Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Contemporary Identification and Management of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (40% pharm)
Describe the clinical presentation of the individual with familial hypercholesterolemia, including physical exam and laboratory findings.
Summarize current therapies available for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Heart Healthy Lifestyle Counseling: A Focus on the Female Patient (0% pharm)
Identify two pregnancy complications associated with future CVD risk.
Describe the integration of brief dietary counseling into a clinical visit.
Apply evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating including the PCNA Heart Healthy Toolbox.
Decreasing Stroke Risk in the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation: Current Options (100% pharm)
Review the guidelines for oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) in the patient with atrial fibrillation.
Summarize prescribing information for the oral anticoagulants approved for stroke prophylaxis in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Content Reviewed Date: January 2017
Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
October 19, 2013
PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT: View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.
ACCREDITOR:
This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602.