2010 NCVH Accreditation

Course Description

Overview
This multidisciplinary international conference offers the practicing physician, podiatrist, resident, nurse and other allied health professionals, a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease and critical limb ischemia (CLI) with emphasis on peripheral vascular disease (PVD), coronary artery disease (CAD), limb salvage, and the diabetic foot and wound care. A multidisciplinary team approach will be utilized to highlight the recent advancements that have been made in the field of cardiovascular medicine and CLI with an emphasis on the high association of PVD and CAD. In addition to didactic lectures and workshops, the internationally acclaimed conference faculty will review concepts, as well as cutting edge non-surgical and surgical revascularization techniques for limb salvage.

Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this offering, the participant should be able to:

• Assess CLI and Cardiovascular disease risk factors with particular regard to diabetes pathogenesis, classification, and differential diagnoses of peripheral vascular disease and CLI.
• Utilize various testing modalities to aid in the diagnosis of foot ulcerations and CLI.
• Assess pharmacologic agents and local treatments in the care of the non-healing foot wound.
• Assess non-surgical intervention (balloon angioplasty and stenting, drug-eluting stents, excimer laser, cryotherapy, and plaque excision) and the surgical options available to revascularize the ischemic foot.
• Assess new non-surgical and surgical options emerging in treatment of cardiovascular disease and CLI.
• Integrate the Diabetes Update - newest treatment for diabetes and its complications.
• Integrate the CHF Update - Role of new therapies in treatment of CHF.
• Assess new aggressive treatments for stroke - carotid stenting.
• Review primary and secondary prevention update - cholesterol – exercise.
• Integrate creative surgical, non-surgical, and local therapies for limb salvage.
• Assess the newest medical, pharmacological, surgical and device treatments for coronary artery disease.
  

*** ADVISORY *** - CME/CE certificates will be available online for one year post conference. There will be a $50 fee for a duplicate certificate after one year.

All participants will be tracked electronically at NCVH 2010 and you MUST have your name badge scanned at the beginning of each session in order to receive credit, which includes:
    • Each morning at the start of each session
    • Re-entering each session after a break or meal

You will be able to print your own certificate in the cyber centers located throughout the conference and will be able to check your credit status the following day of each session to ensure accuracy.  You will also be able to complete the conference evaluation and print your certificate online after the conference at www.ncvhonline.com.

Online certificates will be available for one year following the close of the 2010 program.  THERE WILL BE A $50.00 FEE FOR A DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE AFTER ONE YEAR.

If you have any questions regarding the new electronic certificates, please visit the accreditation counter located in the registration area.

American Medical Association
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  CIS designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 37.13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Podiatric Medicine
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.  CIS has approved this activity for a maximum of 37.13 continuing education contact hours.

Allied Health Professionals
CIS has approved this activity for a maximum of 37.13 continuing education contact hours/credits.  Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

American Academy of Family Physicians
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 39.75 Prescribed Credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Continuing Nursing Education
Promedica International is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #8495.  New Cardiovascular Horizons is approved for 37.13 contact hours.

American Society of Radiologic Technologists
This activity is approved for 36.25 CE credit by the ASRT.

Physical Therapy
The Louisiana State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners has approved New Cardiovascular Horizons for twenty-four (24) clinical hours for the calendar year 2010.

Commission on Dietetic Registration
This program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 25.50 CPEUs.

American Academy of Professional Coders
New Cardiovascular Horizons meets the American Academy of Professional Coders’ guidelines for 22.0 continuing education units, Index #SLC0519100346A.

It is the policy of Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC (CIS) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Therefore, CIS shall identify and resolve conflicts of interest by requiring everyone who is in a position to control the content of the educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial supporters. Disclosure 
will include:
    1) any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the speaker’s presentation(s),
    2) whether the speaker will discuss an investigational product or the off-label use of a commercial product,
    3) that the recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as 
        adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients, and
    4) that all scientific research referred to, reported or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to
        the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with an affiliation or financial interest from participating in the planning or implementation of the CME activity, but rather to resolve any conflict of interest prior to developing the education activity by:
    1) identifying the relationship,
    2) instructing speakers to base recommendations for clinical medicine on the best available evidence, and if necessary
    3) submitting content to peer review during development to ensure it is clinically valid, based on generally accepted scientific 
      
        research, and aligned with the interests of the public.

A full list of disclosure information can be found in your conference tote bag and are also available at www.ncvhonline.com/facultydisclosures.

This conference is being funded by educational grants from commercial organizations.  A complete list will be published in the 
course notebook.

Several medical device, service and pharmaceutical companies will display their products in the Exhibit Hall.
 
All faculty participating in a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the activity audience any significant financial interest, related off-labeled use of products or other relationship (1) with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with any commercial supporters of the activity.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NCVH will make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities at the conference.  If special assistance is required, please indicate your needs by calling the NCVH office at (337) 993-7920.


NOTE: This program schedule is accurate as of printing time.  We reserve the right to make changes; any such changes will be announced at the meeting.