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Black patients in areas with lowest PAD rates disproportionally at higher risk for amputation
It’s among the most topical areas of discussion in current U.S. cultural life: Black people face disparities in terms of healthcare outcomes. And the recently concluded SVS ONLINE digital conference produced fresh research in the affirmative. Data presented during Scientific…
Counting down till July 15 CME deadline
The SVS ONLINE conference may be firmly fixed in the rearview mirror but attendees are now staring down the barrel of the deadline for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) self-assessment credits obtained through participation in the…
Dispatches: Opening up a difficult conversation around systemic racism
Recent times have wrought a potent cocktail of cultural disarray on the psyche of the United States. In medicine and vascular surgery, this confluence of events has been acute. First COVID-19 halted elective surgery, bringing the specialty to a near…
AHA, ISTH release joint statement on future VTE research priorities
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) issued a joint scientific statement July 8 outlining research priorities in the field of venous thromboembolism (VTE). “At the fundamental research level (T0), researchers need to…
Women are at a higher risk of iliac vein stent failure, VESS session hears
A recent study on iliac vein stenting showed lower long-term patency rates for women when compared to their male counterparts. The data were presented on June 24 at SVS ONLINE during the Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) session. Lead…
SVN to host virtual annual meeting July 15
The Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) 38th Annual Conference—a virtual meeting—will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time Wednesday, July 15. In addition to live presentations, including the keynote address, SVN also is offering a number of…
SVS ONLINE: A meeting of firsts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) notched up plenty of firsts this year with its virtual meeting, SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” These include the mere presentation of the first virtual meeting, of course, said Matthew…
SVS ONLINE closing act: Looking into the future of vascular surgery
What’s ahead for vascular surgery? Many changes, both possible and confirmed, according to the final SVS ONLINE session, “Assuring quality in vascular surgical care: The future of center, program and surgeon accreditation” held July 2. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)…
Endologix enters into agreement with Deerfield Partners to take company private
Endologix has announced that, after evaluating a variety of strategic options, it has initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 case and simultaneously filed a consensual plan of reorganization supported by Deerfield Partners as its largest creditor. According to a press release,…
Three weeks remain of VQI virtual sessions
SVS ONLINE—the virtual meeting staged by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)—may be completed, but the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) virtual sessions have three more weeks of programming still to run. VQI sessions are held from 12 to 1 and…