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Idle intravenous catheters are associated with preventable complications
Intravenous catheters (ICs) are common and necessary for inpatient care. However, peripheral and especially central venous catheters (CVCs) are associated with increased risk for local and systemic complications, including bloodstream infections and endocarditis. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and…
Go shopping – and Donate to the SVS Foundation at the Same Time
With the Thanksgiving turkey but a memory, the holiday shopping season is in full swing. The SVS Foundation has a great program – the Amazon Smile program, to let you do your shopping and do good at the same time.…
November is National Diabetes Month; SVS Offers Information
November, National Diabetes Month, is a great opportunity to draw more attention to the illness for the public, primary care physicians and patients of all ages. To help out, we have developed:
SVS PSO Names New Medical Director
The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) welcomes Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen as its new medical director. He will replace Dr. Jack Cronenwett, who has served as medical director since 2011. The SVS PSO is a part of…
Contribute to SVS Foundation Annual Campaign
The SVS Foundation’s Annual Report, “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants,” honors innovators and inventors of both the past and the present. Featured are four previous SVS Foundation awardees, plus brief snapshots of SVS giants on whose shoulders today’s members…
SVS Now Accepting Abstracts for VAM 2017
Abstracts for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting are now being accepted. The submission site opened Monday, Nov. 14 for the meeting, to be held May 31 to June 3, 2017, in San Diego. Plenary sessions and exhibits will be June…
November is National Diabetes Month; SVS Offers Infographic for Members to Give to Patients
November is National Diabetes Month, an opportunity for physicians and surgeons to focus on the disease and its effects. Diabetes is considered one of the largest global health emergencies, dangerous in large part because high blood sugar damages blood vessels,…
Submit Abstracts to VRIC 2017
Abstracts are being accepted through Jan. 18, 2017, for the 2017 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference, to be held May 3, 2017, in Minneapolis. This one-day meeting emphasizes emerging vascular science and is considered a key event for meeting and reconnecting…
Display your affiliation with SVS with pride!
You can now announce your membership in the largest professional association in the world representing vascular surgeons by using the “SVS Member” logo in your day-to-day practice. Redesigned artwork featuring the new branding that debuted earlier this year is now…
Are we OK?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about you and me. No, not being creepy. I meant all of us, vascular surgeons. Something might be wrong. I credit my concern to Dawn Coleman. Last spring, I was attending a session at…