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Tickets on sale for 2020 Foundation Gala
The “Vascular Spectacular” Gala was one of the highlights of the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), and it’s sure to be the same in 2020. Join your colleagues and friends at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, to celebrate your specialty…
Enroll in Mentor Match Program on SVSConnect
An easy way to impact the future of the vascular specialty is to sign up as a mentor on SVSConnect. The Mentor Match Program needs more surgeons to act as mentors to medical students and general surgery residents. The program…
VSIG webinar coming soon from APDVS
From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (CDT) on March 26, the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) Recruitment of Medical Students and Residents Committee will present a free informational webinar called VSIG Live. This will give all U.S. medical…
Burned out on burnout? Changing course with peer support
Imagine a conversation with a (nonvascular surgeon) colleague about aortic dissections. “Renal malperfusion,” he says, “is just part of the natural history of the condition. Nothing you can really do about it.” You, of course, take issue with this and…
Save the date for 2020 SVS Foundation Gala
Attendees had a “spectacular” evening at the 2019 SVS Foundation Gala, and organizers urge all members attending the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June to keep that Friday evening clear for this year’s event. The 2020 SVS Foundation Gala…
Registration open for VRIC
Register today for the 2020 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference, to be held Monday, May 4, in Chicago. The conference emphasizes emerging vascular science and encourages interactive participation of all attendees. VRIC Chicago 2020: “From Discovery to Translation” takes place at…
SVS launches key valuation study
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is undertaking a new study to take an objective, qualitative and quantitative approach when assessing the importance and financial impact of vascular services to health systems. SVS members have said that the lack of…
Vital importance of funding for pair of separate needs
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has two dedicated member-supported service organizations fulfilling very distinct needs: the SVS Foundation and the SVS Political Action Committee. Both are vitally important to the future of the vascular specialty and our lives as…
Countdown: VESAP4 set to expire in six months
With the expiration of the fourth edition of the Vascular Educational Self-Assessment Program (VESAP4) on July 31, owners have a bit more than six months to complete all modules and claim credits. Those who want to purchase the educational product…
Learn all about coding at webinar Jan. 22
Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates healthcare billing codes annually, vascular surgeons need to have updates as well. It is important they have the knowledge and understanding required to correctly apply these billing codes to receive…