The American College Of Phlebology Names Heather Durband Director Of Continuing Medical Education

Jan. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- San Leandro, CA – January 4, 2011 – The American College of Phlebology (ACP), the premier association for physicians and health professionals in the field of venous disorders, recently named Heather Durband Director of Continuing Medical Education.

Durband will ensure that the ACP’s educational programs, developed in conjunction with leading physicians and health care professionals in the field of phlebology, will maintain compliance with the standards set by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). In addition, Durband will guide the launch of ACP’s new online learning management system, augmenting ACP’s live course offerings with web-based CME.

Prior to joining the ACP, Durband was the Unit Coordinator in the office of Continuing Medical Education for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX, where she was responsible for providing CME accreditation supervision of Texas Tech University’s Amarillo Office of CME, Health.edu, and multi-campus regularly scheduled series. Durband also served as an administrator in the Department of Physician Services at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL where she directly developed an online Outreach Education Directory for the CME Coordinators, Medical Directors, physicians and healthcare professionals to access when needing speakers and topics to fulfill their institution's learning needs.

Heather holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Community Health with an emphasis in Community and Environmental Health from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL.
“Heather’s experience in continuing education will be instrumental in developing quality programs for our members and the field of phlebology.” said Bruce Sanders, ACP Executive Director. “We’re very pleased to have her on board.”


About the American College of Phlebology
The American College of Phlebology is the premier association for physicians and allied health professionals working in the field of venous disorders, including such disorders as varicose and spider veins, venous ulcers and DVT. Comprised of more than 2,000 phlebology professionals, the ACP is a forum for healthcare professionals treating venous disease to exchange medical knowledge, as well as offering vein treatment education and training with the goal of improving the quality of patient care.

For more information on the American College of Phlebology, visit http://www.phlebology.org.

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The American College of Phlebology is the premier association for physicians and allied health professionals working in the field of venous disorders, including such disorders as varicose and spider veins, venous ulcers and DVT.