Crowne Plaza Milwaukee - Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Description:
Course Director: V. S. Murthy, MBBS, MD, PhD
• Identify the contributions of individual, family and societal factors in the development of overweight and obese subjects.
• Describe how to manage the patients with proactive, education and counseling incorporating integrative care, patient preferences and priorities.
• Explain simple ways of counseling overweight and obese subjects in their clinic and when feasible, by alternative methods (telemedicine) to enhance compliance.
• Review the healthy food groups and their role in a healthy meal plan.
A key strategy for addressing heart disease and stroke is to educate the public and healthcare practitioners about the importance of prevention. When healthcare providers perform consistent risk factor assessments, more patients can be properly diagnosed and medically managed to prevent cardiovascular disease. Both primary and secondary prevention, as well as new developments in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, need to be addressed.
The program provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the current understanding of the origins, progression and prevention of atherosclerosis.
The symposium “High-density lipoproteins: biology and therapeutics” is a satellite of the XVIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (Sydney 2012). It will be held on 30 March - 1 April 2012 in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art knowledge of the biology and biochemistry of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and recent developments in therapeutics relying on modifications of HDL metabolism.
Designed to blend the latest advancements in science with practical clinical approaches to patient management, the Preventive Cardiac Nurses Association (PCNA) Annual Symposium features keynote addresses, lectures and workshops presented by world-renowned authorities in cardiovascular risk reduction and disease management.
Join the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) for a one-day symposium that will focus on cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment strategies for women. A special live case presentation on the Hidden Risk Patient: Women with FH-Underdiagnosed and Undertreated will offer attendees a first-hand experience of a seemingly healthy woman battling Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
The American Society of Hypertension 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting & Exposition will be held on Saturday, May 19 - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Hilton New York City.
