Emerging Treatment Options for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Cardiology
Curriculum:
Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Primary Hyperlipidemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) - Program 2
Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Primary Hyperlipidemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) - Program 2
Credits:
1 AANP Contact Hours 1 ANCC Contact Hours 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
1 AANP Contact Hours 1 ANCC Contact Hours 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
Launch Date:
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015
Expiration Date:
The accreditation for this activity has expired.
The accreditation for this activity has expired.
Primary Audience:
General Cardiologists, Atherosclerosis Specialists, Interventional Cardiologists, Preventive Cardiologists, Diabetologists, Lipid and Metabolism Specialists
Relevant Terms:
Dyslipidemia
Evan Stein, MD, PhD
Evan Stein, MD, PhD
Director Emeritus
Metabolic & Atherosclerosis Research Center
Cincinnati, OH
Bio
Evan A. Stein, MD, PhD is the Director Emeritus of the Metabolic & Atherosclerosis Research Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his medical degree and doctorate from the University of Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has had several appointments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 1986, including serving with the National Cholesterol Education Program. He served on the Data and Safety Advisory Board of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Program on Genetics in Hypertension from 1999-2003. He was appointed to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Advisory Panel and served from 2006 through 2010. Dr. Stein has authored more than 300 publications in the area of clinical, therapeutic and laboratory aspects of lipid metabolism especially familial hypercholesterolemia.
Michael H. Davidson, MD
Michael H. Davidson, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Preventive Cardiology
The University of Chicago
Pritzker School Of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Bio
Michael Davidson, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine in Illinois. Dr. Davidson has been named one of "The Best Doctors in America" by Best Doctors Inc. He is a past president of the National Lipid Association. Dr. Davidson has coordinated more than 1,000 clinical trials in preventive cardiology, authored more than 250 articles in leading medical journals, and lectured extensively on lipid disorders, nutrition and atherosclerosis.
| 1. | Review the underlying genetic mutations and the role of genetic screening for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) as it relates to diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia and in response to statins, ezetimibe and proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) monoclonal antibody treatment | 2. | Discuss the emerging evidence on genetic mutations and their potential therapeutic significance in the development of novel low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets |
| 3. | Identify the relationship of LDL-C reduction and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction including the risk in HeFH and HoFH | 4. | Discuss the clinical presentation and implications of HeFH and the use of optimal LDL-C target goals for these patients based on current consensus recommendations |
| 1. | Review the underlying genetic mutations and the role of genetic screening for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) as it relates to diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia and in response to statins, ezetimibe and proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) monoclonal antibody treatment |
| 2. | Discuss the emerging evidence on genetic mutations and their potential therapeutic significance in the development of novel low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets |
| 3. | Identify the relationship of LDL-C reduction and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction including the risk in HeFH and HoFH |
| 4. | Discuss the clinical presentation and implications of HeFH and the use of optimal LDL-C target goals for these patients based on current consensus recommendations |
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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. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.
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. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.
Faculty Disclosures
Evan Stein, MD, PhD discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant - Amgen, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; CymaBay Therapeutics; Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.; Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consultant - Amgen, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; CymaBay Therapeutics; Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.; Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Clinical Investigator - Amgen, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc.
Michael H. Davidson, MD discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant - Amgen, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc.
Consultant - Amgen, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc.
Margaret V. Clark, MS, RN, RRT – NPS, Medical Writer
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
Accreditor Disclosures
Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN- Lead Nurse Planner
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
Bernadette Marie Makar, MSN, NP-C, APRN-C- Nurse Planner
Discloses no financial relationships with pharmaceutical or medical product manufacturers.
AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Amgen Inc. and sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc.
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Program ID #21510.
Program ID #21510.
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