Partnership with Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) Breaking the Habit, Saving Lives: The National Quality Initiative Push for Smoking Cessation

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The Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) presented their "Can-Do" national quality initiative focused on smoking cessation, launched in 2023. Through pre-op counseling and post-op follow-up, the program has shown a 32% smoking cessation rate among vascular patients. SVS provides extensive resources for clinicians and patients, including webinars, toolkits, patient education, and EHR tools to promote tobacco abstinence. Participation has increased steadily, with specific modules showing almost 50% smoking cessation rates post-procedure. SVS emphasizes tailored approaches to quitting, supports reduction as progress, and continues to expand educational efforts to improve vascular health outcomes and quality of life nationwide.

Keywords

public reporting

cardiovascular healthcare

National Cardiovascular Data Registry

healthcare quality measurement

transparency in healthcare

risk aversion

clinical registries

hospital rankings

patient informed decisions

mandatory reporting for TAVR

Society of Vascular Surgery

smoking cessation

vascular patients

quality initiative

tobacco abstinence