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Deadlines near to submit VRIC and VAM abstracts
Abstract submissions for possible presentation at the 2022 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) and the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Boston are due Jan. 11 and Jan. 12, respectively. Submissions for VRIC, which emphasizes basic and translational vascular science,…
‘Meet the Experts’ webinars now available OnDemand
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members now have another chance to “Meet the Experts,” via computer screen and at no charge. Three of the “Meet the Experts” webinars held in spring and summer are now available on SVS OnDemand, part…
Nominate ‘giver, doer’ for Excellence in Community Service Award
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is asking members to consider who among the many excellent vascular surgeons they may know in community practice might be worthy of nomination for the 2022 SVS Excellence in Community Service Award. Applications for…
Explaining the No Surprises Act
The vast scope of the No Surprises Act—legislation signed into law in late 2020—may mean some Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members are not aware of its provisions. The No Surprises Act is part of the Consolidation Appropriateness Act of…
SVS issues new guidelines covering carotid disease and popliteal aneurysms
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has released updated clinical practice guidelines for the management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease and popliteal artery aneurysms in a special supplement, “The Care of Patients with Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: The…
Task Force to address question: How will we care for pediatric vascular patients?
Along with the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) plans to minimize and close some very real gaps in vascular care—treating pediatric patients. The two organizations have formed a joint task force on the issue…
In paying back, Joe Hart pays it forward
For Joe Hart, MD, a larger donation to the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation this past year is helping him pay back several of his own scholarships and research opportunities from which he benefited. “I’m someone who’s been fortunate…
Venous disease: SVS DEI Committee seeks survey participants
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is calling on vascular surgeons to complete a survey focused on patterns of practice in venous disease. Responses are due by Friday, Dec. 31. The committee seeks respondents…
VRIC 2022 to be held May 11 in Seattle
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2022 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) will return to its spring timeframe of the past several years. Abstract submission for VRIC closes at 6 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Registration opens Feb. 10,…
Senate passes bill to halt 2022 Medicare cuts
Last night, the Senate passed legislation to halt Medicare physician payment cuts that were scheduled to take effect on January 1. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law. Highlights of the physician payment provisions include a…