Medicare Physician Payment Cuts – Urgent Call to Action
As you likely know, CMS has proposed a 7% cut in the Medicare payment rates scheduled to take effect January 1st, 2021. Multiple vascular societies are encouraging their members to contact their US Representative and US Senators to prevent these cuts, and the AVF is...
Journal of Vascular Surgery is the Most Cited for Chronic Venous Disease
The Journal of International Medical Research recently published “The 100 most-cited articles on chronic venous disease: a bibliometric analysis.” The authors used bibliometric analysis to understand characteristics and trends in the research on chronic venous disease...
New Clinical Guidelines Added to the AVF Web Site
The American Venous Forum is committed to increasing education and awareness of venous disease among healthcare professionals and promoting evidence-based best practices to ensure patients have access to the highest quality care. Creating and updating consensus...
Advocacy Alert – CMS Preauthorizations for Vein Ablation Procedures in a Hospital Outpatient Setting
Dear AVF Members,On July 1, CMS will be instituting a prior authorization requirement that was announced last year.Most vein procedures that are performed in a hospital outpatient setting will be affected by this change.On May 28th, 2020, CMS had an Open Forum on...
18 Pioneers of Venous Care Gather at AVF 32nd Annual Meeting
Beforesocial distancing became part of our new vocabulary, the current and pastPresidents of the American Venous Forum gathered on March 3rd inAmelia Island to kick off the AVF’s 32nd Annual Meeting. The President’s Dinner, traditionally heldthe night before the...
Message from the AVF President – Harold Welch, MD
It is my deep honor to serve you as the 33rd President of the American Venous Forum. I have been attending the AVF Annual Meeting since 1991, and truly believe the AVF is the exemplary vascular society in the world. Our mission is to promote venous and lymphatic...
CEAP Classification System
CEAP classification system and reporting standard, revision 2020
2020 Appropriate Use Criteria
The 2020 appropriate use criteria for chronic lower extremity venous disease of the American Venous Forum, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the American Vein and Lymphatic Society, and the Society of Interventional Radiology Presented at the Thirty-first Annual...
The AVF Foundation Presents: AVF’s Got Talent @ VENOUS2020
March 5th (Thursday) 7:00pm This year’s Gala is taking on a new look. Drs. Elna Masuda and Joann Lohr invite you to join them for “AVF’s Got Talent” at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 5, 2020. DINNER – Your evening begins with a cold beverage followed by regionally...
AVF Early Career Course Recap
Nasim Hedayati, MDThe American Venous Forum Fall Fellow, Resident and Early Career course took place on December 6th and 7th at University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The faculty included Drs. Haraldur Bjarnason, John Carson, Steve Elias, Nasim...
