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SVS Adds Community Practice Spot to Executive Committee
The SVS Executive Committee, at its July retreat, approved the appointment of the chair of the SVS Community Practice Committee (currently Dr. Richard Lynn) as an interim ex officio member of the SVS Executive Committee. As part of the same…
Purchase VAM 2016 Recordings, Presentations
Want to re-visit the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting, or view it for the first time? The VAM On-Demand Library includes a wealth of useful information: 100+ audio and slide presentations of abstracts and papers, video recordings of plenaries and special…
Save the Date for VAM 2017!
Look ahead to next summer, and be sure to save the dates of May 31 to June 3 for the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting. Plenaries and exhibits will be from June 1 to 3. Next year’s meeting will take place…
Claim Annual Meeting Credits by Dec. 31
Still haven’t claimed CME or MOC credits from the Vascular Annual Meeting? Access the CME site via the 2016 VAM app or by visiting www.vsweb.org Provide either the registration ID number OR first and last names and the ZIP code…
Mobile App: VAM Info at Your Fingertips
At the Vascular Annual Meeting, there’s no need to cart around a lot of paper. Instead, the Mobile App puts all the information you need – abstracts, exhibitor map, schedules and more – within fingertip reach, to keep you more…
Finding Food, Fun and History in DC Environs
National Harbor is a gateway port to Washington, D.C., situated just across the Potomac. For things to see and do while at the Vascular Annual Meeting, plan to vist the famous sights, monuments, museums, and cultural icons in the city…
Benvenuto, Bienvenue, Velkommen, Willkommen!
Welcome to the Capitol of the USA! More than 100 attendees at the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting hail from overseas, coming to the nation’s capital from Argentina, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Sri Lanka, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom and…
Resident Research Prize: Seeking to Preserve AV Fistulae
Even though the use of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) is considered optimal for hemodialysis access in patients with end-stage renal disease, outcomes for AVF are among the worst for any vascular procedure. Low rates of maturation result in up to 60%…
A welcome addition
On behalf of the SVS Publications Committee I am delighted to announce the appointment of Malachi Sheahan, III, M.D., as Associate Medical Editor of Vascular Specialist. I am sure readers will realize this official newspaper of the Society for Vascular…
Slide Set on Diabetic Foot Guidelines
To encourage adoption of the recent diabetic foot guideline, SVS has created a new educatonal slide set for members to use in their presentations. The slideset is based on “The Management of the Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Practice Guideline by…