Activity Description:

Technological advances have been made in vascular ultrasound imaging and reporting. Physicians and sonographers who are using older standards are not providing accurate interpretations. Our purpose in meeting is to improve vascular ultrasound imaging, reading, and reports to improve the diagnosis of vascular disease for reading physicians and sonographers alike. To accomplish this goal, we will be hosting an ongoing quarterly hour (1) long in-person and virtual meeting/conference for both physicians and sonographers, where we will present varying topics related to vascular ultrasound imaging and interpretation.

Target Audience: 

MD/DO and Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Learning Objectives:

• Present new standards and technological advances in vascular ultrasound imaging and interpretation.
• Demonstrate an enhanced ability to accurately interpret vascular ultrasound images and reports, effectively identifying key anatomical structures, pathologies, and clinical implications, thereby improving the overall quality of patient care.
• Perform quality assurance/accuracy of vascular ultrasound exams using comparison to gold standards (i.e. CT/angiography/surgical findings and by the review of pertinent cases and their coordinating exams, treatments, and outcomes).
• Outline the diagnosis of vascular disease for reading physicians and sonographers alike.

Moderator:

Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, MD

Nicole Brumenschenkel, RVT

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.