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Women, Cholesterol, and Cardiovascular Disease-The Trilogy
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Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Date:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Time:
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Eastern Time
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Location:
www.FreeCE.com and PharmCon Studios
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Credits:
1
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Contact Hours
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Target Audience:
Nursing, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians
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Program Overview:
This program will promote the need for increased awareness of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Second, this program focuses on methods for health care providers to improve cardiovascular care, and manage medications for cholesterol and other related co-morbidities. Health care providers must understand the potential of currently available treatment options and play an active role in educating patients on their strategies for cholesterol management.
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Nursing Educational Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the prevalence and current epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in men and women
- Review the relationship between lipid values and cardiovascular risks to include goals for individual patients
- Outline the importance of diet and exercise as the first treatment option for high cholesterol
- Review the modes of action, efficacy, and advantages and disadvantages of currently available therapies
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Pharmacists Educational Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the prevalence and current epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in men and women
- Review the relationship between lipid values and cardiovascular risks to include goals for individual patients
- Outline the importance of diet and exercise as the first treatment option for high cholesterol
- Review the modes of action, efficacy, and advantages and disadvantages of currently available therapies
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Pharmacy Technicians Educational Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the prevalence and current epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in men and women
- Review the relationship between lipid values and cardiovascular risks to include goals for individual patients
- Outline the importance of diet and exercise as the first treatment option for high cholesterol
- Review the modes of action, efficacy, and advantages and disadvantages of currently available therapies
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Repeat Presentation:
This Presentation Was last given on 6/23/2010
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Activity Type:
Knowledge
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Accreditation:
Nursing: N-602 Pharmacists: 0798-0000-10-032-L01-P Pharmacy Technicians: 0798-0000-10-032-L-01-T
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. In order to obtain a Certificate of Credit, attendees must answer poll questions and a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Certificate of Credit or leave them stored on the web site. |
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About The Speaker: |
Laura Borgelt, PharmD
Dr. Borgelt is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver in the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Colorado. She completed a Primary Care Residency with the University of Colorado and Kaiser Permanente Rocky Mountain Division. Dr. Borgelt is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Borgelt's teaching, practice, and research focus on women's health pharmacotherapy. She has published numerous peer-reviewed women's health articles in Pharmacotherapy, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes and Research, Gender Medicine, Journal of Family Practice, and Journal of the American Pharmacists Association as well as several book chapters. She has presented women's health topics at local, national, and international conferences. Dr. Borgelt has served as past-chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Women's Health Practice and Research Network (PRN), participated in the AHRQ Expert Panel for Medication Overuse in Women/Older Adults, and has been a member of the University of Colorado Women's Health Program Steering Committee and the AACP Women's Health Content Expert Panel. She has been the recipient of several teaching and clinical awards and is an active member of and leader in multiple professional organizations.
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Financial Support By:
AstraZeneca
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Refund Policy
This is a Free Program
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Cost:
Free
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Documents:
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Status:
Registration Closed - Past Registration Date
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Computer sharing is not permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer. |
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This is a live presentation delivered over the internet in an online classroom environment. In order to see, hear and participate in the class you must have the following:
- Broadband internet connection, such as T1, Cable or high-speed DSL.
- Computer speakers or headphones.
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (Recommended), FireFox 3.0 or higher (with media player plugin), Safari 3.2 or higher, Google Chrome.
We do not support AOL. It is recommended to minimize AOL and open an Internet Explorer or Firefox window.
Mac Users we reccomend Safari or Firefox, but you will need to verify your Windows Media Player Plugin.
- Computer monitor with screen resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixils or higher.
- Windows Media Player plugin for your internet browser. Most computers come with the plugin already installed. But, it is still very important that you test to ensure you will be able to hear the class.
- Due to monitoring guidelines, computer sharing is NOT permitted. Credit is given to one user per computer.
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