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SVS Member Vice Chair of ABS
SVS member Dr. Spence M. Taylor has been elected vice chair of the American Board of Surgery for 2017-18. He will serve as chair in 2018-19. Dr. Taylor joined the ABS as a director in 2011, representing the Southern Surgical…
Submit Proposals for VAM 2017
All SVS members may submit proposals for invited sessions for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting, set for May 31 to June 3 (plenaries and exhibits are June 1 to 3) in San Diego, Calif. Previously, the process was open only…
Review Course Recordings Available
Just in time for the September recertification exam! Recordings of the 2015 Comprehensive Vascular Review Course are available for purchase. The 2015 intensive two-day course was led by vascular surgeons with extensive expertise in their respective fields. The recordings include…
Are You Up for the ‘Cardio’ Challenge?
SVS members who are researchers and clinicians have an opportunity to win $5,000 for study hypotheses in cardiovascular research. The American Heart Association and PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) have announced a ‘crowdsourcing’ challenge, asking researchers and clinicians to suggest…
First TOS reporting standards published
SVS members now have access to the first-ever reporting standards for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), published in the September issue (online) at the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Drs. Karl Illig and Audra Duncan led the TOS Reporting Standards Writing Group,…
You oughta be in pictures – And maybe you are
The 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting photos are now available in our Flickr albums. Since there were thousands and thousands of photos (we couldn’t even count them) chances are that if you attended VAM you are in at least one of…
SVS Adds Community Practice Spot to Executive Committee
The SVS Executive Committee, at its July retreat, approved the appointment of the chair of the SVS Community Practice Committee (currently Dr. Richard Lynn) as an interim ex officio member of the SVS Executive Committee. As part of the same…
Purchase VAM 2016 Recordings, Presentations
Want to re-visit the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting, or view it for the first time? The VAM On-Demand Library includes a wealth of useful information: 100+ audio and slide presentations of abstracts and papers, video recordings of plenaries and special…
Save the Date for VAM 2017!
Look ahead to next summer, and be sure to save the dates of May 31 to June 3 for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting. Plenaries and exhibits will be from June 1 to 3. Next year’s meeting will take place…
Claim Annual Meeting Credits by Dec. 31
Still haven’t claimed CME or MOC credits from the Vascular Annual Meeting? Access the CME site via the 2016 VAM app or by visiting www.vsweb.org Provide either the registration ID number OR first and last names and the ZIP code…