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NESVS 2022 Presidential Address: ‘We can create a bold new future for vascular surgery: It’s go time’
“Collaborate, innovate, mentor, champion DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and relish the opportunity to form deep connections with our amazing patients.” This was the key take-home message delivered by Andres Schanzer, MD, chief of vascular surgery at the UMass Memorial…
BEST-CLI: Optimal medical therapy adherence ‘well below’ recommended level at baseline
A significant proportion of patients enrolled in the BEST-CLI trial did not meet optimal medical therapy (OMT) guideline-based recommendations at the time of their entry into the study, co-principal investigator Matthew Menard, MD, told the 2022 New England Society for…
Dec. 12 webinar to examine 3D printing for vascular imaging
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members can learn some of the ins and outs of three-dimensional (3D) printing for vascular imaging at a webinar on Dec. 12. The SVS’ Health Information Technology (HIT) Committee is sponsoring the webinar, which begins…
Roundtable on varicose veins guidelines set for Dec. 6
A virtual, multidisciplinary and interactive roundtable discussion on varicose veins will be held Dec. 6. The free roundtable, set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. CST, will be based on the recently published joint clinical practice guidelines developed by the Society…
Vascular surgeons: The ‘oncologists’ of the surgical arena
Like any good presentation I feel obligated to start with my disclosures: 1) I am married to a woman who decided to pursue a separate fellowship in bioethics, even after a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia. This means that every time…
Swiss parliament votes to accept FDA-approved medical devices
The Swiss Federal Assembly has voted in favor of accepting medical devices with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing authorization in Switzerland. A motion for ‘more freedom of action in the procurement of medical products for supply of the…
Diversifying clinical trials: ‘There needs to be some kind of cultural competency’
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed lingering mistrust in the U.S. healthcare system among patients from minority communities as physicians continue to confront the conundrum of healthcare disparities in terms of outcomes alongside a lack of diversity in clinical trials, a roundtable…
Eastern Vascular gathering challenged to forge next generation of evolution
Evolution was the core theme of the Presidential Address Robert Rhee, MD, delivered from the Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) annual meeting stage in Philadelphia (Sept. 29–Oct. 1). “Let’s Evolve,” it was entitled. But, Rhee told those gathered, the society lays…
Bright future predicted for JVS internship program
This month on Corner Stitch, Christopher Audu, MD, profiles a new and innovative program offered by the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS). It’s called the JVS internship program, and with us this month are Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD, and Anand Brahmandam,…
Miss the SVS webinars? Take advantage of the recordings
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) hosts a number of Town Halls, roundtables and webinars for the benefit of its members. In the past few months, members were able to participate in a webinar on how best to use electronic…