2nd Hartford HealthCare Vascular Symposium: Contemporary Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST, Heart & Vascular Insititute, Sheraton, Hartford South, Rocky Hill, CT

Registration closes on 09/12 at 5pm

This activity will include the following topics: 

• Femoropopliteal Disease: Tried and True, or Is It?
  • Exercise Therapy:  Should They All Just Walk It Off?
  • Debate  Back to the Paclitaxel Well: Should We or Shouldn't We?
  • Statin Therapy Management and Medical Risk Reduction in Patients with PAD
• Aorto-iliac Disease
  • Aortobifemoral Bypass:  We Keep Doing It Because It Works So Well
  • Debate  The Common Femoral Artery:  A Vessel in Search of a Stent?
  • CERAB: Not Just an Option, But a Go To
• Moving the Needle on CLTI
  • Appropriate Use Guidelines for Patients with Claudication
  • Disparities in Access to Care for Patients with PAD:  How to Identify At-risk Patients
  • A Thousand Miles Starts with a Single Step:  Building a Team to Improve the Functional Recovery Following Major Amputation
  • Reaching Our Isolated Patients:  Building a Virtual Program for Rural Limb Preservation
• The Final Frontier:  Tibial Disease and Beyond
  • Pedal Arch:  A Worthy Target or Burning a Bridge?
  • Deep Venous Arterialization:  How It Works and Who It Works For
  • Fem to Floor Bypass:  The Distal, The Better!
  • Everything But a Great GSV:  Spliced Vein, Patches, and Does Anyone Do Fem-AK Pop Bypasses Anymore?
    

1. Discuss the various techniques of managing the femoropopliteal occlusive disease as it relates to Drug eluting technology and the debate around it.
2. Review newer “tacking” technology for femoropopliteal disease
3. Compare outcomes of tacking vs stenting for femoropopliteal disease
4. Discuss patient and disease specific factors which favor open or endovascular interventions for aorto-iliac occlusive disease
5. Manage infected/mycotic aortic pathology
6. Compare the outcomes of covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation (CERAB) with open aortic reconstructions for aorto-iliac occlusive disease
7. Discuss cases where newer techniques for management of CLTI were used
8. Utilize various tips and tricks for pedal access for revascularization
9. Identify the role of team based approach to management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI)
10. Discuss the role of open techniques for patients needing pedal revascularization
11. Review newer devices for management of CLTI
12. Review the novel deep venous revascularization technique for end stage CLTI
13. Identify patient and disease specific factors to be considered when considering a patient for pedal revascularization

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), ABS CC (6.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (6.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (credits designated as AMA PRA Category 1) (6.75 hours)

• Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  
• Nurses: This activity is designated for a maximum of 6.75 ANCC contact hours.
• Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation for 6.75 hours of education.  Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Hartford HealthCare is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].

The Hartford HealthCare Continuing Education team adheres to the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education's Criteria, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing education.  

Full disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Hartford HealthCare adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). 

All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

There is no commercial support for this program.