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Experiences with the BEST-CLI trial
As the BEST-CLI (Best endovascular vs. best surgical therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia) trial enters its last phase of new patient enrollment, I thought it was important to reflect on what it has meant for both the vascular…
Apply for the Community Awareness and Prevention Grant
The application deadline for the Community Awareness and Prevention Project Grant is April 15. This award is intended to help vascular surgeons conduct community-based projects that address emerging issues in vascular health, wellness and disease prevention. The SVS Foundation encourages…
VAM Online Planner Available Now
Begin planning your Vascular Annual Meeting experience with the SVS Online Planner. This includes the entire VAM schedule, plus the schedule for the Society for Vascular Nursing’s annual conference. The full schedule for the Vascular Quality Initiative’s meeting, VQI@VAM, also…
PA Specific Program Scheduled for VAM
The PA Section steering committee has been hard at work developing session programming for the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. Vascular PAs can look forward to a four-hour session on Thursday, June 13, completely dedicated to them. The program will focus…
SVSConnect – Save the Date!
The SVS is excited to announce that within your online community, SVSConnect, there will be an “Ask Us Anything” session at 2 p.m. CDT on April 8. Drs. Daniel McDevitt and William Shutze will be available in real time to…
Who’s increasing health care costs? Not us!
Determining who is responsible for the increase in health care cost in the United States has seemingly limitless possibilities. There are enough culprits to go around, but a recent analysis points a finger at hospital-based care (Health Aff. 2019 Feb;38[2]:184-9).…
The paclitaxel paradox
As medical editor of Vascular Specialist, it has always been my hope to use our excellent reporters and rapid production schedule to keep readers abreast of the latest news in vascular surgery. While my colleagues at the Journal of Vascular…
Special Programming for Trainees at VAM set
This year’s Vascular Annual Meeting on June 12-15 will introduce a dedicated program for vascular trainees. The Vascular Residents and Fellows Program will help these trainees make the transition from training to practice, and to explore leadership development. Programming is…
Comment on Reporting Standards
The Society for Vascular Surgeons and the Society for Thoracic Surgeons are seeking comments on draft Reporting Standards for Type-B Aortic Dissection. Reports focusing on type-B aortic dissection have become increasingly common in recent years, but there is currently no…
Submit Late-Breaking Abstracts
SVS is soliciting abstracts for a late-breaking session at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. Preference will be given to prospective, multi-institutional trials and investigational device exemption studies. As the intent is to provide attendees with true “late-breaking” trial data, retrospective…