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COURSE DESCRIPTION:  

Coronary artery calcification is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. It is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events, such as vascular injury and inflammation. Please join us in this in this lecture as we will discuss evidence-based recommendations on the use of coronary artery calcium scans in women as well as examine research updates on female-specific and female-predominant cardiovascular risk factors.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

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

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Examine research updates on female-specific and female-predominant cardiovascular risk factors.
• Discuss evidence-based recommendations on the use of coronary artery calcium scans in women. 
• Evaluate research updates on the relationship between coronary artery and breast arterial calcification in women.
• Review evidence-based cardiovascular risk reduction strategies in women with arterial calcification.

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:

Heather Johnson, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FASPC 
Preventive Cardiologist/Cardiologist
Christine E. Lynn Women's Health & Wellness Institute Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health of South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida

Heather Johnson, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FASPC, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

John Rubin, M.D., director for this educational event, owns stock in AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb. He 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.  

Kenneth Rosenthal, M.D., FACG, moderator for this educational event, indicated that he is on the Speaker’s Bureau for AbbVie, Inc. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual has been mitigated. 

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

*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 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 #20-855339, 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.