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SVS Vascular Quality Initiative passes milestone 1,000th-center mark
The Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) clinical registry recently announced it has achieved another milestone, with more than 1,000 centers enlisted in VQI registries. This achievement will strengthen vascular care, improve outcomes and underscore the value of…
SVS-ACS verification program: Key former SVS president predicts need for additional reviewers
Former SVS President Anton Sidawy, MD, hopes the launch of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) “Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP)” leads to the “flood gates” opening with applications. “We’re going to need reviewers as…
Act now to keep CME credits, SVS urges members
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members should act now so they do not lose earned continuing medical education (CME) credits. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has changed its processes for CME credits, which affects their upload as well as…
SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have launched the “Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP),” an ACS Quality Program developed in partnership with the SVS. The newly launched inpatient program reviews not just safety processes…
SVS member elected to RUC committee
SVS member David Han, MD, has been re-elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) Relative Values Scale (RVS) Update Committee (RUC). Han’s two-year term runs from March 2023 and ends in February 2025. This is the third time Han will…
Government Grand Rounds: Culture of engagement
Welcome back to Government Grand Rounds, where the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Advocacy Council discusses how sustained advocacy engagement is important for all SVS members. While “advocacy” continues to rank high among SVS member priorities, many remain unsure how…
SVS launches web-based perioperative care guide
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched its “Management Guide on the Perioperative Care of Patients with Vascular Disease,” a multidisciplinary resource for care of patients with vascular disease who require an intervention. The American Society of Anesthesiologists, the…
‘Voices of Vascular’ series celebrates Women’s History Month
The contributions of the Society for Vascular Surgery’s women members take center stage this month as part of the SVS Foundation’s “Voices of Vascular” series. The “Voices” series is designed to help celebrate the diversity in the vascular surgery specialty.…
Apply for Brandeis health policy program by March 15
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members have until March 15 to apply for a scholarship to attend the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University. The week-long program for physicians and surgeons will be June 4–10…
‘SVS Presents’ provides enhanced learning opportunities
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will debut “SVS Presents” April 12, a monthly webinar series that provides an evening of educational programming for members. “Presents” is in response to a key finding from the 2021 Educational Needs Assessment and…