Intensive Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation Review and Registry Preparation
May 11-12, 2012
Bunts Auditorium
Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, Ohio
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE,
REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONSITE.
Description
This 2-day course will cover the entire spectrum of vascular laboratory diagnostics from “head-to-toe” and will include both ultrasound and physiological testing. The course will be unique in its extensive use of the audience response system for rapid fire interpretation of vascular studies, mock registry type examination questions, and vascular physics and technology drills.
The faculty will include members of the Cleveland Clinic Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, as well as guest faculty with regional, national, and international prominence.
Target Audience
- Trainees in vascular medicine,
vascular surgery, cardiovascular
medicine, and radiology who are
planning to sit for the ARDMS
Registered Physician in Vascular
Interpretation (RPVI) examination.
- Practicing vascular surgeons,
vascular medicine physicians,
radiologists, and cardiologists
planning to sit for the RPVI
examination.
- Physicians who interpret vascular
ultrasound studies as part of their
clinical practice who desire a
comprehensive update of vascular
laboratory testing.
- Vascular technologists seeking
to broaden their understanding of
vascular ultrasound interpretation.
- Physicians and technologists who require continuing medical education credits specific to vascular testing as part of maintenance of certification or to meet laboratory accreditation requirements (e.g., ICAVL).
Objectives
As a result of attending the course, the participant will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of basic
ultrasound physics concepts and their
application to vascular ultrasound.
- Recognize common imaging and
Doppler artifacts encountered in the
vascular laboratory.
- Utilize spectral Doppler waveforms to
assist in the evaluation of arterial and
venous disease.
- Demonstrate interpretation skills for diagnosis of internal carotid artery stenosis using duplex ultrasound.
- Demonstrate interpretation skills for diagnosis
of acute venous thrombosis and venous
valvular incompetency using duplex ultrasound.
- Utilize arterial physiological testing to localize
anatomic extent and severity of lower
extremity peripheral artery disease in the
patient with claudication.
- Apply standard diagnostic criteria to diagnose
renal and mesenteric artery stenosis using
duplex ultrasound.
- Identify areas of knowledge deficit to improve preparation for the ARDMS Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) Examination.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the activity at 216.932.3448.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Online Registration/Fees
Registration Fee includes sessions, course materials, and meals
| Category | Event Registration |
|---|---|
| Physician | $400.00 |
| CCF Comprecare Affiliate | $260.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Alumni | $240.00 |
| Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $300.00 |
| CCHS Physician | $400.00 |
| CCHS Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $60.00 |
| CCF Physician | $75.00 |
| CCF Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $50.00 |
| Vascular Technologist Daily Rate | $150.00 |
Registration and Cancellation
General registration deadline is Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Please register onsite after May 9th. Refunds and cancellations are subject to a $50 service charge. A request for refund must be submitted in writing to mavi@jamiebelkin.com by May 9, 2012.
For questions about registration, please call 216-448-0777 or email cmeregistration@ccf.org.
