Through the Leadership Development and Diversity Committee, the SVS continues its strong commitment to leadership development in women. The Women’s Leadership Training Grant seeks to identify female surgeons who want to sharpen their leadership skills. A $5,000 award will defray…

The SVS Foundation will accept applications through March 16 for funds from its Disaster Relief Fund. The fund can be used for recovery efforts in areas that have experienced catastrophes. Monies support programs, initiated by SVS members, that provide short-term…

It’s nearly here! The 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting takes a big step forward this week with the opening of housing and registration. Prepare to sign up for VAM, June 20 to 23 in Boston. Following a full day of postgraduate…

A new review of the literature on chronic venous insufficiency in pregnant women reveals considerable guidance for their treatment. CVI occurs in up to 80% of pregnant women, while around 7 of every 1,000 pregnant mothers face venous thromboembolism and…

Physicians should consider prescribing high-dose angiotensin inhibitors for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a recent study from Harvard University suggests. The report was published in the March edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery by researchers from the Division…

The SVS and American Venous Forum seek to update their joint clinical practice guidelines on the care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases (pdf of full text here). This update will address new research and advances…

The SVS Patient Safety Organization and the SVS Quality and Performance Measures Committee (QPMC) will hold a webinar at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, Feb. 15. It will help unravel the new Quality Payment Program (QPP) under Medicare, including…

“BLACK PATIENTS PRESENT WITH MORE SEVERE VASCULAR DISEASE AND A GREATER BURDEN OF RISK FACTORS THAN WHITE PATIENTS AT TIME OF MAJOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, February 2018. African Americans come into the vascular operating room with significant…

Applications are due March 2 for the Wylie Scholar Award, co-sponsored by the SVS Foundation and Vascular Cures. The three-year, $150,000 grant is awarded to a promising vascular surgeon-scientist in North America and is designed to support outstanding surgeon-scientists conducting…

SVS members, please remind any vascular PAs with whom you work to consider submitting an abstract for the inaugural PA programming or be a speaker during our 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting. More information is here — please forward to your…