Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) & Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI): Managing Vascular and Wound Healing Challenges with Current and Emerging Technologies

NACCME

Sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME)

Target Audience

This activity has been developed for interventional cardiologists, clinical cardiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, wound care specialists, podiatrists, endocrinologists, vascular allied healthcare professionals, diabetes educators, and primary care physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

Define peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Identify the burden of PAD in the United States by gender and ethnicity.
Understand the underlying diseases and lifestyle choices that contribute to the large burden of PAD.
Identify the consequences associated with PAD and CLI
Describe the changing paradigm of surgery to endovascular interventions
List endovascular options in the CLI patient
Identify the impact of comorbid conditions on treatment of these patients.
Perform a differential diagnosis for nonhealing wounds.
Review the standard of care for these wounds and the inclusion of advanced therapies.
Utilize timely and appropriate referral and multidisciplinary care for patients.
Describe clinical trials underway with gene therapies and growth factors.
Discuss the role of angiogenesis in PAD and CLI.
Identify autologous cell types and sources with potential for treatment of CLI
Discuss clinical trials using adult stem cells for CLI

Release Date: July 15, 2008

Expiration Date: July 15, 2009

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

CME Accreditation

MD/DO:This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). NACCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Policies.

CNE Accreditation

ANCC: NACCME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 1 contact hour (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 1 contact hour.

CPME Accreditation

NACCME is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine. This program is approved for 1 continuing education contact hour.

AHRA Accreditation

Approved for 1 Category A, ARRT continuing education credit

Grant Support

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Participating Faculty

Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine
Dept. of Family and Preventive Medicine
Professor, Dept. of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA

William A. Marston, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS
Director, Clinical Research
Foot Care, Endovascular and Vascular
Services Department of Surgery
Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Douglas W. Losordo, MD
Activity Chair Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Director, Program in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All faculty participating in continuing education programs sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education are expected to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations. It is not assumed that these financial interests or affiliations will have an adverse impact on faculty presentations. Full faculty disclosures will be made at the beginning of the activity.