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New SVS president seeks to enhance communication with members, tighten focus on outcomes
With another Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in the books, that means the flag unfurls on a new presidential year. And that means Philadelphia-based vascular surgeon Keith Calligaro, MD, now leads the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) as president. And Calligaro,…
Vascular Verification Program verifies first community hospital
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction Colorado was awarded ACS/SVS Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) designation on Nov. 19, 2024. By achieving this prestigious status, the medical center demonstrated its commitment to delivering high quality treatment for patients…
Former SVS president named ACS president-elect
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) elected Anton N. Sidawy, MD, as president-elect during the ACS annual business meeting on Oct. 22. He served as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in 2010. Sidawy is currently the Lewis…
Vascular care is a ‘team sport’ founded on infrastructure, personnel and standards
The E. Stanley Crawford critical issues forum at VAM 2024 in Chicago—which featured the tagline ‘Quality Care Everywhere’—underscored the importance of standards, infrastructure, personnel and verification programs in vascular surgery. Multiple speakers throughout the session described vascular care as a…
Vascular-VP: ‘The blueprint for what a quality vascular program should look like’
Some of the benefits to quality care provision ensuing from participation in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and SVS Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) could be almost immediate. This is among the insights set to feature during one of the…
Verified vascular! Quality care in vascular disease
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and American College of Surgeons (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) will be a central focus on the opening day of the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) as the topic of the E. Stanley Crawford…
Vascular Verification Program green-lights first three outpatient centers
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have verified the first three outpatient centers under the newly launched Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), with initiatives that focus on ensuring the highest quality of vascular surgical…
Your SVS: Executive Board sets course for year
Phase II of a national branding campaign for vascular surgery and three new task forces are just two of several initiatives the SVS’ Executive Board highlighted for further action during its recent board retreat. The SVS Strategic Board meets each…
Vascular Verification Program registers first four hospitals in US—including UCSF
UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) is among the first four hospitals in the U.S. to be verified as part of the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a quality program recently launched in partnership with the Society for…