The Harassment Policy of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (“SVU”) and the SVU Foundation applies to Officers, Directors, committee and subcommittee members, task force members, and any other SVU and SVU Foundation volunteers; full-time, part-time and contractual employees; SVU members; and attendees, speakers, and/or exhibitors at in-person or online events hosted or sponsored by SVU or the SVU Foundation (“the covered parties”). This policy covers interactions that may take place in person or via various synchronous or asynchronous media, including but not limited to the SVU website, emails, social media, chat rooms, community boards, and/or telephone. This policy covers harassment of men, women, and non-binary individuals; same-sex harassment; and harassment that is observed or overheard.
To report harassment, please complete the form below. Submissions to this form go to the SVU Executive Director and SVU Ethics Committee Chair. If one or both of these individuals are a subject of your harassment report, please directly contact the SVU President, SVU Foundation President, SVU Executive Director (if not involved), or the SVU Ethics Committee Chair (if not involved).
This form is NOT for workplace harassment. Workplace harassment needs to be reported according to your employer's policies and guidelines.