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SVS in transition: A look back, a look ahead
Each Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president wishes for a memorable annual meeting, outgoing SVS president Kim Hodgson, MD, noted during his State of the SVS welcome address Saturday. Showing a picture of the animated genie from Disney’s “Aladdin,” he wryly observed that when making wishes, “be very specific.” A virtual meeting, he went on,…
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Save the dates for VQI online sessions
VQI@VAM, the Vascular Quality Initiative’s annual meeting held in conjunction with the Vascular Annual Meeting, will also take a digital format in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic VQI—which seeks to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and cost of vascular healthcare, collects, analyzes and shares data across 14 registries—will hold two one-hour sessions from noon…
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Earn precious CMEs and MOCs at SVS ONLINE
Physician registrants: get a boost on collecting required continuing medical education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Self-Assessment credits during SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SVS designates this…
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SVS Foundation Board structure changed
The SVS Foundation Board of Directors has altered its infrastructure, including expanding the board and adding seats specifically for public members and changing the term of the Foundation chair to a three-year instead of a one-year term. Expanding the board provides for broader representation while the three-year term for the chair provides continuity, said Michel…
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SVS vice president, treasurer announced on SVS ONLINE opening day
Michael C. Dalsing, MD, has been chosen as the next SVS vice president, joining a line of succession that now includes new president Ronald L. Dalman, MD, and president-elect Ali AbuRahma, MD, while Keith Calligaro, MD, is the new SVS treasurer, succeeding Samuel R. Money, MD. The results were announced at the second session of…
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Burning issue: Surgeon wellness occupies central role in ONLINE agenda
As in the past few years, wellness and burnout—and how to mitigate them—remain topics of education and discussion at Society for Vascular Surgery meetings. This year, with the world in the midst of a global pandemic, is no exception. The SVS Wellness Task Force will address the topics in two sessions of SVS ONLINE: “New…
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Navigate SVS ONLINE with planner
The perfect match for an online meeting? An online planner. And it makes navigating SVS ONLINE a snap. It follows the basic outline of planners from the past few iterations of the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), with left-side navigation links for the program itself, educational credits, faculty, registration, the accompanying sessions from the Vascular Quality…
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President Hodgson to address ‘State of the SVS’
Just don’t call it the Presidential Address: Instead, on Saturday, June 20, SVS President Kim Hodgson, MD, will present a “State of the SVS” address to kick off this year’s SVS ONLINE: New Discoveries and Advances in Vascular Surgery and welcome participants. Saturday’s session takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration for SVS…
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VESS session to feature during SVS ONLINE
The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) takes center stage at SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery,” on Wednesday, June 24. From 1 to 4 p.m. CDT, VESS, the Society for Vascular Surgery’s longtime partner for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), will present 12 scientific research abstracts covering a variety of topics.…
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Crawford Critical Issues Forum 2020 echoes founding charge
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum is set to come full circle from its very genesis 32 years ago at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Chicago. Now a lynchpin of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) flagship event on its opening day, this year not only will it make an unlikely return…