SVM Newsletter
October 2010
In this issue...
Renew Your SVM Membership Today
It’s time to renew your SVM membership. Your Society has been busy on your behalf:
- High-level, specialized education – SVM premiered an updated board review course as well as debuted the endovascular review during VIVA.
- Connections to networking sources - SVM just completed its most successful annual meeting ever, with record attendance and the brightest and the best leading our sessions.
- An ever-growing Web site – SVM added “Rate this Case!” to the site, which has increased attention to the site and to vascular medicine.
- Vascular Medicine – SVM’s official journal has steadily increased in quality and value to our members.
- Working on behalf of vascular medicine teams everywhere – One of SVM’s key priorities is the successful pursuit of ABIM recognition of Vascular Medicine as a subspecialty.
In an effort to keep up with both the economy and the demands of a growing membership, dues for SVM have increased to $300 for 2011 and will increase to $350 in 2012. Just for you in 2011, if you renew your membership for two years (through 12/31/12), you can renew at the lower rate of $300 each year.
In addition, new membership categories have been added to the Society, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other vascular care team members.
Watch the Web site for special offers for bringing in NEW members.
With membership in SVM, you can save on educational opportunities and the annual meeting. Don’t miss it!!
 ABVM Extends Deadline to Nov. 1
The American Board of Vascular Medicine has extended the deadline to apply for the endovascular review to Nov. 1, 2010.
View the application.
SVM Annual Meeting News
 SVM 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions
June 2-4, 2011
Seaport Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts USA
Each year the SVM Annual Meeting brings together the leaders in vascular medicine to exchange ideas and information, network and develop new insights into the practice of vascular medicine. The 2010 SVM Annual Meeting in Cleveland saw record attendance, what we hope was the beginning of a trend in SVM growth.
Make Plans to Attend
Abstract Submission opens: October 22
Abstract Submission Ends: December 15
Meeting highlights Include:
- World-famous speakers
- Vascular Jeopardy
- Cases Over Cocktails
- Two days of Scientific Sessions
- 1/2 day of new information & discussion on Novel Anticoagulants
- Great topics for vascular care team members
Learn more at www.vascularmed.org/annual_meeting.
 SVM Case Study of the Month:
Three Years of Growth and Education
In October 2007, SVM launched a new and improved Web site. It had a new design, cleaner navigation and an important new feature: The Interactive Case Study of the Month.
The Case Study quickly became the most popular feature of the SVM Web site. Topics have spanned the range of vascular disease including everything from acroangiodermatitis to iatrogenic aortic dissection to venous thoracic outlet syndrome.
The Case Study includes a series of interactive questions, allowing the reader to compare their answers to those of their colleagues. Explanations of the correct answer follow each question. Each case includes images, and increasingly we are including videos of angiograms. In October 2010, we feature a video recorded during an operative procedure. We continue to work to make this feature more dynamic and interactive.
In June 2010, SVM introduced “Rate the Case,” a competition that allows members to rate that month’s case. The top three cases will be announced at the SVM Annual Meeting in June 2011. The winning cases will be awarded prizes. Read and Rate the October Case now!
The Case Study Archive has grown to be a valuable resource on vascular medicine; topics are categorized by month and by topic.
Growth in readership of the Case Study has been steady over time. Today, more people than ever view the Case of the Month. And our readership is international—readers come from the United States and abroad. And our plans to expand and show "how to" videos will only fuel even greater growth for the Case Study of the month.
We are always interested in receiving submissions of interesting cases from SVM members. Learn how to submit your case here.
SVM Launches Updated & Enhanced Vascular Review Online
 The Society of Vascular Medicine is launching an updated and enhanced online Vascular and Endovascular Review (VER.
The new version of VER includes 30 lectures on a variety of endovascular and vascular topics, downloadable PowerPoint™ Slides, online quizzes as well as video vignettes for each lecture.
Despite the enhancements, SVM has not raised prices. Members still receive great discounts.
SVM members Only: $25 per individual lecture; $625 for the entire set of 30 lectures.
Non-SVM members pay $35 per individual lecture; $695 for the entire set.
Social Media and SVM
As quickly as strides in medicine change how physicians treat patients, the world of social media is changing the way we interact with each other and the world.
SVM is keeping pace with two important social media tools for SVM members (and potential members).
 Linked In is a professional networking site that allows professionals to create and maintain what is essentially an online resume/CV. In 2008 we created an SVM Linked In group and invited members to join. So far we have more than 180 members of the group (there are 625 SVM members). This number grows weekly.
Membership in the Linked In group is screened – it is limited to members of the medical professions. Members are free from unwanted e-mails and job postings.
The other social media tool is the SVM Discussion Forum. While this benefit of SVM membership has not had been taken advantage of by many members, it is a potentially valuable tool to discuss topics of interest to others in your field. We encourage you to log on and start a topic, engage your colleagues and friends in discussion and make the most of this tool. Click here to get started.
Society of Vascular Medicine co-sponsors 3rd Annual Clinical Practice of Peripheral Vascular Disease
The 3rd Annual Clinical Practice of Peripheral Vascular Disease, Feb. 11-13, 2011, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Phoenix, is co-sponsored by the American College of Cardiology Arizona Chapter and the Society for Vascular Medicine.
Improve your clinical expertise in non-coronary vascular diseases
Join your colleagues in Phoenix for this exciting two-and-a-half day comprehensive review of diagnosis and treatment strategies for patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD). This highly interactive program will explore the natural history, epidemiology and pathophysiology of non-coronary vascular diseases, as well as evidence-based medical, interventional and surgical management strategies.
Topics covered will include carotid and cerebrovascular diseases, aortic arch, mesenteric and renal vascular diseases, and lower extremity vascular – including venous thromboembolic – disease. New this year: expanded optional lunchtime workshops; debates among the experts on treatments and therapies; and small group case review sessions.
Expand your knowledge of peripheral vascular disease and improve your competency by interacting with experts in the field during this comprehensive program that will address:
- The incidence and prevalence of PVD and the clinical, quality of life and economic impact of unidentified, untreated disease
- Identification of high-risk patients with symptomatic PVD
- Effective strategies for achieving evidence-based treatment goals
- The long-term prognosis of patients with PVD, including morbidity and mortality
The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This educational program provides an opportunity for cardiovascular specialists, primary care professionals, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and others, to share clinical practice strategies, get a comprehensive review and updates on cutting edge science, and most importantly, interact and learn from a renowned faculty of experts in the field.
Learn more.
SVM Job Bank: The Right Candidates. Right Now.
Employees: Make the SVM Job Bank part of your employment search.
Your personal jobseeker account lets you:
- Find jobs
- Manage your resume
- Set up job alerts
Get started today!
Employers: Stop Sifting Through Resumes and CVs from the Wrong Candidates
The SVM Job Bank has the Right Candidates.
- The ones with solid experience in vascular medicine who understand what you need.
- The ones who have the right skills, the right outlook, the right insights.
- The ones looking for the right position to meet their needs professionally and personally.
Posting your jobs on SVM Job Bank means that the right candidates will see your ad. And, more importantly, the right candidates will respond to your ad.
And that saves you time and money.
Vascular Medicine Journal News
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Vascular Medicine 2009 Impact Factor increases to 2.099
Vascular Medicine has increased its Impact Factor for the 4th consecutive year to 2.099.
All SVM members, as part of their membership, have access to Vascular Medicine which publishes the latest research in vascular biology integrated with the practice of vascular medicine and vascular surgery. |
Submit Your Research and benefit from:
- A Fully Indexed and Ranked Journal: Vascular Medicine is fully indexed and ranked in the Peripheral Vascular Disease category of the Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI) Journal Citation Reports®.
- Rapid Publication - Online submission via SAGEtrack, powered by ScholarOne Manuscripts™ ensures rapid peer review and editorial decisions.
- Highly regarded editorial faculty of key researchers and physicians.
- Access to Fellow Researchers in Vascular Medicine – your paper will be in good company as readers of related journals on Highwire can link to the full-text of all cited and citing references.
Click here for Manuscript Submissions guidelines.
Recent articles for you to read with your members access:
The ankle brachial index is associated with the magnitude of impaired walking endurance among men and women with peripheral arterial disease
Mary M. McDermott, Luigi Ferrucci, Jack M. Guralnik, Alan R. Dyer, Kiang Liu, William H. Pearce, Elizabeth Clark, Yihua Liao, Michael H. Criqui
Influence of polyvascular disease on cardiovascular event rates. Insights from the REACH Registry
Carmen Sua¡rez, Uwe Zeymer, Tobias Limbourg, Iris Baumgartner, Patrice Cacoub, Don Poldermans, Joachim Röther, Deepak Bhatt, Ph. Gabriel Steg
Molecular mechanisms of differentiation
Alex Le Bras, Preethi Vijayaraj, Peter Oettgen
Chronic atherosclerotic mesenteric ischemia
Thomas Zeller, Aljoscha Rastan, Sebastian Sixt
Forthcoming articles include:
Genetic ancestry and lower extremity peripheral artery disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Matthew A Allison, Carmen A Peralta, Christina L Wassel, Victor Aboyans, Donna K Arnett, Mary Cushman, John Eng, Joachim Ix, Stephen S Rich, and Michael H Criqui
Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism: an update
Henri Bounameaux, Arnaud Perrier, and Marc Righini
Mesenteric venous thrombosis
Ian G Harnik and Lawrence J Brandt
Fibrinolysis for acute pulmonary embolism
Gregory Piazza and Samuel Z Goldhaber
How do I access these articles?
Visit http://www.vascularmed.org/members/scriptcontent/journal.cfm or click here and login with your member username and password to access all journal content online. |
