Target Audience

VIVA is designed for physicians specializing in interventional cardiology; interventional and neurologic radiology; vascular medicine; vascular, neurologic, and cardiothoracic surgery; podiatry; fellows and residents; and allied health professionals (including nurses, vascular clinic staff, endovascular operating room staff, cath lab and angiography suite staff, nurse practitioners, vascular technologists, and physician assistants).

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  • Describe the current indications, risks, complications, and outcomes of creating hemodialysis vascular access and of medical, interventional, and surgical therapies for peripheral arterial and venous diseases.
  • Incorporate advanced medical, imaging, endovascular, and surgical techniques and strategies into their practices using a multidisciplinary and team-based approach to the treatment of vascular disease.
  • Implement high-quality guidelines-based programs to improve the early identification and care of patients with non-cardiac vascular conditions.
  • Apply knowledge in critical decision making and the comprehensive spectrum of care for patients with stroke and intracranial/extracranial carotid artery disease.
  • Describe the latest technologies available to treat CLTI, carotid disease, aortic occlusive disease, PE, and DVT.
  • Identify and discuss socioeconomic factors that result in variations in vascular care.

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 the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) and The VIVA Foundation. ACHL is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning designates this live activity for a maximum of 27.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses may participate in this educational activity and earn a certificate of completion as AAPA, AANP, and ANCC accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through their reciprocity agreements.

Guidelines require that learners in CME activities be made aware of all relevant financial relationships affecting the presentation of the faculty member. ACHL ensures that all faculty and staff involved in the planning, development, and implementation of ACHL activities disclose financial relationships held within 24 months and that relevant financial relationships are mitigated before a CME activity occurs. Complete information will be provided to learners prior to the start of the educational activity.

Maintenance of Certification for Surgeons
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) 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.

ACHL will begin submitting MOC points starting November 15, 2024, and the 1st of the month after that through December 31. MOC points MUST be claimed by December 31, 2024. By claiming surgery credit and providing your date-of-birth, you consent to have ACHL and/or our educational partners submit your participation in this activity to the ABS through the ACCME PARS system.

Participants may claim CME credit for sessions attended live, either in-person or virtually, and CME credits are not available for sessions viewed on demand.

Virtual attendees can claim CME credit for livestreamed sessions, for a maximum of 22.5 credits. Sessions NOT livestreamed are denoted with an asterisk below.

Sunday, November 3 - Pre-Courses

  • Aortic: 3.0
  • CLTI: 5.0
  • Dialysis: 3.0
  • Vascular Care Team Symposium: 2.0
  • PharmacoRx: 3.0

Monday, November 4

  • Aortic Track: 1.0*
  • CLTI Track: 1.0*
  • Global Theater: 7.25
  • Vascular Care Team Symposium: 2.0*
  • Roundtable: 2.75
  • Strategies on the Frontline: 2.5

Tuesday, November 5

  • Aortic Track: 1.0*
  • CLTI Track: 1.0*
  • Global Theater: 7.0
  • Roundtable: 6.0
  • Strategies on the Frontline: 4.25

Wednesday, November 6

  • Spotlight Theater: 3.25*

*Session was not livestreamed or recorded for on demand viewing. CME credit is not available to virtual-only participants.

Please direct all CME-related questions to cme@viva-foundation.org.

Claim Credit for Past Meetings

To receive your certificate of attendance for past conferences (including VIVA, The VEINS, and Nurses + Techs programs) please click the year of attendance below. To log in, use the email address that you used to register for the program. Please note that this login email may be different from your Virtual VIVA app login credentials.

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