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SVS pilots SET app for peripheral artery disease patients
Doctor-prescribed and -supervised exercise therapy is going digital. The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will begin piloting a ground-breaking app for Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET), for at-home use by patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The SET App was introduced…
Crawford Forum sets the stage for vascular surgery future
It was an encapsulation of the existential questions surrounding vascular surgery. And it was just as the newly installed Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, had designed. The Stanford University, California, vascular chief had intended it…
At your fingertips: Posters, lectures and videos
SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery” offers more than just live programming. The virtual meeting also hosts OnDemand programming: more than 80 audio-enhanced posters and more than 20 on-demand lectures and videos, including the International Forum and…
ACC, SVS join forces on single vascular registry
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) are collaborating on a single vascular registry to harness the strengths of both organizations in improving care and outcomes of patients with vascular disease. The Vascular Quality Initiative…
‘Poor long-term survival’ following explantation of an infected endograft
Paolo Perini, MD, of the University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy, told the audience of SVS ONLINE (June 20–July 2) that explantation of an infected abdominal aortic endograft is associated with high postoperative mortality and poor long-term survival. Furthermore, there…
Alarming rate of suicidal ideation among female vascular surgeons warrants urgent intervention, researchers find
Gender-based differences driving career dissatisfaction and burnout exist, viewers of the SVS ONLINE (June 20–July 2) virtual conference heard during the William J. von Liebig Forum, the first scientific session, held on opening day. And an “alarming rate of suicidal…
SVS in transition: A look back, a look ahead
Each Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president wishes for a memorable annual meeting, outgoing SVS president Kim Hodgson, MD, noted during his State of the SVS welcome address Saturday. Showing a picture of the animated genie from Disney’s “Aladdin,” he…
Vascular pioneer to present International Lecture next week
Renowned endovascular pioneer Juan C. Parodi, MD, will present the International Lecture at this year’s SVS ONLINE virtual meeting. He will deliver his address, “Treating intermittent claudication and rest pain: A new approach,” from 6:05 to 6:20 p.m. Central Daylight…
Save the dates for VQI online sessions
VQI@VAM, the Vascular Quality Initiative’s annual meeting held in conjunction with the Vascular Annual Meeting, will also take a digital format in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic VQI—which seeks to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and cost of vascular…
Earn precious CMEs and MOCs at SVS ONLINE
Physician registrants: get a boost on collecting required continuing medical education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Self-Assessment credits during SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is accredited by the Accreditation…