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November is National Diabetes Month; SVS Offers Infographic for Members to Give to Patients
November is National Diabetes Month, an opportunity for physicians and surgeons to focus on the disease and its effects. Diabetes is considered one of the largest global health emergencies, dangerous in large part because high blood sugar damages blood vessels,…
Submit Abstracts to VRIC 2017
Abstracts are being accepted through Jan. 18, 2017, for the 2017 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference, to be held May 3, 2017, in Minneapolis. This one-day meeting emphasizes emerging vascular science and is considered a key event for meeting and reconnecting…
Display your affiliation with SVS with pride!
You can now announce your membership in the largest professional association in the world representing vascular surgeons by using the “SVS Member” logo in your day-to-day practice. Redesigned artwork featuring the new branding that debuted earlier this year is now…
SVS Recommends Coverage for Supervised Exercise Therapy for PAD
SVS and colleagues from ACC, ACR, AHA, SCAI, SIR, SVM and VIVA recently submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting a proposal to grant coverage for Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for symptomatic peripheral artery…
SVS Offers Digital Pocket Guidelines
The SVS now offers its most recent practice guidelines as digital pocket cards through Guideline Central. These quick reference guideline tools contain everything you need to know from the full text guidelines, only in a more condensed and user-friendly format.…
SVS Expands Membership Benefits
The SVS has announced the launch of the SVS Member Affinity Program, expanding member benefits to eventually provide products and services to assist members at every step throughout their career, from medical school to retirement. The first new benefit is…
PAD Toolkit Available
For SVS members, every month is PAD month. But with September PAD Awareness Month, it’s a good time to remind members that SVS offers a digital toolkit to share with colleagues, patients and referring physicians. If you have ever wished…
NHLBI Strategic Vision Completed with SVS Input
By helping to formulate the new NHLBI Strategic Vision, the SVS successfully advocated for prioritization of disease processes which challenge vascular surgeons. “With continued advocacy and support, we can better position our members for successful NIH funding in the future,”…
Affect the Future; Donate to the SVS Foundation
The 2016 SVS Foundation Annual Appeal is underway, with donations sought to fund the research that leads to breakthroughs that ultimately will improve patient care. Dr. Bruce Perler, SVS Foundation chair, has written a letter that reminds all members that…
New Carotid Artery Stent Procedure to be Evaluated by SVS PSO
A surveillance project to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) in comparison with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is being launched by the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO). Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and CEA…