Masters in Lipidology
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2009 Course Dates
Thursday, July 23 - Friday, July 24, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK
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Thursday, September 24 - Friday, September 25, 2009
Cincinnati, OH
This 2-day intensive Board Review Course is provided by the NLA to prepare members seeking certification, or those who wish to participate in an in-depth, advanced review of the specialty of clinical lipidology. This comprehensive course covers the basic science and clinical aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of dyslipidemias and the metabolic syndrome, as well as the fundamentals of vascular biology. An audience response system will test you on practice Board questions on each subject.
This course is designed for physicians and allied health professionals who wish to become certified by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology (ABCL) or the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology (ACCL), or who desire advanced training in the management of dyslipidemias and the metabolic syndrome.
Course Curriculum:
- Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis
- Lipoprotein Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Advanced Nutrition, Metabolism and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
- Lipid Regulating Drug Pharmacology
- Diagnosis and Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome
- Therapy Adherence
- Lipoprotein Measures and CHD
- Management of Complex Dyslipidemias
- Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis
- Translational Lipoprotein Biochemistry
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Sponsored for CME credit by the National Lipid Association
CE Credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare
Supported in part by an educational grant from AstraZeneca