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Ridgeview and the Ridgeview Continuing Medical Education Program are proud to present the Ridgeview Podcast: CME Series; a quality, portable and on-demand continuing medical education, that features a variety of exceptional physicians, providers and other staff from Ridgeview and it's affiliates. Hosts of the program are Fred DeMeuse, PA-C, Jason Hicks, PA-C, and Greta Sowles, PA-C. Thanks for tuning-in, downloading and listening! 

 

DISCLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT 

The information provided through this and all Ridgeview podcasts as well as any and all accompanying files, images, videos and documents is/are for CME/CE and other institutional learning and communication purposes only and is/are not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician, healthcare provider or other healthcare personnel relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition; and are property/rights of Ridgeview.  Any re-reproduction of any of the materials presented would be infringement of copyright laws. 

It is Ridgeview's intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.

None of the planners for this education activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. (Speaker disclosures are noted within their corresponding podcast notes.)

Jun 10, 2022

In this podcast, Dr. Joseph Karam, a vascular surgeon with Minneapolis Heart Institute leads the discussion on everything related to vascular disease from head to toe. Enjoy the podcast.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this podcast, participants should be able to:

  • Define vascular disease.
  • Identify vascular disease and differentiate the treatment modalities available.
  • Describe clinical entities related to vascular disease such as peripheral artery disease (PAD), aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease (CAD), and venous disease.
  • Recognize when a referral to a vascular specialist is warranted.

CME credit is only offered to Ridgeview Providers & Allied Health Staff for this podcast activity. Complete and submit the online evaluation form, after viewing the activity.  Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will be e-mailed a certificate of completion within approximately 2 weeks. You may contact the accredited provider with questions regarding this program at  rmccredentialing@ridgeviewmedical.org.

To receive continuing education credit for this activity - click the link below, to complete the activity's evaluation.

CME Evaluation

(**If you are listening to the podcasts through iTunes on your laptop or desktop, it is not possible to link directly with the CME Evaluation for unclear reasons. We are trying to remedy this. You can, however, link to the survey through the Podcasts app on your Apple and other smart devices, as well as through Spotify, Stitcher and other podcast directory apps and on your computer browser at these websites. We apologize for the inconvenience.) 

DISCLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT 

The information provided through this and all Ridgeview podcasts as well as any and all accompanying files, images, videos and documents is/are for CME/CE and other institutional learning and communication purposes only and is/are not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician, healthcare provider or other healthcare personnel relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition; and are property/rights of Ridgeview Medical Center & Clinics.  Any re-reproduction of any of the materials presented would be infringement of copyright laws. 

It is Ridgeview's intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.

Ridgeview's CME planning committee members and presenter(s) have disclosed they have no significant financial relationship with a pharmaceutical company and have disclosed that no conflict of interest exists with the presentation/educational event.

Thank-you for listening to the podcast.

SHOW NOTES: 
*See the attachment for additional show information.
  
Vascular Medicine
  - Evolving profession & essential to any healthcare
    system

Risk Factors
   - Prevention
   - Reducing risk factors
   - Social determinants

Carotid Disease
   
- Asymptomatic CAD
   - Work up (ultrasound, CTA)
   - Treatment options

Thoracic/Abdominal Aortic Disease   
   - Thoracic aortic aneurysm (Type A, Type B)
   - Abdominal aneurysm
   - Infra renal aneurysms 
   - Aortic dissections
   - Post-op complications (TVAR, abdominal aortic
      aneurysm)

Peripheral Vascular Disease   
   - Studies of natural history
   - Critical limb ischemia
   - Acute limb ischemia
   - Treatment
  
Thanks for listening.