Commitment to VAscular Quality Improvement AwardS

The SVS VQI Participation Awards program has a new name! Beginning in 2025, we began calling the program the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award. The SVS VQI Participation Award program began in 2016 to encourage active participation in the registries program and recognize the importance of participation. Domains recommended by the Participation Committee were endorsed by the SVS PSO Governing Council to emphasize the importance of center participation in 4 key areas. Those key areas include Long Term Follow Up (LTFU), Regional Meeting Attendance, Quality Improvement (QI) project, and Registry Subscriptions.

CTVQI Award criteria

The following is a list of the four domains for the 2026 Participation Awards criteria:

• Domain 1 – LTFU – 40% weighted
• Domain 2 – Regional Meeting Attendance – 30% weighted
• Domain 3 – QI Project – 25% weighted
• Domain 4 – Registry Subscriptions – 5% weighted

The final score is calculated as follows:
Total points = 4 x LTFU score + 3 x Attendance score + 2.5 x QI score + 0.5 x registry score

CTVQI Award Winners

The SVS PSO encourages involvement by SVS VQI vascular specialists through a program of annual Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Awards related to long-term follow-up rates, regional meeting participation, quality improvement initiatives and registry participation. Centers receiving the maximum Award level receive certificates at the regional and national meetings.

CTVQI award toolKIT

While the SVS PSO posts a listing of the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award results on the VQI website and recognizes award winners at our 18 regional meetings, we feel we can and want to do more to help celebrate your success.   We also want to provide VQI members with the tools and guidance, so they can communicate their good work, as recognized through this award.