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Overview

This short-intensive is designed to advance your skills at organizing and operating a solvent but clinically impactful lipid clinic and/or Cardiometabolic Risk Management (CMR) program whether you are in the organizing stages or you have a mature program. Topics include: differentiating features of a lipid clinic versus a cardiometabolic risk management program, checklist for operationalizing your program, selecting appropriate laboratory test measures, 2011 federal regulations on physician and non-physician billing, coding guidelines, objective therapeutic lifestyle therapy outcomes measures, internal and external promotion strategies, contracting your program with local employee benefit programs, and attaining best practice status.

Objectives

• Differentiating features of Cardiometabolic Risk vs. Lipid Clinic programs
• Essential program development strategies for clinical and operational success
• Practical referral and business development strategies
• Discriminating appropriate laboratory and assessment measures
• Systematic anthropometric assessment and lifestyle change strategies
• Helpful continuing education and web-based resources

Included in Course Fee:
Narrative syllabus, supportive documents including CMR treatment plans, program development checklist, promotion and business development document, and more.