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NLA Self-Assessment Programs
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NLA Self-Assessment Program (NLA-SAP)
The NLA-SAP series is a comprehensive, interactive clinical problem-solving program that objectively validates, strengthens and reinforces your knowledge of clinical lipidology. Each module provides up to 60 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Credit hours earned by completing the NLA-SAP series can be applied toward meeting the credentialing requirements for the ABCL and ACCL certifying examinations.
| Volume I: | Diagnosis & Management of Dyslipidemia | |
| Volume II: | The Metabolic Syndrome | |
| Volume III: | Vascular Biology & Advanced Lipid Metabolism |
NLA-SAP Edition II Available in July - SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL WHEN AVAILABLE!
The NLA-SAP, Edition II will be released in July 2008! This program will be re-accredited to provide both CME and CE credit and each volume will cover the following content areas:
| Volume I: | BASIC LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIAS | |
| Volume II: | MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK, BIOMARKERS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND STATISTICS, AND CLINICAL TRIALS | |
| Volume III: | COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY | |
| Volume IV: | VASCULAR BIOLOGY, ADVANCED LIPID METABOLISM AND LIPOPROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY |
For notification of release of NLA-SAP, Edition II, please visit www.lipid.org/sap to enter your e-mail address. If you have further questions about this update, please call the NLA office at 904-998-0854.
Receiving Edition I CME
The current edition of the NLA-SAP expires for CME credit on June 30, 2008. To receive CME credit associated with NLA-SAP, Edition I, you will need to return your completed answer sheets by the expiration date. Your credit may be applied toward eligibility for either the American Board of Clinical Lipidology (ABCL) physician certifying exam or the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology (ACCL) allied health certifying exam.
NLA Complex Lipid Management Self-Assessment Programs (CLM-SAP)
NLA Self-Study Modules (NLA-SSM)
The Complex Lipid Management-Self-Assessment Program (CLM-SAP) and the NLA Self-Study Modules (NLA-SSM) provide problem-solving case-based questions that involve common pharmacological issues faced by lipid specialists. The NLA-SSM and CLM-SAP series, together with the NLA-SAP volumes, are the main preparatory mechanisms for the certifying examinations in Clinical Lipidology. Each module is CME-certified by the NLA for 5 credit hours and is offered as a direct mail enduring material.
Topics identified for 2007 editions include:
- Management of Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Visceral Adiposity: Role of the Endocannabinoid System
- Pharmacology and Safety of Lipid Altering Therapies
- Management of Low HDL-C
- Clinical Applications of Advanced Lipoprotein Testing, Inflammatory Markers and Non-invasive Assessments of Atherosclerosis
- Therapeutic Lipidology-Update on Clinical Trials
CLM-SAP Editions 1-9
All NLA active members, at the time of printing, receive the CLM-SAPs and NLA-SSMs free of charge as a benefit of membership. To order back-copies of older editions (2004-2006) of the CLM-SAP, visit www.proevalinc.com. NLA members receive a significant discount on the fee.
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