SCAI/ACR/APMA/SCVS/SIR/SVM/SVS/VESS Position Statement on Competencies for Endovascular Specialists Providing CLTI Care

2024 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/APMA/ABC/SCAI/SVM/SVN/SVS/SIR/VESS Guideline for the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

“…1–3 A multisocietal document on competencies for endovascular specialists on the multispecialty care team has been published. 4 Multispecialty care teams should also include expertise in the medical management of diabetes, which is particularly important in the context of CLTI. Coordination of care and communication among team members is important, versus ad hoc or unstructured referrals among various specialty clinicians not involved in interdisciplinary care.…”

Presidential Address: Bigger and better

“…Throughout our history, SVM has worked alongside partner cardiovascular organizations to create scientific statements, including appropriate use and clinical guideline documents covering arterial and venous imaging, operator training and competency, and the medical, interventional, and surgical treatment of various disease states. [5][6][7][8][9] Likewise, I believe we are fortunate to have access to quality registries around vascular disease states and procedures, like the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), VIRTEX SIR Registry, and the Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional Society (OEIS) Registry; these registries incorporate process and outcome metrics that are benchmarked across US institutions, many of which are risk-adjusted to account for patient differences.…”