CV Outcomes with PCSK9 Inhibitors: selecting the right patient

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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 2, 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:
  1. EXPLAIN the results of the PCSK9 inhibitor outcomes trials
  2. 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.

Planning Committee & Faculty

Planning Committee & Faculty

Milan Gupta
Milan Gupta
MD, FRCPC, FCCS
Brampton, ON

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
McMaster University
Medical Director
Canadian Collaborative Research Network
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Jeffrey Habert
Jeffrey Habert
M.D., CMFC, FCMF
Toronto, Ontario

Assistant Professor,
University of Toronto,
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
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Daniel Ngui
Daniel Ngui
B. Sc., PT, M.D., FCMF
Vancouver, BC

Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Medical Director
Fraser Street Medical
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Marla Shapiro
Marla Shapiro
C.M., M.D.C.M., CMFC, M. Sc. S., FRCPC, FCMF, NCMP
Toronto, Ontario

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 ChapterDuration
(Min:Sec)
Introduction2:10
Landscape of PCSK9 Inhibitors3:40
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: Fourier3:54
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: SPIRE 1 and 22:41
PCSK9 Inhibitor Trials: ODYSSEY4:59
PCSK9 Inhibitor Guidelines4:28
Which Patients Deserve a PCSK9 Inhibitor?0:46


Sponsorship

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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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