Accreditation

Accreditation Statement: The Georgetown University Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Georgetown University Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

International Conference Management, Inc., is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing medical education in podiatric medicine. International Conference Management, Inc. has approved this conference for a maximum of 22 continuing medical education contact hours of CPME credit.

Georgetown University Hospital Department of Nursing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on accreditation. Nurses will be awarded a maximum of 22 contact hours for successfully completing the program.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships with Any Commercial Interest As sponsors accredited by the ACCME and CPME, it is the policy of Georgetown University Hospital and International Conference Management, Inc., to require that everyone who is in the position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest prior to the educational activity. The ACCME and CPME consider relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner. Faculty and planners who refuse to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from participating in the CME activity. For an individual with no relevant financial relationship(s), the participant must be informed that no conflicts of interest or financial relationship(s) exist.

Conference Objectives: This course will enhance the background, knowledge and skills of attendees in the science of diabetic limb salvage. At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants should be able to: discuss the public health crisis of diabetic limb loss • discuss the pain of sensory loss and non-compliance • discuss the options in vascular interventional technology and techniques, both surgical and endovascular • discuss the complexities of biomechanics, limb salvage, the problem wound, wound based infection, preserving limb length • cite the financial and social impact of diabetic limb salvage and amputation • integrate into their practices the knowledge obtained through the didactic lectures, workshops and live surgical cases. Target Audience: This program has been planned, designed, and is intended for Diabetes & Wound Healing Specialists • Vascular Surgeons • Orthopaedic Surgeons • Podiatric Surgeons • Plastic Surgeons • Endocrinologists • PCPs • Infectious Disease Specialists • Cardiovascular & Endovascular Specialists • NPs • PTs • RNs • CDEs • Peripheral Nerve Specialists • the entire team who work on the diabetic foot and limb salvage

Course Description: Georgetown University Hospital's Team Approach to Diabetic Limb Salvage conference is intended to better equip each member of the health care team with the education and resources needed to heal wounds and prevent amputations. It features a prominent multidisciplinary faculty that promotes the importance of every member of the team. The course is designed for health care practitioners of all specialties and promotes an evidence-based approach. The meeting format will include didactic lectures, hands-on workshops, specialty symposia, and live surgical case demonstrations for the purpose of providing a live interactive learning experience.