Best Practices Forum: Icosapent ethyl for whom and when? A case-based discussion

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This program offers participants downloadable slides and a program worksheet. View the PROGRAM MATERIALS tab for more information.

Program Time: 90 minute sessions - This program is a recording of a live broadcast.
Accreditation-CME Credits: This program is not accredited. Physicians may earn self-learning credits through active steps. View more information under the Credit Eligibility tab.
Target Audience: Family physicians, cardiovascular specialists, and allied health professionals

The program was developed by the Canadian Collaborative Research Network and was presented as a live virtual event on October 1, 2020. We are pleased to make the recordings of the live session available to you through MD-Online.  Please select the session below to participate.  The PROGRAM SLIDES are available from the CCRN booth in the virtual exhibit hall link below.

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Thank you to our sponsor who supported this program through an unrestricted educational grant.

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Overview & Objectives

Best Practices Forum (BPF – IPE cases)

Target Audience: Family physicians, cardiovascular specialists, and allied health professionals.

This program is intended for primary care physicians, cardiologists, endocrinologists and lipidologists.

 

Through an interactive case-based discussion, this program will help practitioners identify the appropriate patient and timing for icosapent ethyl therapy to achieve additional cardiovascular risk reduction.

 




Accreditation

This program is NOT accredited.

Mainpro+ participants may earn certified credits by completing a Linking Learning Exercise.

Specialist participants may claim Section 2 credits (up to 2 credits per hour) following completion of a personal learning project (PLP) under Section 2: Self-Learning Activities within the MAINPORT ePortfolio. 

 



Faculty

Faculty

Alice Cheng
Alice Cheng
MD, FRCPC
Toronto, ON

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

Peter Lin
Peter Lin
MD, CCFP
Toronto, ON

Agenda

Agenda

Program ChapterDuration
(Min:Sec)
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Presenter
Introduction
Case 1: A patient with stable ASCVD and optimized LDL
Milan Gupta
Case 2: A patient with diabetes and additional risk factors
Alice Cheng
Case 3: A patient with ASCVD and elevated LDL and TG
Milan Gupta
Case 4: A patient with ASCVD with concomitant atrial fibrillation
Peter Lin
Conclusion


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:

 



Links & Resources

Program slides:

This program was developed by the Canadian Collaborative Research Network, a not-for-profit physician organization.  A PDF copy of the slides from this program are available for CCRN members from the CCRN website. Click the link below to be directed to the Resource Library.

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