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VAM Registration and Housing Open Now
Registration and housing have officially opened for the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting! This year’s event will be held on June 12-15 in National Harbor, Md., (near Washington, D.C.) As always, attendees will learn about cutting-edge vascular research, attend innovative education…
Patient, heal thyself!
Octavio has prostate cancer. His prostate growth is large but localized. “What do your doctors suggest?” I asked him. “They sent me to two specialists at the medical center,” he said. “One does robotic surgery, the other does radiation. Each…
Patients who want to make you retire, and how to cope
I was at a meeting in Orlando, sitting in the front row. The speaker was a former Disney executive who was telling us how to improve our offices. He kept walking very close to the edge of the stage –…
More Items Added to ‘Spectacular’ Auction
We’re still a few months away from the Vascular Spectacular Gala at VAM, but excitement is growing concurrently with the list of items contributed to the event’s live and silent auctions. You’ll definitely leave VAM with new professional connections and…
SVSConnect App is Ready
You can now log in to SVSConnect conveniently from your phone and tablet. This gives you easy access to field-related discussions, resources from other users and the SVS member directory. You can do everything on the app that you can…
VAM Registration Opens Soon
The time has almost come to register for the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. This month, you’ll be able to register for the can’t-miss event of the year for vascular care professionals. This year’s event will be held on June 12-15…
Commentary: Should AVFs be ligated after kidney transplant?
Hemodynamic complications of arteriovenous (AV) access are uncommon but can be potentially life threatening. Fistulas and grafts can cause a decrease in systemic vascular resistance and secondary increase in cardiac output in patients who may already have myocardial dysfunction secondary…
Commentary: Bias rules
Bias can be defined as a prejudice or a preformed inclination. Bias is reflective of one’s inherent mind set about any thing, concept, ideology, claim, product, person, or group of people. Since biases are well known to be inherent in…
Vascular PAs: Join the SVS
The PA Section is open to physician assistants who’ve demonstrated an active interest in the field of vascular surgery. It’s intended to provide a professional home to all PAs working in vascular care settings. Since its inception, 138 PAs have…
Getting Started on SVSConnect
Complete your profile, post your first message, upload a resource or find another member – getting started has never been easier on SVSConnect. New “easy” buttons on the home page will help guide users as they begin activity on the…