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56th European Society for Cardio-Vascular Surgery International Congress, May 17-20, 2007
This meeting will be held in Venice Italy. For more information, visit www.escvs.org/.
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) Application Deadline, June 1, 2007
Jointly sponsored by the American Vascular Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHs, this award provides supplemental funding for vascular surgeon scientists in the early stages of their research careers. For more information, visit www.VascularWeb.org in the SVS and AVA sections.
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) Application Deadline, June 1, 2007
Jointly sponsored by the American Vascular Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHs, this award provides supplemental funding for vascular surgeon scientists in the early stages of their research careers. For more information, visit www.VascularWeb.org in the SVS and AVA sections.
Vascular Annual Meeting, June 7-10, 2007
This meeting will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Abstract submissions are due January 15, 2007 at Midnight EST. For more information, visit www.VascularWeb.org in the Meetings section.
Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in Vascular Surgery, September 14-15, 2007
This conference will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, Pa. It is intended for those who seek to improve and expand their knowledge of accurate coding and reimbursement for vascular surgery. The program will cover important topics such as 2007 coding and reimbursement rule updates, interventional procedures, the global surgical package definition, operative note dictations, component coding, bypass surgery, vascular (CCI) edits and evaluation and management (E&M) coding. To register or for more information, visit www.VascularWeb.org in the Meetings section.
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