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New APP Section: A ‘professional home’
There’s no place like home within the newly established SVS Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Section, where vascular advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) aim to provide a “professional home” for APRNs and PAs working in vascular care…
Letter to the editor: Physicians and APPs should work together to address complex needs of vascular patients
Dear editor, As members of the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) Board of Directors, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Section, and representatives of our broader membership, we feel compelled to respond to Dr. Arthur Palamara’s…
SVS continues success with smoking cessation webinar series
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) is hosting a monthly webinar series throughout 2025 on smoking cessation, which so far has garnered positive participant feedback. The educational content consists of a 12-month program that draws on…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2024
In September, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist included a change in leadership for the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; study results examining new treatment options for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients; a call for more Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons, and several…
Pilot study looks at undiagnosed vascular disease in homeless
A pilot study in Canadian capital Ottawa aimed at uncovering the extent of undiagnosed vascular disease among the city’s homeless population detected a subset who may be in need of treatment for venous disease. The work was carried out by…
Study sheds light on vascular-specific advanced practice provider experience
In a recently conducted survey, over 200 U.S. advanced practice providers (APPs) in vascular surgery cited performing at the top of their license as the most important determinant of job satisfaction. This and other key findings are set to be…
Being a vascular nurse: Notes from SVN president ahead of Vascular Nurses Week
In recognition of Vascular Nurses Week (Sept. 8-14), Vascular Specialist spoke with Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) President Karen Bauer, DNP. Bauer is a clinical assistant professor, lead vascular and wound surgery advanced practice provider (APP) and director of Vascular…