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Vascular practice: Financial wellness is focus of Nov. 2 SVS webinar
Responding to members’ requests for more information on financial education, a nationally known estate and tax attorney will provide information and guidance on financial wellness at a Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) webinar on Nov. 2. The free webinar, “MONIES…
SVS weighs in on 2023 Medicare payment rules for physicians and hospital outpatient services
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has submitted comment letters in response to the proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Perspective Payment System…
NESVS 2022: Study illustrates relationship between increased distance from medical center and higher treatment costs among complex aortic patients
Research detailing that patients traveling farther for complex aortic surgery have higher procedural costs, postoperative imaging costs, and comprehensive one-year costs was among the new science being presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular…
Signal-to-noise ratio: Thoughts on fine-tuning feedback during vascular surgery training
I recently took the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) exam. While studying for it, one of the concepts that stood out was the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in vascular ultrasound, and how it accounted for the quality of images. Don’t…
Prepare to submit research for VAM, VRIC 2023
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) wants members’ research on vascular disease for the 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) and the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VRIC will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2023, at the Boston Marriott Copley…
SVS prepares for important member survey to be held in November
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will survey members in November to continue to track demographic changes, how members would like the SVS to strengthen its value of membership, and what they consider the most important strategic trends to address…
SVS officer elections 2022: A glimpse into the electorate
The SVS Executive Board highlights details of the most recent Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) elections to inform members and further strengthen the process. In 2020, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) leadership proposed, and SVS members resoundingly approved with a…
Only a few seats remain for CPVI hands-on skills course
Only a few spots remain available for the Society for Vascular Surgery’s new Complex Peripheral Vascular Intervention (CPVI) Skills Course. Today—Thursday, Oct. 20—is the final day to register. The interactive course will be held Oct. 23 and 24 at the…
EVS 2022: Study suggests lower rates of aortic rupture, mortality after TEVAR for uncomplicated TBAD in subacute phase compared to medical management
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) carried out for uncomplicated type B aortic dissections (TBAD) saw worse mortality and aortic-related outcomes when performed in the acute phase compared to those treated in the subacute phase and those managed medically. That was…
Mortality drops for acute type A aortic dissection, still high for patients not receiving surgery
The chance of a patient surviving after an acute type A aortic dissection has improved significantly, but mortality remains high if not recognized early and repaired surgically. This is according to new research from a team at Michigan Medicine at the University…