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About iQ&A Medical Preventative

Program Medium
Internet-based program


Method of Physician Participation Utilized in Learning Process

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period March 25, 2019 through March 25, 2021, participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity, and are expected to view all 97 segments, totaling 3.0 hours, to successfully complete the activity and earn CME credit; 3) register and complete the evaluation form and post-test; 4) score 100% on the post-test; and 5) print out CME certificate.

Estimated Time to Complete Educational Activity

3.0 hours. Physicians must study the enduring activity, and are expected to view every segment to successfully complete the activity and earn CME credit.

Course Overview

In this web-based program, physicians will learn how recent developments in basic and clinical research have helped to advance the understanding and application of PCSK9 inhibitor-based therapies in the management of hypercholesterolemia.

Release Date

March 25, 2019

Expiration Date

March 25, 2021

Intended Audience

This complimentary CME educational activity is designed for all healthcare providers (HCPs) involved in developing, delivering, consulting, and monitoring care for patients who have high levels of LDL-C, including medical and preventive cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, lipid specialists, atherosclerosis specialists, diabetes specialists, endocrinologists, and related clinicians.

Registration

Participation in this iQ&A interactive Medical Intelligence Zone is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to view this CME-certified program and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.

Grantor Support

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and CMEducation Resources, LLC. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policy on Faculty & Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Program Faculty and Disclosure

Program Faculty and Disclosure
Dan Atar, MD
Head of Research
Oslo University Hospital Ulleval
Professors of Cardiology
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Visiting Associate Professorship
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Consultant: Amgen, Sanofi

 

Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Director of Atherosclerosis Laboratory
Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Grant/Research Support (all paid to institution, not individual):Abbott Diagnostic, Amarin, Amgen, Esperion, lonis, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron, Roche Diagnostic, Sanofi Synthelabo, NIH, AHA, ADA
Consultant/Independent Contractor:Abbott Diagnostics, Amarin, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer lngelheim, Eli Lilly, Esperion, lonis, Matinas BioPharma Inc, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron, Roche Diagnostic, Sanofi-Synthelabo

 

Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH
Director of Clinical Research
Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Consultant: Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Medicure
Research Support: Amgen, Aetna

 

Michael H. Davidson, MD, FACC, FACP, FNLA 
Clinical Professor
Director of Preventive Cardiology
The University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinic
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Consultant: Amgen, Regeneron, Sanofi

 

Sergio Fazio, MD
Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
School of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU)
Portland, OR

Consultant/Advisor: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Amarin Corporation, Ackea Therapeutics, Inc., Amgen Inc., Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

 

Keith A.A. Fox, MBChB, FRCP, FMedSci
Professor, University of Edinburgh
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor, University and Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Consultant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bayer AG; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Speaker: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bayer AG; Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Received grants for clinical research from: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bayer AG; Janssen Pharmaceuticals

 

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Thrombosis Research Group
Cardiovascular Division
Head, Vascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
President, North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF)
Boston, Massachusetts

Consultant and Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, BTG EKOS, Daiichi, Janssen  Thrombosis Research Institute Research Support   
Consultant:  Agile, Bayer, Portola, Soleno

 

Shaun Goodman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACC, FESC, FAHA
Associate Head, Division of Cardiology
St. Michael’s Hospital
Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Consulting: Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Pfizer
Speaker: Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron
Research Support: Amgen, Sanofi, Regeneron

 

J. Wouter Jukema, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC MC
Professor of Cardiology
Netherlands Heart Foundation
Chairman, Leiden Vascular Medicine
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Leiden, Netherlands

 

Research Support or CME Speaker Fees: Amgen, Astra-Zeneca, Biotronik, Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly, Merck-Schering-Plough, Pfizer, Sanofi Aventis, The Medicine Company, the Netherlands Heart Foundation, CardioVascular Research the Netherlands (CVON), the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, and the European Community Framework KP7 Program

Stephen J. Nicholls, MD
SAHMRI Deputy Director and Heart Foundation Heart Health Theme Leader
Professor of Cardiology
University of Adelaide
Consultant Cardiologist
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, Australia

Research Support:  AstraZeneca, Amgen, Anthera, Eli Lilly, Esperion, Novartis, Cerenis, The Medicines Company, Resverlogix, InfraReDx, Roche, Sanofi-Regeneron and LipoScience
Consultant: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Anthera, Omthera, Merck, Takeda, Resverlogix, Sanofi-Regeneron, CSL Behring, Esperion and Boehringer Ingelheim

 

Paul Ridker, MD,
Eugene Braunwald Professor
Harvard Medical School
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Consultant: Corvidia; Eisai Inc.; Inflazome Ltd.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Quintiles Transnational Corp.; Sanofi
Research Suport: Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Kowa Company Ltd.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc.
Other: Co-inventor on patents licensed to AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Siemens AG

 

Matthew T. Roe, MD
Professor of Medicine
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Nothing to disclose

 

Robert S. Rosenson, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Director, Cardiometabolics Unit
Mount Sinai Heart Institute
New York, NY

Consulting: Amgen
Speaker: Amgen
Research Support: Amgen, Regeneron, Medicines Company

 

Christian Ruff, MD
Principal Investigator, ENGAGE-AF Trial
TIMI Group
Director, General Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Consultant: Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim; Daiichi Sankyo; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Research Support: Daiichi Sankyo

 

Freek W A Verheugt, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology
Chairman of the Department of Cardiology
Heartcenter of the University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Advisor or Consultant Bayer AG; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company/Pfizer Inc.
Speaker: Boehringer Ingelheim; Daiichi Sankyo

 

R. Scott Wright, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Division
Mayo Clinic

Consultant: Sanofi, Regeneron, Boehringer Ingelheim, The Medicines Company, AstraZeneca



Program Managers and Web Editor Disclosure

Program Manager Gideon Bosker, MD has nothing to disclose.


Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Outline the design, results, and outcomes of landmark cardiovascular outcome clinical trials (CVOTs) addressing the safety and efficacy of non-statin therapies for medical management of high risk patients with elevated LDL-C, including those patients with a prior recent ACS event and/or advanced ASCVD accompanied by poorly controlled LDL-C levels
  • Screen for suboptimal LDL-C levels and indentify high risk groups with risk factors and/or a previous history of CAD/ASHD—including individuals with recent ACS, familial hypercholesterolemia, history of ASHD, and/or diabetes—who are appropriate candidates for PCSK9 inhibition
  • Apply evidenced-based, scientifically substantiated international (AHA, ACC, ESC/EAS) guideline recommendations and clinical decision tree pathways and international consensus guidelines and recommendations for treating patients with LDL-C levels that require lowering to optimize clinical outcomes
  • Outline the pharmacoeconomic impact and implications of deploying PCSK9 inhibitors to reduce MACE events and mortality of patients according to LDL-C levels (less or greater than 100 mg/dL) and how such stratifications effect recommendations by ICER, AHA and other organizations evaluating the pharmacoeconomic metrics PCSK9 inhibitors, both on an individual and class basis
  • Discuss and interpret the evidence supporting the safety and outcome-linked benefits of lowering LDL-C as a primary strategy to decrease cardiovascular risk for a wide range of patients with persistent or inadequately controlled hypercholesterolemia


Hardware and Software Requirements:

To participate in this program, viewers must have a PC or Macintosh computer that has active, ongoing internet access for the duration of the program, as well as a compatible Flash-viewer. An email address is required for registration, and a printer is required to print out the CME certificate.

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