AUDIENCE:
Nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.
FACULTY DISCLOSURES:
The faculty members have declared no commercial relationships related to the content of this presentation.
COST:
This online educational activity is offered free of charge.
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 accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as an approved provider of Nurse Practitioner continuing education, provider number 030602.
Content Reviewed Date: January 2017
Seminar Date:
October 24, 2015
- Review the secondary prevention guidelines for the post-ACS patient
- List the specific strategies that have proven efficacy for patients at risk for nonadherence
- Describe best practice recommendations for navigating the challenging hospital-to-home transition for the ACS patient
- Describe an evidence-based therapeutic approach to the patient with a true intolerance to statin therapy.
- Outline a treatment plan for the patient who has an inadequate response to high-intensity statin therapy, including strategies to rule out sub-optimal adherence and optimization of patient education
- Describe the integration of shared decision-making into the clinical encounter for a patient with elevated LDL-cholesterol
- Identify prevalence rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including rates for morbidity and mortality
- Discuss professional guidelines that stress methods for assessing risk in patients with VTE and provide algorithms for patient management
- Describe methods for ensuring effective communications with patients and caregivers as a means of improving adherence and self-care in patients with VTE
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.
Contact Hour Total: 2.25
Pharmacology Hours: 1.25
