Six Diabetes-Related Vascular Complications - And How To Avoid Them
People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.
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Committee Spotlight: VA Vascular Surgeons Committee
New Committee Helps VA Surgeons Meet Unique Challenges
Vascular surgeons working with the Veterans Administration face unique challenges. To help meet them, the Society for Vascular Surgery created a committee specifically for those members.
Education: Research, Conclusions, Ideas Welcome at VAM
The Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission site opens Nov. 14 – and Dr. Ron Dalman hopes it is a beehive of activity from then until the Jan. 25, 2017, deadline.
In fact, he said, the over-arching theme of his three years as VAM program chair could be “more participation.”
Leadership Corner: Listening to and Enabling Others
It was my privilege to interview Dr. Alan M. Dietzek. He is Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, current IAC board president, and president-elect of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. As our series continues to explore "what defines success in leadership,” my charge for Dr. Dietzek was to focus on how he enables others to act and forms effective care and office teams.
Washington Update: Resident Gets Closer Look at the Halls of Power
Dr. Jason K. Wagner, M.D., M.S., resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, was the 2015 recipient of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship. He spent time during the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting talking with members of Congress and their staff. Below is his report on the experience, with more information about the scholarship following.
Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen Named New SVS PSO Medical Director
Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen has been named the new medical director of the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO).
Leadership Corner: Challenging the Process
Leadership Corner - Challenging the Process
By Elina Quiroga Leadership Development and Diversity Committee
Letter from President Fairman Oct. 3, 2016
As President of the Society for Vascular Surgery, I am pleased to report that your SVS continues to grow and flourish in membership, programs, stature, strength and influence. The SVS is an organization of which we all, as members, can be immensely proud. Together we are the lifeblood of SVS, strengthening it with our ideas and knowledge, time, energy and leadership.
New PAD Reporting Standards Released
The Society for Vascular Surgery has released new reporting standards focused on endovascular treatment of chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
SVS PSO Launches New TCAR Surveillance Project
NEW CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURE TO BE EVALUATED BYTHE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONCHICAGO, Illinois, Sept.
Recent Articles
Six Diabetes-Related Vascular Complications - And How To Avoid Them
People who live with diabetes know they have a lot of health management to do – monitor their blood sugar, stay alert for eye problems and monitor for foot infections.
Committee Spotlight: VA Vascular Surgeons Committee
New Committee Helps VA Surgeons Meet Unique Challenges
Vascular surgeons working with the Veterans Administration face unique challenges. To help meet them, the Society for Vascular Surgery created a committee specifically for those members.
Education: Research, Conclusions, Ideas Welcome at VAM
The Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission site opens Nov. 14 – and Dr. Ron Dalman hopes it is a beehive of activity from then until the Jan. 25, 2017, deadline.
In fact, he said, the over-arching theme of his three years as VAM program chair could be “more participation.”
Leadership Corner: Listening to and Enabling Others
It was my privilege to interview Dr. Alan M. Dietzek. He is Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, current IAC board president, and president-elect of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery. As our series continues to explore "what defines success in leadership,” my charge for Dr. Dietzek was to focus on how he enables others to act and forms effective care and office teams.
Washington Update: Resident Gets Closer Look at the Halls of Power
Dr. Jason K. Wagner, M.D., M.S., resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute, was the 2015 recipient of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship. He spent time during the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting talking with members of Congress and their staff. Below is his report on the experience, with more information about the scholarship following.
Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen Named New SVS PSO Medical Director
Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen has been named the new medical director of the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO).
Leadership Corner: Challenging the Process
Leadership Corner - Challenging the Process
By Elina Quiroga Leadership Development and Diversity Committee
Letter from President Fairman Oct. 3, 2016
As President of the Society for Vascular Surgery, I am pleased to report that your SVS continues to grow and flourish in membership, programs, stature, strength and influence. The SVS is an organization of which we all, as members, can be immensely proud. Together we are the lifeblood of SVS, strengthening it with our ideas and knowledge, time, energy and leadership.
New PAD Reporting Standards Released
The Society for Vascular Surgery has released new reporting standards focused on endovascular treatment of chronic lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
SVS PSO Launches New TCAR Surveillance Project
NEW CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURE TO BE EVALUATED BYTHE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONCHICAGO, Illinois, Sept.