Tag: pandemic
Present imperfect
On the morning of Nov. 9, I received a phone call from my sister. My father had been found unresponsive in his Manhattan apartment...
SPECIAL REPORT: Vascular surgeons from across world report on early response...
The seismic impact of the novel coronavirus on vascular surgery across the globe continues to be absorbed. Practice changed, and the specialty pivoted to...
SPECIAL REPORT: Across the world—early impact of COVID-19 on vascular surgeons
COVID-19 has changed our world and surgical practices as vascular surgeons. We have been faced with unforeseen challenges, and the professional impact has been...
SPECIAL REPORT: Reacting to virus in key locations across United States
Following on from part one of our June issue special report in which we explored global perspectives on how vascular surgeons were coping with...
SVS needs assessment survey: Evaluating impact of COVID-19 on vascular surgery
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the healthcare workforce with unprecedented challenges, the like of which has not been experienced in a century. In response,...
SVS Wellness Task Force launches COVID-19 member survey
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Wellness Task Force has launched an anonymous member survey in a bid to better support vascular surgeons as...
COVID-19: Socially distant yet never closer
We certainly live in interesting times—times in which social distancing has literally become the new normal. COVID-19 came to the United States quietly and...
How will coronavirus impact medical education?
The meeting, the seminar and the symposium: Collectively, this triumvirate of forum types forms one of the core elements of postgraduate medical education. These...