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‘Week of Action’ raises awareness of SVS advocacy activities
From sending emails to lawmakers, posting on social media to amplify legislative issues, and donating to the Society for Vascular Surgery Political Action Committee (SVS PAC), SVS members embraced a variety of activities to support the Society’s first-ever Advocacy “Week…
Regional vascular presidents measure state of specialty
Vincent Rowe, MD, and Raghu Motaganahalli, MD, delivered Presidential Addresses at the Western Vascular Society (WVS) and the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) that spelled out ways in which vascular surgery can advance—and thrive. Rowe has been on the regional…
Slew of regional vascular societies welcome new leaders for 2022–23
A number of regional vascular societies across the U.S. and Canada introduced their 2022–23 slew of officers during their annual meetings across the fall months. Among the leaders taking office in the U.S. were Jeffrey Jim, MD, who took over…
CX Aortic Vienna: Onus on industry to meet clinician desire for devices that function, adapt in long term
The need for vascular companies to home in on developing longer-lasting devices—perhaps even ones that adapt over time to match patients’ changing anatomies—was underscored as part of the Juxtarenal session on day two of the CX Aortic Vienna 2022 Digital Edition (Oct. 24–26).…
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…