This 3-day course represents a joint effort of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA and Society for Vascular Surgery as they have merged their two programs. This program will offer an in-depth review of our specialty for those preparing to take the vascular board examinations as well as providing the basic didactic education for the vascular residents and fellows in training. The course recognizes four major pillars of vascular surgery practice, which include (1) conventional open operations, (2) catheter based intervention (endovascular surgery), (3) the medical aspect of patient management, (4) diagnostic imaging and noninvasive testing.
The primary objective of this course is to provide the evidence basis for the clinical practice of vascular disease management. At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to affirm or modify their approach to patient management in the following areas: