FSU-Sarasota

1. Understand basic principles of management that apply to the major vascular conditions – Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Aortic Aneurysms, and carotid plaque. 2. Describe the paradigm shift in treatment modalities that have occurred over the last quarter century. 3. Define the controversies that have arisen. 4. Recognize when medical management outperforms invasive procedures 5. Recognize the causes and risks of overutilization of invasive procedures. 6. Some ideas about what we can do to counter abusive behavior.