SVS awarded CMSS grant to expand age-friendly vascular ambulatory care

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has been selected as one of six specialty societies nationwide to receive a competitive grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF), to advance…
Make a ‘PLAN’ for CLTI by tuning into new webinar

An upcoming webinar is set to provide insights for healthcare professionals aiming to enhance their expertise in treating patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Titled “Structured Decision-Making in the CLTI Patient: Understanding the PLAN,” the webinar’s goal is to delve…
SVS receives CMSS grant to advance diagnostic excellence

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has received a $100,000 grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to promote diagnostic excellence across the medical field. The CMSS, a coalition of 53 specialty societies representing over 800,000 physicians, has…
SVS executive director elected to executive council of Council of Medical Specialty Societies

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Executive Director Kenneth M. Slaw, PhD, has been elected to executive council of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS). The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) is an organization of 53 boarded medical…
CMSS urges strong action ‘to ensure safer working conditions’ for frontline medical professionals

In a new statement published on April 2, 2020, all 45 societies represented by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)—over 800,000 physicians—emphatically declared their belief that all frontline healthcare professionals must have access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and be…

