Friday, October 16, 2020, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven, CT


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 course will describe the current management of vascular emergencies. An overview of recent technological and medical advances in the field will be presented. A unique feature of this course will be a debate addressing the treatment of acute limb ischemia.

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

Registration fee* includes continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, and lunch:

PLEASE NOTE: The first 75 registrants are complimentary. Those thereafter will register using the following fees:

• Physicians - $150
• Nurses/PAs/Allied Health Professionals - $100
• Non-Yale Residents/Fellows/Students† - $50
• 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 cme@yale.edu.

Online registration is now closed. Onsite registrants will be accepted.

 

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 5.25 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 5.25 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, 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.

Directions

The New Haven Lawn Club is located at 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut.

Phone: (203) 777-3494

Coming From 91 North or South: Take Exit 3, the Trumbull Street exit, proceed through traffic light at end of ramp, turn right at the next light onto Whitney Avenue. Directly past the next traffic light, on the right is the entrance, marked by a sign. (Peabody Museum is on your left.)  

Coming From 95 North or South: Take 95 towards New Haven and merge onto 91 North. Follow directions for 91 exit.

Coming From Route 34: Follow Route 34 towards New Haven. At Route 10, turn right, then left at next light. Merge onto highway connector and follow signs for 91 North. Follow directions for 91 exit.   

Coming from Merrit Parkway South: Take Exit 61. At the end of the exit take a right onto Whitney Avenue. Follow the signs to New Haven. Proceed approximately 4.5 miles and the entrance to the New Haven Lawn Club is on your left, opposite Yale Peabody Museum.  

Coming From Merrit Parkway North: Take Exit 61, at the end of the exit take a left onto Whitney Avenue, and follow signs to New Haven. Proceed with the directions from Merrit Parkway South.  

Coming From Waterbury Area: Take Route 84 East to Route 691 to Route 91 South. Follow directions from 91 South.

Parking Information

Complimentary parking is available on-site.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (5.25 hours)

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

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