Lifeline POF 2014 Survey

1. The 2014 Annual Physician Operators Forum

Thank you for attending the 2014 Lifeline Physician Operators Forum on Saturday and Sunday, September 20 - 21, 2014.

If you wish to receive CME credit for this activity, please fill in and submit this online survey by the conclusion of the meeting.

Please note: You may return to this survey and edit this survey and complete the survey as the POF continues with the same device. Please know that you must hit submit at the bottom of the page to save your individual responses for each page. There is no way to save your individual answers without submitting the page. Please note - Cookies must be enabled on your device.

If you have any questions, please visit the registration desk in the Summerlin Ballroom Foyer, or call 601-842-0273.

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Jointly Provided Activity Statement
The 2014 Lifeline Annual Physician Operators Forum is a Jointly Provided Activity by Saint Thomas Health and Lifeline Vascular Access.

Objective Wording:
Upon completion of this activity you will be able to:

• Examine the seven policy recommendations that guide the measurement of performance and outcomes.

• Use available software to optimize Meaningful Use and PQRS reporting.

• Examine strategies to maintain excellence in dialysis access management.

• Examine treatment strategies for PAD and PVD in order to determine the most appropriate treatment for the individual patient.

• Describe the “why” and “how” of PD catheter placement, how to troubleshoot common problems, and work with surgeons to have them placed in all clinically appropriate patient candidates.

• Devise strategies to handle unplanned dialysis starts with modality education before initiation of dialysis and possibly avoid CVC placement

• Appropriately apply best demonstrated practices to PD placement procedures in order to decrease infectious and malfunction risks in home hemodialysis and avoid hospitalization.

• Discuss the pros and cons of the various alternate sites for AV access.

• Examine the pros and cons of the various uses of stents in the treatment of your CKD patients with stenosis.

• Discuss the chronic kidney disease basics including hemodialysis stenosis, cephalic arch architecture, stent architecture/design, and pharmacologic adjuvant treatment.

• Examine the impact of high flow AVF on cardiac function and the risk of developing high output heart failure.

• Examine AVF non-maturation including the basic biology, longitudinal assessment, clinical evaluation and clinical management.

• Discuss functional AV Fistulas in obese patients.

• Examine the various ways Buttonholes can be created and determine use in appropriate patients.

• Develop management strategies to prevent, reduce the progression, and treat aneurysms before development of complications.

• Discuss the evidence for use of prophylactic antibiotics.

• Examine advantages and disadvantages of newer AVG materials.

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 Saint Thomas Health and Lifeline Vascular Access. Saint Thomas Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit
Saint Thomas Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure
Saint Thomas Health is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Requirements and Standards, all parties involved in content development are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this education activity. Saint Thomas Health has established mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest should they arise. Any potential conflict of interest or off-label use will be disclosed to the audience prior to the activity.

SUMMARY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE

Saint Thomas Health is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Requirements and Standards, all parties involved in content development are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this education activity. Saint Thomas Health has established mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest should they arise. Any potential conflict of interest will be disclosed to the audience prior to the activity. Members of the faculty and planning committee for this activity have disclosed the following:

Honorarium/Consultant/Advisory Board/Speakers Bureau
Stephen R. Ash, MD, FASN: Speaker - HemoCleanse; Ash Access Technology; ZS Pharma; Merit
Christopher J. LeCroy, MD: Speaker - WL Gore; Endologix; Covidien
Randall L. Rasmussen, MD: Moderator - LifeLine Vascular, Inc.
Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD: Speaker - Medtronic; WL Gore; Bard; Cook; Abbott Vascular; FIR; Bioconnect
Matthew E. Schaefer, DO: Speaker - Semier Scientific, Inc

Grant/Contracted Research
Randy I. Cooper MD: Speaker - Bard Peripheral Vascular
George M. Nassar, MD: Speaker - Bayer; Hospira; Fibrogen
Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD: Speaker- NIH; VA; WL Gore

Ownership Interest
Stephen R. Ash, MD, FASN: Speaker - HemoCleanse; Ash Access Technology; ZS Pharma
Randy I. Cooper MD: Speaker - Verve Medical, Inc.

No Financial Relationships
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD, FASN: Speaker
Robert A. Berenson, MD, FACP: Speaker
Sandra Donnelly, MDCM, FRCP(c), BSc, MSc: Speaker
Linda L. Francisco, MD: Speaker
Wes Gabbard, MD: Moderator
Karl A. Illig, MD, FACS: Speaker
William C. Jennings, MD: Speaker
Kaveh Kian, MD, MRCP: Speaker
Rajeev Narayan, MD: Speaker
Richard Nee: Welcome
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FSIR: Speaker
Antoine L. Samaha, MD: Speaker
Surendra Shenoy, MD: Speaker
Aris Q. Urbanes, MD: Speaker

Planning Committee
Gerald A. Beathard, MD: Course Director and Speaker, Lifeline - No Conflicts
Linda L. Francisco, MD: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - No Conflicts
Wes Gabbard, MD: Planner and Moderator, Lifeline - No Conflicts
Kaveh Kian, MD, MRCP: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - No Conflicts
Christopher J. LeCroy, MD: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - See Above
Rajeev Narayan, MD: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - No Conflicts
George M. Nassar, MD: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - See Above
Randall L. Rasmussen, MD: Planner and Moderator, Lifeline - See Above
Matthew E. Schaefer, DO: Planner and Speaker, Lifeline - See Above
Elisa Biondi: Planner, Lifeline - No Conflicts
Mary Lea Nations: Activity Coordinator, Providence AMC - No Conflicts
Beverly Upchurch: CME Coordinator, Saint Thomas Health - No Conflicts
Kimberly Palmiter, CME Coordinator, Saint Thomas Health - No Conflicts
Jessica Wells: VP, Medical Education, Saint Thomas Health - No Conflicts
Steven A. Embry, MD- Reviewer, Saint Thomas Health - No Conflicts

Our Thanks To The Following Companies as Exhibitors:

Abbott Vascular
Aligned Medical Solutions
Bard Peripheral Vascular
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Cordis – Johnson & Johnson
CryoLife
Direct Access Medical
Future Health Concepts, Inc
G.E. OEC Medical Systems, Inc
Gore & Associates
Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists
Medical Components Inc (Medcomp)
Merit Medical Systems
Philips
Teleflex/Arrow International
United Medical Instruments, Inc.

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