• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  In a podcast style discussion, Michael Corvino, PharmD and Cole Swanson, PharmD examine dyslipidemia within the context of the latest treatment guidelines.  According to the CDC, only roughly half of adults who could benefit from cholesterol medication are currently taking it.  Pharmacists, then, are well positioned to advocate for proper screenings and coordinate proper management of dyslipidemia.   It is important that pharmacists understand the updated guidelines and the role that various agents play in the management of dyslipidemia.  This session seeks to explore the newest guidelines, focusing on how this information can best be incorporated into daily pharmacy practice.

  Access the original podcast here.

  
  

  Handouts

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Identify patient-specific risk-enhancing factors that would indicate a patient's need for statin therapy

  Identify how updated goals for LDL-C levels incorporate into current practice models

  Recognize the role of non-statin pharmacotherapy options for certain patient populations

  Recognize the supporting evidence responsible for the updated guidelines

  Nurse

  Recognize the supporting evidence responsible for the updated guidelines

  Recognize the role of non-statin pharmacotherapy options for certain patient populations

  Identify how updated goals for LDL-C levels incorporate into current practice models

  Identify patient-specific risk-enhancing factors that would indicate a patient's need for statin therapy

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-849660

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-21-121-H01-P
  Nurse 0798-0000-21-121-H01-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Coleman  Swanson, PharmD, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist - Neurology, MUSC Specialty Pharmacy Department

  Michael  Corvino, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES Clinical Pharmacist, Fetter Health Care Network

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