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By Carl E. Orringer, MD, FACC; Pamela Bowe Morris, MD, FACC; Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, FACC Guideline-directed patient care recommendations are based upon studies that make observations on groups of subjects who have specific characteristics and exhibit variable degrees of benefit or harm... more
img.fac { max-width:200px; } .speaker-name { padding-top: 10px; } .img-col { margin-top: 30px; } .panel { margin-top:15px; } 2026 #NLASession Flash Forum Lineup Flash Forums are short, high energy educational... more
By the time this is published, NLA will have met in person for the first time in over a year and a half at the Scientific Sessions in Orlando. Finally able to see each other, this first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic brings renewed hope that our country will resume a more normal... more
National Lipid Association Board Member Lori Alexander, MSHS, RD, CCRC, CLS, FNLA testified on Wednesday in front of the Food and Drug Adminstration Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee on behalf of familial chylomicronemia patients. The committee held a hearing regarding the... more
Pledges to the Foundation of the National Lipid Association The Foundation of the National Lipid Association has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate... more
On June 19, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) issued a statement announcing that the review and guideline development process for ATP IV has changed, and that looking ahead, organizations will work in a collaborative fashion to author and distribute the guidelines. The National... more
Call for Nominations is open for the National Lipid Association Board of Directors and Chapter officers and will be accepted until 5 pm ET on January 15, 2025. To submit a nomination and for more information on the process, visit lipid.org/nominate. Colleagues can be nominated... more
h3{ margin-bottom:10px; } System Tools Committee Survey the landscape to identify existing clinician tools as they relate to dyslipidemia and ASCVD management, specifically for use in healthcare system settings; Share existing and create... more
Treatment of the HIV-infected patient has evolved over the past decade into a prototype of how multidisciplinary team effort becomes an essential element in the practice of evidence-based medicine. Prior to 1996, HIV-related mortality was >20% because of the disease itself but, since the advent... more
The Southwest Lipid Association (SWLA), Chapter of the National Lipid Association (NLA), met in Phoenix, AZ during the Spring Clinical Lipid Update. A major theme the SWLA is focusing on is getting more involvement and engagement of members in a team based approach. Clinical lipidology is a growing... more