Faculty

Program Chair and Moderator
	Edward Gifford, MD Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT
Presenters and Panelists
	Faisal Aziz, MD Penn State Health Heart and Vascular Institute Penn State Health Hershey, PA
	Jonathan Thompson, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
	Priyam Vyas, MD Sentara Vascular Specialists Virginia Beach, VA

CME Accreditation

Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, and other vascular specialists. 

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the unmet challenge of post-amputation pain.
• Assess the safety and efficacy of cryoablation in managing postoperative pain following lower-limb amputation.
• Explore the role of integrating cryoablation into postoperative analgesia and enhanced recovery protocols to improve pain relief and patient recovery.

Accreditation Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med have planned and implemented this activity to improve patient care. Ciné-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians. This educational activity is accredited for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credits™.  Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals. All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. Consult your professional licensing board for information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Claiming Credits
CME Credits can be claimed immediately after the symposium. One electronically issued certificate will cover all CME Credits earned through participation. At the end of the activity, a notification will be sent to the registration email address with instructions for claiming credits. The Program Guide, distributed at the symposium, will also include directions for claiming credits. 

Disclosure Policy
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adhere to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.

All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees with content-control responsibilities have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to promote balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational programs it supports. All faculty members involved in educational activities must disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest from the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med establish a process to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before delivering the educational activity to learners.

Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med confirm that sound educational principles are demonstrated in the development of this educational offering, as shown by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med do not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Commercial Support
The activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc.

Organizer and Joint-Provider
MediaSphere Medical, LLC