The American Board of Surgery has announced the details of its new Continuous Certification Program, shaped by surgeon feedback and designed to provide greater value, flexibility and convenience in maintaining ABS board certification. Instead of taking one recertification exam every…

The application for the SVS Women’s Leadership Training Grant has been extended a week, to March 21. This grant seeks to identify female surgeons who want to sharpen their leadership skills. It provides a $5,000 award to help defray costs…

SVS has partnered with Guidelines Central to create a Pocket Guide version of the new AAA guidelines. Also available are pocket guides on Management of Diabetic Foot, Peripheral Arterial Disease and Venous Leg Ulcers. SVS members can access the digital…

Through the Leadership Development and Diversity Committee, the SVS continues its strong commitment to leadership development in women. The Women’s Leadership Training Grant seeks to identify female surgeons who want to sharpen their leadership skills. A $5,000 award will defray…

The SVS Foundation will accept applications through March 16 for funds from its Disaster Relief Fund. The fund can be used for recovery efforts in areas that have experienced catastrophes. Monies support programs, initiated by SVS members, that provide short-term…

It’s nearly here! The 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting takes a big step forward this week with the opening of housing and registration. Prepare to sign up for VAM, June 20 to 23 in Boston. Following a full day of postgraduate…

A new review of the literature on chronic venous insufficiency in pregnant women reveals considerable guidance for their treatment. CVI occurs in up to 80% of pregnant women, while around 7 of every 1,000 pregnant mothers face venous thromboembolism and…

Physicians should consider prescribing high-dose angiotensin inhibitors for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a recent study from Harvard University suggests. The report was published in the March edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery by researchers from the Division…

The SVS and American Venous Forum seek to update their joint clinical practice guidelines on the care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases (pdf of full text here). This update will address new research and advances…

The SVS Patient Safety Organization and the SVS Quality and Performance Measures Committee (QPMC) will hold a webinar at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, Feb. 15. It will help unravel the new Quality Payment Program (QPP) under Medicare, including…