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SVS remains nimble in face of spreading pandemic, pivots to member priorities
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) started 2020 with plans intensifying for the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in May, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June, the launch of the branding initiative, along with a host of other SVS…
Official: SVS cancels VAM
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has officially pulled the plug on the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) scheduled to take place in Toronto from June 17–20 amid the continuing surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place, the SVS…
Update on VAM 2020 issued by SVS
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has placed members on notice that the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) slated for June 17–20 in Toronto looks increasingly “unlikely” in the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak. Writing on SVSConnect, the online community of…
Vascular surgeons will survive these ‘troubled waters,’ says SVS president
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is a “solidly built bridge” across the troubled waters of the coronavirus pandemic, president Kim Hodgson, MD, today proclaimed. The path to the other side of the current COVID-19 crisis may not be clear…
Your SVS: Storming into 2020 and horizons beyond
With significant progress made on many fronts in 2019, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is looking forward to the next horizon in 2020. In late January, I updated the Strategic Board of Directors on progress to date on strategic…
SVS now accepting late-breaking abstracts for VAM
Late-breaking abstracts are now being accepted for VAM 2020 by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Preference will be given to prospective, multi-institutional trials and investigational device exemption studies. Retrospective analyses will not be considered for this session, as the…
Wider VAM 2020 schedule unveiled
Beyond the always popular scientific sessions detailing research and presented from the podium, the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) also stages more than 25 other educational offerings, many to smaller audiences and with questions and answers encouraged. Details are available in…
O Canada: VAM 2020 housing, registration open March 4
Registration and housing for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) open March 4. The 2020 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) meeting will be held June 17 to 20 in Toronto, Canada. VAM starts with a full day of educational programming…
Tickets on sale for 2020 Foundation Gala
The “Vascular Spectacular” Gala was one of the highlights of the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), and it’s sure to be the same in 2020. Join your colleagues and friends at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, to celebrate your specialty…
Vascular Specialist performs key role as conduit of discussion, says chief editor, as newspaper changes publisher
NEW YORK—Vascular Specialist has a critical role to play in dictating discussion of the key issues that impact surgeons in the field, the publication’s medical editor told a gathering at the 2019 VEITHsymposium held Nov. 19-23 in New York. The…