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COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
Please join us for a discussion on intermediate risk: “The ABCs of Lipoproteins” with Heather M. Johnson, M.D., M.S., MMM, FAHA, FACC, FASPC.  Dr. Johnson will review the role of lipoprotein(a), apolipoprotein B, and non-HDL cholesterol as cardiovascular disease risk factors, differentiate screening recommendations and methods in lipoprotein measurement and discuss current lipoprotein treatment options for cardiovascular disease risk reduction.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Internal Medicine Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Residents,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and all other interested healthcare providers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Review the role of lipoprotein(a), apolipoprotein B, and non-HDL cholesterol as cardiovascular disease risk factors.
• Differentiate screening recommendations and methods in lipoprotein measurement.
• Discuss current lipoprotein treatment options for cardiovascular disease risk reduction.

Heather M. Johnson, M.D., M.S., MMM, FAHA, FACC, FASPC
Preventive Cardiologist/Cardiologist
Christine E. Lynn Women's Health & Wellness Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
 

Heather M. Johnson, M.D., M.S., MMM, FAHA, FACC, FASPC, faculty for this educational activity is a consultant for Amgen, Inc., Esperion Therapeutics, Novartis and Medtronic.  She has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.  All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

John F. Rubin, M.D., FACP, director of this educational activity, has indicated that he is a shareholder in AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-855841, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Podiatry, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs, Athletic Trainers. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.