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Our Mission

To provide a professional community for vascular nurses and advanced practice nurses advancing the care of people with vascular disease through excellence in evidence-based practice and education.

 
Our Values
  • Excellence in vascular nursing practice through innovation, research, and education.
  • Respect for individual member’s contributions, values, and perspectives.
  • Advocacy for vascular nurses and people with vascular disease.
  • Mentorship for vascular nurses and advanced practice nurses.

Front Row (Left To Right): Nancy Jasinkowski, Victora Fahey, Jackie Helt

Back Row (Left To Right): Sheila White-Flores, Patricia Baum, Jeanne Doyle, Patricia McGlone, Mitzi Ekers

History

The Society for Vascular Nursing was founded in 1982, with the initial meeting in June at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss establishing a society that would officially recognize vascular nursing as a specialty. It was originally incorporated as the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing (SPVN) in 1982 and renamed the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) in 1990.

The founding officers and Board of Trustees served to solidly validate vascular nursing as a unique specialty.

  • Jeanne E. Doyle, Boston, MA (President)
  • Patricia Baum, Worcester, MA (Vice President)
  • Patricia McGlone, Columbus, OH (Secretary/Treasurer)
  • Mitzi Ekers, Clearwater, FL
  • Victora Fahey, Chicago, IL
  • Jackie Helt, New York, NY
  • Nancy Jasinkowski, Toledo, OH
  • Sheila White Flores, New York, NY
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1982 Medical Advisory Board and Charter Members
John Bergan, MD
Chicago, IL
Victor Berhnard, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Bruce Cutler, MD
Worcester, MA
Stephen Dosick, MD
Toledo, OH
William Evans, MD
Columbus, OH
Stephen Gale, MD
Toledo, OH
Anthony Imparato, MD
New York, NY
Frank LoGerfo, MD
Boston, MA
James Menzoian, MD
Boston, MA
Thomas Riles, MD
New York, NY
Jonathan Towne, MD
Milwaukee, WI
Bhagwan Satiani, MD
Columbus, OH
Frank Veith, MD
New York, NY
Blair Vermillion, MD
Columbus, OH
H. Brownell Wheeler, MD
Worcester, MA
Ralph Whelan, MD
Toledo, OH
James S. T. Yao, MD
Chicago, IL
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