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Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout
The CEO of Epic, Judith Faulkner, recently made a statement questioning whether there was any evidence tying the EHR (electronic health record) to physician burnout. Here, as Gabriela Velazquez, MD, London C. Guidry, MD, and Amit Chawla, MD, detail, 60…
Next SVS Town Hall to discuss post-pandemic practice
The next SVS Town Hall will deal with vascular practice’s path forward from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is intended to help vascular surgeons learn about the virus and its ongoing impact on vascular surgery. Taking place…
New data support ‘routine’ use of IVUS during iliac vein stenting to optimize stent patency
A recent study on iliac vein stenting showed better short and mid-term patency rates when intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was utilized prior to stent deployment in addition to multiplanar venography compared to venography alone. The data were presented at VENOUS2021, the…
VAM travel scholarships open up to applicants April 21
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) travel scholarships for trainees to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are set to begin accepting applications on April 21. The SVS offers two categories of travel scholarships for VAM—the SVS General Surgery Resident/Medical Student…
Physician assistant community launches ‘PA Case of the Month’
To help broaden its physician assistant (PA) members’ knowledge of vascular care and help them engage and interact with each other virtually, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) PA Section has introduced the “PA Case of the Month.” The monthly…
SVS introduces ‘Meet the Experts’ Webinar Series
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is introducing a new webinar series, with the first installment set to take place this month. The “Meet the Experts” Webinar Series will feature expert faculty and attendees interacting in small groups for shared…
First pulmonary embolism patient enrolled in FLAME study
Inari Medical has announced the enrollment of the first high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) patient in the FLAME (FlowTriever for acute massive pulmonary embolism) study. One in 20 PE diagnoses is categorized as high risk, and these are associated with a…
When there are none: Why manels are out
On June 12, 2019, the director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, MD, made a public commitment to decline to take part in panels that “do not fairly evaluate scientists of all backgrounds for speaking opportunities.”1 Collins referred…
‘More robust’ studies needed to confirm near infrared spectroscopy as valuable tool in lower extremity arterial disease patients
“The available data suggest that exercise training improves de-oxygenation and re-oxygenation patterns, as measured with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), in patients with lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD),” conclude Nils Cornelis, PhD, of KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, and colleagues in…
Surmodics announces first patient uses of two Sublime radial access platform devices
Surmodics recently announced the successful first uses in patients for two devices within its Sublime radial access platform: the Sublime radial access guide sheath and Sublime radial access .014 RX percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) dilatation catheter. Constantino Pena, MD, Andrew Niekamp,…