Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences and the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Overview

This course will provide evaluation and critique of the current and future standards of care in the treatment of the vascular patient with respect to medical management, as well as endovascular
and open therapies for the primary care provider, cardiologists, interventionalists, and the vascular surgeon. It continues to focus on new developments in technology, as well as surgical techniques, and will highlight the controversies as well as accepted practices.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for primary care providers, cardiologists, interventionalists, vascular surgeons, and other interested health care professionals who provide primary care services. 

Course Co-Directors 

Ulka Sachdev, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery

Michael Madigan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery

Nathan Liang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery

Melissa Pearson, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner, Division of Vascular Surgery

Continuing Education Credits

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Registration

Please visit our online registration site here. After registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to the email address you provided when you registered. 

For more information, or to register, please contact Mark Byrne at byrneme@upmc.edu.