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Vascular Specialist’s top stories of 2023
Which stories captured the attention of the vascular community over the course of the past year? Read our summary of the trending articles from across Vascular Specialist in 2023. Let us know your highlights by leaving a reply at the…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of June 2023
Last month, Vascular Specialist garnered readers’ attention with an array of commentary on the BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 trials; the medical editor’s interview with vascular surgery’s ‘living legend’ Frank J. Veith, MD; the news of the death of Past SVS President…
VQI@VAM: Social media helps promote safe technique, study finds
A social media campaign promoting educational videos proved efficient and cost-effective, and similar campaigns will be useful for quality improvement projects directed toward medical trainees. That’s the message from “A social media campaign to promote safe technique in femoral access,”…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of May 2023
Last month, Vascular Specialist most piqued reader interest with a commentary from the editor-in-chief on why he supports the decision by the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) to replace its emblem; a guest editorial examining whether physicians nowadays can experience both…
Letter to the editor: The virtue of a social media presence for surgeons in the internet era
Dear editor, I recently read an article in Vascular Specialist regarding the new age of the “vascular surgery influencer” that discussed how the world of social media has invaded our “once-sane” specialty. While I assume the article was meant to…
Letter to the editor: The vascular influencer
Dear editor, Reading “Likes, dislikes and reposts: The new age of the vascular surgery influencer,” by Drs. Jean Bismuth (@jeanbismuth) and Jonathan Cardella (@yalevascular), they rightly point the spotlight on the trend of some vascular surgeons posting cases on social…
Likes, dislikes and reposts: The new age of the vascular surgery influencer
The brave new world of social media, with its TikToks and Kardashians, has now invaded our once-sane specialty. No, this is not a veiled reference to controversial swim attire events in our past, but rather a totally new phenomenon. Whether…
New recommendations promote ‘appropriate and effective’ use of social media in medicine
In response to a rapid augmentation of social media use in medicine over the past five years, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published a set of recommendations on appropriate practice. The document aims to provide guidance on “how…
Are you up to the challenge?
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is kicking off its first-ever Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) Social Media Challenge for both in-person and virtual attendees. The San Diego challenge will let participants showcase their individual meeting experience. From Wednesday through Friday,…