Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
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Course Overview
Course Content
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is designated for and awarded to physicians. Non-physician healthcare professionals, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and sonographers may participate in activities accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; their respective credentialing and professional organizations independently recognize such participation toward their own continuing education requirements. Organizations that accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™-accredited courses toward non-physician CE include ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
- Duration
- 2.00 hours
- Released
- Dec 11, 2017
- Last Review
- Dec 9, 2024
- Expires
- Dec 8, 2027
Objectives
Identify the important duplex characteristics needed to plan treatment for pseudoaneurysms.
Use duplex scanning to determine when patients need to be considered for repair of abdominal or popliteal aneurysms.
Use the guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to identify patients to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Identify important ultrasound features of complications in patients following endovascular aneurysm repair.
Perform appropriate non-invasive testing in patients with aortic dissection.
Target Audience
Physicians
Sonographers
Others who perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound.
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Ted Kohler, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
Department of Surgery
Seattle, Washington
Disclosure
Ted Kohler MD discloses no such relationships exist.
No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.
Accreditation
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Sonographers: These courses are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and most other organizations.
