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Workshop on the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Faculty and Program

Jay S. Giri, MD, FSCAI
Symposium Chair
Welcome and Overview 
PEERLESS 1&2 
Economics of Building a Sustainable PERT Program 

William Auger, MD
Moderator
Medical Management of Chronic PE 
Vikas Aggarwal, MBBS, FSCAI
Moderator
Steve Pugliese
Workup for the Post-PE Syndrome
Viewpoint 1: TPA is the Reigning Standard of Care for High-Risk PE  
Michael Madani, MD
Surgical Treatment of Chronic PE 
Mitul P. Patel
Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic PE 
Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD, MSc, FSCAI
CTEPH Meeting “Live” Case 
Vladimir Lahkter, DO
Catheter Directed Lysis 
Expandable Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Hands-on Station (BASHIR) 
Saher Sabri
Large Bore Thrombectomy 
My Worst Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Complication 
Tai Kobayashi, MD, FSCAI
Moderate Bore Thrombectomy 
My Worst Large Bore Thrombectomy Complication 
Akhilesh Sista, MD
PE Tract 
My Worst Small Bore Thrombectomy Complication 
Eric Secemsky, MD, MSc, FSCAI
HI PEITHO 
Nkechi Ijioma, MBBS, FSCAI
Case Presentation 
John Moriarty, MD
STORM PE 
Yulanka Castro, MD, FSCAI
Viewpoint 2: VA-ECMO and Catheter-Based Therapies is the NKOTB 
William Brent Keeling
Viewpoint 3: Surgery is the First and Final Treatment Option for High-Risk PE 
Catalin Toma, MD
Panel Discussion 
Andrew J. Klein
My Worst Medically Treated PE Complication 
Large-Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy Hands-on Station (AlphaVac) 
Amir Kaki, MD, FSCAI
Large-Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy Hands-on Station (FlowTriever) 
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH, FSCAI
Mechanical Thrombectomy Hands-on Station (Penumbra System) 
Sahil A. Parikh
Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis Hands-on Station (EKOS) 
Kenneth Rosenfield. MD, MHCDS, MSCAI
Large Bore Aspiration and Mechanical Thrombectomy Hands-on Station (Innova Vascular) 
Wissam A. Jaber, MD, FSCAI
Panelist
   
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AngioDynamics, Boston Scientific, Inari Medical, Innova Vascular, Penumbra, and Thrombolex.
Learning Objectives

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

  • Discuss the epidemiology of PE and clinical impact of PERT models for delivery of PE care.
  • Describe the available suite of endovascular modalities currently used for PE treatment.
  • Manipulate devices to treat PE focusing on practical techniques and best practices for endovascular management of submassive and massive PE patients.
  • Examine approaches for building local PERT programs in various health system settings.
Accredited Continuing Education Information

Accreditation Statement
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is accredited by the 
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

​Credit Designation
SCAI designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

​ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 4.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful Completion
Watch the content and complete the evaluation to obtain credit.

Activity Timeline
Record Date: May 3, 2024
Publish Date: June 4, 2024
Retire Date: June 30, 2024

Copyright
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Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Expires on Jun 30, 2025
Cost: Member: $0.00
Non-Member: $150.00
Fellow-In-Training: $0.00
Cardio Team Member: $0.00
Credit Offered:
3 CME Credits
3 ABIM-MOC Points
3 Participation Credits
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