Program Description:

Upstate Medical University Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Service together with The Division of Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care invites the public for talks that will be made up of didactic lecture sessions followed by Q&A and will review best practices of limb preservation including arterial and venous pathology, neuropathy, foot problems associated with diabetes and advance wound care.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the presence of vascular disease as it impacts limb salvage.
• Summarize the application of standard and advanced wound care modalities in a cost effective manner.
• Determine best application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for limb preservation.

Target Audience:

The program is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals devoted to the care of patients who diagnose and manage wound healing and limb preservation.

Accreditations

SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)  to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.50  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures: None of the planners or speakers have financial relationships with ineligible companies.

NURSING CEU's

3.5 contact hours are being provided for this educational activity by the Institute for Continuing Nursing Education (ICNE). Upstate Medical University ICNE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

SUNY Upstate Medical University is recognized as an Approved Provider of Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant continuing education by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy. 

SUNY Upstate Medical University is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development,

This course Live will be offered for 0.35 AOTA CEUs