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SVS Establishes Disaster Relief Fund
At its recent meeting, the SVS Board of Directors approved establishing a Disaster Relief Fund in response to disasters in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and Mexico. This Fund will support vascular surgeons and their patients who have been impacted by…
Keep Up to Date with VESAP4
Don’t forget how valuable the Vascular Educational and Self-Assessment Program can be in keeping with all things vascular-related. And the mobile app (Apple products only) for off-line use is expected to be available within days. The fourth edition launched just…
Read SVS Foundation Annual Report
The SVS Foundation highlights innovation and the connection between research bench and patient bedside in its just-published 2017 Annual Report, now available online. Read about the Foundation’s expanded mission, emphasizing disease prevent and patient education along with the core commitment…
Dues Statements Distributed
Membership dues statements for 2018 were emailed to all members at the beginning of October. Members have until Dec. 31 to pay their dues, ensuring that they continue to receive all the benefits of SVS membership, including discounted registration fees…
SVS Coding Workshop is Oct. 13-14
Don’t let the federal government keep money — in the form of Medicare reimbursements — to which you are entitled! Learn all about coding and reimbursement, from the essentials to modifiers to future initiatives, at the SVS Coding and Reimbursement…
Tips and Tricks: Using a ‘Roman sandal’ after compartment syndrome treatment
Compartment syndrome is a common complication after revascularization for acute lower extremity ischemia. Treatment with four compartment fasciotomy can result in significant morbidity, with wounds that are challenging to manage for both the patient and practitioner. An alternative to wound…
Harnessing vascular biology to rescue CVI sufferers
Despite affecting 25 million Americans, including two to six million with ulcer conditions, chronic venous insufficiency is relatively understudied compared to other vascular diseases. Yet for patients with venous leg ulcers, their condition is debilitating, painful and embarrassing. Dr. Ulka…
Gods and monsters
For the first time in history, four generations of physicians work side by side in the U.S. health care system. An expanding population, longer life expectancies, and later retirement ages all contribute to this phenomenon. Each of these generations has…
JVS, JVS-VL Editors Seek Members’ Help for Reviews, Meta-analyses
The staffs of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders are interested in creating a list of SVS members who have interest, expertise and resources to perform high-quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses. If…
PAD Resources for SVS Members
September is Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month. To help SVS members educate patients and to spread awareness about vascular surgeons, we have prepared several things you can share. 1. An infographic for patients and their families. We urge you to…