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Society for Vascular Surgery designates this other/blended for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
The ACCME requires that the SVS, as an accredited provider of CME, disclose the relevant financial relationships of the planners, faculty, and any other individuals in a position to control content of this activity. However, Accredited providers do not need to identify, mitigate, or disclose relevant financial relationships for accredited education that is non-clinical, such as leadership or communication skills training. Therefore, there are no disclosures for this accredited activity.
Important Information about your CME credits for LDP Cohort 4
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) recently made changes to its CME processes, which impact the way that Diplomates interact with the Board, upload CME credits, and meet Certification requirements. SVS is committed to complying with the new rules and making your ability to claim credit as seamless as possible, however, we are still in the process of aligning our systems to meet these new requirements.
To ensure all your CME credits earned with SVS are transferred to the ABS, please visit this website to review the process.
SVS will communicate any changes to this information as it becomes available. We look forward to seeing everyone in-person!
Please contact education@vascularsociety.org.
Voting closed on 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 19.
In accordance with SVS Bylaws the SVS Executive Board may propose changes to Bylaws, and upon 50% approval of the Strategic Board of Directors (SBOD), may proceed to a referendum of the Voting Membership to ratify any such changes following 30-days official notice.
An eblast was sent the afternoon of Oct. 4, 2023, to serve as official notice to the Membership that the Executive Board has proposed, and the SBOD has approved, moving two fundamental changes to the voting membership in a referendum. The first is in SVS bylaws-Article III, relating to Membership; and the second is in Articles V and VII, relating to the composition of the Executive Board, which includes both elected and appointed members.
To make the proposed changes easier to understand, the SVS has created an infographic highlighting the key points. View the infographic below.
Please review the redline version of the proposed changes. Beginning Nov. 6, 2023, there will be communications inviting all Active and Senior members to cast their vote.
If you have questions, please email governance@vascularsociety.org.
About SVS Presents
The Society for Vascular Surgery strives to advance the learning experience of its members and those interested in vascular health through activities that promote engagement, accessibility and sustained change. Members stated, through the educational needs assessment that they want SVS to continue to offer online education, but to try to condense our offerings to once a month. Therefore, beginning April 12, the SVS will begin “SVS Presents” which will provide an evening of educational programming accessible for free as a member benefit.
“SVS Presents” will be hosted either the first or second Wednesday evening of every month, excluding the months of January and June due to holidays and the days leading up to the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). Some months will have more than one webinar but will run consecutively. This will be a one-year pilot to measure the interest and increase engagement from all SVS member segments. The goal of the series is to expand the programming and encourage committees to utilize this day as the scheduled release date for educational content.
The webinars will be live and then hosted on the SVS site under SVS On Demand. This will give attendees the opportunity, especially for the webinar content, to participate live as they have been or watch it on demand at their leisure. Be sure to bookmark SVS On Demand to find all the content in one easy location. Webinar content will vary in the duration of their time, but most will be scheduled between 6 and 8 p.m. CST.
"SVS Presents" will always be free to all SVS Members, however, there will be some months when non-members will be required to pay a small fee to attend the presentations. You can learn more about SVS membership here.
Miss the last SVS Presents...webinar or want to rewatch one from a previous month? Visit this page to find the link to the available recordings. To access, you will need to login to your SVS Account.
The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a seven-month-long interactive learning experience best suited for U.S./Canadian vascular surgeons who are 5-10 years out of training.
The curriculum is drawn from the highest quality evidenced-based model on leadership stemming from Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner’s, The Leadership Challenge, with an intense focus on applying this knowledge to real-life challenges.
A series of webinars, on-demand didactic presentations, live online faculty-led discussions, mentoring, and a 1.5-day in-person workshop will serve to guide participants as they identify and tackle real-life challenges faced by leaders in vascular surgery.
The aim is for the participants to reach their full potential as leaders and make a positive impact in the specialty, in their workplace and community, and in other areas of importance in their life. Build life-long relationships, have some fun, and invest in your future and the future of the profession all while earning CME credit!
Registration will open in mid-December. Space is limited!! Please review the requirements below and take action now to prepare so that you have all documentation ready once registration opens. A link will appear on this page once registration opens.
Member - $1500
Non-Member - $2,175
If you would like us to email you once registration is open, please email education@vascularsociety.org to let us know. Otherwise, information about registration will be posted here and distributed through normal SVS channels, such as via the Pulse and social media, once available
Manuel Garcia-Toca, MD, MS
Faisal Aziz, MD
Dawn M Coleman, MD
Randall R DeMartino, MD
Kristina Giles, MD
Kenneth M Slaw, PhD
Date of Release: April 11, 2024
Last Day to Claim CE credits or earn a Certificate: Dec. 2, 2024
This CE Activity is supported through an educational grant provided by Gore.
Date | Time | Session | Format |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
7-8:15 p.m. CT | Session 1: Kick-off/Orientation | Webinar |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 7-8:15 p.m. CT | Session 2: LPI Assessment | Webinar |
TBD June 19-22, 2024 | TBD 1-1.5 hrs | LDP 1-1.5 hr Meet up (optional) | In-person @ VAM24 Chicago, IL |
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | 7-8:00 p.m. CT | Session 3: Model the Way | Faculty-led online discussion On-demand recording viewed prior |
July-Aug., 2024 | TBD - per availability | Case study 1-on-1 mentor calls | Call or virtual call |
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 | 7-8:00 p.m. CT | Session 4: Inspire a Shared Vision | Faculty-led online discussion On-demand recording viewed prior |
Wednesday, Sept.18, 2024 | 7-8:00 p.m. CT | Session 5: Enable Others to Act | Faculty-led online discussion On-demand recording viewed prior |
Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 | 7-8:00 p.m. CT | Session 6: Challenge the Process | Faculty-led online discussion On-demand recording viewed prior |
Friday, Saturday, Nov. 1-2 (1.5 days) Hotel - Nov. 1 check-in, Nov. 3 check-out |
Friday – 12-8:30 p.m. CT - includes lunch, dinner Saturday – 8-5:00 p.m. CT |
Session 7: Workshop and Graduation |
In-person @ SVS Headquarters Rosemont, IL |
Additional CME details are forthcoming...
More details will be added soon for this grant offered to past LDP cohort members.
Questions
Please contact education@vascularsociety.org
Important Information about your CME credits for LDP Cohort 4
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) recently made changes to its CME processes, which impact the way that Diplomates interact with the Board, upload CME credits, and meet Certification requirements. SVS is committed to complying with the new rules and making your ability to claim credit as seamless as possible, however, we are still in the process of aligning our systems to meet these new requirements.
To ensure all your CME credits earned with SVS are transferred to the ABS, please visit this website to review the process.
SVS will communicate any changes to this information as it becomes available.
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The Society for Vascular Surgery was founded on July 3, 1946, at the Fairmount Hotel in San Francisco, California, by thirty-one vascular surgeons looking to improve the field. In August 2021, SVS kicked off a year-long celebration of its 75th Anniversary.
Videos that tell the stories of milestones in vascular surgery -- including interviews with some of the giants in the field who made those moments happen -- are now available for viewing.
Members of the SVS History Project Work Group interviewed 80 people who influenced the course of vascular surgery and who have been the specialty’s outstanding leaders and contributors. Interviews were conducted with:
Use the scrolling video player above, or visit the complete History Project playlist on YouTube.
You may also view individual interviews by clicking on a name below:
A History of Vascular Nursing
Dr. Enrico Ascher
Dr. Ronald Baird
Dr. Panagiotis Balas
Dr. William H. Baker
Dr. Wiley Barker
Dr. Jonathan D. Beard
Dr. Jean-Pierre Becquemin
Dr. Ramon Berguer
Dr. William Blaisdell
Dr. Jan D. Blankensteijn
Dr. Jan S. Brunkwall
Dr. Jacob Buth
Dr. Allan Callow
Dr. Richard Cambria
Dr. Piergiorgio Cao
Dr. Stephen W. K. Cheng
Dr. Timothy A. M. Chuter
Dr. G. Patrick Clagett
Dr. Alexander Clowes
Dr. John E. Connolly
Dr. Denton Cooley
Dr. Jack Cronenwett
Dr. Herbert Dardik
Dr. Richard H. Dean
Dr. Michael DeBakey, on SVS 50th Anniversary
Dr. Michael DeBakey, remembering Dr. Rudolph Matas
Dr. JamesDeWeese
Dr. Edward Diethrich
Dr. Ben Eiseman
Dr. Jose Fernandes e Fernandes
Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty
Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag
Dr. Peter Gloviczki
Dr. Jerry Goldstone
Dr. Richard M. Green
Dr. Olivier Goeau-Brissonniere
Dr. Lazar Greenfield
Dr. Roger M. Greenhalgh
Dr. John P. Harris
Dr. Norman Hertzer
Dr. Larry Hollier
Dr. Jimmy Howell
Dr. Anthony Imparato
Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II
Dr. K. Wayne Johnston
Dr. Craig Kent
Dr. Robert L. Kistner
Dr. Peter F. Lawrence
Dr. Christos D. Liapis
Dr. Frank LoGerfo
Mr. William Maloney
Dr. Kenneth Mattox
Dr. James May
Dr. Craig Miller
Dr. John Mannick
Dr. Frans L. Moll
Dr. Wesley Moore
Dr. Hassan Najafi
Dr. George P. Noon
Dr. John Ochsner, Part 1, Part 2
Dr. Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr.
Dr. Juan C. Parodi
Dr. William H. Pearce
Dr. Bruce Perler
Dr. Anatoly V. Pokrovsky
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Ricco
Dr. Norman Rich
Dr. Thomas Riles
Dr. Charles Rob, Part 1, Part 2
Dr. Harry Shumacker
Dr. Gregorio A. Sicard
Dr. Anton N. Sidawy
Dr. Robert B. Smith, III
Dr. Frank Spencer
Dr. James C. Stanley
Dr. Ronald Stoney
Dr. Jonathan Towne
Dr. Frank Veith I
Dr. Frank Veith II
Dr. J. Leonel Villavicencio
Dr. Shenming Wang
Dr. Milton Weinberg
Dr. Jock R. Wheeler
Dr. Anthony D. Whittemore
Dr. John H.N. Wolfe
Dr. James S.T. Yao
Dr. Christopher Zarins
Dr. Robert M. Zwolak
This interview series features leaders and major contributors in the field of vascular surgery. The videos were created in 2017 by the SVS History Project Work Group, chaired by Dr. James Yao, and followed more than 75 interviews with leaders in the subspecialty. The History Project Work Group now is chaired by Dr. Walter McCarthy.
Re-live historical vignettes from interviews about experiences in war combat zones, creation of the first Fogarty Catheter, creation of the first grafts, the first SVS business meetings, the thoughts of Dr. Michael DeBakey and much more.
Era I: Antiquity and Reparative Surgery
Era II: Direct and Reconstructive Surgery
In 1996, the 50th anniversary of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Drs. Harry B. Shumacker, Jr., and Michael DeBakey were the two surviving members of the 31 founders of the Society. Drs. Shumacker and DeBakey were interviewed about their recollections of the history of the Society. Calvin Ernst interviewed Dr. Shumacker and Dr. Blaisdell talked with Dr. DeBakey. Both Drs. Shumacker and DeBakey since have passed away – Dr. Shumacker on Nov. 14, 2009, and Dr. DeBakey on July 11, 2008.
Watch Dr. Michael E. DeBakey
Watch Dr. Harry B. Shumacker
The following publications provide information on the history of SVS.
In 2003, the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, merged with SVS to become one Society—The Society for Vascular Surgery. Two historical articles about ISCVS-NA provide the historical information of this important partnership.
The following books and articles provide useful information on the history of the development of vascular surgery.
CHICAGO, Ill., July 10, 2019 – After serving the previous year as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Michel S. Makaroun has moved into his new role as chair of the SVS Foundation.
Dr. Ronald L. Dalman was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the organization’s annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, in June. Next year he will step up to president.