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In focus: Outpatient vascular practice
This month, Vascular Specialist launches its newest column, The Outpatient, which seeks to cover issues near and dear to the hearts of vascular surgeons practicing in outpatient settings such as office-based labs (OBLs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Here, in…
SVS announces merger creating Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) announced the merger of its Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) and the Community Practice Section (CPS), marking the creation of the new Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC), which is set…
SOOVC outlines strides made to provide platform for surgeons conducting research in the OBL
The SVS sub-section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) Chair Anil Hingorani, MD, used the group’s dedicated VAM 2024 session to focus on the office-based lab (OBL). “One of the main things we’ve worked on for the last couple…
SOOVC releases handbook for outpatient care
The SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) has released the anticipated Office-Based Lab (OBL) Handbook to guide practitioners and aid with safety and cost-effectiveness, as well as expand patients’ access to care. Anil Hingorani, MD, chair of…
SOOVC award initiatives offer opportunities to advance outpatient vascular care
The SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) has opened applications for its Presentation Award and Research Seed Grant, allowing practitioners to contribute to an ever-changing outpatient and office-based vascular care sector. The Presentation Award recognizes the work…
Applications open for awards, grant
Applications open this month for the SVS Excellence in Community Practice Award and the Sub-Section on Outpatient & Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) Research Seed Grant and Presentation Award. The Excellence in Community Practice Award honors members who have exhibited outstanding…
Financial viability, appropriate use and patient safety in the operation of outpatient facilities
The number of office-based facilities has been increasing steadily over the past several years—and more vascular surgeons may be considering becoming involved in operating such centers. To help vascular surgeons consider the various details involved, the SVS Subsection on Outpatient…
VAM 2023: Slew of special SVS section sessions set for Thursday
The SVS includes five special sections for different member groups, including physician assistants, women, young surgeons, surgeons in community practice and the Subsection on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC). With each section session quite popular during the 2022 VAM,…
VAM educational sessions set to cover gamut of clinical and vascular practice matters
With sessions covering a wide swath of topics important to vascular surgeons, including many proposed by Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members themselves, participants at the 2023 SVS Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are sure to find valuable information on both…
SOOVC sub-section introduces two awards
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s sub-section for those who provide service in outpatient settings has created two professional development opportunities for its members, a research grant and a presentation award to present already completed research. Applications for the Sub-Section on…