The SVS PSO is forming a work group to examine how the SVS PSO might help members respond to the national opioid epidemic. The work group will be asked to make formal recommendations to the SVS PSO Executive Committee on how the VQI can help assist members with this issue….Read More
The results of the 2018 participation awards will be released in March. Sites will receive their individual results and a listing of all awards recipients will appear on the VQI website.
A short review of the scoring process:
Points needed for each Star level are as follows:
The 2019 VQI Annual Meeting aka VQI@VAM
Dates: Tuesday, June 11, through Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Place: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD (outside Washington, DC)
This year the program will be a half-day on Tuesday and a full day on Wednesday. Registration and housing will open in early March. …Read More
*Poster Presentation and Networking Reception – Tuesday, June 11th at 5:00PM to 6:30PM
The VQI invites you to submit abstracts for poster presentations at the 4th Annual VQI@VAM Meeting.
The poster session is an opportunity to present your work in quality improvement at the 2019 VQI@VAM Meeting to an audience of vascular surgeons, data…Read More
VQI Educational Webinar: Long-Term Follow-Up Calculations
Feb 13, 2019 2:00 PM Eastern Time (EST)
Please join the PATHWAYS Support team and the SVS PSO for a VQI educational webinar to introduce new updates to the Procedures Requiring Follow-up Report as well as the Long-Term Follow-up Completion Rate Report.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QglBkJzjR1eLgEc2xb7Yfw
“Starting a QI Project”
The purpose of the webinar is to provide VQI members with information needed to start and finish a QI project.
Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM EST/1:00 PM CST/Noon MST/11:00 AM PST
There is wide variation in compliance with SVS AAA guidelines and room for improvement. VQI is a valuable tool for determining impact of guidelines and compliance and further work required to align CPG’s and VQI. Dr. Larry Kraiss and Dr. Thomas Forbes presented the SVS Clinical Practice Guidelines and how…Read More
Come visit the VQI at Booth 321 at the American Venous Forum on Feb. 19th – 22nd at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, CA.
For more information, please visit www.veinforum.
There is wide variation in compliance with SVS AAA guidelines and room for improvement. VQI is a valuable tool for determining impact of guidelines and compliance and further work required to align CPG’s and VQI. Dr. Larry Kraiss and Dr. Thomas Forbes presented the SVS Clinical Practice Guidelines and how…Read More
Congratulations to Canadian VQI team on publication of their recent article in the Canadian Journal of Surgery!
“Utility of the Vascular Quality Initiative in improving quality of care in Canadian patients undergoing vascular surgery”. Elizabeth Liao, BSc Naomi Eisenberg, PT, MEd Anish Kaushal, BSc Janice Montbriand, PhD Kong-Teng Tan, MD…Read More
