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NLA- SAP Module 4- Contemporary Management of Dyslipidemia: Therapeutic Lifestyle Change V2

Cardiology
Credits:
21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ 20.9 ANCC Contact Hours 21 ACPE 21 CDR
Launch Date:
November 15, 2016
Expiration Date:
The accreditation for this activity has expired.

Primary Audience:

Lipidologists, Lipid Specialists, Cardiologists, Endocrinologists, Internists, Nephrologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family Practitioners, PhDs, Physicians Assistants, Cardiovascular Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Dietitians

Relevant Terms:

Lifestyle

See Faculty section below for a complete list of faculty.

See Faculty section below for a complete list of faculty.

1. Discuss the role of nutrition and nutritional supplements in the treatment of dyslipidemia.
2. Describe key characteristics of various diets for the prevention and management of ASCVD.
3. Describe effective diet and lifestyle strategies for dyslipidemia management.
4. Identify the effects of diet and exercise on various lipid parameters.
5. Describe the role of saturated fat, carbohydrate and protein in the management of cardiovascular disease.
6. Discuss the controversy surrounding dietary cholesterol and its role in cardiovascular disease.
7. Outline the impact of various diets on weight loss.
8. Describe the hormonal factors that regulate food intake
9. Review the role of various types of physical activity on dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk.
10. Assess the value of different methods of counseling on the achievement of successful therapeutic lifestyle change.
11. Review the current state of media and mobile devices for transforming healthcare.

CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS
In order to receive credit for this enduring program, participants must answer each question, review the ensuing critiques and evaluate the activity. A statement of credit will be available upon completion of an evaluation form. If you have questions about this CME/ CE activity, please contact the NLA at cme@lipid.org.
 
For Pharmacists: Upon receipt of the completed activity evaluation form, transcript information will be available at www.mycpemonitor.net within 4 weeks.
 
Physicians who complete a program evaluation will receive a Statement of Continuing Education Credit from the NLA for up to 21 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward the AMA Physician Recognition Award. To receive credit you must obtain a 30% or greater total score on your Performance Score Report.
 
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
There is no commercial support for this activity.
 
CREDIT DESIGNATION
CME credit provided by the National Lipid Association
The National Lipid Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The National Lipid Association designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Physician Assistants
NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Dietitians
The National Lipid Association is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 21 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/ materials. CDR Accredited Provider #NL002.
 
CE Credit provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
 
Pharmacists
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Universal Activity Number 0809-9999-16-457-H01-P (Knowledge)
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 21 contact hour(s) (2.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Nursing
This educational activity for 20.9 contact hours is provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
 
This self-assessment program is recognized for Maintenance of Certification by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and Renewal of Certification by the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology.
 
FACULTY
Editor-in-Chief
Carl E. Orringer, MD, FNLA*
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
 
Associate Editor
Harold E. Bays, MD, FNLA*
Medical Director/President
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, KY
 
Contributing Editors
Ralph L. La Forge, MSc, FNLA†
Consulting Faculty
Endocrine, Metabolism, and Nutrition Division
Duke University
Durham, NC
 
Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, FNLA†
Wellness Center Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Health Sciences
 
*Denotes Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology.
†Denotes Diplomate, Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology.
 
DISCLOSURES
Harold E. Bays, MD, FNLA has received support for clinical research from Amarin, Amgen, Ardea Inc., AstraZencea LP, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Catabasis, Cymabay, Eisai, Elcelyx, Eli Lilly, Esperion, Ferrer/Chiltern, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Hanmi, Hisun, Hoffman LaRoche, Home Access, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Kowa, Merck, Nektar, Novo Nordisk, Omthera, Orexigen Therapeutics, Pfizer, Pronovo, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, sanofi-aventis U.S., Takeda, and TIMI. He has been a consultant for Alnylam, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Ionis, Merck, Novartis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, sanofi-aventis U.S., and Takeda. Dr. Bays has been a speaker for Amarin, Amgen, AstraZeneca LP, Eisai, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, sanofi-aventis U.S., and Takeda.
 
Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, FNLA has nothing to disclose.
 
Ralph L. La Forge, MSc, FNLA has nothing to disclose.
 
Carl E. Orringer, MD, FNLA has nothing to disclose.
 
Reviewer:
Nicole Woodsmall, MSH, RDN has nothing to disclose.
 
CME Reviewer:
Edward Goldenberg, MD, FNLA has served as a speaker for Amgen, Merck & Co., Inc. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
 
NLA staff has nothing to disclose.
PIM planners and managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN, and Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CHCP, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
 
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE AND INVESTIGATIONAL PRODUCT
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
 
DISCLOSURE DECLARATION
It is the policy of NLA to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. Planners, faculty, reviewers, and staff have disclosed any financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME. 
 
DISCLAIMER
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. The NLA specifically disclaims responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through reader’s misunderstanding of content.
 
 
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