Pediatric Dyslipidemias: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in the Primary Care Setting_Enduring

Program description

 
This training was designed to increase awareness and assist providers and healthcare team in strategizing and communicating to patients the importance of receiving dyslipidemia screening and follow up care. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Target Audience

 
Physicians in Family practice/pediatricians, nurses, and staff

    Learning Objectives

     
    Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
     
    • Identify children at greatest risk for accelerated atherosclerosis
    • Formulate a plan for how to manage children with dyslipidemias
    • Recognize the role of the pediatric preventive cardiologist
     
     

    Suggested Additional Reading

    1. Juonala M, Magnussen CG, Venn A, et al. (2010) Influence of Age on Associations Between Childhood Risk Factors and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study, the Bogalusa Heart Study, and the Muscatine Study for the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium. Circulation 122: 2514-2520.
    2. Roger VL, Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update. Circulation. 2011 Circulation 2012, 125:188-197.
    3. Homma, Atherosclerosis 01 & McGill Circ 02.
    4. Berenson NEJM 1998;338:1650–1656
    5. Framingham Study Liu et al AM J Cardiol 2006
    6. McGill HC, Jr., Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1997;17:95-106.
    7. McGill, H. C. et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000;20:836-845
    8. Homma S IT, Atherosclerosis. 2001;156:389-399.
    9. McGill, Jr, Circulation 2002;105:2712-2718.
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    • 1.00 ANCC
      UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 1.00 Attendance
    Course opens: 
    05/10/2021
    Course expires: 
    05/19/2027
    Part of: 
    UPMC Health Plan - Pediatric Collaborative Call
    UPMC Health Plan
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219
    United States

    Presenter

     
    Brenda Mendizábal, MD, MS
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
     

    Course Directors

     
    Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD, MBA, FAAP
    Chief Medical Officer, Quality Department UPMC Insurance Services Division
    Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
     
    Debra Zeh, RN, BSN
    Senior Director, Quality Improvement & Provider Performance
    UPMC Health Plan
     
     

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE

    No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
     

    DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

    The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
     
    Physician (CME)
    The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
     
    Nursing (CNE)
    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
     
    Other Healthcare Professionals
    Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
     

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
    • 1.00 ANCC
      UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 1.00 Attendance
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