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    Special Events on Tap at VAM Thursday

    Enjoy Invited Speakers and Special Lectures

    Charting the Benefits of AAA Screening in England

    Tracking Endovascular Treatment of the Femoral Arteries

    Hospital volume found linked to EVAR success

    Experience VAM Electronically: Mobile App and Planner

    The 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting – Come early, stay late for...

    Learn More About the Benefits of Belonging

    Register for VAM for Chance to Win a New iPad Pro

    General surgeons getting less vascular training

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    Members Attending VAM in for a “Capitol” Treat!

    Apply for International Scholarships by June 17

    Attend SVS PAC Reception in Washington, D.C.

    Earn CME, Maintenance of Certification Credits

    Industry-Supported Satellite Symposia Offered at VAM

    Postgraduate Courses: Six Sessions Offered

    Homans Lecture: A Look Ahead in Vascular Surgery

    Schedule-At-A-Glance

    Concurrent Sessions Provide Younger Surgeons Information

    The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You

    National Harbor – Gateway to Washington, D.C.

    Welcome from the Vascular Quality Initiative

    SFA-Popliteal Claudication: What’s Appropriate Care?

    Vascular Annual Meeting: A ‘Must-Attend’ Event

    Present vascular surgery challenges are magnified in our emergency rooms

    Arrange for VAM Housing by May 11

    Register for VAM Hands-on Workshops

    Apply For VAM 2017 International Scholarships by June 17

    Vascular Quality Initiative plans first annual meeting at 2016 VAM near...

    Disappearing Act

    The ‘Silent Minority’

    VRIC is Just Around the Corner

    PCORI to Fund Pragmatic Trials and Studies

    Venous & Lymphatic Disorders on PubMed; Publication Fully Searchable

    Nominate SVS Officers by March 31

    SVS Announces VAM Registration Contest

    Interested in Serving on an SVS Committee? Apply by April 1

    Interactive Practice Guidelines App Upgraded; now includes diabetic foot ulceration information

    Late-breaking Abstracts Accepted Until March 31

    Registration opens for 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting

    Vascular Surgery Chronicles: Charles Lindbergh and Alexis Carrel: Strange Bedfellows

    Elections?

    Rebecca Maron Announces Retirement

    This is the Week! VAM Registration, Housing Open March 3

    Washington Update and Advocacy

    Nominations for SVS Honors Due Today, March 1

    March Deadlines Near for Awards, Grants

    Comment on NHLBI Strategic Research Priorities by March 7

    SVS Database Being Upgraded; System Unavailable Feb. 18-29

    Law & Medicine: Which doctors get sued?

    Countdown begins for 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting

    Nominations for SVS Honors are Due March 1

    SVS Posts New Practice Memo on Integrating NPs/PAs in Vascular Practice

    Vascular surgery – it’s personal

    Last Call for VAM Abstracts; Deadline is Feb. 1

    Dealing with adversity in vascular surgery

    Why you need a new SVS tie or scarf

    Apply by Jan. 29 for VAM Student Scholarships

    Zero Hour for 2016 Dues Payment is Jan. 15

    Tick-Tock: VAM Abstract Deadline Approaches

    ACS/SVS Scholarship Application due Feb. 1

    Vascular: The Final Frontier – Pushing vascular science where no science...

    VRIC Abstracts Due Jan. 13

    Joint Scholarship to Brandeis Program Offered

    2016 Nominating Committee Now Complete

    SVS Award Nominations Open Through March 1

    Nominating Committee Complete

    Donate to Foundation Before Dec. 31

    STS Invites SVS Members to Session

    Ushering in the next generation of vascular surgeons can be rewarding

    Mischief Maker

    Analysis finds 28.8% prevalence of depression in residents

    SVS Med Student Group Members Assist at AAA Screening

    Don’t Forget! Pay Dues by End of Year

    VAM Abstract Submission Site Open

    Deadlines: Claiming 2014 Credits, Accessing Coding Guide

    VAM Abstract Submission Guidelines Now Available Online

    Brothers and sisters, unite!

    Vote by Nov. 30 for At-large Member of 2016 Nominating Committee

    Last Call: Claim credits from 2014 VAM

    Please Pay Membership Dues

    Save the Date!

    FROM THE SVS: Society responds to recent PAD study

    BEST-CLI: New Initiatives, Upcoming Meetings

    VRIC abstracts due Jan. 31

    In Honor of All PAs

    SVS Coding Guide, SVU Coding Advisor Software now Available Together

    I’m having an identity crisis

    Sept. JVS: Vascular surgeons do higher percentage of AAA repairs

    New App Puts Practice Guidelines a Tap Away

    Nominate an At-Large 2016 Nominating Committee Member

    The pros and cons of novel anticoagulants

    Time to register for VEITH

    Using a retrojugular approach to the carotid

    From the Editor: The elephant in the operating room

    Smile – we’ve got your pictures!

    VITA Funding Available for Translational Research Projects

    SVS IDE Application Template for Physician-Modified or Industry Manufactured Endografts Now...

    2015 VAM Recordings Available Now

    SVS Comprehensive Vascular Review Course

    The six Ps of vascular surgery

    Witch hunts and hidden agendas

    ‘Medicar’– shared decision making? part III

    Still time to register for SVS intensive review course

    UPDATE: Enrollment in BEST-CLI study is well underway

    From the Editor: Knights of the Rectangular Table

    Annual Meeting recordings – Available in July

    Challenges in Vascular Ultrasound: Coding, Reimbursement and Appeals in 2015-Part 3

    Vascular Surgery Has Unique Readmission Characteristics

    Raise a Glass: Dr. Alec Clowes Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

    Make the Most of Your Time at VAM

    How Do We Measure Essential Vascular Skills?

    Alumni Receptions

    From the Editor: What’s in a name? In the case of...

    Medicare at 50: Physicians brace for transition to value-based payment

    Going Fast… But Some Hotel Rooms Still Available

    Meet the Newest Active AATS Members

    Register for the Vascular Annual Meeting

    SVS PAC Has Most Successful Contribution Year in 2014 – Help...

    Coding and reimbursement for vascular ultrasound

    Deadline nears for 2016 International Scholarship applicants

    Vascular Annual Meeting Speakers – Speak up

    Our Political Action Committee Needs Your Help

    Hotel Room Deadline Nears for Vascular Annual Meeting

    NHLBI needs your help by May 15

    Free registration drawing for annual meeting

    The April issue of Vascular Specialist is now available online

    Going to Chicago for the Vascular Annual Meeting?

    Shared decision making? Part two

    Mortality, outcomes good in AAA repair in octogenarians

    If you find your bliss in research….

    Still time to register for Coding Class

    We’re expecting a crowd at VAM – Sign up today

    April 6 – Deadline to apply for Women’s Leadership Training Grant

    From the editors

    ACA – What it takes for surgeons to survive and succeed

    More on the PAD stenting issue

    Private-academic surgeon salary gap raises concerns Lifestyle choice important Not just...

    Study: Surgery offers chance to adjust vascular medications

    Growing Medicare penalties start this year

    The March issue of Vascular Specialist is now online

    SVS member quoted in New York Times

    Register for the 2015 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference

    Vascular Annual Meeting – register now

    Register now for annual meeting

    Letters to the Editor

    Register for April Coding Class

    The changing face of vascular surgery

    Using the gracilis muscle flap

    The 10,000-hour rule

    What Millennial physicians want – and why the surgeon drain may...

    From the editor: New column launches

    Da VAM – better known as the 2015 Vascular Annual Meeting

    Presidential update: My, how we’ve grown

    March 2 – Deadline for two SVS Foundation awards

    Asymptomatic PAD treatment – New clinical guidelines add to LE debate

    Reducing radiation exposure

    Shared decision making?

    Residents reluctant to recommend DNR to patients

    TLR – Target lesion recurrence

    Some things vascular surgeons should know that they don’t learn in...

    In the January JVS – Frailty versus morbidity in elective AAA...

    PRESERVE study to select sites soon

    Report Language included in the 2015 Omnibus Bill on Global Surgical...

    Re-designing informed consent for the 21st century

    Choosing Wisely: A good start to explaining vascular best practices

    A renowned device innovator honored

    Reduced resident duty hours haven’t changed patient outcomes

    Last night I had a nightmare

    Exam time? Prep with VESAP3 online self-assessment program

    SVS Brazilian Chapter: Collaboration reaps rewards

    SVS and AVF team up to improve varicose vein treatment

    Help advance vascular care; keep our specialty vital

    EVAR vs. open repair for rAAAs

    ESAR

    Point/Counterpoint: Is TEVAR required for all Type B aortic dissections?

    Helping history come alive online in Vascular Specialist

    Pioneer Heart Surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey

    Pioneers of Heparin

    Alexis Carrel, the “Father of Anastomoses”

    Valentine Mott and the Innominate Artery

    Five reasons physicians will use mobile health for patient care

    Steps to incorporate business knowledge into the medical school curriculum

    SVS officer corps on the record: priorities, opportunities and a few...

    The ‘I’s have it: Ethics and the vascular community

    Avoid costly billing errors: Register for the 2014 Coding Course

    IIb or not IIb?

    Rep. Burgess, MD (R-TX), encouraged SVS members to get involved at...

    Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, named the new SVS Foundation Chair

    Crawford Forum: Are procedures overused?

    From the Vascular Community: In Memoriam – Dr. John J. Bergan

    Future vascular surgeons could face training gap

    2014 SVS Awards Presentations

    Just do it?

    What would Charles Darwin say about collaborating with and training other...

    Success of Recent VRIC

    Vascular Annual Meeting offered education and networking opportunities

    Journal of Vascular Surgery Web Site Enhancements

    Residents, postop complications linked

    President Freischlag Urges Members to ‘Take a Chance’

    John Mannick, MD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

    Release of new Rutherford edition

    COMMENTARY: How and why to perform research as a trainee

    ‘Walk out the snot’

    Upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting Highlights

    Vascular Issues – Leadership: Getting buy-in through the art of persuasion

    PVSS is now VESS -The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society

    What happened to 5-year outcomes?

    The issue of medical frailty

    SVS and FDA partner on TEVAR

    APDVS prepares for ACGME Next Accreditation system

    JVS Editor Applications due April 30

    Register today for the Vascular Annual Meeting

    A Vascular Fellow’s Experience on Capitol Hill

    Plan to Attend the International Forum

    Arterial Quality Committee Report

    Dr. Fairman: Vascular Annual Meeting Program Chair

    In Memoriam

    Read the 2013 SVS PAC Annual Report

    The USPSTF says ‘Don’t do it’

    The ACA, the private practice of vascular surgery, and SVS: A...

    A band of brothers and sisters

    Upcoming changes to PQRS

    Review of 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Available

    Vascular Cures Wylie Scholar Application Deadline: March 31

    Submit a late-breaking clinical trial abstract

    ICD-10 Vascular Surgery Webinar

    Percutaneous closure

    Sex disparity in thoracic aneurysm repair linked to device size

    Coding success key to reimbursement

    Yes, give more patients statins

    Challenges in Training: Open repair in 2020

    ‘Anti-Semantic’

    Future challenges for vascular surgeons

    Charting the legal maze of off-label device use

    Positive Changes in Physician Fee Schedule

    Jan. 2 Deadline for Abstract Submission for the Vascular Annual Meeting

    Coding Guide 2014 Available for Pre-Purchase

    Submit an Abstract for VRIC

    Practice Resources

    SCVS Pledges to SVS Foundation

    Support Vascular Research With a Year-End Gift to the SVS Foundation

    SVS Foundation Grant Deadlines

    Invisible ink

    How to maximize a minimal incision

    Welcome Our New Resident Editor

    Record Number of Women in Vascular Surgery Training

    Prep for Recertification With VESAP2

    Abstract Submission for the Vascular Annual Meeting

    Launch of JVS: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders Journal

    Call for Abstracts for The 28th Annual VRIC

    SAVS Joins Societies Giving to SVS Foundation

    Calling SOS — Save Our Saphenous!

    Clinical Research Seed Grant: Jan. 17 Deadline to Apply

    Upcoming Webinar Addresses 2014 Coding Changes

    SVS Rallies Against Proposed Reimbursement Cuts

    Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon

    ‘That 5% Thing’

    The Importance of SVS Foundation Donations

    SVS Foundation Announces Legacy Program

    Clinical Research Seed Grant Application Deadline: Jan. 17

    Rabih Chaer, MD Receives AGS Award

    Ten tips for chronic venous ulcers

    SVS Foundation Launches the Roy Greenberg Distinguished Lecture at 2013 Vascular...

    With Thanks to SVS Foundation Donors

    Open the Pathway Recognition 2012-2013

    Progress Report on SVS Foundation Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant

    12 SVS Foundation Student Research Fellowships Named

    A Message from the SVS Foundation Chair

    Democracy – best, but only if….

    From the Editor: Let the ‘Sunset Act?’

    From the SVS PAC: Funds Needed to Stop Office-Based Reimbursement Cuts

    Learn the Latest Vascular Surgery Coding

    Grant of $100,000 Available to Clinical Investigator

    Short, Intense Review Course Offered

    Review Exceptional Sessions from the Vascular Annual Meeting

    The Importance of being culturally competent in health care

    Keep RUC in mind

    Stopping the ooze

    New 2013-2014 SVS Board of Directors

    SVS Honorary Members

    SVS Resident Research Prize given to AAA study

    Forecast from your new editor

    Veith’s Views: Second opinions are overrated

    67th Vascular Annual Meeting Breaks West Coast Attendance Records

    SVS Membership Grows to 4,604

    New SVS officers elected for 2013–2014 term

    Act Now to Claim Vascular Annual Meeting CME Credits

    Professional Courtesy

    Kudos to our departing Medical Editor, Dr. George Andros

    Ancient Aneurysms

    Don’t Miss the Vascular Annual Meeting!

    Questions on OECs

    Message From David Deaton, MD, SVS PAC Chair

    Apply for SVS Women’s Leadership Training Grant

    Attend the Vascular Annual Meeting®

    International Scholars Program offering scholarships

    New at 2013 Vascular Annual Meeting: SVS Logo Ties, Bowties, and...

    The FREEDOM trial: Is it sui generis?

    From the Chair

    Veith’s Viewpoint: Good doctor, good medical care: priceless

    New: International Forum followed by guest reception at Vascular Annual Meeting®

    Research funding for vascular injury

    Error in Carotid Angiography Codes

    Physician Compare website redesign planned during 2013

    Medicare cuts expected March 1

    2013 Vascular Annual Meeting® activities for fellows, residents, and students

    Invite your colleagues to apply for membership

    Medical societies launch vein filter use study

    New journal now available: JSV: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

    IVC Filter Study Task Force Overview: December 2012 (copy 1)

    How cultural differences influence your patients

    Get the JVS iPAD app

    ‘Hablamos Espa?ol’ – Dealing with a language barrier

    Stem Cell Program at VRIC

    SVS Coding Resources

    Vascular Chronicles: EVAR: 20 years in North America

    Endovascular Therapy First for All CLI?

    Welcome to our Online Edition and a New Voice

    New Journal, iPad App Launched

    Contributions, Deadlines, Meetings, and Committees

    The Affordable Care Act: Oversight on Providing for Graduate Medical Education

    General Residents See Fewer Aortic Surgeries

    Read the 2012 SVS Annual Report

    Help Fund Future Vascular Research

    Vascular Surgery News a Click Away

    CME and Self-Assessment Deadlines for 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting®

    New Limits on ABS Exam Admissibility

    SVS PAC Reminds You to Vote on November 6

    Solving the Surgical Workforce Dilemma

    The Prince of Surgery: Sir Astley Cooper

    First SVS Foundation Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant Presented

    Primary Care Physicians Don’t Get Patients Well

    Who Gains, Who Pays?

    SVS Joins AAAneurysm Outreach

    VESAP®2 for Self-Study Review

    Attend Vascular Review Course

    New Vascular Health Fliers Available

    Outpatient Endovascular Suites: Are They Good for the Patient or the...

    Vascular Annual Meeting Video Presentations Available

    SVS Member Constituency Group Representation

    Coding Workshop to be Held in Chicago

    Invest in the Future of Vascular Surgery: A Message from the...

    Welcome to the August Online Issue: Take the SVS Survey

    Rudolph Matas, M.D.

    John Hunter and the Vasculature

    E. Stanley Crawford

    Michael E. DeBakey

    Applying Education Theory to Vascular Training

    Successful 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting

    2011 Distinguished Fellows Honored During Vascular Annual Meeting

    New SVS Officers and Members of the Board of Directors

    Veith’s Viewpoint: Vascular Surgery and Creativity

    New SVS Members; Many From Brazil

    Dealing With the Disruptive Surgeon

    SVS Objectives Added to SVS Bylaws

    Women Leaders Featured at the Vascular Annual Meeting

    Claim Vascular Annual Meeting CME Credits

    Successful Capitol Hill Reception for SVS PAC Donors

    SVS Vascular Quality Initiative® Rapidly Expanding

    New Website for SVS Vascular Quality Initiative®

    Match Day is All About March Madness

    Historical Interviews with Vascular Surgery Leaders

    Register Now for the Third Annual International Women in Surgery Symposium

    Quality and Performance Measures Committee: How It is Working For SVS...

    Veith’s Viewpoint: Extend and Fix the Sunshine Act, or End It

    The Value of Regional Collaboration in the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative®

    Register Today for the Vascular Annual Meeting®

    IPAB Repeal Passes the U.S. House of Representatives

    Attend the RPVI Exam Preparation Course, June 9 and 10

    SVS Encourages Members to Join the AMA: Keep Our Seat on...

    Capitol Hill Reception for 2011-2012 PAC Contributors

    Veith’s Viewpoint: The Vascular Disease Paradox

    2011 Congressional SVS PAC Recipients

    Recent Supporters of the SVS PAC: 1/1/2011 – 1/31/2012 Contributors

    Capitol Hill Reception for SVS PAC Donors

    Congressional Advice on PACs

    PAC Donation Criteria

    SVS PAC Core Values

    Frequently Asked Questions

    February Fix-Up

    Register Now for SVS Coding and Reimbursement Course

    Vascular Annual Meeting® Travel Scholarship Program

    March 1 is an Important Day for SVS Members

    Highlights of SVS Board of Directors Meeting

    Clinical Practice Council Establishes 2012 Goals

    SVS Next Generation Recruitment a Priority

    Annual Review of SVS Relationships with Industry

    Purchase 2012 Vascular Coding Guide

    Upcoming Events and Deadlines

    Resident and Student Outreach Committee Members in the Spotlight

    Attend the 26th Annual Vascular Research Initiatives Conference

    Competitive Vascular Surgery Residency Match

    Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen

    SVS PAC: A Decade of Access to Congress

    New Patient Education Videos Are Available on VascularWeb.org

    Attend Challenges in Vascular Surgery 2012: Coding and Reimbursement

    Interviews With Historic Vascular Leaders Available

    Attend the 26th Vascular Research Initiatives Conference, April 17 in Chicago

    ‘Our What’s In It For Me’ Society

    A Thoughtful December

    Editor’s Diary

    A Brief History of the New SVS

    2011 SVS Accomplishments

    SVS Listed as Patient Safety Organization in 2011

    SVS 2011-2012 Board of Directors

    A Message From Richard P. Cambria, M.D.2011-2012 SVS President

    Video Interviews With Historic Vascular Surgery Leaders Available

    SVS Volunteers Serve Wounded U.S. Heroes

    Fifth Year of Military and SVS Partnership Begins

    SVS Foundation Thanks Organizational Donors

    Support the Hobson Resident Research Fund

    Dr. John Blebea Gives Back to SVS Foundation

    SVS Foundation Student Research Fellowships

    SVS Foundation Grants to Future Leaders in Vascular Research

    Dr. Andros: An Ardent Supporter of SVS Foundation

    Inspired by a Poster Award, Dr. Halpern Donates to SVS Foundation

    A Message from SVS Foundation® Chair, Robert Zwolak, MD

    Can RCTs be misleading and biased?

    Introducing Our New International Editors

    Online Practice Memos for Young Surgeons Now Available

    2011 SVS Foundation and SVS Awards

    Vascular Surgery Jeopardy During Vascular Annual Meeting

    Welcome New SVS Members

    Presidential Address

    Dr. Cambria Elected New SVS President

    Three Winners Chosen for SVS Poster Competition

    Chinese Vascular Surgeons at 2011 Vascular Annual Meeting

    SVS New Distinguished Fellows

    Surgical Skills Competition Held at Annual Meeting

    Dr. Wesley Moore: SVS Lifetime Achievement Award

    APDVS: Tapping the Minds of Vascular Trainees

    Comprehensive Vascular Review Course

    Coding and Reimbursement for Vascular Surgeons

    Vascular Health Makes Headlines in Chicago

    Patient Education Press Releases Available for SVS Member Use

    SVS Members and Social Media

    Impact of Fellowship Programs on Residents’ Case Logs Examined

    Crawford Forum: Focus On Health Care Reform

    About The Residents’ Forum

    Vascular Surgery Chronicles

    Fear and Loathing on the Interview Trail

    SVS and APMA Join Forces to Encourage Vascular Wellness

    Find the AAAnswers at Vascular Annual Meeting

    Find Vascular Annual Meeting Information at Vascular.org

    What’s New at the Vascular Annual Meeting This Year?

    Vascular Surgery Chronicles: Michael E. DeBakey

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