CV Outcomes with PCSK9 Inhibitors: selecting the right patient
Details & Video
Program Time: 30 minutes - includes presentation and interactivity
Accreditation-CME Credits: This online 1-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family
Physicians of Canada for up to 0.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Target Audience: General Practitioners
Program available until: August 6, 2020
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Overview & Objectives
CV Outcomes With PCSK9 Inhibitors
Target Audience: General Practitioners.
By participating in this educational program, health care providers will be able to:
- EXPLAIN the results of the PCSK9 inhibitor outcomes trials
- DEFINE the appropriate patient for PCSK9 inhibitors
Accreditation
This online 1-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family
Physicians of Canada for up to 0.5 Mainpro+ credits.
This program was supported in part by educational funding from Amgen Canada
Claiming your credits: Please submit your credits for this activity online at www.cfpc.ca/login. Please retain proof of your participant for six (6) years in case you are selected to participate in credit validation or auditing.
This program was supported in part by educational funding from Amgen Canada
Claiming your credits: Please submit your credits for this activity online at www.cfpc.ca/login. Please retain proof of your participant for six (6) years in case you are selected to participate in credit validation or auditing.
Planning Committee & Faculty
Planning Committee & Faculty

Milan Gupta
MD, FRCPC, FCCS
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
McMaster University
Medical Director
Canadian Collaborative Research Network
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Jeffrey Habert
M.D., CMFC, FCMF
Assistant Professor,
University of Toronto,
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
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Daniel Ngui
B. Sc., PT, M.D., FCMF
Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Medical Director
Fraser Street Medical
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Marla Shapiro
C.M., M.D.C.M., CMFC, M. Sc. S., FRCPC, FCMF, NCMP
Professor, University of Toronto
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University Health Network
North York General, Mount Sinai
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Agenda
Agenda
Program Chapter | Duration (Min:Sec) |
---|---|
Introduction | 2:10 |
Landscape of PCSK9 Inhibitors | 3:40 |
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: Fourier | 3:54 |
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: SPIRE 1 and 2 | 2:41 |
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: ODYSSEY | 4:59 |
PCSK9 Inhibitor Guidelines | 4:28 |
Which Patients Deserve a PCSK9 Inhibitor? | 0:46 |
Sponsorship

This program has been developed by the Canadian Collaborative Research Network, a not-for-profit physician organization, and is supported through an educational grant received from:
Amgen Canada
Links & Resources
Links & Resources:
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