New Techniques for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Aortic Disease

Friday, December 17, 2021, 12:00 AM - Saturday, December 17, 2022, 12:00 AM

New Techniques for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Aortic Disease is a special lecture highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients with aortic disease. Specifically, how the complex disease can be treated with less invasive approaches. The goal is to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate triage of patients with aortic disease. Perspectives will be giving from cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, and anesthesiology.

Release Date: 12/17/2021  -Expiration Date: 12/17/2022

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour and 15 minutes 

1. Describe alternatives to open surgery for complex aortic disease
2. Explain the pre-operative evaluation for patients with aortic aneurysm
3. Discuss advances in minimally invasive thoracic aortic disease
4. Explore the risks and benefits of the varies choices of anesthetic to optimize outcome in patients undergoing TEVAR
5. Examine the risks and benefits of light conscious sedation with regional block vs. General Anesthesia in patients undergoing TEVAR

Beaumont Employees/Providers: Free

Non-Beaumont individuals: $20 

How to Access the Module

1. Register for the module
2. Return to the module website (a direct link is provided in the registration confirmation email)
3. Click Begin Activity > Launch

Beaumont Health Employees and Affiliated Providers: Click AUTHENTICATE.  If you are already logged into a Beaumont computer using your Beaumont network login, you will automatically be logged into the video system.  If you are at home or another off-site location, you must enter your Beaumont network login (what you use to access Beaumont email, HealthStream, Epic).

Non-Beaumont (External) Providers: Enter your first name, last name, and email address where prompted.

All Participants: Upon completion of the video, return to Begin Activity and click Attestation to complete a brief attestation and evaluation to receive credit.  If you are not automatically directed to the evaluation upon submission of the attestation, go to My CME > Evaluations & Certificates to complete the evaluation for credit.

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), AMA PRA Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.25 hours), Nursing CE (ANCC) (1.25 hours)

In support of improving patient care, Beaumont Health 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.

Medicine CME: Beaumont Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CE: Beaumont Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 ANCC contact hour(s).  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: All individuals involved with this accredited CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships: Please click the faculty name to view the individual's financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Beaumont Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.