Nonstatin Therapy for Hyperlipidemia Management and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Nonstatin Therapy for Hyperlipidemia Management and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Description

The goal of this activity is for participants to be able to determine an evidence-based treatment plan that includes ensuring optimization of statin and non-statin therapies to decrease ASCVD risk. This activity is part of the Modern Lipid Management: The Updated Medicine Cabinet grant project.

Accreditation Statement

In accordance with ACCME policy, prior to participating in this activity, you must review the information on this page.

Joint Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

MOC Information

Successful completion of this certified activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to .25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Credit Statement
Physicians

The ACCF designates this online enduring material for a maximum of up to .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of .25 continuing nursing education contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

While offering the credits noted above, this program is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

Target Audience:

This course is intended for CV team clinicians including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists who manage patients with, or at-risk of, ASCVD.

Important Dates:
Date of Release: August 1, 2022
Term of Approval/Date of Expiration: July 31, 2025

Learner Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

Determine the selection, sequencing, and escalation plan for non-statins.

Acknowledgements:
Educational grant support provided by: Amgen & Novartis.

To request credit, you must:

Read all text and view all tables and/or figures in the case for which you wish to receive credit.
Answer the questions in each case for which you wish to claim credit. After you have answered all the questions, click on the Exam Summary button. A Claim Credit button will appear on this page if you have achieved a passing score of 70% or better. If you did not achieve a passing score, please click the Reset Scores link and retake the exam.
Click the Claim Credit button and answer the evaluation questions in the pop-up window.
Enter the total amount of time you actually spent in the activity in the box provided. Please note that you may only claim once for each module in this activity. Click Submit.
You will receive a message that your request has been submitted and a link to view your certificate. You may view and download the certificate when you receive the message, you may also view it at any time in the My Transcript section of My ACC.

This certified activity may contain links to other educational resources such as clinical trial summaries, journal articles, guidelines, etc., that may not be certified. Please note that clicking on the links provided to view these resources will open new windows, which are outside of this certified activity.

Faculty:

Anum Saeed, MD
Martha Gulati MD, MS, FACC

Peer Reviewer
Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FACC

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on Jul 31, 2025


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	0.25 CME Credit 0.25 CNE Credit 0.25 ABIM-MOC Point