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CX 2020 LIVE: Vascular access session showcases new technologies, debate on place of endovascular fistula creation continues
CX 2020 LIVE’s Vascular Access Consensus panel, including (clockwise from top left): Roger Greenhalgh, Nick Inston, Domenico Valenti, Robert Jones, Robert Shahverdyan and Jennifer Hanko The CX 2020 LIVE Vascular Access Consensus session sparked global interest, with chair Nick Inston (Birmingham,…
VESS session to feature during SVS ONLINE
The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) takes center stage at SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery,” on Wednesday, June 24. From 1 to 4 p.m. CDT, VESS, the Society for Vascular Surgery’s longtime partner for the…
SVN virtual annual meeting keynote to focus on self-care
The Society for Vascular Nursing’s 38th Annual Conference is going virtual, from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. In addition to a series of live presentations, SVN also will offer a number of accompanying on-demand sessions. The meeting kicks…
Study: Mentoring, social events may decrease burnout in surgery residents
Burnout in surgery residents—associated with higher levels of depression and perceived stress—may be alleviated by programmatic social events, limiting weekend work and formal mentoring programs, a study published in the American Journal of Surgery found. Matthew Smeds, MD, division chief…
SVS reports on vascular surgeon concerns over pandemic health impacts
Vascular surgeons from across the country are reporting health impacts on some patients—particularly elderly ones—in quarantine, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) reports. The SVS queried vascular surgeons regarding their concerns for patients’ health during the pandemic and shared its…
CX 2020 LIVE aortic arch discussion highlights importance of underlying pathology and benefit of multidisciplinary team
Last week, the CX 2020 LIVE agenda turned to the technically challenging topic of aortic arch interventions. Through presentations, discussion, and polling, the session—chaired by Roger Greenhalgh (London, UK) and moderated by Stéphan Haulon (Paris, France)—aimed to tackle some vital…
Shockwave Medical announces new CMS codes for intravascular lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical has announced new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) codes for intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), a procedure performed in peripheral arteries in both hospital outpatient and inpatient settings. The new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) outpatient and…
Crawford Critical Issues Forum 2020 echoes founding charge
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum is set to come full circle from its very genesis 32 years ago at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Chicago. Now a lynchpin of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) flagship…
Dispatches: COVID-19 and getting to grips with a new vascular order
At first there was chaos. Then came adaptation and recognition of what was coming down the pipe—followed by assimilation into a new kind of order. Now that much of the U.S. healthcare community is coming to terms with the effects…
BD acquires Straub Medical
Straub Medical, which manufactures, develops and sells medical devices for the treatment of arterial and venous diseases, has been acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). Straub Medical devices are used worldwide by vascular surgeons and interventional specialists in radiology,…