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Online Wound Care Curriculum offers on-demand education for vascular teams
Stay updated on the latest advancements in wound care with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN), and American Podiatric Medical Association’s Wound Care Curriculum. This program, now available through SVS VascuLEARN, offers vascular professionals flexible,…
Wound care online modules empower vascular care teams, participants say
Healthcare professionals from multiple disciplines are embracing the Wound Care Curriculum, a flexible online learning experience tailored to meet the evolving needs of vascular care teams. Developed collaboratively by the SVS, including the former Physician Assistant (PA) Section (now part…
Complex Wound Care Masterclass now set to commence at VAM 2026
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), has postponed the Complex Wound Care Masterclass workshop, initially scheduled for June 7 after the 2025 Vascular Annual…
SVS, medical organizations launch comprehensive Wound Care Curriculum
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), has designed an interprofessional curriculum to meet the needs of vascular wound care teams. As the collaborating organizations…
Intermittent Topical Wound Oxygen: ‘It needs to no longer be seen as late-stage therapy’
This advertorial is sponsored by AOTI. Two prominent vascular surgeons discuss a rising tide of evidence pointing toward benefits of adjunct use of cyclically pressurized Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) therapy in the treatment of vascular ulceration. The best way to…
Ego, logistics, money: Overcoming barriers to a successful wound care program
Proper integration of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the multidisciplinary care of vascular wounds is going to play an increasingly important role as the popularity of the team approach spreads, according to a leading voice in the treatment of peripheral…
Wound healing research earns SVS Foundation prize, place on VAM stage
University of Michigan resident and Vascular Specialist resident/fellow editor Christopher Audu, MD, has been granted the SVS Foundation Resident Research Award for 2022. And, already, he is looking ahead to where the research might go next, and the wider importance…
HIFLO RCT finds increased wound closure, high-quality healing using mVASC microvascular tissue graft
Treatment with the mVASC microvascular tissue graft product (MicroVascular Tissues) results in superior wound closure compared to standard of care alone, the first randomized controlled trial using microvascular elements to treat microvascular dysfunction—the HIFLO trial—finds. Presented at the Symposium on…
Medical device companies join fight against COVID-19
Medtronic is sharing an older version of its Puritan Bennett ventilator for free in a bid to help ramp up production of the key piece of technology in the management of respiratory illness as COVID-19 overwhelms U.S. hospitals. The medical…
Presence of outpatient wound care center leads to significant decrease in amputation rates, says Stanford specialist
NEW YORK—The opening of an outpatient wound care center has a positive impact on affiliated vascular surgery practice, with a significant increase in the number of peripheral interventions and a significant decrease in amputation rates, attendees of the 2019 VEITHsymposium…