The ABVLM was formed in 2007 in response to concerns that most physicians delivering vein services had not had formal training and that those with formal training, regardless of primary specialty background, had a very di...Continue Reading
Defining a vein center as a facility where venous evaluation and management and/ or treatment procedures are performed, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) accredits facilities with the capability to provide...Continue Reading
This article is based on research provided by North Carolina State University, School of Engineering. It was initially published in a well-respected engineering journal.1 An article on how these engineering principles cou...Continue Reading
by Frank Veith, MD In the last several years, venous disease has assumed increasing importance for vascular surgeons and other vascular specialists. In part, this is because of the explosive development of new technologi...Continue Reading
Submitted to VEIN Magazine by American College of Phlebology Two years ago, The American College of Phlebology (ACP) initiated an effort to formally unify with the American Venous Forum--a concept that has been the subje...Continue Reading
The American College of Chest Physicians has provided evidenced-based guidelines for clinicians to use for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) for the past 30 years. Since their previo...Continue Reading
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Venous Forum (AVF) recently published a comprehensive set of guidelines for the management of venous leg ulcers (VLU) in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.1 The SVS/AV...Continue Reading
Among the many therapies that were discovered centuries ago, compression therapy survived testing by time, the experience of millions of patients and practitioners, and the critical analysis of scientific evidence. Althou...Continue Reading
By Daniel L Monahan. MD, Elna Masuda, MD, Robert L. Kistner, MD This seems to be the year of the conscience in vein care. At the annual American College of Phlebology meeting in November 2015, and the annual American V...Continue Reading
Regulatory capture is an economic term which refers to when a regulatory agency uses policies or laws to advance its own political and economic agenda. Of all the regulations and policies that have burdened the practice o...Continue Reading
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