Accreditation & Objectives
Target Audience
This program is intended for physicians, dieticians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, cardiologists, endocrinologists, internists and primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals who wish to specialize and become certified by the American board of clinical lipidology (ABCL), the accreditation council for clinical lipidology (ACCL), or who desire advanced training in the management of dyslipidemias and the metabolic syndrome.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, 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.
CME credit provided by the National Lipid Association
Physicians
The National Lipid Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education. The National Lipid Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category I Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
 CE Credit provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
Pharmacists
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-117-L01-P (Knowledge).
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 11.5 contact hour(s) (1.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education.
Nursing
This educational activity for 11.5 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13485 for 11.5 contact hours.
Dietitians
The following program has been submitted for approval to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 11.5 credits.
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.
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of NLA to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education
activities. The faculty must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may
be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflict of interest is resolved
by NLA prior to accreditation of the activity. NLA planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial Support
Full notification of commercial support will be provided in the activity syllabus.
|
