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The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You to VAM 2017
I would like to personally welcome everyone to San Diego and invite all 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting attendees to visit the Spring Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS).
This year’s program will be held on Wednesday, May 31, and comprises two informative paper sessions from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.in the San Diego Convention Center Room 6F (upper level).
Founded in 1976 by 19 forward-thinking young vascular surgeons, VESS has grown to become a prominent national and international organization boasting over 1,000 members.
Focused on young vascular surgeons in both academic and community practice, VESS offers excellent educational opportunities, competitive research grant programs, and networking opportunities for career growth. A few examples include the resident/fellow research award, the junior faculty research award, the VESS travel grant, the Women and Diversity Meet the Leaders Mentor Program, and the resident/fellows career development symposium and emerging technology forum.
In line with these priorities, VESS is co-sponsoring along with SVS Young Surgeons’ Committee the VAM General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Program Welcome Reception on Wednesday, May 31, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. in Marina Ballroom D at the Marriott Marquis. Please come by and interact with future vascular surgeons from across the country.
The weekend will feature high-caliber research presentations, open interactive discussion, and hands-on simulation programs, blended with exciting social events all set in 5,200 acres of pristine ski and snowboard terrain with activities for the entire family. I encourage you to take advantage of everything the unique setting of the Annual Meeting has to offer.
Visit our new website www.vesurgery.org for more details or email me personally at [email protected]. I look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
Peter R. Nelson, MD, MS
VESS President
I would like to personally welcome everyone to San Diego and invite all 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting attendees to visit the Spring Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS).
This year’s program will be held on Wednesday, May 31, and comprises two informative paper sessions from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.in the San Diego Convention Center Room 6F (upper level).
Founded in 1976 by 19 forward-thinking young vascular surgeons, VESS has grown to become a prominent national and international organization boasting over 1,000 members.
Focused on young vascular surgeons in both academic and community practice, VESS offers excellent educational opportunities, competitive research grant programs, and networking opportunities for career growth. A few examples include the resident/fellow research award, the junior faculty research award, the VESS travel grant, the Women and Diversity Meet the Leaders Mentor Program, and the resident/fellows career development symposium and emerging technology forum.
In line with these priorities, VESS is co-sponsoring along with SVS Young Surgeons’ Committee the VAM General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Program Welcome Reception on Wednesday, May 31, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. in Marina Ballroom D at the Marriott Marquis. Please come by and interact with future vascular surgeons from across the country.
The weekend will feature high-caliber research presentations, open interactive discussion, and hands-on simulation programs, blended with exciting social events all set in 5,200 acres of pristine ski and snowboard terrain with activities for the entire family. I encourage you to take advantage of everything the unique setting of the Annual Meeting has to offer.
Visit our new website www.vesurgery.org for more details or email me personally at [email protected]. I look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
Peter R. Nelson, MD, MS
VESS President
I would like to personally welcome everyone to San Diego and invite all 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting attendees to visit the Spring Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS).
This year’s program will be held on Wednesday, May 31, and comprises two informative paper sessions from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.in the San Diego Convention Center Room 6F (upper level).
Founded in 1976 by 19 forward-thinking young vascular surgeons, VESS has grown to become a prominent national and international organization boasting over 1,000 members.
Focused on young vascular surgeons in both academic and community practice, VESS offers excellent educational opportunities, competitive research grant programs, and networking opportunities for career growth. A few examples include the resident/fellow research award, the junior faculty research award, the VESS travel grant, the Women and Diversity Meet the Leaders Mentor Program, and the resident/fellows career development symposium and emerging technology forum.
In line with these priorities, VESS is co-sponsoring along with SVS Young Surgeons’ Committee the VAM General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Program Welcome Reception on Wednesday, May 31, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. in Marina Ballroom D at the Marriott Marquis. Please come by and interact with future vascular surgeons from across the country.
The weekend will feature high-caliber research presentations, open interactive discussion, and hands-on simulation programs, blended with exciting social events all set in 5,200 acres of pristine ski and snowboard terrain with activities for the entire family. I encourage you to take advantage of everything the unique setting of the Annual Meeting has to offer.
Visit our new website www.vesurgery.org for more details or email me personally at [email protected]. I look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
Peter R. Nelson, MD, MS
VESS President
VQI Adds Half-Day, Posters, Reception to Meeting
The 2016 Vascular Quality Initiative’s inaugural annual meeting proved so popular that the one-day session has been expanded by a half-day, and a networking reception and poster abstract session added.
VQI@VAM kicks off at noon Tuesday, May 30, and continues all day Wednesday, May 31. Day Two coincides with opening day of the Vascular Annual Meeting.
“Participants were very positive about all the content we offered last year,” said Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s new medical director. It was also a very full day. With attendees interested in learning more, expanding the meeting became essential. 
“Data managers wanted two additions: more detailed information about the registries and content specific to data managers that would cover all the registries, plus more time to network, to have time to share information and best practices with people from other institutions.”
The additional half day is specifically dedicated to data managers. Concurrent sessions will permit the managers to attend sessions on the registries most interesting to them, diving deeply into the data. Popular topics, such as the registries for Endovascular AAA Repair and Peripheral Vascular Intervention, will be repeated so attendees have more than one opportunity to review that information.
Adding the posters and networking reception at the end of the first day adds another dimension to the meeting. The posters will cover quality improvement or improvement in the processes of using the registries, such as how best to enter data to create reports or how to use that data for quality improvement projects. With posters presented during the reception, all participants can converse with others on best practices and how to solve problems, said Dr. Eldrup-Jorensen.
The reception and poster session will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
VQI@ VAM continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. At 12 p.m., Dr. Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s will present the Keynote Address, “National Quality Initiatives and Critical Priorities for the VQI.”
For more information, visit www.vascularqualityinitiative.org.
The 2016 Vascular Quality Initiative’s inaugural annual meeting proved so popular that the one-day session has been expanded by a half-day, and a networking reception and poster abstract session added.
VQI@VAM kicks off at noon Tuesday, May 30, and continues all day Wednesday, May 31. Day Two coincides with opening day of the Vascular Annual Meeting.
“Participants were very positive about all the content we offered last year,” said Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s new medical director. It was also a very full day. With attendees interested in learning more, expanding the meeting became essential.
“Data managers wanted two additions: more detailed information about the registries and content specific to data managers that would cover all the registries, plus more time to network, to have time to share information and best practices with people from other institutions.”
The additional half day is specifically dedicated to data managers. Concurrent sessions will permit the managers to attend sessions on the registries most interesting to them, diving deeply into the data. Popular topics, such as the registries for Endovascular AAA Repair and Peripheral Vascular Intervention, will be repeated so attendees have more than one opportunity to review that information.
Adding the posters and networking reception at the end of the first day adds another dimension to the meeting. The posters will cover quality improvement or improvement in the processes of using the registries, such as how best to enter data to create reports or how to use that data for quality improvement projects. With posters presented during the reception, all participants can converse with others on best practices and how to solve problems, said Dr. Eldrup-Jorensen.
The reception and poster session will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
VQI@ VAM continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. At 12 p.m., Dr. Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s will present the Keynote Address, “National Quality Initiatives and Critical Priorities for the VQI.”
For more information, visit www.vascularqualityinitiative.org.
The 2016 Vascular Quality Initiative’s inaugural annual meeting proved so popular that the one-day session has been expanded by a half-day, and a networking reception and poster abstract session added.
VQI@VAM kicks off at noon Tuesday, May 30, and continues all day Wednesday, May 31. Day Two coincides with opening day of the Vascular Annual Meeting.
“Participants were very positive about all the content we offered last year,” said Dr. Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s new medical director. It was also a very full day. With attendees interested in learning more, expanding the meeting became essential.
“Data managers wanted two additions: more detailed information about the registries and content specific to data managers that would cover all the registries, plus more time to network, to have time to share information and best practices with people from other institutions.”
The additional half day is specifically dedicated to data managers. Concurrent sessions will permit the managers to attend sessions on the registries most interesting to them, diving deeply into the data. Popular topics, such as the registries for Endovascular AAA Repair and Peripheral Vascular Intervention, will be repeated so attendees have more than one opportunity to review that information.
Adding the posters and networking reception at the end of the first day adds another dimension to the meeting. The posters will cover quality improvement or improvement in the processes of using the registries, such as how best to enter data to create reports or how to use that data for quality improvement projects. With posters presented during the reception, all participants can converse with others on best practices and how to solve problems, said Dr. Eldrup-Jorensen.
The reception and poster session will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
VQI@ VAM continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. At 12 p.m., Dr. Eldrup-Jorgensen, VQI’s will present the Keynote Address, “National Quality Initiatives and Critical Priorities for the VQI.”
For more information, visit www.vascularqualityinitiative.org.
Learn Ins and Outs of Launching a Multicenter Clinical Trial
To help SVS members learn the necessary steps of setting up a multicenter clinical research study, this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting offers “The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial.” The concurrent session will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, VAM’s opening day.
“The most accepted method of definitively answering questions is a clinical trial,” said SVS Clinical Research Committee Chair and co-moderator, Dr. Raul Guzman. Though many SVS members have participated in multicenter trials, “They’re not easy endeavors,” said Dr. Guzman. “It takes time, commitment and money to really push forward an idea for a multicenter trial from the ground up.”
“Nuts and Bolts” will provide an insider’s view of effective approaches and processes for launching a multicenter clinical trial, focusing on the best strategies and the challenges involved. “We hope that at the end of the session, attendees will have sufficient detail about this process so they could begin their own trial. We want to provide an initial education,” Dr. Guzman said.
Speakers include SVS members who are successful clinical investigators:
Dr. Brajesh Lal, will speak on “How to Get Started – Perspectives from CREST and CREST-2”
Dr. Alik Farber, “Trial Execution – Tips from the BEST-CLI Trial Investigators”
Dr. B. Timothy Baxter, “The End Game, Finishing Your Trial – How We Did It in NTA^3CT”
Dr. C. Keith Ozaki, “The Small Multicenter Randomized Trial – Involving Your Friends and Neighbors”
Dr. Philip Goodney, “Patient-Oriented Research – A Multicenter Approach to PCORI Trials”
“A discussion about how to overcome challenges and avoid potential pitfalls that can be encountered during the various stages of trial execution are an important part of the course. “Our speakers will discuss not only what they did well, but what they could do better,” said Dr. Guzman.
Many members have questions that need answers, he said. “I would venture to say that most SVS members have had an idea for a clinical trial. They’ve formed the basis of a trial but there are so many challenges that they’ve been discouraged. One of the questions is, “Where do you even start?’
“We think we’ll be able to answer that for them,” Dr. Guzman said.
Wednesday, May 31
5 – 6:30 p.m.
C2: The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial
To help SVS members learn the necessary steps of setting up a multicenter clinical research study, this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting offers “The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial.” The concurrent session will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, VAM’s opening day.
“The most accepted method of definitively answering questions is a clinical trial,” said SVS Clinical Research Committee Chair and co-moderator, Dr. Raul Guzman. Though many SVS members have participated in multicenter trials, “They’re not easy endeavors,” said Dr. Guzman. “It takes time, commitment and money to really push forward an idea for a multicenter trial from the ground up.”
“Nuts and Bolts” will provide an insider’s view of effective approaches and processes for launching a multicenter clinical trial, focusing on the best strategies and the challenges involved. “We hope that at the end of the session, attendees will have sufficient detail about this process so they could begin their own trial. We want to provide an initial education,” Dr. Guzman said.
Speakers include SVS members who are successful clinical investigators:
Dr. Brajesh Lal, will speak on “How to Get Started – Perspectives from CREST and CREST-2”
Dr. Alik Farber, “Trial Execution – Tips from the BEST-CLI Trial Investigators”
Dr. B. Timothy Baxter, “The End Game, Finishing Your Trial – How We Did It in NTA^3CT”
Dr. C. Keith Ozaki, “The Small Multicenter Randomized Trial – Involving Your Friends and Neighbors”
Dr. Philip Goodney, “Patient-Oriented Research – A Multicenter Approach to PCORI Trials”
“A discussion about how to overcome challenges and avoid potential pitfalls that can be encountered during the various stages of trial execution are an important part of the course. “Our speakers will discuss not only what they did well, but what they could do better,” said Dr. Guzman.
Many members have questions that need answers, he said. “I would venture to say that most SVS members have had an idea for a clinical trial. They’ve formed the basis of a trial but there are so many challenges that they’ve been discouraged. One of the questions is, “Where do you even start?’
“We think we’ll be able to answer that for them,” Dr. Guzman said.
Wednesday, May 31
5 – 6:30 p.m.
C2: The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial
To help SVS members learn the necessary steps of setting up a multicenter clinical research study, this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting offers “The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial.” The concurrent session will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, VAM’s opening day.
“The most accepted method of definitively answering questions is a clinical trial,” said SVS Clinical Research Committee Chair and co-moderator, Dr. Raul Guzman. Though many SVS members have participated in multicenter trials, “They’re not easy endeavors,” said Dr. Guzman. “It takes time, commitment and money to really push forward an idea for a multicenter trial from the ground up.”
“Nuts and Bolts” will provide an insider’s view of effective approaches and processes for launching a multicenter clinical trial, focusing on the best strategies and the challenges involved. “We hope that at the end of the session, attendees will have sufficient detail about this process so they could begin their own trial. We want to provide an initial education,” Dr. Guzman said.
Speakers include SVS members who are successful clinical investigators:
Dr. Brajesh Lal, will speak on “How to Get Started – Perspectives from CREST and CREST-2”
Dr. Alik Farber, “Trial Execution – Tips from the BEST-CLI Trial Investigators”
Dr. B. Timothy Baxter, “The End Game, Finishing Your Trial – How We Did It in NTA^3CT”
Dr. C. Keith Ozaki, “The Small Multicenter Randomized Trial – Involving Your Friends and Neighbors”
Dr. Philip Goodney, “Patient-Oriented Research – A Multicenter Approach to PCORI Trials”
“A discussion about how to overcome challenges and avoid potential pitfalls that can be encountered during the various stages of trial execution are an important part of the course. “Our speakers will discuss not only what they did well, but what they could do better,” said Dr. Guzman.
Many members have questions that need answers, he said. “I would venture to say that most SVS members have had an idea for a clinical trial. They’ve formed the basis of a trial but there are so many challenges that they’ve been discouraged. One of the questions is, “Where do you even start?’
“We think we’ll be able to answer that for them,” Dr. Guzman said.
Wednesday, May 31
5 – 6:30 p.m.
C2: The Nuts and Bolts of a Multicenter Clinical Trial
VAM: Helping Patients with Vascular Disease
I always enjoy our Vascular Annual Meeting, and I look forward to it for months. It’s the leading forum for important and cutting-edge clinical and translational research, with presenters and attendees from across the country and around the world.
Come join us in San Diego May 31 to June 3 for the pre-eminent educational and social networking event of the year in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. With all the changes coming in medicine and the health care system, this is the perfect chance to gather with health care professionals who are focused on the comprehensive and longitudinal care of patients with vascular disease.
Collaboration: Multiple joint sessions, reflecting multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches providing our patients the best possible vascular care. We have sessions with a virtual alphabet soup of allied societies: APMA, AVF, ESVS, STS, SVM, SVN and SVU.
Expanded programming: Sessions have been added on both Wednesday and Saturday, so plan your travel accordingly. Member registrants enjoy free admission to Wednesday’s six postgraduate courses, a $300 value. In addition, VAM includes more concurrent sessions than ever before, plus focused breakfast sessions and video presentations. A revamped workshop schedule also debuts Wednesday.
Updated, new guidelines: We plan a session offering an update on clinical practice guidelines, including hospital privileges, surgical follow-up and care of patients with AAA, plus the unveiling of new global CLI guidelines.
Education credits: CME credits and Maintenance of Certification self-assessment credits are available. Our mobile app makes it easier than ever to take the self-assessment exams via a link within the app.
Community-practice programming: A majority of vascular care is delivered by vascular surgeons working in a community practice setting. To help meet the needs of our community practice members, several sessions this year carry a “seal of approval” from the SVS Community Practice Committee.
Young Surgeon programming: To help our young surgeons navigate VAM more easily, the SVS Young Surgeons Advisory Committee has recommended several sessions and abstracts as being of particular interest to this audience. All are marked with a unique icon to identify the sessions quickly and easily.
Events for our international attendees: Wednesday offers a full day of international programming, kicked off by a new event, “International Consortium of Vascular Registries: Quality Improvement in Vascular Surgery Goes Global.”
Fun: Social events, alumni receptions and other opportunities let attendees catch up with old friends and make new connections. And, we’ll be in beautiful San Diego, so bring the family for a vacation either before or after VAM.
If you haven’t already, register today at vsweb.org/VAM17. I look forward to welcoming all of you and sharing what’s new in our specialty.
Sincerely,
Ronald M. Fairman, MD
SVS President
I always enjoy our Vascular Annual Meeting, and I look forward to it for months. It’s the leading forum for important and cutting-edge clinical and translational research, with presenters and attendees from across the country and around the world.
Come join us in San Diego May 31 to June 3 for the pre-eminent educational and social networking event of the year in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. With all the changes coming in medicine and the health care system, this is the perfect chance to gather with health care professionals who are focused on the comprehensive and longitudinal care of patients with vascular disease.
Collaboration: Multiple joint sessions, reflecting multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches providing our patients the best possible vascular care. We have sessions with a virtual alphabet soup of allied societies: APMA, AVF, ESVS, STS, SVM, SVN and SVU.
Expanded programming: Sessions have been added on both Wednesday and Saturday, so plan your travel accordingly. Member registrants enjoy free admission to Wednesday’s six postgraduate courses, a $300 value. In addition, VAM includes more concurrent sessions than ever before, plus focused breakfast sessions and video presentations. A revamped workshop schedule also debuts Wednesday.
Updated, new guidelines: We plan a session offering an update on clinical practice guidelines, including hospital privileges, surgical follow-up and care of patients with AAA, plus the unveiling of new global CLI guidelines.
Education credits: CME credits and Maintenance of Certification self-assessment credits are available. Our mobile app makes it easier than ever to take the self-assessment exams via a link within the app.
Community-practice programming: A majority of vascular care is delivered by vascular surgeons working in a community practice setting. To help meet the needs of our community practice members, several sessions this year carry a “seal of approval” from the SVS Community Practice Committee.
Young Surgeon programming: To help our young surgeons navigate VAM more easily, the SVS Young Surgeons Advisory Committee has recommended several sessions and abstracts as being of particular interest to this audience. All are marked with a unique icon to identify the sessions quickly and easily.
Events for our international attendees: Wednesday offers a full day of international programming, kicked off by a new event, “International Consortium of Vascular Registries: Quality Improvement in Vascular Surgery Goes Global.”
Fun: Social events, alumni receptions and other opportunities let attendees catch up with old friends and make new connections. And, we’ll be in beautiful San Diego, so bring the family for a vacation either before or after VAM.
If you haven’t already, register today at vsweb.org/VAM17. I look forward to welcoming all of you and sharing what’s new in our specialty.
Sincerely,
Ronald M. Fairman, MD
SVS President
I always enjoy our Vascular Annual Meeting, and I look forward to it for months. It’s the leading forum for important and cutting-edge clinical and translational research, with presenters and attendees from across the country and around the world.
Come join us in San Diego May 31 to June 3 for the pre-eminent educational and social networking event of the year in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. With all the changes coming in medicine and the health care system, this is the perfect chance to gather with health care professionals who are focused on the comprehensive and longitudinal care of patients with vascular disease.
Collaboration: Multiple joint sessions, reflecting multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches providing our patients the best possible vascular care. We have sessions with a virtual alphabet soup of allied societies: APMA, AVF, ESVS, STS, SVM, SVN and SVU.
Expanded programming: Sessions have been added on both Wednesday and Saturday, so plan your travel accordingly. Member registrants enjoy free admission to Wednesday’s six postgraduate courses, a $300 value. In addition, VAM includes more concurrent sessions than ever before, plus focused breakfast sessions and video presentations. A revamped workshop schedule also debuts Wednesday.
Updated, new guidelines: We plan a session offering an update on clinical practice guidelines, including hospital privileges, surgical follow-up and care of patients with AAA, plus the unveiling of new global CLI guidelines.
Education credits: CME credits and Maintenance of Certification self-assessment credits are available. Our mobile app makes it easier than ever to take the self-assessment exams via a link within the app.
Community-practice programming: A majority of vascular care is delivered by vascular surgeons working in a community practice setting. To help meet the needs of our community practice members, several sessions this year carry a “seal of approval” from the SVS Community Practice Committee.
Young Surgeon programming: To help our young surgeons navigate VAM more easily, the SVS Young Surgeons Advisory Committee has recommended several sessions and abstracts as being of particular interest to this audience. All are marked with a unique icon to identify the sessions quickly and easily.
Events for our international attendees: Wednesday offers a full day of international programming, kicked off by a new event, “International Consortium of Vascular Registries: Quality Improvement in Vascular Surgery Goes Global.”
Fun: Social events, alumni receptions and other opportunities let attendees catch up with old friends and make new connections. And, we’ll be in beautiful San Diego, so bring the family for a vacation either before or after VAM.
If you haven’t already, register today at vsweb.org/VAM17. I look forward to welcoming all of you and sharing what’s new in our specialty.
Sincerely,
Ronald M. Fairman, MD
SVS President
E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum Tackles Value-Based Reimbursement
Vascular surgeons will learn how to navigate a value-based reimbursement system at the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum on Thursday, June 1, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This informative session, moderated by R. Clement Darling III, MD, of The Vascular Group in Albany, N.Y., will include an excellent panel of experts in the field.
“As everyone knows, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will continue to be under serious discussion in the new administration, and we don’t know how it will affect our practices,” said Dr. Darling. “However, MACRA, MIPS, and alternative payment systems were decided on in a bipartisan fashion, so change in our reimbursement system is here to stay.”
The Forum will begin with a presentation by Michael C. Dalsing, MD, of Indiana University about “The Five Things We All Need to Know about MACRA and Alternative Payment Systems to Compete and Flourish.” MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – went into effect on January 1, 2017.
“It is extremely important for all vascular surgeons and health care professionals to participate in order to not be negatively affected by this rule,” noted Dr. Darling,
The next talk will be “Appropriate Care in Outpatient Angio Suites: How Do We Ensure the Correct Procedures Get Done on the Right Patients for the Right Reasons?” Daniel R. Gorin, MD, of Cape Cod Health Care, will cover this very important issue in current outpatient treatment of patients with venous and arterial disease. These suites have been well received by the public and third party payers; however, we may need to be involved with their accreditation to minimize the potential or perception of inappropriate indications or procedures. “A year and one-half ago,” said Dr. Darling, “Peter Lawrence talked about the increase in outpatient angio suites in his excellent SVS Presidential address.”
“I think this presentation will be absorbing and controversial for both those who are contemplating outpatient angio suites and those who are working in one,” continued Dr. Darling. “We need to police ourselves. It may be incumbent upon us to be the accreditation body that actively participates in ensuring that we are giving our patients the best and most appropriate care possible.”
An integral part of MACRA and value-based reimbursement systems is outcomes. The SVS Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) has become a hot topic for many vascular surgeons whether they work for academic institutions, in a hospital, in multi-specialty practices, or independently.
Since MACRA and the alternative payment system include involvement with registries, the next subject will be “Outcome Registries – Necessary Evil or Useful Tool of the Future: How to Make Them Work in Your Practice” discussed by John “Jeb” Hallett, MD, of the Medical University of South Carolina. “This presentation will enlighten attendees on how to incorporate outcome registries into their daily lives,” noted Dr. Darling.
The final talk will be “Can Everyone Do It All? Regionalization and Center Accreditation: How to Make It Work for All of Us” by Anton Sidawy, MD, of GW Medical Faculty Associates and SVS Past President. “This is a fascinating topic, which should generate a fair amount of discussion,” noted Dr. Darling. “We are all aware that there is an extensive trauma center designation in this country that has helped improve mortality and patient care. Yet, for patients with vascular emergencies, recent data have shown regionalization can positively impact outcome and many patients do not suffer from transfer.” This complex problem will be analyzed from all perspectives.
“We hope that the SVS can be on the forefront of creating systems that benefit patient outcomes while maintaining excellent regional doctor/patient relationships,” stated Dr. Darling. “We will again look at the opportunity for SVS involvement in center accreditation – allowing us to maintain our preeminent position as the physicians who can best treat vascular, arterial, and venous emergencies and any vascular surgery pathology.”
The Crawford Critical Issues Forum will delve into very interesting and controversial subjects,” stated Dr. Darling. “We hope that physicians will attend the session and provide us with their input and thoughts on these critical issues.”
Dr. Darling does not have any financial conflicts of interest.
Thursday, June 1
10:30 a.m. – Noon
The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum
Vascular surgeons will learn how to navigate a value-based reimbursement system at the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum on Thursday, June 1, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This informative session, moderated by R. Clement Darling III, MD, of The Vascular Group in Albany, N.Y., will include an excellent panel of experts in the field.
“As everyone knows, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will continue to be under serious discussion in the new administration, and we don’t know how it will affect our practices,” said Dr. Darling. “However, MACRA, MIPS, and alternative payment systems were decided on in a bipartisan fashion, so change in our reimbursement system is here to stay.”
The Forum will begin with a presentation by Michael C. Dalsing, MD, of Indiana University about “The Five Things We All Need to Know about MACRA and Alternative Payment Systems to Compete and Flourish.” MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – went into effect on January 1, 2017.
“It is extremely important for all vascular surgeons and health care professionals to participate in order to not be negatively affected by this rule,” noted Dr. Darling,
The next talk will be “Appropriate Care in Outpatient Angio Suites: How Do We Ensure the Correct Procedures Get Done on the Right Patients for the Right Reasons?” Daniel R. Gorin, MD, of Cape Cod Health Care, will cover this very important issue in current outpatient treatment of patients with venous and arterial disease. These suites have been well received by the public and third party payers; however, we may need to be involved with their accreditation to minimize the potential or perception of inappropriate indications or procedures. “A year and one-half ago,” said Dr. Darling, “Peter Lawrence talked about the increase in outpatient angio suites in his excellent SVS Presidential address.”
“I think this presentation will be absorbing and controversial for both those who are contemplating outpatient angio suites and those who are working in one,” continued Dr. Darling. “We need to police ourselves. It may be incumbent upon us to be the accreditation body that actively participates in ensuring that we are giving our patients the best and most appropriate care possible.”
An integral part of MACRA and value-based reimbursement systems is outcomes. The SVS Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) has become a hot topic for many vascular surgeons whether they work for academic institutions, in a hospital, in multi-specialty practices, or independently.
Since MACRA and the alternative payment system include involvement with registries, the next subject will be “Outcome Registries – Necessary Evil or Useful Tool of the Future: How to Make Them Work in Your Practice” discussed by John “Jeb” Hallett, MD, of the Medical University of South Carolina. “This presentation will enlighten attendees on how to incorporate outcome registries into their daily lives,” noted Dr. Darling.
The final talk will be “Can Everyone Do It All? Regionalization and Center Accreditation: How to Make It Work for All of Us” by Anton Sidawy, MD, of GW Medical Faculty Associates and SVS Past President. “This is a fascinating topic, which should generate a fair amount of discussion,” noted Dr. Darling. “We are all aware that there is an extensive trauma center designation in this country that has helped improve mortality and patient care. Yet, for patients with vascular emergencies, recent data have shown regionalization can positively impact outcome and many patients do not suffer from transfer.” This complex problem will be analyzed from all perspectives.
“We hope that the SVS can be on the forefront of creating systems that benefit patient outcomes while maintaining excellent regional doctor/patient relationships,” stated Dr. Darling. “We will again look at the opportunity for SVS involvement in center accreditation – allowing us to maintain our preeminent position as the physicians who can best treat vascular, arterial, and venous emergencies and any vascular surgery pathology.”
The Crawford Critical Issues Forum will delve into very interesting and controversial subjects,” stated Dr. Darling. “We hope that physicians will attend the session and provide us with their input and thoughts on these critical issues.”
Dr. Darling does not have any financial conflicts of interest.
Thursday, June 1
10:30 a.m. – Noon
The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum
Vascular surgeons will learn how to navigate a value-based reimbursement system at the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum on Thursday, June 1, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This informative session, moderated by R. Clement Darling III, MD, of The Vascular Group in Albany, N.Y., will include an excellent panel of experts in the field.
“As everyone knows, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will continue to be under serious discussion in the new administration, and we don’t know how it will affect our practices,” said Dr. Darling. “However, MACRA, MIPS, and alternative payment systems were decided on in a bipartisan fashion, so change in our reimbursement system is here to stay.”
The Forum will begin with a presentation by Michael C. Dalsing, MD, of Indiana University about “The Five Things We All Need to Know about MACRA and Alternative Payment Systems to Compete and Flourish.” MACRA – the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – went into effect on January 1, 2017.
“It is extremely important for all vascular surgeons and health care professionals to participate in order to not be negatively affected by this rule,” noted Dr. Darling,
The next talk will be “Appropriate Care in Outpatient Angio Suites: How Do We Ensure the Correct Procedures Get Done on the Right Patients for the Right Reasons?” Daniel R. Gorin, MD, of Cape Cod Health Care, will cover this very important issue in current outpatient treatment of patients with venous and arterial disease. These suites have been well received by the public and third party payers; however, we may need to be involved with their accreditation to minimize the potential or perception of inappropriate indications or procedures. “A year and one-half ago,” said Dr. Darling, “Peter Lawrence talked about the increase in outpatient angio suites in his excellent SVS Presidential address.”
“I think this presentation will be absorbing and controversial for both those who are contemplating outpatient angio suites and those who are working in one,” continued Dr. Darling. “We need to police ourselves. It may be incumbent upon us to be the accreditation body that actively participates in ensuring that we are giving our patients the best and most appropriate care possible.”
An integral part of MACRA and value-based reimbursement systems is outcomes. The SVS Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) has become a hot topic for many vascular surgeons whether they work for academic institutions, in a hospital, in multi-specialty practices, or independently.
Since MACRA and the alternative payment system include involvement with registries, the next subject will be “Outcome Registries – Necessary Evil or Useful Tool of the Future: How to Make Them Work in Your Practice” discussed by John “Jeb” Hallett, MD, of the Medical University of South Carolina. “This presentation will enlighten attendees on how to incorporate outcome registries into their daily lives,” noted Dr. Darling.
The final talk will be “Can Everyone Do It All? Regionalization and Center Accreditation: How to Make It Work for All of Us” by Anton Sidawy, MD, of GW Medical Faculty Associates and SVS Past President. “This is a fascinating topic, which should generate a fair amount of discussion,” noted Dr. Darling. “We are all aware that there is an extensive trauma center designation in this country that has helped improve mortality and patient care. Yet, for patients with vascular emergencies, recent data have shown regionalization can positively impact outcome and many patients do not suffer from transfer.” This complex problem will be analyzed from all perspectives.
“We hope that the SVS can be on the forefront of creating systems that benefit patient outcomes while maintaining excellent regional doctor/patient relationships,” stated Dr. Darling. “We will again look at the opportunity for SVS involvement in center accreditation – allowing us to maintain our preeminent position as the physicians who can best treat vascular, arterial, and venous emergencies and any vascular surgery pathology.”
The Crawford Critical Issues Forum will delve into very interesting and controversial subjects,” stated Dr. Darling. “We hope that physicians will attend the session and provide us with their input and thoughts on these critical issues.”
Dr. Darling does not have any financial conflicts of interest.
Thursday, June 1
10:30 a.m. – Noon
The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum