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PVSS is now VESS -The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society
Nearing 40 years of continued service to its membership, the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society at its annual meeting elected a change in the society name to reflect the modern practice of its 1,000+ active and senior members. Originally founded in…
What happened to 5-year outcomes?
I recently returned from Professor Roger Greenhalgh’s excellent Charing Cross meeting in London. A plethora of exciting new developments was presented to almost 4,000 attendees from all over the world. As impressive as these presentations may have been, I became…
The issue of medical frailty
With people aged 65 and over making up the fastest growing segment of the US population, medical frailty – and its attendant increase in perioperative morbidity and mortality – is a pressing topic for the vascular community. Dr. Yazan Duwayri…
SVS and FDA partner on TEVAR
To evaluate thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) devices in the treatment of Type B aortic dissection, the SVS Patient Safety Organization is collaborating with the FDA and medical device manufacturers on a post-approval study. The SVS PSO will use its…
APDVS prepares for ACGME Next Accreditation system
More than 150 program directors and residency coordinators attended the recent spring meeting of the Association for Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS). The focus of the meeting was an update on the implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate…
JVS Editor Applications due April 30
The SVS Publications Committee invites applicants for the position of editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the Journal of Vascular Surgery – Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. Editors’ terms are three years and are renewable. While there is no…
Register today for the Vascular Annual Meeting
The specialty’s premier educational event, the Vascular Annual Meeting, June 5-7 in Boston, will soon be here. Research presentations by top vascular surgeons, a preview of the latest vascular surgery products and techniques, and an opportunity to interact with colleagues…
A Vascular Fellow’s Experience on Capitol Hill
Nicolas Mouawad has always had an interest in the relationship between government and health care. To get a closer look at how lobbying influences legislation, Dr. Mouawad applied for and received the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Health Policy Scholarship in…
Plan to Attend the International Forum
As SVS international membership has grown, so has the Vascular Annual Meeting’s international programming. The International Forum, open to all and held from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm on Wednesday, June 4, will feature 11 presentations from researchers throughout the…
Arterial Quality Committee Report
The AQC is composed of representatives from each regional quality group and organized into workgroups for each of the arterial modules. These workgroups evaluate the data from each module and make recommendations for modification in reporting or additional analyses. During…