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SVS announces honor recognizing surgeons in community practice
The Society for Vascular Surgery Community Practice Committee announces the Excellence in Community Service Award, honoring a member who has made contributions not only to the profession but to the community as well. Applications are due Feb. 1, 2019. The…
Read the new 2018 Foundation Annual Report
Download Below The SVS Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report has just been published online. The report highlights the Foundation’s work, the money raised, and money spent. It tells why people give and the profound difference SVS members make, not only in…
Travel Advocacy Scholarship Deadline Approaching
Applications are due by October 31 for the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to enhance the trainee’s health policy and advocacy development. The recipient gets the chance to participate in Capitol Hill visits and…
Form CMS Virtual MIPS Group
The election period to form a virtual group for the 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year is now open. These groups give participants the opportunity to coordinate resources that can help achieve and meet requirements under each MIPS…
Apply for BSN-JOBST Grant
The American Venous Forum Foundation will accept applications until Oct. 21 for the $100,000 BSN-JOBST Research Grant. The grant is for original, basic or clinical research in venous or lymphatic disease and provides $50,000 for each of two years. It…
Young Surgeons: K08, K23 Grants See Changes
The National Heart, Lung and Blood institute has extended the combined number of years of K training support from six to eight years for the K08 and K23 grants. Clinician scientists who have received either award can stay on a…
We need to reassess our primitive understanding of the venous system
If one includes the entire spectrum of venous disease, it is a more common pathology than peripheral arterial disease. The financial impact of venous disease is substantial. Why, then, has it taken so long to generate enthusiasm for venous disease…
Register for October Coding Course
Learn to use the correct codes, use all the codes necessary and submit everything properly the first time at the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop, Oct. 19 and 20 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel in Chicago. These skills learned…
Bridge Grant Applications Due Oct. 1
Applications are due Oct. 1 for the SVS Foundation’s new Bridge Grant, which provides funding from one grant to another. The grant targets those investigators with previous national funding for basic research, such as an NIH R01 grant, and who…
An open letter to our hospital consultants
Dear hospital consultants: Just thought I would write and give you a quick update on our situation, not that you asked. As you recall, a few years ago we spent many hours discussing and planning the Heart and Vascular Service…