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The Future of Below-The-Knee Treatment: A Look at CLI Guidelines, Clinical Trials and Outcomes

 

FACULTY

Moderator & Panelist:
Robert Beasley, MD 
Vascular Specialist
Palm Vascular Centers, Miami Beach, FL

Panelists:

Bret N. Wiechmann, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FSVM
Medical Director
Vascular & Interventional Physicians

Michael Lichtenberg, MD
Director
Vascular Center Arnsberg, Germany

Daniel van den Heuvel
Interventional Radiologist
Saint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

PROVIDER STATEMENT

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Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

For questions regarding this educational activity, or to cancel your account, please call 609-371-1137 or email accreditation@hmpglobal.com.

INTENDED LEARNERS

This activity is designed for Interventional Radiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologist, Nurses, Podiatrists, and Wound care Physicians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:

  1. Understand the current global guidelines for CLI treatment and apply them to practice
  2. Identify the importance of wound healing as an outcome in CLI clinical trials
  3. Recognize current and future below-the-knee treatment options for CLI patients.

CLAIMING CREDIT

To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the online activity and the evaluation. Upon completing the activity, there will be instructions on how to complete the evaluation and print a certificate or other documentation of credit.

Release Date: September 8, 2023
Expiration Date: September 8, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

There is no fee associated with this activity.

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This continuing nursing education live activity awards 1 contact hour.  
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1 contact hour.

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Podiatrists

This enduring activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards and requirements for approval of providers of continuing education in podiatric medicine by HMP Education. HMP Education is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. HMP Education has approved this activity for 1 continuing education contact hours.

 

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Education has been independently peer-reviewed to validate content, mitigate identified conflicts of interest, and ensure:

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FACULTY

The faculty has reported the following:

Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI - has nothing to disclose.

Bret N. Wiechmann, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FSVM - AngioDynamics: Consultant (Ongoing)|BD: Advisory Board (Ongoing)|Boston Scientific Corporation: Advisory Board (Ongoing)|Boston Scientific Corporation: Consultant (Ongoing)

Michael Lichtenberg, MD - has nothing to disclose.

Daniel van den Heuvel, MD – to be disclosed prior to presentation.

 

CLINICAL REVIEWER

Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
University of Bern
Head of Interventional Radiology
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, sede Civico
Lugano, Switzerland

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

The planning committee is comprised of: George Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Marianne Brodmann, MD; Yolanda Bryce, MD; Thomas Davis, MD; Anahita Dua, MD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD; Carmen Heaney, RN, BSN, CCRC; Fadi Saab, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Lee Ruotsi,MD; Eric Scott, MD; Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD; Craig Walker, MD; Thomas Zeller, MD; and MaryEllen Fama, Liz Minor, Samantha Joy, Andrea Zimmerman EdD, Walter Anacarrow, and Kathy Edwards, HMP Education.

No HMP Education planner or staff has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

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Commercial Support

The following companies have provided educational grants in support of this activity:

Micro Medical Solutions