LIVE VIRTUAL WEBINAR: Yale Vascular Surgery Symposium: The Management of Vascular Emergencies

Vascular diseases affect more than a third of the adult population. Advances in minimally invasive endovascular therapy have exponentially increased the number of patients undergoing procedures for treatment of vascular disease. Vascular emergencies continue to be a major source of morbidity and mortality.

This Zoom course will describe the current management of vascular emergencies. An overview of recent technological and medical advances in the field will be presented.

1. Identify the vascular emergencies and their early recognition
2. Discuss the role of vascular surgery and GI surgery for the treatment of acute mesenteric ischemia
3. Review the current guidelines and management of ruptured AAA
4. Describe the presentation and management of occlusion of the abdominal aorta
5. Describe the different aortic pathologies leading to emergencies and their respective management
6. Summarize the evidence for and against catheter directed thrombectomy for DVT and PE
7. Provide an overview of DOACs and their reversal agents during emergencies
8. Compare traditional standard of care in treatment of aortic pathology and introduce new techniques and devices currently used
9. Highlight novel endovascular devices to treat the aortic arch
10. Review the outcomes of endovascular therapy for aortic dissection
11. Discuss the role of the vascular surgeon in the management of iatrogenic injuries
12. Examine the management of bleeding dialysis access
13. Discuss the significance of bleeding varicose veins and the current therapy
14. Review urgent surgical treatment for symptomatic carotid artery
15. Update on the management of acute limb ischemia and debate current controversies

• Physicians - $100
• Nurses/PAs/Allied Health Professionals - $50
• Non-Yale Residents/Fellows/Students† - complimentary
• Yale Residents/Fellows/Students† - complimentary

To qualify for the first 75 complimentary registration rate you must register online. Please do not send in a check to reserve a spot.

*All cancellations must be received in writing (or via e-mail) at least one week prior to the start of the conference to receive a refund. Any requests for refunds received after this date, or by telephone, will not be honored.

†A letter of verification from department head must accompany registration. Letter should be sent separately to Yale CME at the below below. You may also e-mail a pdf copy of your verification letter to [email protected].

Center for Continuing Medical Education
Yale School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street, SHM CE-3
PO Box 208052
New Haven, CT 06520-8052

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. By completing the evaluation component, providing your ABIM ID and DOB (month/date), you are giving permission for Yale CME to share completion information with ACCME and transmit the completion information to ACCME on behalf of each learner.

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, to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.  All faculty participating as speakers in these programs are required to disclose any relevant financial relationship(s) they (or spouse or partner) have with a commercial interest that benefits the individual in any financial amount that has occurred within the past 12 months; and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of the commercial interests.  The Center for Continuing Medical Education will ensure that any conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity occurs.

CO-COURSE DIRECTORS

Raul J. Guzman, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Cassius Chaar, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Friday, October 16, 2020

The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery is grateful to its supporters:

Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven Health

The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery is grateful to the following exhibitors (Exhibit booklet - Vascular Surgery Symposium exhibit booklet.for posting.pdf): 

Abbott.pdf
BD.pdf	Cook Medical.pdf
Gore.pdf	Hanger Clinic.pdf
	Medtronic.pdf
Shockwave Medical IVL Flyer.pdf
Y Access Transfer Center Y Access Slide.pdf