CME Accreditation
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 Dartmouth-
Hitchcock Medical Center and Administrare. The
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by
the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates
this educational activity for a maximum of 25.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Sponsored by:
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.
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
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