Women’s Vascular Health in Focus

By Gloria Salazar, MD, and Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD

Improving Access to UFE: What Are the Barriers?

Increasing awareness of a minimally invasive option to treat uterine fibroids.

By Claire S. Kaufman, MD

Roundtable Discussion: Postpartum Hemorrhage Response, Outcomes, and Outreach

Global perspectives on PPH and uterine artery embolization, awareness concerns, barriers to care, protocols for PPH and establishing a response team, and outreach to low-to-middle-income countries.

With Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR; Ethel Rivas Zuleta, MD; and Greg Makris, MD, PhD, DIC, FRCR

High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: What Every Interventionalist Should Know

An overview of diagnosis, management, and the role of advanced therapies for high- and intermediate-high–risk pulmonary embolism.

By Vivian Bishay, MD

Venous Stenting in Women: What Have We Learned So Far?

Patient-specific factors to consider and key unknowns to be explored.

With Erin H. Murphy, MD, FACS

Panel Discussion: Women’s Aortic Health: Are We Meeting the Need?

Discussing gender-based health inequities and how to address challenges.

Moderator: Linda M. Harris, MD, FACS, DFSVS
Panelists: Young Erben, MD; Javairiah Fatima, MD, FACS, DFSVS; Joseph V. Lombardi, MD; and Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH

Acute Ischemic Stroke in Women: Does Care Differ?

Drs. Kim and Sheth elaborate on their study of trends seen when routing women with large vessel occlusion stroke to comprehensive versus primary stroke centers.

With Youngran Kim, PhD, and Sunil A. Sheth, MD

Beyond Trials and Research: A Patient’s Perspective on Undiagnosed Chronic Pelvic Pain

A personal conversation with Dr. Spencer and Ms. Vollmer on the consuming impact of pelvic venous disease on a woman’s life, necessary improvements in diagnosis and management, and areas of current and future research.

With Brooke Spencer, MD, FSIR, and Nichole Vollmer

Improving Enrollment of Women in Peripheral Vascular Trials

Dr. Chung discusses takeaways from a recent study in Journal of Vascular Surgery, the impact of female underrepresentation on trial outcomes, barriers and potential solutions to female trial participation, improving the diversity of study principal investigators, and what future studies should address.

With Jayer Chung, MD, MSc

Persistent Gender Disparities in Liver Transplantation

A discussion of driving factors and potential solutions to equitable access to liver transplantation.

By Pilar Bayona Molano, MD; Nicole Rich, MD; Juan C. Barrera, MD, MPH, PhD; and Koji Hashimoto, MD, PhD

Increasing Representation of Women Entering Vascular Specialties

The importance of diversity and inclusion, and strategies for overcoming barriers.

With Dawn Coleman, MD; Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR, FAHA; Elizabeth V. Ratchford, MD; Jenny Tsai, MD, FRCPC; and Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN, FASDIN

Coding Updates for 2022

An overview of endovascular and interventional CPT coding updates for your practice.

By Katharine L. Krol, MD, FSIR, FACR, RCCIR

An Interview With Karen Woo, MD, PhD, DFSVS, FACS

Dr. Woo shares insights on her health services and outcomes research, her desire to improve the patient experience of vascular access, updates on current projects and leadership roles, and how physicians can advocate for an equitable health care environment.