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CDC codifies CLI, CLTI in ICD-10-CM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved a proposal to distinctly recognize critical limb ischemia (CLI) and critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). A coalition organized by the…
Population Health Task Force volunteers needed by Oct. 8
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is seeking volunteers to serve on a task force focused on population health. Applications are due by Oct. 8. The Society has identified a need to explore the strategic role of vascular surgery in…
Branding: Next SVS Town Hall to be held Sept. 17
The next in the succession of Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Town Halls is coming up next week, focusing in on the branding of the field of vascular surgery—an area highlighted in this year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum…
Integrated vascular residency recruitment: Start pipeline earlier, engage more deeply
Our great specialty and the patients we serve face an impending critical shortage of vascular surgeons in the decade ahead. The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have recognized this issue…
SVS coding course goes virtual amid pandemic
Due to restrictions on live gatherings that are expected to remain in effect, the 2020 Coding & Reimbursement Workshop will be held online. Through a series of interactive webinars, the program will be converted completely to a virtual event and…
Counting down till July 15 CME deadline
The SVS ONLINE conference may be firmly fixed in the rearview mirror but attendees are now staring down the barrel of the deadline for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) self-assessment credits obtained through participation in the…
SVS ONLINE: A meeting of firsts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) notched up plenty of firsts this year with its virtual meeting, SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery.” These include the mere presentation of the first virtual meeting, of course, said Matthew…
SVS ONLINE closing act: Looking into the future of vascular surgery
What’s ahead for vascular surgery? Many changes, both possible and confirmed, according to the final SVS ONLINE session, “Assuring quality in vascular surgical care: The future of center, program and surgeon accreditation” held July 2. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)…
SVS seeks comments on chronic mesenteric ischemia guidelines by July 8
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is calling for comments on the proposed SVS clinical practice guidelines for chronic mesenteric ischemia. Comments are sought—and should be submitted—by July 8 Development of the guidelines has been overseen by the SVS Document Oversight Committee (DOC). The…
Outgoing SVS president outlines state of Society diversity
Outgoing Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) president Kim Hodgson, MD, delivered a data-driven insight into diversity within the organization during his June 20 State of the SVS address at the start of SVS ONLINE, one of his final acts atop…