Extending the Reach of the Vascular Specialist: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pathways Forward

In this webinar, we will explore how vascular specialists have adapted their practices to continue to provide care for patients with peripheral vascular disease when the COVID-19 pandemic has precluded routine in-person patient care. Strategies for telehealth and virtual visit-based evaluation of vascular patients will be described. Potential approaches to broaden access to vascular specialists in the post-pandemic landscape will also be described.

Learner Objectives:

  • Understand the provider and patient challenges of vascular specialty care in the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Recognize the role of telehealth and virtual visits in preserving access to vascular specialty care during the pandemic
  • Incorporate best practices in remote vascular specialty care to successful evaluate and manage vascular disease during the pandemic and after


  • Gregory Piazza, MD, FACC
  • Marc Bonaca, MD, FACC
  • Maya Serhal, MD
  • Kevin Rogers, MD

Clinical Topics: Vascular Medicine

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