Updates in Guidelines for Chronic Conditions: Diagnosis, Management & Treatment of Dyslipidemia

Enduring Activity:
Pharmacology Series: Updates in Guidelines for Chronic Conditions
“Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Dyslipidemia”

Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care physicians and advanced practice providers.

Statement of Need
Practice rapidly evolves with the development of new pharmacological interventions. Providers are not always aware of
the latest pharmacology guidelines and updates in the treatment of chronic medical conditions.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1. Provide a brief history of dyslipidemia
2. Define and classify common types of dyslipidemia
3. Review assessment and screening of dyslipidemia
4. Explore the prevalence of dyslipidemia
5. Identify the causes, risk/contributing factors and complications of dyslipidemia
6. Discuss optimal treatment and management of dyslipidemia
7. Review medication classes available for lipid management
8. Identify appropriate therapy for lipid management based on patient specific factors

Faculty
Amy Pierce, APRN, FNP
Cardiology
Norton Heart Specialists

Jacqueline Gray, APRN
Cardiology
Norton Heart Specialists

Kimber Woodrum, PharmD, MPH
Employee Population Health and Benefits Clinical Specialist
Norton Healthcare

Relevant Financial Relationships
Faculty
Faculty for this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

Planners
Tara Mudd has the following relationship to disclose; consultant-AtriCure.

No other planners of this event have relevant
relationships to disclose. All relevant relationships have been successfully mitigated.

Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing
continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
(ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing
participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.

This session meets 1.0 contact hour of approved pharmacology CE required by the KNB for annual APRN license renewal
– 201 KAR 20:215.

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at [phone] or

Date of Original Release | August 23, 2022

Course Termination Date | August 2024

Resources

High Cholesterol Facts

ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus

2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood
Cholesterol: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force
on Clinical Practice Guidelines

[ramachandrankannan]

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