(CME128) Beyond the Arteries: Practical PAD Management in PALTC

Session Summary: Do you assess patients for leg pain, difficulty walking or non-healing skin ulcers and before long are managing symptoms of claudication and peripheral artery disease (PAD)? How often do you calculate an ankle-brachial index, evaluate risks and benefits of blood thinning medication combinations, and work with multiple specialists ... all while conducting conversations on palliative care? It is imperative for clinicians to understand recently updated guidelines on the management of PAD and how to apply the recommendations to frail, older adults with multi-morbidity for whom the question of restoring arterial circulation or extending life expectancy are often in delicate balance with improving quality of life. Join this panel of clinicians in geriatrics, palliative care medicine, and wound care in an overview and case presentations highlighting guideline-based and practical experiences of PAD management in PALTC.