Course Description
This course includes the following:
Non Thrombotic Venous Obstruction: May Thurner, Nut Cracker and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Sanjeeva P. Kalva, MD
Management and Treatment of Iliofemoral and Subclavian Vein Thrombosis (SVT/DVT/Other)
Sanjeeva P. Kalva, MD
Venous/Vascular & Miscellaneous Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management of Venous and Lymphatic Malformation
Anil Pillai, MD, FRCR
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Course details
- AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM: 2.00
- Attendance: 2.00
- Course opens: Thu, Apr 03 2014
- Course expires: Mon, Apr 03 2017
- Non-member Cost: $72.50
- Member Cost: $60.00
Part of: Phlebology Review Course (PRC2014)
Target audience
Learning objectives
As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the pathophysiology of nonthrombotic venous obstruction.
- Review the etiology, symptoms, imaging findings and management of three common venous compression syndromes – May Thurner, Thoracic outlet, Nut cracker.
- Review the management options of these three entities.
- Review the goals of DVT therapy.
- Discuss various methods of venous thrombolysis.
- Discuss the benefits of venous thrombolysis.
- Recognize the classification system for vascular and lymphatic malformation.
- Recognize the clinical features and imaging findings of the different malformations.
- Formulate a treatment plan for each of the different vascular and lymphatic malformations.
Faculty & credentials
| NAME | ROLE | COMMERCIAL INTEREST | TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP |
| Catherine M. Burdge, APRN | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Nancy L. Cantelmo, MD, FACS | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Dana DePonzi-Haas, CMP | Staff | None | n/a |
| Phillip A. Hertzman, MD, FACP, FAAFP, FACPh | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
| Mark Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACPh, RPhS | Scientific Committee/Planner | Covidien | Consultant |
| Sanjeeva P. Kalva, MD | Speaker | Amirsys; Elsevier; Celenova; Althea Healthcare | Author; Author; Consultant; Investor |
| Anil Pillai, MD, FRCR | Speaker | None | n/a |
| Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, FACPh | Content Reviewer | None | n/a |
Required hardware / software
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- Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, or Macintosh OS X
- Display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or greater
- Current versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or other browsers that support mp4 file playback
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Flash 8.0
Other system configurations may work perfectly well, subject to your personal preferences.
Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the ACP. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic skills in applying or adopting professional use of any of the information provided herein. Links to other sites may be provided as additional sources of information. Once you elect to link to a site outside of ACP Education you are subject to the terms and conditions of use, including copyright and licensing restriction, of that site.
Discussion of Off-Label Use
Although no longer required by the Accrediation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), ACP CME requests all faculty to inform learners of any products they will discuss that are off-label or investigational.
Reproduction Prohibited
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Review & Recertification
This course was reviewed and recertified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM on March 25, 2015.