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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…
Deadline extension: SAVS extends travel scholarship application cut-off for 2023 meeting
The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) has announced a deadline extension to Dec. 5 for 20 travel scholarships that are available to medical students and general surgery residents to attend the 2023 SAVS annual meeting (Jan. 18–21). Half of…
VAM 2023: Apply for international scholars program by Dec. 31
Young vascular surgeons from outside the United States and Canada have until Dec. 31 to apply for scholarships to attend the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VAM will be held June 14–17, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington,…
Spotlight: SVS members in the news
Several SVS members have been making moves recently, attracting recognition in the form of awards and promotions. Katherine Gallagher, MD, of the University of Michigan, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her “innovative translational research on…
Viz.ai announces positive new data from large aortic dissection AI real-world study
Viz.ai recently announced new data from a large aortic dissection artificial intelligence (AI) real-world study that supports the use of its AI technology for the detection of suspected aortic dissection. Data from the new study, which were presented this week at VEITHsymposium 2022…
First-in-human patients continue to benefit from VenoValve at average of three years post-surgery, new data show
Positive long-term, three-year observational data from a cohort of patients that participated in the previously concluded VenoValve (Envveno Medical) first-in-human clinical trial were recently presented at the VEITHsymposium 2022 (Nov. 15–19) in New York City. Principal investigator Jorge Hernando Ulloa, MD,…
Complete SVS member priorities survey by Nov. 22
To help the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) chart a path into the future, members—and non-members alike—are asked to complete an ongoing survey by Nov. 22. The survey is to help SVS better understand members’ and non-members’ perception of top…