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EVS 2023: New data chart underrepresentation of women at the head of national clinical trials
The underrepresentation of women vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership formed the central theme of data coming out of a new study that probed all clinical trials in five main areas of vascular disease between 1997 and 2003. Delivered before the 2023 Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. (Sept. 7–9), investigators…
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MVSS 2023: Human Acellular Vessel proves ‘safe, effective bypass conduit’ in complex CLTI cohort
An investigator-sponsored clinical study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, of the investigational Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) was presented at the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sept. 7–9). Delivered by Sebastian Cifuentes, MD, from the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery…
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MVSS president outlines why vascular surgery is special and how ‘people need to know what we do’
Outgoing Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) President Jeffrey Jim, MD, used his recent presidential address to call upon vascular surgeons to spread the word far and wide—from Main Street to hospital C-suites—of what marks out vascular surgery as the truly “special” specialty. Jim struck on familiar themes during the talk at the 2023 MVSS annual…
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EVS 2023: Putting artificial intelligence to use in vascular practice
The potential for large language-learning models like ChatGPT to take over tedious writing tasks such as emails and parts of PowerPoint presentations—or even be put to use to help collate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code data—was put to attendees of an artificial intelligence (AI) and social media issues session at the recent Eastern Vascular Society…
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WVS 2023: President emphasizes importance of ‘tolerance’ in vascular specialty
Outgoing Western Vascular Society (WVS) President Wei Zhou, MD, used her presidential address to put out a call for the vascular specialty to embrace tolerance in order that it thrives amid rising cases of physician burnout and the mounting pressures of practice. She was speaking during the 2023 WVS annual meeting held in Koloa, Hawaii…
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JVS-VL peer-review title launches virtual special issue on diversity topics
The Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL) has launched its first virtual special issue on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in vascular surgery. “DEI issues have come to the forefront and affect multiple aspects of the care we render our patients every day,” said Anil Hingorani, MD, JVS-VL associate editor and DEI…
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Preventing spinal cord ischemia: Novel techniques for direct segmental artery revascularization show promise, WVS 2023 hears
A vascular surgery team from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles demonstrated the feasibility of multidisciplinary direct revascularization of segmental arteries to prevent spinal cord ischemia (SCI) using novel endovascular or extra-anatomic bypass techniques in high-risk patients with complex thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) following a retrospective review of fenestrated or branched endovascular…
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WVS 2023: Western Vascular Society presidency passes from Zhou to Fujitani
Roy M. Fujitani, MD, president of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center medical staff, took over as Western Vascular Society (WVS) president at the conclusion of the WVS annual meeting recently held in Koloa, Hawaii (Sept. 9–12). He accepted the mantle from outgoing WVS President Wei Zhou, MD, chief of vascular and endovascular…
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SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) has formally launched a national smoking cessation initiative. It includes tools and resources to help physicians, surgeons and other healthcare professionals to help their patients kick the smoking habit. CAN-DO (Choosing Against combustible Nicotine Despite Obstacles) includes three components to increase smoking quit rates: physician and patient…
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MVSS 2023: Aulivola takes over Midwestern Vascular reins
Bernadette Aulivola, MD, the division director of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Loyola University in Maywood, Illinois, took over as president of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) at the conclusion of the MVSS annual business meeting held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 8. Aulivola took over from Jeffrey Jim, MD, the 2022–23 MVSS…