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• National Vascular Awareness Month, September 2007
• Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in Vascular Surgery, September 14-15, 2007
• 2008 Vascular Annual Meeting, June 5-8, 2008

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National Vascular Awareness Month, September 2007 

SVS will promote the importance of vascular health and the role of the vascular surgeon during September, National Vascular Awareness Month. SVS members are encouraged to hold a vascular screening event during September in support of this effort. A free-to-members turn-key Screening Event Toolkit is available in the Members Only section of VascularWeb. All information and forms needed for a screening event is included in the toolkit including customizable patient education materials. If you have questions about the Screening Event Toolkit or the Members Only section, please call 800-258-7188 or email communications@vascularsociety.org. Email your screening event date, location, and time to communications@vascularsociety.org to be listed on VascularWeb.

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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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2008 Vascular Annual Meeting, June 5-8, 2008 

The premier annual meeting for vascular health professionals will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. The meeting features exciting scientific presentations, breakfast sessions, industry supported clinical symposia and extensive trade exhibition. For more information, visit www.VascularWeb.org in the Meetings section.