News from the SVS

The SVS is debuting a new “Ask the Expert” series at the Vascular Annual Meeting this year, and we need members’ help to build it. “Expert” will consist of four, one-hour sessions, one daily Wednesday through Friday, with cases submitted by members. Please submit a case study you wish to be considered for discussion with one of our experts -- and we hope you attend if your case is selected. The deadline will be in mid-May. Topics are Coding, Aortic Care for Occlusive Disease, Hemodialysis and PAD. Submit your cases here. Email education@vascularsociety with questions

The SVS is debuting a new “Ask the Expert” series at the Vascular Annual Meeting this year, and we need members’ help to build it. “Expert” will consist of four, one-hour sessions, one daily Wednesday through Friday, with cases submitted by members. Please submit a case study you wish to be considered for discussion with one of our experts -- and we hope you attend if your case is selected. The deadline will be in mid-May. Topics are Coding, Aortic Care for Occlusive Disease, Hemodialysis and PAD. Submit your cases here. Email education@vascularsociety with questions

The SVS is debuting a new “Ask the Expert” series at the Vascular Annual Meeting this year, and we need members’ help to build it. “Expert” will consist of four, one-hour sessions, one daily Wednesday through Friday, with cases submitted by members. Please submit a case study you wish to be considered for discussion with one of our experts -- and we hope you attend if your case is selected. The deadline will be in mid-May. Topics are Coding, Aortic Care for Occlusive Disease, Hemodialysis and PAD. Submit your cases here. Email education@vascularsociety with questions

Learn about emerging vascular science, engage with researchers, network with colleagues, and support your peers at VRIC, our ‘Annual Meeting’ for basic and translational vascular researchers. Online registration has ended by attendees can register in person the day of the conference. VRIC 2018 will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, on May 9. Learn more and find the program schedule here.

Learn about emerging vascular science, engage with researchers, network with colleagues, and support your peers at VRIC, our ‘Annual Meeting’ for basic and translational vascular researchers. Online registration has ended by attendees can register in person the day of the conference. VRIC 2018 will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, on May 9. Learn more and find the program schedule here.

Learn about emerging vascular science, engage with researchers, network with colleagues, and support your peers at VRIC, our ‘Annual Meeting’ for basic and translational vascular researchers. Online registration has ended by attendees can register in person the day of the conference. VRIC 2018 will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, on May 9. Learn more and find the program schedule here.

Apply to become a member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, a unique program of the American College of Surgeons. Membership will be open to master surgeon educators from across the surgical specialties. Learn more here. The deadline for nominating a colleague is April 20. The deadline for self-nomination is May 14.

Apply to become a member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, a unique program of the American College of Surgeons. Membership will be open to master surgeon educators from across the surgical specialties. Learn more here. The deadline for nominating a colleague is April 20. The deadline for self-nomination is May 14.

Apply to become a member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, a unique program of the American College of Surgeons. Membership will be open to master surgeon educators from across the surgical specialties. Learn more here. The deadline for nominating a colleague is April 20. The deadline for self-nomination is May 14.

The theme of this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting is “Home of the Vascular Team – Partners in Patient Care.” To celebrate the work of all of the members of the vascular team, we want you to send in your team pictures. Round up the staff and take a picture with your cell phone or tablet. Then send it by May 15 to [email protected]. We’ll use these team photos for social media and, during the meeting itself, in various slide shows. VAM will be June 20 to 23 in Boston. Exhibits are June 21-22 and scientific sessions are June 21-23.

The theme of this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting is “Home of the Vascular Team – Partners in Patient Care.” To celebrate the work of all of the members of the vascular team, we want you to send in your team pictures. Round up the staff and take a picture with your cell phone or tablet. Then send it by May 15 to [email protected]. We’ll use these team photos for social media and, during the meeting itself, in various slide shows. VAM will be June 20 to 23 in Boston. Exhibits are June 21-22 and scientific sessions are June 21-23.

The theme of this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting is “Home of the Vascular Team – Partners in Patient Care.” To celebrate the work of all of the members of the vascular team, we want you to send in your team pictures. Round up the staff and take a picture with your cell phone or tablet. Then send it by May 15 to [email protected]. We’ll use these team photos for social media and, during the meeting itself, in various slide shows. VAM will be June 20 to 23 in Boston. Exhibits are June 21-22 and scientific sessions are June 21-23.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold an informative webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain and 5 p.m. Pacific times. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Register here.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold an informative webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain and 5 p.m. Pacific times. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Register here.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold an informative webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain and 5 p.m. Pacific times. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Register here.

When: June 20-23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Scientific Sessions: June 21-23
Exhibit Hall: June 21-22
Register: vsweb.org/VAM18
#VAM18

What’s happening this year at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting?

• Enhanced online program planner that syncs with meeting app and makes it simple to plan your schedule. Follow this link to start now
• New opportunities for audience participation and discussion
• Programming aimed at physicians and the vascular team in all practice settings
• Cooperative scheduling with the Society for Vascular Nursing and physician assistants
• Great minds, stimulating discussions and events that include the entire vascular team

The 2018 VAM, sponsored by the SVS, will be at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass., June 20-23. The scientific sessions and exhibit hall open June 21. Registration numbers are already exceeding last year’s benchmarks, organizers said.

Abstracts for all the scientific sessions will be available in the June Journal of Vascular Surgery supplement.

Some of the highlights:

Inclusive. – This year’s meeting has a theme: The Vascular Team: Partners in Patient Care.  Every member of the vascular team – surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs – will find a reason to attend.

The meeting provides programming across all practice settings with an even stronger focus on practical, take-home information for all.

View Dr. Darling’s “wicked awesome” Welcome to VAM18 video

The Society for Vascular Nursing’s annual meeting will be in the same location June 20-21. Registration for the SVN meeting includes access to VAM.

This year, the newly established membership section for vascular PAs will present PA-focused education. Within just the past few months, more than 130 PAs joined SVS and many are expected to be at VAM.

An Intuitive Planner - VAM18 meeting will see a new online program planner that allows attendees to filter by session type, areas of interest, faculty, and more. Attendees can favorite a session to build their own meeting schedule. The online planner will sync with the new meeting mobile app, so that attendees can carry their schedule with them. The mobile app will be available through the SVS store in June.

Interactive sessions - Meeting organizers have added more opportunities for small group and audience interaction during and after sessions. 

Industry’s best – This year’s Exhibit Hall will run for two days with longer hours each day than in previous years. It will feature the crowd-pleasing Vascular Live sessions each day, as well as exhibits showing off innovative devices and offering a chance to chat one-on-one with company representatives. To add to the festivities, a scavenger hunt will foster interaction.

Familiar favorites will be back – workshops, postgraduate courses, international sessions, posters, collaborative events with other societies and many, many chances to network and catch up with old friends. The essential VAM on Demand post-meeting slides, audio and video will help members revisit VAM anytime.

Learn more about the 2018 VAM here: All about VAM18

When: June 20-23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Scientific Sessions: June 21-23
Exhibit Hall: June 21-22
Register: vsweb.org/VAM18
#VAM18

What’s happening this year at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting?

• Enhanced online program planner that syncs with meeting app and makes it simple to plan your schedule. Follow this link to start now
• New opportunities for audience participation and discussion
• Programming aimed at physicians and the vascular team in all practice settings
• Cooperative scheduling with the Society for Vascular Nursing and physician assistants
• Great minds, stimulating discussions and events that include the entire vascular team

The 2018 VAM, sponsored by the SVS, will be at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass., June 20-23. The scientific sessions and exhibit hall open June 21. Registration numbers are already exceeding last year’s benchmarks, organizers said.

Abstracts for all the scientific sessions will be available in the June Journal of Vascular Surgery supplement.

Some of the highlights:

Inclusive. – This year’s meeting has a theme: The Vascular Team: Partners in Patient Care.  Every member of the vascular team – surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs – will find a reason to attend.

The meeting provides programming across all practice settings with an even stronger focus on practical, take-home information for all.

View Dr. Darling’s “wicked awesome” Welcome to VAM18 video

The Society for Vascular Nursing’s annual meeting will be in the same location June 20-21. Registration for the SVN meeting includes access to VAM.

This year, the newly established membership section for vascular PAs will present PA-focused education. Within just the past few months, more than 130 PAs joined SVS and many are expected to be at VAM.

An Intuitive Planner - VAM18 meeting will see a new online program planner that allows attendees to filter by session type, areas of interest, faculty, and more. Attendees can favorite a session to build their own meeting schedule. The online planner will sync with the new meeting mobile app, so that attendees can carry their schedule with them. The mobile app will be available through the SVS store in June.

Interactive sessions - Meeting organizers have added more opportunities for small group and audience interaction during and after sessions. 

Industry’s best – This year’s Exhibit Hall will run for two days with longer hours each day than in previous years. It will feature the crowd-pleasing Vascular Live sessions each day, as well as exhibits showing off innovative devices and offering a chance to chat one-on-one with company representatives. To add to the festivities, a scavenger hunt will foster interaction.

Familiar favorites will be back – workshops, postgraduate courses, international sessions, posters, collaborative events with other societies and many, many chances to network and catch up with old friends. The essential VAM on Demand post-meeting slides, audio and video will help members revisit VAM anytime.

Learn more about the 2018 VAM here: All about VAM18

When: June 20-23
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Scientific Sessions: June 21-23
Exhibit Hall: June 21-22
Register: vsweb.org/VAM18
#VAM18

What’s happening this year at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting?

• Enhanced online program planner that syncs with meeting app and makes it simple to plan your schedule. Follow this link to start now
• New opportunities for audience participation and discussion
• Programming aimed at physicians and the vascular team in all practice settings
• Cooperative scheduling with the Society for Vascular Nursing and physician assistants
• Great minds, stimulating discussions and events that include the entire vascular team

The 2018 VAM, sponsored by the SVS, will be at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass., June 20-23. The scientific sessions and exhibit hall open June 21. Registration numbers are already exceeding last year’s benchmarks, organizers said.

Abstracts for all the scientific sessions will be available in the June Journal of Vascular Surgery supplement.

Some of the highlights:

Inclusive. – This year’s meeting has a theme: The Vascular Team: Partners in Patient Care.  Every member of the vascular team – surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs – will find a reason to attend.

The meeting provides programming across all practice settings with an even stronger focus on practical, take-home information for all.

View Dr. Darling’s “wicked awesome” Welcome to VAM18 video

The Society for Vascular Nursing’s annual meeting will be in the same location June 20-21. Registration for the SVN meeting includes access to VAM.

This year, the newly established membership section for vascular PAs will present PA-focused education. Within just the past few months, more than 130 PAs joined SVS and many are expected to be at VAM.

An Intuitive Planner - VAM18 meeting will see a new online program planner that allows attendees to filter by session type, areas of interest, faculty, and more. Attendees can favorite a session to build their own meeting schedule. The online planner will sync with the new meeting mobile app, so that attendees can carry their schedule with them. The mobile app will be available through the SVS store in June.

Interactive sessions - Meeting organizers have added more opportunities for small group and audience interaction during and after sessions. 

Industry’s best – This year’s Exhibit Hall will run for two days with longer hours each day than in previous years. It will feature the crowd-pleasing Vascular Live sessions each day, as well as exhibits showing off innovative devices and offering a chance to chat one-on-one with company representatives. To add to the festivities, a scavenger hunt will foster interaction.

Familiar favorites will be back – workshops, postgraduate courses, international sessions, posters, collaborative events with other societies and many, many chances to network and catch up with old friends. The essential VAM on Demand post-meeting slides, audio and video will help members revisit VAM anytime.

Learn more about the 2018 VAM here: All about VAM18

Have you registered yet for the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston? This year, bring your vascular team – there will be programming for nurses, technicians, nurse practitioners and PAs. In addition to VAM sessions of interests to nurses, the Society for Vascular Nursing will hold its annual conference in alignment with VAM, on June 20-21. Registration for SVN covers attendance at both meetings. And PAs will their own section of programming from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Learn more about VAM here. And register today.

Have you registered yet for the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston? This year, bring your vascular team – there will be programming for nurses, technicians, nurse practitioners and PAs. In addition to VAM sessions of interests to nurses, the Society for Vascular Nursing will hold its annual conference in alignment with VAM, on June 20-21. Registration for SVN covers attendance at both meetings. And PAs will their own section of programming from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Learn more about VAM here. And register today.

Have you registered yet for the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston? This year, bring your vascular team – there will be programming for nurses, technicians, nurse practitioners and PAs. In addition to VAM sessions of interests to nurses, the Society for Vascular Nursing will hold its annual conference in alignment with VAM, on June 20-21. Registration for SVN covers attendance at both meetings. And PAs will their own section of programming from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Learn more about VAM here. And register today.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Learn more here. Register here.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Learn more here. Register here.

SVS and the SVS Community Practice Committee will hold a webinar for SVS members on April 30 on “Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements.” The 75-minute webinar will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Topics will include current trends, regulatory overview and key contractual provisions. Learn more here. Register here.

The Third Annual "UCLA / SVS Symposium: A Comprehensive Review and Update of What's New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery," is set for Aug. 25 to 27 in California. This course is offered by the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA and the Society for Vascular Surgery. It provides an in-depth review of our specialty for those preparing to take the vascular board examinations as well as providing the basic didactic education for vascular residents and fellows in training.

The Third Annual "UCLA / SVS Symposium: A Comprehensive Review and Update of What's New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery," is set for Aug. 25 to 27 in California. This course is offered by the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA and the Society for Vascular Surgery. It provides an in-depth review of our specialty for those preparing to take the vascular board examinations as well as providing the basic didactic education for vascular residents and fellows in training.

The Third Annual "UCLA / SVS Symposium: A Comprehensive Review and Update of What's New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery," is set for Aug. 25 to 27 in California. This course is offered by the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA and the Society for Vascular Surgery. It provides an in-depth review of our specialty for those preparing to take the vascular board examinations as well as providing the basic didactic education for vascular residents and fellows in training.

SVS is accepting applications for Medical Editor of "Vascular Specialist," the monthly news periodical produced by SVS. The editor can expect to spend approximately 10-20 hours each month in the three weeks leading up to publication. A modest annual honorarium is provided. Previous editorial experience will be helpful. Please send letters of interest by April 15 to Kenneth M. Slaw, Ph.D., at [email protected]. He will forward your interest to the SVS Publications Committee for consideration. More information is in the March 29 issue of Pulse.

SVS is accepting applications for Medical Editor of "Vascular Specialist," the monthly news periodical produced by SVS. The editor can expect to spend approximately 10-20 hours each month in the three weeks leading up to publication. A modest annual honorarium is provided. Previous editorial experience will be helpful. Please send letters of interest by April 15 to Kenneth M. Slaw, Ph.D., at [email protected]. He will forward your interest to the SVS Publications Committee for consideration. More information is in the March 29 issue of Pulse.

SVS is accepting applications for Medical Editor of "Vascular Specialist," the monthly news periodical produced by SVS. The editor can expect to spend approximately 10-20 hours each month in the three weeks leading up to publication. A modest annual honorarium is provided. Previous editorial experience will be helpful. Please send letters of interest by April 15 to Kenneth M. Slaw, Ph.D., at [email protected]. He will forward your interest to the SVS Publications Committee for consideration. More information is in the March 29 issue of Pulse.