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VAM 2023: Vascular Quality Initiative launches national smoking cessation drive
The SVS Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) has launched a national smoking cessation initiative. SVS PSO Associate Medical Director Gary Lemmon, MD, and SVS PSO Director of Quality Betsy Wymer introduced the program during SVS PSO’s Vascular Quality Initiative’s (VQI) Annual Meeting Wednesday. CAN-DO (Choosing Against Combustible Nicotine Despite Obstacles) joins two existing national initiatives…
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Risk assessment models “no better than coin toss” for predicting bleeding in patients considered for VTE pharmacologic prophylaxis
A study of two risk assessment models (RAMs) for predicting the bleeding risk in patients considered for pharmacologic prophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) has found that though an increasing risk score correlated with higher bleeding rates, both models had a low predictive ability for major bleeding post-admission. This was the conclusion of Hilary Hayssen,…
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VAM 2023: Bring your Twitter ‘A’ game
Who enjoys Twitter as part of their daily routine? The Society for Vascular Surgery Social Media Subcommittee plans a challenge during the Vascular Annual Meeting that’s right up their alley. The #VAM23 Twitter Challenge, “You’re So Vein,” will test the prowess of all the Twitter users in attendance. In “Vein,” participants must meet challenges presented…
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VAM 2023: Vascular trauma session to highlight the current role of endovascular therapy
A focused session on vascular trauma yesterday took a deep dive into emerging issues and controversies in the field. Moderated by Sherene Shalhub, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, and Rishi Kundi, MD, of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, attendees can expect a series of presentations and discussions…
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VAM 2023: Earn credits, contact hours at VAM, VQI@VAM and SVN meetings
Attendees at the society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting, the Vascular Quality Initiative meeting—VQI@VAM—and the Society for Vascular Nursing Annual Conference all can receive credits or project hours for their participation in the meetings. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has accredited SVS to provide CME for physicians. VAM has been designated…
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VAM 2023: Great Gatsby Gala announces after-party
Keep the party going at the Great Gatsby Gala after-party. New this year, enjoy two additional hours of Prohibition-era festivities by purchasing a ticket for $150. Gala tickets do not include access to the after-party. Also, get “Glam” before the Gala: The SVS Foundation is pleased to offer a limited number of hair and make-up…
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VAM 2023: Gala offers early check-in option for guests
Quell your anticipation for the upcoming Great Gatsby Gala by skipping the registration lines Friday evening and heading straight to the night’s festivities. This year, the SVS Foundation offers guests early check-in for a no muss/no-fuss experience. Registrants should already have received an email with check-in instructions, from live@classy-mail.org (check your spam folder!). Emails were…
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Prediction model offers new option for forecasting AAA growth
A predictive model incorporating 3D shape features such as aneurysmal flow lumen and outer wall structure extracted from computed tomography (CT) imaging can improve the ability to predict the growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). This is according to research presented during yesterday morning’s William J. von Liebig Forum by Anirudh Chandrashekar, DPhil, of Stony…
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Make those VAM steps count: Compete to be the meeting’s top walker
Any past VAM attendee knows he or she will put in a lot of steps on the way to educational sessions, the Exhibit Hall, receptions, plenaries and dancing the night away at the Gala. This year those steps will count for more than just good health, with a competition to become VAM’s “Top Walker.” Register…
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VAM 2023: ‘What I wish I knew before retirement’ talk gives insight into adaptation and emeritus life
Reflecting on the positives and negatives of retirement, Peter Gloviczki, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, previously in Rochester, Minnesota, now in Scottsdale, Arizona, and editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) regaled attendees of his “Lessons learned: What I wish I would have known before I retired” as part of the Transition to…