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Long-Term DCB Evidence for Failing Hemodialysis Fistulas: Do We Have a New Standard of Care?

FACULTY

Bart Dolmatch MD
Interventional Radiologist
Co-Director of CiDA Meeting
Professor Emeritus, UTSW Medical Center
Palo Alto, California 

Andrew Holden MBChB, FRANZCR, EBIR, ONZM
Director of Northern Region Interventional Radiology Service
Auckland City Hospital
Professor of Radiology
University of Auckland
Auckland New Zealand

Ari Kramer, MD 
Associate Professor of Surgery, Chairman
Vascular Access Department
Spartanburg Medical System
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Terry Litchfield, MPH
President
Access Solutions
Blanchardville, Wisconsin

PROVIDER STATEMENT

Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

INTENDED LEARNERS

This activity is designed for interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional nephrologists, nurses, and techs.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

  • Interpret clinical evidence on the long-term effectiveness of drug coated balloons (DCB) for hemodialysis fistulas
  • Prevent fistula restenosis
  • Identify the new and current stand of care to improve outcomes for your patients

ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and audio.

To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the educational activity, complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. 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 9, 2022 
Expiration Date: September 9, 2024 
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.00 hour

There is no fee associated with this activity.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

The evaluation is accessible after the activity via a PC or Mac computer with current versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. A PDF reader is required for print publications. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

In support of improving patient care, HMP Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIANS

HMP Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note: This statement is not an indication of approved credits. Please see below for full accreditation details, including credit types and totals, for this activity. 

NURSES

This continuing nursing education internet enduring activity awards 1.00 contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1.00 contact hour. 

NURSE PRACTITIONERS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES / ASSISTANTS

aapa_cat1_cme_logo.pngHMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

VASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHERS

Long-term DCB Evidence for Failing Hemodialysis Fistulas: Do We Have a New Standard of Care? taking place from September 9, 2022 to September 9, 2024 has been approved for 1.00 A+ ARRT CE credits by the Association for Vascular and Interventional Radiographers (AVIR). The AVIR is an ARRT Recognized Continuing Education Evaluating Mechanism, (RCEEM).

ARDMS & CCI SONOGRAPHERS, TECHNICIANS, TECHNOLOGISTS 

American Medical Association (AMA) Physicians Recognition Award, Category I CME meets the requirements of the ARDMS Accepted Continuing Education Evaluation Model System (AACEEMS). You may submit your CME credits to ARDMS. 

ARDMS Credentials: 

  • RDMS® Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer® 
  • RDCS® Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer® 
  • RVT® Registered Vascular Technologist® 
  • RPVI® Registered Physicians Vascular Interpretation® 

This ACCME accredited opportunity meets the Category 1 CEU requirements of the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) credential maintenance acceptance policy. You may submit your CME credits to CCI.  

CCI Credentials: 

  • RCS: Registered Cardiac Sonographer 
  • RVS: Registered Vascular Specialist 
  • CCT: Certified Cardiographic Technician 
  • ACS: Advanced Cardiac Sonographer 
  • CRAT: Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician 
  • RCES: Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist  

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION 

The following Countries, Regions, and Accrediting Bodies accept, or have reciprocity or mutual recognition of credits with the AMA/ACCME. Please contact the accrediting body to find out more information on submitting or converting your credits. 

  • Bavarian Chamber of Physicians (Germany) 
  • Bulgarian Union of Scientific Medical Societies (Bulgaria) 
  • Canadian Medical Association (Canada) 
  • Canadian Nurses Association (Canada) 
  • EBAC® (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals) 
  • Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK) 
  • French National Medical Council (France) 
  • Italian Federation of Scientific Medical Societies (Italy) 
  • National CME Commission of the Italian Ministry of Health (Italy) 
  • Spanish Accreditation Council for CME (Spain) 
  • UEMS-EACCME® (European Union of Medical Specialists) 

USE OF PROPRIETARY NAMES

This continuing medical education activity may include device or medicine brand names for participant clarity purposes only, due to the presence of different branded versions of the same product. No product promotion or recommendation should be inferred.

UNAPPROVED AND/OR INVESTIGATIONAL USES OF DRUGS AND DEVICES

This activity may contain information about experimental and other uses of drugs or devices that are not currently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult approved product labeling for any drug or device mentioned in this activity before use. The opinions expressed during this activity are the opinions of the respective authors, presenters or moderators and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of HMP Education.

DISCLAIMERS

The material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a physician-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own physician.

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The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and are not attributable to HMP Education or HMP. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

HMP Education is an independent provider of continuing medical education. HMP Education has no proprietary or financial interest in medical or healthcare products over which the FDA (USA) or EMA (EU) has regulatory authority.

In accordance with our disclosure policies, HMP Education is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited continuing education. These policies include assigning relevance to, and mitigating, all perceived or real conflicts of interest between any individual with control over the content and any ineligible company (commercial interest) as defined by the ACCME.

Any individual with control over accredited content, including planner, faculty, and reviewer, is required to globally disclose:

  1. Individual relationship(s) or lack thereof, and its nature, with any/all ineligible company, and;
  2. Any investigational, off-label, or non-FDA approved content or discussion

HMP Education has reviewed these disclosures, assigned relevance based on the relationship and scope of content, and identified those with the potential to compromise the goals and educational integrity of the education. Relevant relationships, or lack thereof, are shared with the learner.

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

  1. All recommendations involving clinical medicine is based on evidence that is accepted within the medical profession as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
  2. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited continuing education in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
  3. Content is appropriate, fair and balanced, unbiased, referenced, and non-promotional.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

FACULTY

Dr. Dolmatch: Advisory Board – Alio, Becton Dickinson, Inari, Medtronic, Merit Medical Systems Inc, Venova; Royalty Recipient - Merit Medical Systems Inc 
Dr. Holden: Consultant—Medtronic; honoraria—Boston Scientific, Gore, Medtronic; grant/research support—Abbott, BD-Bard, Boston Scientific, Cook, Gore, Intact, Merit Medical Systems Inc., Philips, Reflow, Shockwave, Surmodics
Dr. Kramer: Advisory Board/Medical Faculty Educator - Medtronic
Ms. Litchfield: Advisory Board – Medtronic; Patient Advisor - Alio

CLINICAL REVIEWER

J Peter Oettgen MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 

Dr. Oettgen has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWCN, CWS (nurse planner)
Wound Clinic, Family Health Centers of San Diego
San Diego, California

Ms. Seaman has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

HMP Education planners and staff include Samantha Bella, Samantha Conforti, Randy Robbin, Lacey Schmeidler, Colleen Waters, and Andrea Zimmerman.

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

ADA STATEMENT

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COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

Supported by an independent educational grant from Medtronic.

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