Risk Redefined: Updated Tools and Therapies for Hyperlipidemia Care
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Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners
Type of Activity: Knowledge-based
Release and Most Recent Review Date: July 16, 2025
Expiration Date: July 16, 2026
Number of Credit Hours: 1.0 hour CME (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)
Fee: Free
Purpose: To improve competence in applying updated CV risk assessment tools, understand guideline-directed statin therapy, and integrate novel lipid-lowering therapies into clinical practice.
Learning Objectives:
- Define hyperlipidemia and describe its epidemiology and clinical impact.
- Compare traditional and novel CV risk assessment tools, including their predictive value and inputs.
- Summarize recommendations for statin use and implications for patient care.
- Discuss emerging therapeutic approaches in hyperlipidemia management, including PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, and siRNA-based therapies.
Speaker(s):
Kathy Sarna, PharmD—Author
Clinical Assistant Professor
Drug Information Group
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy
Rita Soni, PharmD—Author
Clinical Assistant Professor
Drug Information Group
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy
Bernice Man, MD—Reviewer
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
Disclosure(s): Drs. Sarna, Soni, and Man, the planning committee members, and reviewers who contributed to this activity, have no relevant financial conflicts of interest to disclose.
CME
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