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Members: Take advantage of Mentor Match
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members have the opportunity to give and receive career guidance by participating in the Society’s Mentor Match program. The SVS has expanded the program—originally designed for medical students and general surgery residents—to include all SVS…
The CLTI conundrum: My spirited journey through the CLTI saga
Welcome to the CLTI Chronicles, a saga of mystery, medicine and misadventures in limb salvage unfolding weekly in my office, where the drama of threatened limbs rivals any Latin telenovela. My clinic has become a crossroads for the second opinion…
Pay SVS dues to receive SVS benefits, including VAM discount
With registration for the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) right around the corner, those people who have not paid their SVS 2023 dues have a good incentive to do so quickly. Members receive a discount on not only VAM but…
Give gift of SVS membership to vascular nurses
Sept. 4 to 10 is Vascular Nurses Week. It’s the perfect opportunity for Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members to “give the gift of dual membership” to both SVS and the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) to their vascular nurses.…
SVS online community adds quality improvement group
The SVS Quality Improvement Committee has created a community on the subject matter on SVSConnect. This will be a forum for QI education and discussion. The committee invites SVS members to join, then post their questions, challenges and successes. These…
SVS creates membership section for women
Women make up a growing percentage of vascular surgeons. And they now have a new professional membership home within the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)—the SVS Women’s Section. SVS leadership approved the new membership section in 2021. It is intended…
SVS membership, CME-MOC deadlines fall in September
The third deadline of 2021 to apply for Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) membership is Sept. 1. Be a part of the premiere organization representing vascular surgeons and allied health professions, and reap the substantial benefits SVS offers. These include…
Who will you see in the Exhibit Hall this year?
Be sure to schedule plenty of time to visit the Exhibit Hall during this year’s live and in-person Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The Exhibit Hall will be open 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 20, and will feature…
Physician assistant community launches ‘PA Case of the Month’
To help broaden its physician assistant (PA) members’ knowledge of vascular care and help them engage and interact with each other virtually, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) PA Section has introduced the “PA Case of the Month.” The monthly…
Channeling SVS messaging across diffuse mediums
In order to recognize the diverse ways members interact and consume information, a new Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Communications Committee, replete with three subcommittees, has been formed. The move is designed to allow the SVS to coordinate and expand…