Jointly sponsored by:

Office of Continuing Medical Education and
UC Davis Vascular Center
and
D. Eugene Strandness, Jr. Symposium

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This symposium is designed for all health care providers with an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease - vascular and general surgeons, cardiologists, vascular medicine specialists, radiologists, primary care providers, medical and surgical residents and fellows, nurses and vascular technologists. The program is ideal for physicians and vascular technologists/sonographers who require continuing medical education to maintain vascular laboratory accreditation or individual credentials.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• List and compare the various methods for noninvasive diagnosis of vascular disease in the major testing areas of cerebrovascular, venous, peripheral arterial, and visceral vascular
• Discuss the role of the vascular laboratory in vascular disease screening
• Understand the current status of catheter-directed thrombolysis for deep venous thrombosis
• Discuss the role of the vascular laboratory in the management of deep vein thrombosis
• Understand the vascular laboratory evaluation for chronic venous insufficiency
• Be familiar with current issues in vascular laboratory billing, credentialing, and accreditation
• Discuss the current status of endovascular treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms and thoracic aortic disease
• Be familiar with the pre- and post-procedure evaluation of patients having abdominal aortic endografts
• Discuss the various approaches to imaging of the renal, visceral, and peripheral arteries
• Explain the role of duplex ultrasound for follow-up of arterial interventions and surveillance of bypass grafts
• Understand the current status of endovascular intervention for femoropopliteal disease
• Describe and analyze issues related to interpretation and reporting of vascular laboratory tests
• Review the physical principles of Doppler spectral analysis and color-flow imaging

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of California, Davis Health System and Administrare, LLC.

The University of California, Davis Health System is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

Physician Credit: The University of California, Davis Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 24.75 (inclusive of all sessions, workshops & lab course) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM acceptable for multidisciplinary team members

Nurse:  For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.  For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report hours of credit and fill in “CME Category 1” for the provider number).

Physician Assistant: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

Sonographer/Vascular Technician: AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM  meets the requirements of the Accepted Continuing Education Evaluation Model System (AACEEMS) Checklist of the American Registry for Diagnostic Sonography (ARDMS).