This course explores the most challenging management problems that clinicians face when treating patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and the complications of this important and potentially fatal condition. Distinguished faculty from multiple specialties (pulmonary/critical care, cardiology, interventional radiology, emergency medicine, anesthesia/critical care, thoracic surgery, and hematology/oncology) will present current information in the areas of pulmonary embolism pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, risk stratification, medical and interventional management, novel treatments, outcomes, and complications. The conference also emphasizes interaction between participants and faculty and allows ample time for case presentations and group panel discussions with a specific emphasis on the practicalities of forming a multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT). The combination of didactics with a virtual PERT meeting ensures an outstanding interactive educational experience for attendees.
At the completion of this program, participants should be better able to:
