AK Visiting Lecture Series 04 w/ Dr. Rymer

Provided by: MGH Center for Faculty Development & Mass General Brigham

2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 04
“Challenges in Performing Research in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Examine challenges in enrolling diverse patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
• Examine recent clinical trials/registries in patients with PAD and the need for diverse patient enrollment
• Identify several potential solutions for enrolling underrepresented minorities and women into registries/clinical trials of patients with PAD

Target Audience: This activity is intended for faculty and faculty trainees.
Course Director: Miriam A. Bredella, MD, MBA, Director, Center for Faculty Development; Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Presenter: Jennifer A. Rymer, MD, interventional cardiologist and John Bush Simpson Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University

Dr. Rymer is an interventional cardiologist at Duke and performs peripheral vascular interventions and complex PCI. She is the John Bush Endowed Assistant Professor and is a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. She is the 2022 TCT Thomas Linnemeir Awardee and received a Young Investigator Award from the ASCI. She has a career development award from the AHA for work on enhancing adherence to guideline-based therapies in patients with PAD. She is a national investigator for the SOS-AMI trial, and the PI of the multi-site CAMEO Registry.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.