Brought to you by:
Gregorio A. Sicard, past SVS president, advocate for Latin American surgeons, celebrated surgical educator, dies aged 81
Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, a transformative figure in vascular surgery and a revered mentor to generations of surgeons, has died. He was 81. Sicard was widely recognized for pioneering contributions to the field, particularly in developing and advocating for endovascular…
‘Implementation of EPAs marks a paradigm shift in how we prepare vascular surgeons’
As the landscape of surgical education undergoes rapid evolution, one innovation promises to redefine how future vascular surgeons are trained and certified: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). A group of experts shed light yesterday on their potential to transform surgical training…
Future is now: Surgical simulation utilizing 3D printing has potential to help cut medical errors, according to surgeon-innovator
HOUSTON—The picture as Jonathan Stone, MD, describes it couldn’t be more stark. Medical error, according to recent publications, he says, now sits at third place among the leading causes of death. “Right behind heart disease and cancer there is medical…