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Thank you for attending the NLA Lipid University. We hope you were able to take home key points and broaden your knowledge in the lipidology field. For your convenience, below are the slide decks in PDF format if you wish to review further. more
Following a June 2015 recommendation by the U.S Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, the FDA has approved alirocumab for patients on maximally tolerated statin therapy with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or with clinical... more
The NLA aims to provide its members with relevant information and tools to succeed in the frequently changing healthcare landscape. View the documents below for resources provided by NLA members. Check back later to view new resources. Resources Webinar: ... more
Sonja Connor, MS, RDN, LN, began her journey with the National Lipid Association in the summer of 2009 and served on the Pacific Lipid Board from 2009–2010. When Sonja found out she was selected for the member spotlight she was elated and provided a very detailed glimpse into her life. Sonja... more
To download the Summer WordSpin, click here! Guidelines for the crossword: 1. Answers to most questions can be found in this edition. 2. There are no spaces or dashes between multiple word answers. 3. No words are used twice.
By Roger S. Blumenthal, MD; and Michael Miller, MD The field of preventive cardiology lost one of its great investigators, clinicians and mentors with the passing of Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., MD, on Aug. 15. He died after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer at age 74 years.... more
.color-blue{ color: #23527c; } As lipid specialists, members of the National Lipid Association (NLA) specialize in the care of patients with complex lipid disorders and most experts utilize a collaborative, multidisciplinary team approach for comprehensive lifestyle and pharmacological... more
Patients of all ages and with all kinds of problems seek help in our busy family medicine clinic (10 providers, 33,000 visits a year), which is part of a four-clinic network of the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Family Medicine Department. I work independently (although we do... more
The NLA has long prided itself on developing timely and relevant scientific statements, which is also a key strategy to help the NLA achieve its mission, “to enhance the practice of lipid management in clinical medicine.” Developing scientific statements is an important responsibility... more
This issue sponsored by the Midwest Lipid Association Featuring: "South Asian Ethnicity – An Underappreciated Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome Guidelines for Populations Around the World. How Do Screening Tools Differ?" more