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Why VAM was shifted to August amid COVID-19 vaccination rollout
To enhance the chances of being able to hold the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in-person, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has moved the conference, lock, stock and barrel to mid-August. This pre-eminent event for vascular education now will take place Aug. 18–21 in San Diego, with educational programming on all four days and…
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Cohort selected for second year of Leadership Development Program
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has selected 24 members for the year-two cohort of the Leadership Development Program. Because of the pandemic, the program will include virtual webinars, with an in-person acknowledgement of the group at the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The Leadership Development Program grew out of a need and desire to…
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Upper-extremity vascular injuries associated with ‘increased prevalence’ of nerve deficits
Vascular injuries of the upper extremity are associated with a lower rate of limb loss but have an increased prevalence of nerve deficits after trauma, a new analysis comparing vascular trauma of the extremities reveals. The investigators behind the study—delivered at the Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) annual winter meeting (Jan. 21–24)—set out to…
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Vascular firefighters: New data highlight ‘essential hospital resource’
New data that analyze the preoperative and intraoperative assistance vascular surgeons provide to other surgical subspecialties underscores “the essential hospital resource” that vascular surgery represents. These findings by a team of researchers from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, were reported at…
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Fempop atherectomy: Are high reimbursement amounts incentivizing inappropriate medical provider care?
Reimbursement-per-procedure for femoropopliteal atherectomy and stenting has increased at about the same rate for national providers as a whole and vascular surgeons specifically—at the same time as much higher rates were recorded for radiologists and general surgeons, an analysis of Medicare reimbursement trends from 2012–2017 demonstrates. The findings were presented by Matthew Haffner, MD, a…
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Resident Research Award deadline moved to Feb. 17
The deadline for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Resident Research Award has been extended to Feb. 17—a knock-on effect of the date shift for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The SVS Basic and Translational Research Committee selects one recipient for the Resident Research Award every year. Subsequently, each year the winning study is featured…
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Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 2)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained undaunted. Thanks to outstanding leadership by the Executive Board and Strategic Board, and impeccable stewardship…
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Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 1)
While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained undaunted. Thanks to outstanding leadership by the Executive Board and Strategic Board, and impeccable stewardship…
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Deadlines near for Society, Foundation awards
Applications are due early in 2021 for a number of Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and SVS Foundation awards, honors and grants. Information on all awards and scholarships is available at vsweb.org/Awards. January: Applications are due Jan. 13 for the Resident Research Award, which includes a $5,000 award and the opportunity to present at the…
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VAM dates shifted to mid-August
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has shifted the 2021 iteration of its flagship conference, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), to August in a bid to increase the likelihood of an in-person event. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place June 2 to 5 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California,…