Abnormalities in lipid metabolism contribute to increased risk for developing coronary heart disease and other forms of vascular disease. This course will review current guidelines for patients with a variety of lipid disorders.

NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: The Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

COST: $40.00
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OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review representative clinical cases in the management of patients with dyslipidemia
2. Review Primary and Secondary Prevention
3. Review Importance of Vascular Inflammation in Coronary Heart Disease

CLINICAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review the management of patients with hypercholesterolemia
2. Review the management of patients with a mixed dyslipidemia
3. Review the management of patients with low HDL
4. Review the management of patients with the metabolic syndrome

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PETER OETTGEN, MD Course Director

Dr. Oettgen is the Director of Preventive Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Oettgen completed a Cardiology Fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston in 1993. His clinical interests are in Preventive cardiology. Dr. Oettgen also directs a basic science laboratory at the Harvard Institutes of Medicine. The focus of his research is centered on understanding the molecular mechanisms of vascular inflammation, vascular development, and angiogenesis. His laboratory is funded through grants from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association. He was awarded a Physician Scientist Award in 1999, and an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association in 2007. DISCLOSURE: Reported no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.

JOANNE DUSHAY, MD Course Contributor

Dr. Dushay received her B.A. from Harvard College and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She completed residency training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA and is a clinical fellow in endocrinology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Joslin Diabetes Center. DISCLOSURE:

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MARK D. ARONSON, MD Reviewer

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GRACE HUANG, MD Reviewer

Grace Huang, MD, is the Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, a joint venture between HMS and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. She also works as a hospitalist at BIDMC. She has spent a number of years designing web-based modules on clinical skills, including computer-based case simulations (“virtual patients”), physical diagnosis tutorials, interactive pathophysiology diagrams, and procedure-based instruction. She serves as a consultant to the Association of American Medical Colleges in their initiative to promote scholarship and sharing of educational materials through MedEdPORTAL. Her clinical research interest is in the impact of a formal hospital-based procedure service on complication rates among internal medicine residents. DISCLOSURE: Dr. Huang's spouse works at Pfizer, Inc., and she holds stock options and shares in the same company.

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NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2 

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Upon completion of the course you will get a certificate via e-mail within 2 weeks.

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