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‘The future is very bright for venous valve replacement’
The progress of two “promising” new devices in the venous valve replacement space were outlined during a Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) special session co-hosted by the American Venous Forum (AVF). Wednesday afternoon. Ellen Dillavou, MD, associate professor of vascular surgery…
Tell your SVS Branding Toolkit story—and win!
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Branding Toolkit represents a commitment to the branding of the vascular surgery profession and serves as a huge opportunity to promote your practice. Hundreds of SVS members have accessed the toolkit by downloading and/or…
Learn nuts and bolts of setting up outpatient facilities
With interest in and creation of outpatient-based labs and facilities—frequently called simply “OBLs”—the Society for Vascular Surgery and its Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) will hold a special OBL session on Thursday at VAM. “The OBL: Embracing…
VAM: Spotlight on Thursday
It’s Thursday and the Vascular Annual Meeting is in full swing. Here are some sessions today for you to consider, including the first Presidential Address in a double-header of speeches. 6:30 to 8 a.m. Feed your body and your brain at…
VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin should be considered after lower-extremity bypass regardless of conduit type
“A strategy of adding rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily to aspirin should be considered after lower extremity bypass regardless of conduit type,” concluded Nicholas Govsyeyev, MD, during the William J. von Liebig Forum at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in San…
Past presidents Hodgson, Dalman open VAM 2021
The Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) officially made its in-person comeback this morning (Wednesday, Aug. 18) in San Diego. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Immediate Past Presidents Ronald L. Dalman, MD, and Kim Hodgson, MD, marked the return to a live…
Who will you see in the Exhibit Hall this year?
Be sure to schedule plenty of time to visit the Exhibit Hall during this year’s live and in-person Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The Exhibit Hall will be open 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 20, and will feature…
Summit to discuss aortic arch: The ‘next new frontier’
This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Aortic Summit will focus on the “next new frontier” in vascular surgery—endovascular treatment of the aortic arch. “We want to push the frontier to treat more patients. The arch is the Achilles’ heel of…
VRIC trainee award winners announced
The SVS Foundation has announced the four recipients for the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) Trainee Award. The SVS Basic and Translational Research Committee selected the awardees from the top-scoring abstracts that were submitted by trainees. They will present their…
SVN conference set to provide valuable information for all in vascular nursing practice
The Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) annual meeting this year will cover the gamut of information for all vascular nursing career stages—from novice to expert. The SVN 39th Annual Conference is set for Wednesday and Thursday in the San Diego…