Postgraduate Education Committee
Identify, develop, direct and assess postgraduate education relevant to the SVS membership in advancing the practice, curricula and scope of practice in vascular surgery at the Vascular Annual Meeting.
- Oversees the development of all non-plenary sessions at the Vascular Annual Meeting.
- Helps to identify appropriate PGE/other sessions for streaming.
- Oversee freestanding PGE activities, section meetings to meet identified member needs.
- Ensures that all educational programming that is for the CME adheres to all ACCME and ABMS accreditation requirements. Serve as the final reviewer as needed of COI disclosures for CME activities it oversees, to ensure that all conflicts are identified and resolved prior the activity.
- Utilizes the Content Framework and the new Education Strategic Plan in the development of the PGE sessions.
- Leadership of the PGE collaborates on setting the Metrics of Success for the VAM and routinely evaluates outcomes.
- Reports annually to the Education Council on outcomes.
ACCME Standards
The Education Council and Committees oversee the development and implementation of CME activities and as such volunteers must adhere to The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Per these requirements, owners, executives and employees of ineligible companies (formerly known as commercial interest) are considered to have unresolvable financial relationships and must be excluded from participating as planners or faculty. These individuals cannot influence or control any aspect of the planning, delivery, or evaluation of accredited continuing education, except in the limited circumstances outlined in Standard 3.2. All volunteers involved as planners or faculty will be required to disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months.
Committee Members
| Claudie McArthur Sheahan, MD – Chair |
Nasim Hedayati, MD, MS |
| Kathleen Raman, MD, MPH – Vice Chair |
Maen Aboul Hosn, MD |
| Jonathan Bath, MD |
Sharon Kiang, MD |
| Rafael Santini Dominguez, MD |
Harish Krishnamoorthi, MD |
| Mohammad Eslami, MD, MPH |
Nathan Kugler, MD |
| Yana Etkin, MD |
Linda Le, MD |
| Behzad Farivar, MD |
Anthony Lewis, MD |
| Javairiah Fatima, MD, FACS, RPVI, DFSVS |
Raghu Motaganahalli, MD |
| Erin Greenleaf, MD |
Ravi Rajani, MD |
| Natasha Hansraj, MD |
Matthew Smeds, MD |
| Joseph Hart, MD |
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If you have any questions regarding this committee, please contact: Michelle Majewski at mmajewski@vascularsociety.org