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‘Remarkable’ variation in international vascular care calls for better adherence to evidence-based practice
“All vascular surgeons have access to the same randomized trials and guidelines, which should harmonize international treatment patterns, but this is not always the case,” says Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD, University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland, giving VS@VAM a…
Twin global burdens of growing PAD prevalence and vascular workforce shortfall demand action, WFVS session hears
A growing prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) across the world parallels a deteriorating PAD landscape in the U.S., underscoring a need for more vascular surgeons and risk-factor reduction globally, according to a leading expert in the field. Vincent Rowe,…
Artificial intelligence: Breakfast session explores opportunities and risks for vascular surgery
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in vascular surgery holds great promise to optimize the delivery of care, with prospective uses including patient selection and procedural planning. Yet, challenges remain. Many still view AI with suspicion, and important ethical and…
SVS resident and student program boosts interest in vascular surgery amid workforce crisis
Against the backdrop of a national shortage in the vascular surgery workforce, a recent study has found that the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) VAM General Surgery and Medical Student Program “has a positive impact on interest in vascular surgery,”…
SVS approves FY 2024-2025 budget, sets priorities
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has unveiled its strategic plans for fiscal year 2024–2025. On April 2, the SVS Executive Board (EB) and Strategic Board of Directors (SBOD) approved the budget presented by SVS Treasurer Thomas Forbes, MD. The…
APDVS says goodbye to two long-term leaders during spring meeting
The 2024 Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) convened in Chicago April 5–6 for their annual spring meeting, which held the record for the highest-attended in APDVS history. APDVS 2024 covered important topics for vascular surgery program directors,…
Vascular surgery Entrustable Professional Activities available to view
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has unveiled the 15 proposed core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) that will be evaluated in vascular surgery residents. They are: cerebrovascular disease; dialysis access; traumatic/iatrogenic vascular injury; peripheral artery aneurysms; claudication; chronic limb-threatening ischemia;…
Latest iteration of SVS program seeks to help foster development of resilient leaders
As the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) prepares to launch its fifth cohort of the Leadership Development Program (LDP), anticipation is high among aspiring leaders in vascular surgery. This seven-month-long program has become a cornerstone for over 100 members of…
Physician-assembled unitary stent graft platform for debranched TAAA repair found safe and effective
Researchers behind a seven-year retrospective analysis of a physician-developed unitary stent graft system for endovascular debranched aortic repair of various thoracoabdominal aortopathies reported a 30-day mortality rate of 3.6%, with an all-cause mortality rate of 23% and an aneurysm-related mortality…
How intersociety collaboration to promote private practice could help vascular surgery amid workforce crisis
Dawn M. Coleman, MD, chief of vascular surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, focused on the likely major shortage of vascular surgeons and physicians to illustrate how intersocietal collaboration will help ease this problem…