ON DEMAND Yale Vascular Surgery Symposium: The Vascular Care of the Aging Population

Friday, October 7, 2022, 7:00 AM - Saturday, October 7, 2023, 2:30 PM

This on demand webinar is designed for physicians, physician assistants, APRN’s, nurses, perioperative teams, and technologists focusing on the care of elderly patients with vascular disease. A review of the epidemiology of the American aging population and its characteristics will be presented with the risks and benefits of antithrombotic medication in that group of patients.

Approaches and treatment of common vascular diseases in the elderly will be discussed that enhance the elderly patients’ mobility, survival and quality of life. An overview of recent technological and medical advances in the field will be presented. Special considerations for optimizing the outcomes of the elderly and frail patients will be highlighted as well as related innovations in vascular and endovascular surgery. This webinar is a recorded from the live symposium that took place on October 7, 2022 from 8:00 - 2:30 PM.

1. Review the epidemiology of the aging population
2. Raise awareness on the risks and benefits of antithrombotic therapy in the elderly
3. Discuss the significance of peripheral arterial disease and its treatment in elderly
4. Identify strategies to select elderly patients for vascular surgery
5. Examine new therapies for abdominal aortic aneurysms
6. Summarize the outcomes of aortic dissection in older patients
7. Review the risks and benefits of treatment of carotid artery disease
8. Discuss the treatment options of deep venous thrombosis
9. Highlight options for improving quality of life and managing varicose veins
10. Summarize new technologies to treat vascular disease and their applicability in the elderly population

Registration - Complimentary

Accreditation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC POINTS ~ Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.0 Medical Knowledge Only MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ABS CREDITS ~  Self-assessment credit toward the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Continuous Certification Program will be provided.

 Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.  All individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months; and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of the commercial interests. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

Financial Statement

The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery is grateful to its supporters. They are acknowledged in all conference materials. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (5.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Yale Continuing Medical Education 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.