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Leadership and culture: Nurturing our immune system
Defining culture is amorphous, and mostly subjective. Being hard to define, it falls behind other measures of leadership—and team success or failure—like strategy or communication skills. Michael Watkins, PhD, professor of leadership and organizational change at the International Institute for…
Fluoroquinolones linked to increased incidence of aortic aneurysms in US adults
Fluoroquinolones—one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotic classes in the United States—were associated with increased incidence of aortic aneurysm formation in U.S. adults, a new study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Surgery found. “This association…
Journal supplement outlines updated clinical practice guidelines, reporting standards
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is starting 2021 with updated clinical practice guidelines and reporting standards for three vascular conditions. Guidelines on chronic mesenteric ischemia have been developed to provide the best possible evidence for the diagnosis and treatment…
‘Ample published data unable to replicate association between paclitaxel-coated devices and mortality’
Ample published data from from large, observational datasets, randomized-controlled trial (RCT) subgroup analyses and long-term follow-up from pivotal paclitaxel-coated device RCTs have not been able to replicate an association between such devices and mortality, an expert analysis recently published online…
System outage alert: Cyberattack sends medicine back to paper age
On Oct. 28, 2020, the University of Vermont Health Network—consisting of six hospitals in Vermont and upstate New York, was hit by a cyberattack.1 Leading up to the attack—the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a warning regarding ransomware…
FDA representatives respond to SWEDEPAD interim analysis, highlight need for continued study
Representatives from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) referenced “important and reassuring” results from the recent interim analysis of the SWEDEPAD clinical trial in which patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) received treatment with paclitaxel-coated or uncoated endovascular devices. However, writing in…
Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 5)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained…
Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 4)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained…
Upcoming symposium for fellows: ‘Building a successful vascular practice’
A symposium designed to educate graduating vascular fellows on succeeding in a community or private practice as well as an academic setting is set to take place at the end of February. The 2021 Mote Symposium, hosted by the Mote…
Walking can relieve leg pain in people with PAD
Exercise can play an important role in treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a recent review by Amy Harwood, PhD, from the Centre for Sport and Exercise Life Sciences at Coventry University and the faculty of health sciences at the University of…