Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) Registry Review

Program Name: Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) Registry Review -- May 2011
Start Date: 05/19/2011
End Date: 05/20/2011
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 16.0
Other CME Credits:
Advanced Registration: $1,095.00
Regular Registration: $1,135.00
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Address: 4615 Gulf Blvd. Ste 205
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706

The Advanced Registration fee is honored if payment is made/postmarked 21 days or more prior to the beginning date of the program.

Course Purpose

This 2-day comprehensive review is designed for physicians preparing to take the ARDMS Registered Physician in Vascular
Interpretation (RPVI) board examination. The course is based on the information included on the ARDMS RPVI examination content outline. I

This Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation exam review is structured with exam specific tutorials, interactive case study scenarios and multiple “mock” examinations using our audience response system.

Can’t Attend in Person? Attend a Live Video Webinar

This review is also being offered as a live, interactive video webinar. Questions can be submitted to instructors throughout the review via e-mail. Webinar participants will also receive the course syllabus and mock exam in a pdf format (since the live audience will use an audience response system to participate in the mock exam, tabulation of test results and identification of areas of weakness are up to self audit for online participants). The review will be available as an On Demand Webinar after the live event is completed (additional cost).

Course Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Discuss Doppler/Color physics, factors affecting optimal Doppler examinations and commonly seen Doppler/Color artifacts, which may affect diagnostic accuracy.
2. Explain routine scan protocols and analyze normal spectral waveform signatures, color characteristics, and Doppler measurements in normal carotid and peripheral vascular examinations.
3. Recognize abnormal spectral Doppler and Color Doppler findings seen with carotid and peripheral arterial and venous disease.
4. Discuss the role of indirect testing in the evaluation of lower extremity arterial/venous disease.
5. Review complex carotid & peripheral vascular case studies in interactive interpretation session format.
6. Explain the role of ultrasound in the post-intervention examination.
7. Describe ultrasound findings associated with aortic endograft leaks.
8. Describe normal and abnormal spectral Doppler characteristics and diagnostic criteria associated with renal artery evaluation and dialysis access graft evaluation.
9. Discuss the role of TCD vascular ultrasound and TCD exam findings.
10. Increase the participants’ knowledge to better interpret vascular ultrasound procedures.
11. Identify areas of weakness to better prepare for the RPVI exam.

Course Topics:

• Ultrasound physics
• Quality Assurance/Safety
• Carotid, includes stents and vertebral
• Carotid and TCD (vessel depth and direction)
• Carotid cases
• Abdominal/Visceral Duplex and case studies
• Peripheral arterial - Indirect
• Peripheral arterial duplex
• Grafts/Intraoperative lecture
• Peripheral arterial cases
• Endografts/Dialysis
• Venous duplex
• Venous Insufficiency and physiologic testing
• Venous cases
• Test taking tips
• Self assessment “Mock Exam”

Who Can Attend?

Any physician preparing to take the RPVI examination and physicians who desire a comprehensive review of vascular ultrasound or who need to fulfill vascular CME requirements. Also, sonographers and vascular technologists who desire a comprehensive review of vascular interpretation and/or need to fulfill CME credit requirements.

Faculty:
Robert G. Atnip, MD, RVT, RPVI
Rob Daigle, BA, RVT, FSVU
Marsha J. Neumyer, BS, RVT