• 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.

ACCREDITATION

CIS designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 30.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.
 
CPME: The 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 conference for a maximum of 30.5 continuing education contact hours.
 
Contact Harriet Breaux, Director of Continuing Education, at 985-876-0300 for information.

CNE:  The University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 
Louisiana State Board of Nursing Provider Number 9.
 

Nurses may receive up to 30.5 Contact Hours commensurate with sessions attended.

*APRN-Rx indicates Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Pharmacology Credits for designated presentations.

Advisory - The Certificates of Attendance for CMEs & Contact Hours will be issued ON SITE at this conference.  Duplicate Certificates after the conference - $50Other Allied Health Professionals will receive a certificate of participation upon request for a maximum of 30.5

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ or 30.5 Contact Hours.

SICP: Portions of this program (SICP Review Course) have been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) accredited.  This program has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for ___ Contact Hours, Category A, File Number ___. 
APPROVAL PENDING – SEE CME FORM FOR FILE NUMBER
 
ASRT: Portions of this program have been approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for Category A Continuing Education Credits.  APPROVAL PENDING – SEE CME FORM FOR FILE NUMBER

Commission on Dietetic Registration: This program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 29.5 CPEUs.

American Academy of Professional Coders:  This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 24.0 Continuing Education Units.  Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. 
 
 
*** ADVISORY ***  - The Attendance Certificates for CME credit or contact hours will be issued ON SITE at the conference.  There will be a $50.00 fee for a duplicate certificate issued after the conference.
 

DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of Cardiovascular Institute of the South to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs.  All those in control of the content are required 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.  Complete disclosure information will be included in the course notebook. 
 
COMMERCIAL FUNDING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
This conference is being funded by educational grants from commercial organizations.  A complete list will be published in the course notebook.

 EXHIBITS:
Several medical device, service and pharmaceutical companies will display their products in the Napoleon 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.