Ankle Brachial Index Workshop: A Hands-on Learning Experience

 

This 15 minute workshop will be held in conjunction with the Best Practices in Primary Care program. The workshops will be available during the breaks in between sessions of the program.

Who Should Attend: 

All primary care clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners) who are active in patient care.

Overview: 

This hands-on workshop will demonstrate the methods and protocols for utilizing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) as a screening method for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and will compliment the didactic Lecture “Prevent the Event: Early Detection and Management of the PAD Patient” that is part of the Best Practices in Primary Care live event.  PAD is often called the “silent epidemic” because of its lack of symptoms, or mistaking the symptoms of the disease.  The easiest way for early detection of PAD is through a simple test called Ankle Brachial Index (ABI). Technicians who are experts in performing ABI screening will demonstrate on program attendees the correct methods of ABI implementation.  All attendees will have the opportunity to have the ABI performed on them, or observe the procedure being performed on their colleague. The hands-on workshop will be present at each live event where this lecture is presented.  The workshop will reinforce the purpose, protocol, and method of implementing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) measure as a screening process for PAD.

Patient education materials and clinic wall charts will be given to each workshop attendee.

Commercial Supporter: This program is supported through an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe what ABI readings indicate a diagnosis of PAD
2. Increase utilization of in-office ABI

Accreditation: ACCME

Primary Care Network, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Primary Care Network designates this educational activity for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.