Continuing Education

DMSC550 - Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) Testing

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Course Overview

Help fight a prolific disease that affects approximately 202 million people worldwide. Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is commonly caused by the buildup of plaque in arteries. If someone has a buildup of plaque in the arteries in their legs, then they are likely to have it in the hearts and brains, resulting in an increased chance of having a stroke or heart attack.

With the technical skills you will gain in this course, you’ll be able to perform Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) testing. Using a Doppler unit, you will perform ABIs to screen for PAD and determine patient suitability for compression therapy.

Entrance requirements: Students should be healthcare professionals, medical researchers, or employees of healthcare insurance companies.

Upcoming Offerings

This course is part of these programs or course groups:

Professional Development for Healthcare Practitioners Workshops


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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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