CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Location:
This is a web-based CME activity

Course Instructors/Directors:
Dr. Ferreira
Harvey Parker, PhD
Michelle Frisch, MPH
Alan Goodstat, LCSW

Number of Credits:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registration Fee:
Free

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Detailed Description:
This webcast was captured live at the NACE Emerging Challenges in Primary Care Series: Update 2009 and features Dr. Alexandre C. Ferreira.  Dr. Ferreira is Clinical Chief of Cardiology: Jackson Health System, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, learners should be able to:

  1. Recognize the prevalence of cardiovascular events in diabetes despite achieving LDL goals
  2. Recognize therapeutic guideline recommendations for patients with Diabetic Dyslipidemia
  3. Describe the impact of HDL-C and Triglycerides on cardiovascular risk in the diabetic population
  4. Utilize combination therapy more comfortably and appropriately in patients with mixed dyslipidemia
  5. More effectively communicate with patients about Cardiovascular Risk and treatment goals.