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News Quick Jumps National and Regional Board Nominations Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research Statin Use Associated with Increased Risk of Diabetes Register Now to Capture Early Bird Rate for 2012 Spring CLU! Nominate Your Colleagues for an NLA Award National Wear Red Day Countdown NLA Joins AMA Specialty and Service Society Check your Mailbox for 2012 Membership Invoice Give Us Your Input & Earn Lipid Bucks Today Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling Updated AIM-HIGH Study Statement to Members NHBLI-appointed Expert Panel Recommends Universal Cholesterol Screening for Kids NLA NewsNational and Regional Board NominationsThe Nominating Committees of the NLA Board of Directors and the regional Boards of Directors are seeking nominations. Each year, the term of approximately 1/3 of each Board expires. New Board members are elected each May at the NLA Annual Scientific Sessions. To nominate your colleagues to serve on the NLA or regional Boards, please use the following links:
Check Your Mailboxes!Information regarding the NLA 2012 Annual Scientific Sessions should be hitting your mailbox this week. You should recieve a postcard highlighting the Annual Meeting as well as all the information to submit an abstract. This year we will be featuring live oral presentations of selected abstracts. Don’t forget to take advantage of the early bird registration discount of only $495. Meeting details are being added to the website daily. Please note: The number for making reservations at the conference hotel, the JW Marriott Camelback, was misprinted on the postcard and should read: 800-582-2169. Take advantage of the NLA’s negotiated room rate of only $189/night plus tax. Back to Top Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research
Dr. Gotto was awarded the NLA's Distinguished Achievement Award during the 2011 Scientific Sessions in New York, New York. Back to Top Statin Use Associated with Increased Risk of Diabetes
Comment in Topics Forum The Heart.org article Back to Top Register Now to Capture Early Bird Rate for 2012 Spring CLU!
Register by January 31, 2012, for the NLA's early bird rate of $395 for the Spring CLU in San Diego, California! This year’s theme is Navigating Lipid Management Challenges: Full Speed Ahead. Each day of the conference, thought leaders will present cases and discuss the latest research, guidelines, controversies and clinical strategies. Prior to the sessions, the NLA offers several courses to develop your professional skills, prepare for certification in Clinical Lipidology, and integrate evidence into your clinical decisions. During the meeting, you’ll be able to network and share ideas with colleagues, see the latest pharmaceuticals, equipment and other products in our Exhibit Hall. You can also enjoy the top attractions, shopping and restaurants during your stay in San Diego. For more information on the Clinical Lipid Update, visit www.lipid.org/springclu. Back to Top Nominate Your Colleagues for an NLA Award
View Criteria or Make a Nomination Back to Top National Wear Red Day Countdown
National Wear Red Day Information from the NHLBI Back to Top |
The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) is pleased to announce the Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research, which aims to encourage basic, clinical, and translational research in areas relating to the causes, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease globally. The award recipient will have provided outstanding scientific, medical, or organizational advancement in our ability to understand the causes and to reduce the development of atherosclerosis. The IAS welcomes suggestions of candidates for this prestigious award which will be presented during the upcoming International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, March 24-29, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Please send your suggestions along with a brief bio and rationale for the candidacy to the Selection Committee for their consideration by January 25, 2012.
Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, according to new data provided by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), whose research suggests that the risk of diabetes is higher than previously estimated, with investigators reporting a 48% increased risk of diabetes among the women taking the lipid-lowering medications.
The NLA has established three different awards to recognize outstanding contributions to Clinical Lipidology. We have many talented and accomplished professionals in our ranks, and we always look to recognize and applaud their commitment to medicine, research and the highest levels of patient care. The awards for Fellow of the NLA, Distinguished Achievement, and Honorary Lifetime Membership will be presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions in Scottsdale, Arizona. Nominations are due on February 15, 2012. 
On February 3, 2012, National Wear Red Day, Americans will wear red to show their support for women's heart health. This observance promotes the life-saving awareness-to-action movement by putting on a favorite red dress, red shirt, red tie, or other red clothing to continue to urge women to protect their hearts, as heart disease is the No.1 killer of women. Join the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and many other groups to promote National Wear Red Day in your local community.
The NLA is excited to announce that it recently was accepted into the Specialty and Service Society (SSS), the largest caucus in the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates. The SSS is made up of more than 130 national medical societies, military service groups and professional interest medical associations. An organization must first be represented in the SSS for three years before they are eligible to seek admission to the AMA’s House of Delegates. Please stay tuned for more details.
The membership year expires on December 31, 2011.
Medicare will pick up the tab for obesity screening and intensive behavioral counseling, according to an article by MedPage Today.
On November 28, InterChol announced that it will focus specifically on familial hypercholesterolemia, (FH), as reflected by changing its name to FH Foundation International. The organization will seek to engage global partnerships to escalate awareness of FH in the public domain, the medical community and in government. In so doing, FH Foundation International will orchestrate collaboration among these sectors to reduce the tragic costs of premature cardiac events and death in FH patients..png)
n Global Health (AIM-HIGH) Study was presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Sessions. The commentary below provides the NLA statement regarding the AIM-HIGH outcome and recommendations for clinicians and patients.
An expert panel is recommending that all children, regardless of family history, undergo universal screening for elevated cholesterol levels, according to a presentation at the 2011 AHA Scientific Sessions as reported by theHeart.org. The panel recommends that adolescents undergo lipid screening for nonfasting non-HDL-cholesterol levels or a fasting lipid panel between the ages of 9 and 11 years followed by another full lipid screening test between 18 and 21 years of age.
