![]() CME Symposium on LDL-Cholesterol Lowering and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk ReductionThis CME Symposium takes place on Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
By: CMEPlanet Karol Watson, MD, PhD (Chair) Professor of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California Amit Khera, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas Jennifer Robinson, MD, MPH Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Click to Register Online Internists play an important role in managing patients with elevated LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C). An awareness of guideline recommendations for the use of statin therapy, and identification of patients who have suboptimal LDL-C levels despite statin therapy and who may be considered for the addition of non-statin LDL-C lowering therapy, are critical for effective atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk reduction. The efficacy and safety profiles of non-statin therapies such as ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors must be well-understood, and recently completed cardiovascular outcome trials interpreted. Roles of non-statin therapies for LDL-C lowering in the management of ASCVD risk, as defined in recently published and updated recommendations, must be identified in order for internists to implement best clinical practice. In this program, lipid experts will present, in state-of-the- Voxmedia LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Voxmedia LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse practitioners may participate in this educational activity and earn a certificate of completion as AANP accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreements. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen. Pre-registration is for planning purposes only. For additional CME activities and online CME courses, visit CMEPlanet. End
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