Post-Thrombotic Syndrome [CME] (CONG2014-25)
This course includes the following:
Epidemiology
Eberhard Rabe, MD
Diagnosis Assessment Skills
Joseph Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT
Economic Impact
Thomas O'Donnell, MD
Advanced Imaging
Neil Khilnani, MD, FACPh
Preventing and Treatment of PTS
Thomas O'Donnell, MD
Evidence-Based Compression Therapy and PTS
Hugo Partsch, MD, FACPh
Case Studies: Phlegmasia Cerulea Alba, Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens and Venous Gangrene
Joseph Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT
Question and Answer
All Faculty
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Target Audience
The content of this activity is designed to meet the needs of the following target audience: phlebologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular medicine practitioners, dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, family practice and internal medicine practitioners, plastic surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists, cardiologists, and any other healthcare professional currently or planning on treating patients with venous disease.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity the participant should be able to:
- Explain the CEAP score, venous disease severity score, adn the Villalta score.
- Describe why post-thrombotic syndrome is a complex, multifaceted abnormality deserving evaluation by more than a single score.
- Cite evidence regarding the efficiency of compression therapy in preventing post-thrombotic syndrome based on previous and recent randomized controlled trials.
- Describe the reasons for discrepant results in recent post-thrombotic syndrome trials.
NAME | ROLE | COMMERCIAL INTEREST | TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP |
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Joseph Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT | Moderator; Speaker | Pfizer Sanofi Poland | Consultant Speaker |
Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM | Planner | None | n/a |
Neil Khilnani, MD, FACPh | Speaker | Sapheon | Consultant |
Sanjoy Kundu, MD, FSIR, FASA, DABR, FCIRSE | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Margaret Mann, MD | Content Reviewer | BTG (Varithena) | Consultant; Advisory Board |
Michelle McEvoy, RN, MSN/Ed | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Stephen H. Moss | Staff | None | n/a |
Diana L. Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS | Content Reviewer | BTG | Speaker |
Thomas O'Donnell, MD | Speaker | Tactile Medical | Consultant |
Hugo Partsch, MD, FACPh | Speaker | Tactile Medical | Consultant |
Eberhard Rabe, MD | Speaker | None | n/a |
Sherry Scovell, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Saundra Spruiell, DO, FACPh, RPVI | Planner | None | n/a |
Sonja Stiller-Martin, MD | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Robert Worthington-Kirsch, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FACPh, RVT, RPVI | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Disclaimer
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Discussion of Off-Label Use
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Review & Recertification
This course was reviewed and recertified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM in November 2016.