VESAP®2 Available Online - Purchase
VESAP®2 Pricing
SVS Member - $400
SVS Candidate Member - $300
SVS General Surgery Resident/Student Member - $250
Non-member - $500
Once you've purchased VESAP®2, login to the program here.
Technical Support, access our VESAP Support Page.
The second edition of this successful self-assessment program is available for purchase and use online.
CME Release date: September 1, 2011
CME Termination date: September 1, 2014
Kim J. Hodgson, MD and John F. Eidt, MD, Editors-in-Chief
Section Editors
Ronald M. Fairman, MD; Thomas S. Riles, MD; Peter A. Schneider, MD; Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH; Mark F. Fillinger, MD; J. Gregory Modrall, MD; Anthony J. Comerota, MD; Benjamin W. Starnes, MD.
About VESAP®2
- 450 all new questions, with detailed discussions and references for each question — a significant increase in the number of questions.
- VESAP®2 is an online self-assessment program designed to meet the Maintenance of Certification requirements of the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the current treatment of aortoiliac aneurysmal and occlusive disease.
- Discuss the possible etiologies of extremity arterial disease and appropriate interventions.
- Identify the evaluation and management of brachiocephalic and cerebrovascular disease.
- Explain the medical management of vascular disease and critical features of dialysis access.
- Describe the non-invasive vascular laboratory tests, CT and MR angiography used in the evaluation of vascular disease, including the benefits and limitations of each. Review the assessment and treatment of renovascular hypertension and mesenteric ischemia.
- Discuss the etiology and treatment of acute and chronic venous disease and lymphatic disease.
- Review vascular trauma management and the surgical nutrition and critical care essentials of the vascular patient.
Target Audience
- It is an invaluable aid for vascular surgeons in preparing for the qualifying, certification, and recertification examinations in vascular surgery and to remain current in the specialty of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy.
- Vascular residents and fellows will find it a useful study aid for their ABSITE or VSITE examinations.
- Interventional radiologists, cardiologists, vascular medicine specialists, and allied health care professionals focusing on vascular diseases may use VESAP®2 self-assessment to keep abreast of the current practice of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy.
Accreditation The Society for Vascular Surgery® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The SVS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Updated February 2012