Ridgeview Podcast: CME Series

In this podcast, Dr. Nedaa Skeik, a vascular surgeon with Minneapolis Heart Institute, brings his knowledge and experience in regards to vascular insufficiency, and the importance of a timely diagnosis and management options.

*Disclosure note: Dr. Nedaa Skeik, speaker for this educational event, has disclosed that he received honorarium from Medtronic. All relevant financial relationships for Dr. Skeik have been mitigated.

Enjoy the podcast.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this podcast, participants should be able to:

• Summarize the pathophysiology of different venous disorders.
• Recognize and confidently diagnose venous insufficiency.
• Identify the risks and benefits of different interventions for venous conditions.
• Differentiate medical management (conservative and interventional) for venous insufficiency.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation criteria, standards and policies of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA). Ridgeview is accredited by the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME credit is only offered to Ridgeview Providers & Allied Health staff for this podcast activity. After listening to the podcast, complete and submit the online evaluation form. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will be e-mailed a certificate of completion within approximately 2 weeks. You may contact the accredited provider with questions regarding this program at [email protected].

Click the link below, to complete the activity's evaluation.

CME Evaluation

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It is Ridgeview's intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.

None of Ridgeview's CME planning committee members have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed above have been mitigated.

Thank-you for listening to the podcast.

SHOW NOTES:
*See the attachment for additional information.

PODCAST OVERVIEW

Wide Range of Venous Disorders and Presentations
- Morphologic (spider, reticular, varicose), skin discoloration, ulceration
- Functional (venous reflux +/- loss of pumping mechanism
- Anatomic (thrombosis, congenital anomalies)
- Presentation (asymptomatic vs symptomatic)
Anatomy
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology
- Chronic vein abnormalities
- Prevalence (venous insufficiency)
- Varicose veins & prevalence
- Presence of symptoms
Risk factors
- Family component
- Other
Clinical features
- Correlation - severity of venous reflux, age
- Asymptomatic
- General symptoms
- Vein appearance
- Severity
Disease Severity - Classification Scales
- CEAP calssification scale
- Venous Clinial Severity Score
Disease Progression
- Correlation
- pregression of disease not well understood
Diagnosis
- History
- Symptoms
- Exam findings - including venous ultrasound
- Differential diagnoses (edema, skin manifestations, vein engorgement)
- Pre-management considerations (severity, superficial and/or deep, proximal/distal, multiple or single, comorbidities)
Management
Asymptomatic
- visual sclerotherapy
- surface laser therapy
- complications
Symptomatic
- compression therapy
- exercise
- leg elevation
- skin care
Conserative Therapy
- leg elevation
- exercise
- compression stockings
Pharmacologic Therapy and Skin Care
- vasoactive drugs
- rheologic agents
- skin care
Interventional Options
- Preintervention measures (venous anatomy, preop medications, anesthesia)
- Sclerotherapy (visual, US guided)
- Vein closure procedures (thermal - RFA/EVLA, chemical, MOCA, PEM, EHIT)
- Surgical (phlebectomy, ligation, stripping)
Post Intervention Care
- pain management
- ambulation
- leg elevation
- compression
- return to normal activity/work
- post procedural US
- follow up appointment

Thanks to Dr. Nedaa Skeik for his expert knowledge and contribution to this podcast.

Please check out the additional show notes for more information/resources.