American College of Cardiology

Focus on Vascular Disease is an online educational activity that provides a comprehensive analysis of the diagnosis and treatment strategies for patients with peripheral vascular disease. It explores the natural history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and methods of diagnosis of non-coronary vascular diseases, as well as evidence-based medical, interventional and surgical management strategies. Topics covered will include carotid and cerebrovascular diseases, aortic, mesenteric and renal vascular diseases, and lower extremity vascular – including venous thromboembolic disease. If you’re a cardiovascular specialist or otherwise involved in the assessment and treatment of patients with peripheral vascular disease, this activity is for you.

Additionally, this product offers information in a variety of formats, so whether you like to learn by reading, answering questions, or listening to lectures, Focus on Vascular Disease has content to meet your needs.

Editor: Michael R. Jaff, DO, FACC

Highlights of this product include:

• A syllabus text providing a core curriculum on the topic
• High-quality images, all easily downloadable into PowerPoint
• Lectures from ACC.09 and the 2009 ACC Live Program entitled “The Clinical Practice of Peripheral Vascular Disease: Key Components of Cardiovascular Specialists”
• ABIM-type self-assessment questions
• ACC/AHA Guidelines
• Convenient online format

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, purchasers should be able to:

• Describe and apply guideline-based strategies for physical diagnosis and algorithms for the use of non-invasive vascular tests.
• Explain cholesterol goals for patients with vascular disease and counsel patients appropriately on the intake of dietary fat and offer dietary advice.
• Provide guideline-based lipid-lowering pharmacologic therapy for patients with established PAD.
• More closely follow the ACC/AHA PAD guidelines and Joint National Committee VII guidelines in managing hypertension in PAD patients
• Recite and apply the ACC/AHA guideline recommendations for the role and implementation of exercise therapy in patients with intermittent claudication due to PAD.
• Discuss the ACC/AHA and TASC 2 guideline recommendations for the revascularization management of patients with symptomatic PAD (i.e. disabling intermittent claudication, critical limb ischemia)

Target Audience
This program is intended for cardiovascular specialists, internists, family physicians, physician assistants and other medical professionals involved in the evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients with vascular disease.

Format
This product is available in a convenient online format.

Accreditation Statement
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Although offering the CME credit noted above, Focus on Vascular Disease does not provide extensive training or offer certification in the field of cardiology.

Date of Release
July 2009

Term of Approval / Date of CME Expiration
July 2011

60-Day Risk-Free Return Policy
ACC guarantees its educational products. If you are unsatisfied with your product within 60 days of purchase, please contact our Resource Center at 800-253-4636, x5603 to arrange for a refund. Please note that if you have already claimed CME, CE, and/or MOC credit for the product it is not eligible for a refund.

Focus on Vascular Disease

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