Institute for Public Health and Medicine Seminar Series
"2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol"
Presented by:
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD/ScM
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine
Director, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)
Eileen M. Foell Professor
Professor in Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology
and
Neil J. Stone, MD
Medical Director, Center for Vascular Disease at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Robert Bonow, MD Professor
Professor in Medicine-Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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In-person attendance is required to earn CME-credit.
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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the differences between current and prior CVD prevention guidelines.
2. Name the four groups that benefit from statin therapy.
3. Understand how to perform risk assessment for CVD using the CV Risk Calculator.
Disclosure Statements
Drs. Lloyd-Jones and Stone have nothing to disclose. The course director, Suzanne Cox, PhD MPH, has nothing to disclose. FSM’s CME Leadership & Staff have nothing to disclose: John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD, Sr. Associate Dean for Medical Education; Genevieve Napier, CME Director; CME Project Specialists Ashley Kick and Tara Scavelli.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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The Institute for Public Health and Medicine Seminar Series is a forum covering current research relevant to the Institute and its Centers.
The Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) is the nexus for all public health activities at the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM). The goal of the Institute is to accelerate innovation at the interface of medicine and public health and achieve measurable improvements in health for patients and populations. IPHAM’s Centers focus on issues that span the spectrum from communities to the individual, and from health behaviors to genetic determinants of disease.
Click here to stream live via Adobe Connect
In-person attendance is required to earn CME-credit.
Click here to view Event Flyer.