Table 2.

Participation criteria

Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
Standard care: delivers transparent care according to protocol, provides feedback to vascular surgeon, and has adequate patient administration.	Practice visitation: complies with quality indicators on transparency and quality of care, organization of practice, portfolio, and patient administration.	Patient follow-up system: works in the third year with a patient follow-up system that supplies data to the national ClaudicatioNet database.
Schooling: attends continuous medical education on peripheral arterial disease or concomitant disease. In total, 15 credits should be obtained each year. The ClaudicatioNet congress is mandatory every 2 years.	Schooling: attends continuous medical education on peripheral arterial disease or concomitant disease. In total, 15 credits should be obtained each year. The ClaudicatioNet congress is mandatory every 2 years.	Schooling: attends continuous medical education on peripheral arterial disease or concomitant disease. In total, 15 credits should be obtained each year. The ClaudicatioNet congress is mandatory every 2 years.
Progress: completes an electronic inquiry of all results and number of patients.	Portfolio: provides an updated personal portfolio for web use (care-finder module).	Course: completes the course “Motivational Interviewing” and is able to perform lifestyle intervention for each patient.