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SVS opens nominations for 2021–2022 vice president
Nominations for the solitary Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) 2021 officer position is now open. The nominations received will inform who will fill the SVS vice president role currently held by Michael C. Dalsing, MD, after the professor emeritus of…
Foundation donors rise to challenge
The SVS Foundation received an extra infusion of contributions in late 2020, thanks to more than 40 new donors and the generosity of four members who matched a portion of these donations. The Foundation received $11,878 from new donors during…
SVS, ACC complete move to single vascular registry
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have completed a move to create a single vascular registry. The new joint venture is designed to harness the strengths of both organizations in improving care and…
Democrats take control with Biden presidency, majorities in both chambers
Democratic victories for Georgia’s two Senate seats in the runoff election Jan. 5 have solidified the Democrats’ control of the federal government for the next two years. The victories by Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock over incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler and…
SVS Foundation’s new initiative to address disparities in vascular health
Significant disparities in healthcare services in the United States result in unnecessary limb loss, stroke and death. Vascular health professionals are developing new programs to address these inequities, through the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation. The SVS Foundation Volunteers…
SVS online education hub goes live
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched its Education Portal, linking to eagerly anticipated new learning management system (LMS) SVS OnDemand. Education Committee chair Kellie Brown, MD, hailed the site an online hub that covers all educational needs. Links…
SVS seeks volunteers for claudication Appropriate Use Criteria rating panel
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is developing Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for claudication using the RAND Appropriateness Method. The AUC process consists of a writing panel that develops clinical scenarios and a rating panel that rates the appropriateness of…
Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 4)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained…
Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 3)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained…
Medicare cuts: Avoiding the ‘tragedy of the unprepared’
*The January 2021 issue of Vascular Specialist, which contained this story, went to press prior to the news that Congress had moved to halt cuts to Medicare. At the conclusion of a challenging 2020, we at the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)…