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Visit ‘SVS Central’ for headshots
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will once again offer the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) attendees the opportunity to receive free headshots. These professional headshots are a valuable addition to any professional’s career portfolio. The headshot booth will be open from 10a.m. to 2p.m. on Thursday and Friday of VAM 2023, close to “SVS…
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VQI@VAM: Quality takes center stage at VQI meeting, initiative making much out of zero
Over the past several months, the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) hit some important milestones, including registering procedure number 1,000,000 in its database, enrolling center number 1,000, as well as 100-plus quality charters initiated in 2022. There are also the 10,000-plus new procedures added to the clinical registry every month. In short,…
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VQI@VAM: Social media helps promote safe technique, study finds
A social media campaign promoting educational videos proved efficient and cost-effective, and similar campaigns will be useful for quality improvement projects directed toward medical trainees. That’s the message from “A social media campaign to promote safe technique in femoral access,” which will be presented during the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) annual meeting from 11:05–11:15 a.m.…
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‘Nobody believed us’: Vascular giant discusses overcoming skeptics to make specialty-defining breakthroughs
Malachi Sheahan III, MD, Vascular Specialist’s medical editor, speaks to living legend and limb-salvage pioneer Frank J. Veith, MD, on the contents of his hard-hitting new book, The Medical Jungle: A Pioneering Surgeon’s Battle to Revolutionize Vascular Care and Challenge the Medical Mafia, ahead of the inaugural named lecture established in his honor taking place…
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VAM 2023 beckons
Our annual gathering is almost here. After months of planning, our premiere educational event in vascular surgery, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), opens June 14. Every president before me has said nothing can top this year’s event—and yet, somehow, year after year, we do. This year is no exception, writes SVS President Michael C. Dalsing,…
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VAM 2023 meeting underscores commitment to DEI
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have been a focus for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and continue to grow in importance. VAM 2023 organizers are committed to making sessions and content more diverse, equitable and inclusive. “This year we are striving to make this the most diverse, equitable and inclusive VAM ever,” said Andres…
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Attendees preparing for VAM 2023 education, networking
More than 880 vascular professionals are preparing to pack their bags in preparation for the 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The specialty’s premiere educational event of the year takes place June 14 to 17 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington,…
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Mix and mingle at SVS Connect@VAM
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting will end its first full day on Wednesday with an outdoor networking event—food and drink, games, entertainment, artist demonstrations and more—for attendees and their families. The inaugural SVS Connect@VAM: Building Community is set for 7 to 9 p.m. EDT June 14 on the Potomac Terrace at…
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Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023
This month, Corner Stitch highlights one of the papers recently presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) 2023 winter meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Feb. 23–26). Nallely Saldana-Ruiz, MD, a senior vascular surgery fellow at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues studied the trainee experience in open aortic reconstruction in…
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Contribute to PAC in April: Be honored at VAM in June
This year’s VAM will include an “enhanced” Society for Vascular Surgery Political Action Committee (SVS PAC) contributor display, which will recognize SVS PAC donors from both 2022 and 2023. Deadlines for recognition for 2023 are April 15 for groups and April 30 for individuals. The SVS will recognize practices that achieved 100% SVS PAC contributor…