21st Annual Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium – “Comprehensive Vascular Care”

Pittsburgh, PA US
May 16, 2024 to May 18, 2024

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.

Target Audience

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

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 15.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 15.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/12/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
05/16/2024 - 9:55am EDT
Event ends: 
05/18/2024 - 11:30am EDT
Cost:
$1.00
Fairmont Pittsburgh
510 Market Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States

Course Directors:
Natalie Sridharan, MD
Steven A. Leers, MD 
Ryan M. McEnaney, MD
Michael C. Madigan, MD
Bowen Xie, MD

Course Faculty:
Ali F. Aburahma, MD
Alicia Topoll, MD
Angela A. Kokkosis, MD, FACS
Antoine Douaihy, MD
Arvind K. Hoskoppal, MD, MHS
Belinda N. Rivera-Lebron, MD, MSCE
Bradley Gross, MD
Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, FACS 
Brodie Parent, MD
Catherine C. Go, MD
David J. Dexter, II, MD, FACC
David Vorp, PhD
Edith Tzeng, MD
Eric S. Hager, MD
Georges E. Al-Khoury, MD
Ian Loftus, MD
Ibrahim Sultan, MD
Jean Bismuth, MD
Jean-Michel Bartoli, MD
Jeffrey M. Manway, DPM 
Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH
John Hornick, MD
Karem Harth, MD, MHS
Kristin M. Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA
Mark A. Farber, MD
Matthew J. Eagleton, MD
Michael C. Stoner, MD
Michael J. Singh, MD, FACS, RPVI
Michael C. Madigan, MD
Michel Makaroun, MD
Natalie Sridharan, MD
Nathan Liang, MD
Olamide Alabi, MD, RPVI
Philippe Piquet, MD
Rabih Chaer, MD
Raymond E. Eid, MD
Ryan M. McEnaney, MD
Satish C. Muluk, MD
Steven A. Leers, MD
Sunita Srivastava, MD
Suresh R. Mulukutla, MD
Theodore Yuo, MD
Ulka Sachdev, MD
William Robinson, MD

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (ANCC)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 15.75 contact hours

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.

Available Credit

  • 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 15.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 15.75 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-Register — All pre-registrations are due before April 5, 2024.  Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space.

Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive this confirmation. If you do not receive this confirmation within 5-7 days of registration, please contact us at 412-802-3034.

Cancellation — All cancellations must be in writing, via email or fax. Tuition for cancellations on or before April 30, 2024, will be completely refunded. After this date, a $35 administrative fee will be assessed. No refunds will be made after May 3, 2023.  Cancellation requests can be made to: Jennifer Titchworth at titchworthjs@upmc.edu.

The UPMC Center for Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel this program if sufficient registrations are not received. In the case of cancellation, the department will fully refund registration fees.

REGISTRATION FEES (PRE-REGISTER / ON-SITE)
•    Physicians: $100 / $200
•    APPs:  $75 / $100
•   Nurses, and other health care professionals: $75 / $100
•   UPMC Physicians, APP and Staff (Fee Waived)
•   Exhibitors ($3000)
•   Podium Speakers ($2500)
•   Residents and Fellows (Fee Waived)
•   Speakers/Presenters (Fee Waived)

Registration fee includes:
•    Continuing education credit
•    Registration and course materials 
•    Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch
•    Reception/Social Event

For additional information, contact the Conference Manager, Jennifer Titchworth, at 412-802-3034 or via email at titchworthjs@upmc.edu