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SVS Patient Safety Organization, Society for Vascular Medicine, and American Heart Association, Launch New Vascular Medicine Consult Registry for VQI

January 15, 2020 – Chicago, IL/Washington, DC/Oakbrook Terrace, IL – The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization® (SVS PSO) and the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM), in collaboration with the American Heart Association®  (Association), are excited to introduce the Vascular Medicine Consult Registry (VMC or the Registry) for the…Read More

VQI@VAM 2020 – Call for VQI Poster Abstracts – Deadline February 7th

Call for VQI Poster Abstracts at the 2020 VQI Annual Meeting – VQI@VAM

Dates: Tuesday, June 16, through Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Place: Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

June 16, 2020 12:00PM – 6:30PM*
June 17, 2020 8:00AM – 5:00PM
*Poster Presentation and Networking Reception – Tuesday, June 16th at 5:00PM to 6:30PM

The VQI…Read More

QI Seminar, 12/19 – “Wrapping up a QI Project. Review of 2019/2020 Participation Awards Criteria”

The SVS PSO is pleased to present another QI educational webinar. This webinar is entitled, “Wrapping up a QI Project. Review of 2019 and 2020 Participation Awards Criteria”.

Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask the presenter questions.

DATE: Thursday, December 19
TIME: 1 PM ET

This…Read More

MDedge News: In PAD, dropping statins ups death risk 43%

See for article and video clip from Vascular Specialist Online
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https://www.mdedge.com/vascularspecialistonline/article/207370/peripheral-vascular-disorders/pad-dropping-statins-ups-death?utm_source=News_VASC_eNL_091019_F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=In%20PAD,%20dropping%20statins%20ups%20death%20risk%2043%25
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Dr. Dopheide reported no outside sources of funding and no conflicts of interest.
koakes@mdedge.comSOURCE: Dopheide, J., et al. ESC Congress…Read More

Medstreaming/M2S and the SVS VQI Partner to Help Device Manufacturers Meet European Union Medical Device Regulations (EU MDR)

Medstreaming/M2S, a leading performance management solutions company that offers innovative technology and services for healthcare providers, medical societies, and industry partners, has collaborated with the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) to provide real-world evidence data to help device manufacturers meet regulatory requirements, including the new European…Read More

Participation Awards 2018 to be released in March

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:

  • 0 Stars                     < 17 points

    • …Read More