- Earn up to 15 CME credits | ABIM
Overview
Vascular Testing CME: “Head-to-Toe” Protocols
This online CME program spans 40 lectures that expose you to all aspects of non-invasive vascular testing. Abundant case study materials and over 100 registry-type exam questions will help those who work within the non-invasive vascular laboratory to prepare for the RPVI examination and maintain IAC Vascular Testing continuing medical education requirements. Nationally-renowned speakers provide expanded content on vascular lab operations and ergonomics, as well as valuable insight on:
- Imaging techniques (grayscale, color and spectral Doppler, physiological testing)
- Various testing protocols and diagnostic criteria
- A broad range of vascular pathology, both common and rare
- Fundamentals of vascular physics
- Quality improvement and patient safety
- And more…
PLEASE NOTE: The credit expiration date for this program is June 29, 2026. While you will no longer be able to earn CME credits after that date, you’ll have access to the content until June 30, 2028.
Choose Video Option:Online – $995Online + USB – $1,145Online + USB + Printed Syllabus – $1,370
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Quick Facts
a CMEinfo video production
Accredited by: Oakstone Publishing and Society for Vascular Medicine
Course Directors:
Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Co-Director, Vascular Center
University Hospitals
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM
Medical Director, Vascular Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Credits: Earn up to 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 15 ABIM MOC points
Topics / Speakers
Basics of Laboratory Technology and Operations
Preparing for the Registry Examination – Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Physics and Instrumentation I – Fredrick Kremkau, PhD
Physics and Instrumentation II – Fredrick Kremkau, PhD
Transducer Selection, Image Optimization, Spectral and Color Doppler, and B-Mode Artifacts – Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, RDMS, FSVU
Quality Improvement in the Vascular Laboratory – Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Fundamentals of Ergonomics in the Vascular Lab – Jill Sommerset, RVT
Cerebrovascular
Basics of the Carotid Duplex Examination and Criteria for Diagnosis of Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis – Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Carotid Evaluation Following Stents and Endarterectomy, Interpretive Pitfalls – R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVM
Non-atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease – Duplex Findings – Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Aortic Arch Vessel and Vertebral Artery Findings, Subclavian Steal – Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Transcranial Doppler Essentials – Larry Raber, RVT, RDMS, RT
Interpretive Case Review – Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Arteries – Rapid Fire Cases – Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM
Peripheral Arterial
Lower Extremity Arterial Physiological Testing – Ana Casanegra, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Lower Extremity Arterial Duplex – R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVM
Upper Extremity Arterial Testing – Marie D. Gerhard Herman, MD, RVT, RPVI
Pedal Artery Duplex and CLTI Duplex Imaging – Jill Sommerset, RVT
Arterial Access Complications – Natalia Fendrikova-Mahlay, MD, RPVI
Dialysis Access Mapping and Post Procedure Evaluation – Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, RDMS, FSVU
Interpretive Case Review – Physiologic Testing and Duplex of Native Upper and Lower Extremity Arteries – Rapid Fire Cases – Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM
Interpretive Case Review – Duplex Assessment of Arterial Bypass Grafts and Stents – Rapid Fire Cases – Ido Weinberg, RPVI, FSVM
Interpretive Case Review – Access Complications, Dialysis Access, Vascular Zebras – Rapid Fire Cases – Jeffrey Olin, DO, RPVI, MSVM
Abdominal
Renal (Native and Transplant) Duplex Ultrasound, Renal Stents – Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Mesenteric Artery Duplex Ultrasound, Mesenteric Stents – Natalia Fendrikova-Mahlay, MD, RPVI
Assessment of the Aorta, Surveillance of AAA, and Follow-up of Aortic Endografts – R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVM
Duplex Doppler Assessment of Hepatic-Portal Vasculature – Nirvikar (Nirvi) Dahiya, MD
Interpretive Case Review – Abdominal Imaging – Abdominal Aorta, AAA; and Endografts; Renal and Mesenteric Ultrasound – Rapid Fire Cases – Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Interpretive Case Review – Abdominal Imaging – Aortic, Mesenteric, Renal and Pelvic Arterial and Venous Compression Syndromes, Arteriopathies – Rapid Fire Cases – Jeffrey Olin, DO, RPVI, MSVM
Peripheral Venous
Venous Duplex for Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis – Marie D. Gerhard Herman, MD, RVT, RPVI
Bare Bones for the Boards – Venous Physiological Testing – Ana Casanegra, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Venous Duplex for Assessment of Venous Valvular Incompetency, Mapping for Endovenous Therapies, Assessing for EHIT – Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, FSVM
Venous Duplex for Assessment of Central Veins – Karem Harth, MD
Interpretive Case Review – Venous Testing 1 – Rapid Fire Cases – Karem Harth, MD
Interpretive Case Review – Venous Testing 2 – Rapid Fire Cases – Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, FSVM
Mock RPVI Examinations and Additional Talks
Key Non-Vascular Incidental Findings Every Reader Should Know – Nirvikar (Nirvi) Dahiya, MD
Physics, Technology, and Instrumentation Mock RPVI Examination – Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, RDMS, FSVU
Mock Examination Questions – Session I – Randy Ramcharitar, MD
Mock Examination Questions – Session II – Ido Weinberg, RPVI, FSVM
Mock Examination Questions – Session III – Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM
Mock RPVI Examination Questions – TCD and TCI – Larry Raber, RVT, RDMS, RT
Mock Examination Questions – Essentials of Accreditation, Patient Care and Safety, Quality Assurance, and Test Validation – Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Faculty
Course Directors
Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, MSVM
Co-Director, Vascular Center
University Hospitals
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM
Medical Director, Vascular Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Faculty
Ana Casanegra, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Practice Chair
Division of Vascular Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Nirvikar (Nirvi) Dahiya, MD
Professor of Radiology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Chair – Enterprise Radiology Ultrasound Subspecialty
Department of Radiology
Scottsdale, AZ
Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Co-Medical Director, Vascular Labs
University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland, OH
Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay, MD, RPVI
Medical Director
Non Invasive Vascular Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Marie D. Gerhard Herman, MD, RVT, RPVI
Staff Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Karem Harth, MD
Co-Medical Director, Vascular Labs
Director, Center for Comprehensive Venous Care
University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, RPVI, FSVM
Program Director
Vascular Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, FSVM
System Medical Director of Vascular Medicine
Ohio Health Clinical Professor of Medicine
Ohio University
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dublin, OH
Fredrick Kremkau, PhD
Professor of Radiologic Sciences
Director and Co-founder
Program for Medical Ultrasound
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Ann Marie Kupinski PhD, RVT, RDMS, FSVU
President and Co-Technical Director
North Coast Diagnostics
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology Albany Medical College
Altamont, NY
Jeffrey Olin, DO, RPVI, MSVM
Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory
Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
New York, NY
Larry Raber RVT, RDMS, RT
Clinical Manager Ultrasound
Neurovascular Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic
Columbus Station, OH
Randy Ramcharitar, MD, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Jill Sommerset, RVT
Technologist Director
PeaceHealth Vascular Surgery
Parkdale, OR
Ido Weinberg, RPVI, FSVM
Co-Medical Director
Anticoagulation Management Service
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
R. Eugene Zierler MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVM
Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, D.E. Strandness, Jr. Vascular Laboratory
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Washington
Redmond, WA
Accreditation
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 Oakstone Publishing and Society for Vascular Medicine. Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 15 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Date of Original Release: June 30, 2023
Date Credits Expire: June 29, 2026
CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of an online activity post-test and evaluation.
Unique Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Recognize basic ultrasound physics concepts and their application to vascular ultrasound and physiological testing
- Identify common imaging and Doppler artifacts encountered in the vascular laboratory
- Use grayscale imaging, color Doppler analysis, and spectral Doppler waveforms to assist in the diagnosis of arterial and venous disease
- Apply interpretation skills for diagnosis of internal carotid artery stenosis using duplex ultrasound
- Apply interpretation skills for diagnosis of venous thrombosis and venous valvular reflux using duplex ultrasound
- Use arterial duplex and physiological testing to assess severity and anatomic location of lower extremity arterial disease
- Apply standard diagnostic criteria to diagnose abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and renal and mesenteric artery stenosis using duplex ultrasound
- Use color and spectral Doppler analysis to assess the patency of arterial and venous stents and following endovascular AAA repair
- Recognize uncommon and rare vascular disorders encountered in the vascular laboratory
- Use best practices for running a high quality vascular laboratory, including quality improvement program, accreditation, and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) among technical personnel
- Identify areas of knowledge deficit to improve preparation for the ARDMS Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) examination
Target Audience
This program is designed for cardiologists, vascular medicine specialists, vascular surgeons, vascular technologists, vascular and general sonographers, radiologists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.