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Accreditation & Objectives

Target Audience

This program is designed for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and other health care professionals who want to enhance or develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide optimal care to patients with dyslipidemias and related conditions.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Describe the functions and sources of cholesterol and triglycerides, and the role of lipoproteins in atherosclerosis.
• Identify primary and secondary causes of dyslipidemia.
• Outline current guidelines on the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with dyslipidemia.
• Assess the impact of diet, exercise and behavior modifications on cardiovascular risk and risk factors.
• Outline the principles of pharmacological management of dyslipidemia, including the effect of each agent on atherosclerotic disease, serum lipids, and lipoprotein metabolism.
• Describe aggressive therapies for the management of complex lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and residual risk.
• Discuss treatment strategies for special populations via case study presentations.

Accreditation Statement

CME credit provided by the National Lipid Association

Physicians

The National Lipid Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The National Lipid Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants

AMA PRA Category I Credit^TM from organizations accredited by ACCME.

CE Credit provided by AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

Nurses

AKH, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA).

AKH Inc. designates this educational activity for 10.5 contact hour(s) (1.05 CEUs). Accreditation applies solely to educational activities and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial product by the ANCC-COA.

AKH Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12070, for 10.5 contact hours.

Pharmacists

AKH Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. AKH Inc. approves this knowledge-based activity for 10.5 contact hour(s) (1.05 CEUs). UAN 0077-999-10-004-L01-P Initial release date: 2/18/2010

Dietitians

AKH Inc. is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 10.5 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material. CDR Accredited Provider #AN008. The focus of this activity is rated Level 2. Learners may submit evaluations of program/materials quality to the CDR at www.cdnet.org.

Faculty Disclosure Statement

The National Lipid Association and AKH Inc. adhere to ACCME essential areas and policies, and ACPE and ANCC standards regarding industry support of CME/CE. Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships, if any, are in the syllabus. Identified conflicts are resolved prior to the certification of the activity.

Staff Disclosure Statement

NLA and AKH staff planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Criteria for Success

Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant's attendance and submission of the activity evaluation form. A statement of credit will be available upon completion of an online evaluation/claimed credit form at www.lipid.org/cme.

Commercial Support

Full notification of commercial support will be provided in the course syllabus