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SVS task force continues fight to stop cuts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Medicare Cuts Task Force is continuing its work to stop the proposed cuts in physician reimbursement from going through as planned in 2022. The task force was created to respond to the proposed 2022…
What is taxonomy and how does it affect vascular surgeons?
Have you ever had a bill denied for services of your assistants and not known why? Have you received cryptic messages on an explanation of payments that indicates your assistant is not allowed to bill for services? As the use…
SVS: A lesson in unity through diverse talent
Today’s emphasis on diversity is nearly inescapable, while examples of true unity seem scarcer. Is there really a way the two can co-exist or work together beneficially? Consider some of your favorite bands, or even successful sports teams. Even a…
SVS branding campaign wins communications award
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) branding campaign has received a “Profiles of Excellence Award” from the American Association of Medical Society Executives for outstanding achievement by medical societies. The SVS won its award in the communications category, for “initiatives…
Spotlight: Melina Kibbe, James Black and Firas Mussa
Melina Kibbe, MD, has been named the 17th dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and chief of the Health Affairs Office for UVA Health in Charlottesville, Virginia. She will start Sept. 15. Kibbe is currently the Colin…
Registration for UCLA-SVS vascular review course open
The Sixth Annual University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)-Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Symposium returns as a live course for 2021 from Oct. 1 to 3 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The October dates are a change…
Vascular Quality Initiative launches ‘My PAD’ pilot
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) has created “My PAD,” a pilot program for collecting patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from patients undergoing endovascular treatment for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Traditional outcomes such as patency and reintervention may…
Caring for the veteran, training the surgeon: The role of the VA in vascular surgery training
In May 1945, President Harry Truman appointed Gen. Omar Bradley to lead what is now the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, with Paul Howley, MD, as chief medical director and orthopedic surgeon Paul Magnuson, MD, as his aide.1,2 Colloquially,…
Are you up to the challenge?
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is kicking off its first-ever Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Social Media Challenge for both in-person and virtual attendees. The San Diego challenge will let participants showcase their individual meeting experience. From Wednesday through Friday,…
What’s going on around San Diego this August: Making the most out of your trip to VAM 2021
San Diego is the perfect place to bring your long-delayed travel dreams to life this August. Whether you are traveling on your own or bringing family along for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) adventure, the Southern California beachfront city offers…