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The American Heart Association
and
The Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Program (MIST)
Present:
“Treating Adolescent High Risk Hyperlipidemia:
The Role of Lipid Normalizing Agents”
Wednesday, 11 April 2007;
1200-1300 ET
(Repeats 1500-1600 ET)
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by The American Heart Association and
Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program with the technical
support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Locations.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.
There is C Band analog satellite available for this program, NO Ku Band. Coordinates will be sent in the final confirmation message 2-3 business days prior to broadcast.
Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Possibly…..more information in the final confirmation message.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audience for this broadcast is military and federal physicians, cardiologists, internists, hospitalists, emergency physicians, primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in the care and treatment of patients with CVD.
d. Program Description:
The role of lipids in the development of
atherosclerosis has clearly been demonstrated. There now is convincing
evidence to demonstrate that high cholesterol and low high-density lipoprotein
levels during adolescence initiate and accelerate the pathologic changes in
coronary arteries that lead to atherosclerosis. Accordingly, CVD primary
prevention strategies need to be started at an earlier age. Implementing
strategies to identify children at high risk for CVD and effectively minimize
risk factors is of the utmost importance if we are to curtail the early onset of
atherosclerosis and slow progression to CVD. The American Heart
Association (AHA) has provided guidance regarding the identification of children
at risk for CVD and is in the process of developing a scientific statement to
address the medical management of hyperlipidemia in high risk adolescents.
Treating Adolescent High Risk Hyperlipidemia: The Role of Lipid Normalizing
Agents will examine:
1) the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis in childhood and adolescence,
2) modifiable risk factors that accelerate the atherosclerotic process,
3) the efficacy and safety of lipid-lowering agents in children with high risk hyperlipidemia,
4) strategies for maintaining lifestyle and therapy compliance in the adolescent population.
The AHA guidelines and statements for the primary prevention of CVD and management of high risk hyperlipidemia in children will serve as the basis for this discussion.
Learning Objectives: After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the process and factors associated with atherosclerosis that begins in childhood
- Assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adolescent patients
- Communicate the AHA guidelines for the primary prevention of CVD beginning in childhood and the recent AHA publication regarding the medical management of dyslipidemia in adolescents
- Evaluate clinical data regarding the efficacy and safety of lipid-lowering agents in children with high risk hyperlipidemia
- Implement strategies to effectively manage CVD risk factors in adolescent patients, including appropriate medical therapy in those with high risk hyperlipidemia
-Employ strategies for maintaining lifestyle and drug therapy compliance in adolescent patients at high risk for CVD
e. Program Chair & Faculty:
Program Chair:
Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH, FRCPC; Section Head,
Clinical Epidemiology, Division of Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children,
Toronto, Ontario
Participating
Faculty:
Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, FAHA; Chairman of
Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO
Laura Hayman, PhD, RN, FAAN; Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, New York, NY
Thomas Starc MD, MPH; Department of Pediatrics – Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Evan Stein, MD, PhD, FAHA; President, Cholesterol Treatment Center, Cincinnati, OH
Elaine Urbina, MD, FACC, FAAP; Director, Preventive Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
f. Program Handouts: Not at this time……look for final confirmation
g. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: Participants who watched the broadcast and would like to obtain a CME/CE Certificate should:
1. Go to www.professionaleducationcenter.americanheart.org.
2. Go to the catalog of offerings and under "Satellite Broadcasts" select the Treating Adolescent High Risk Hyperlipidemia: The Role of Lipid Normalizing Agents program.
3. When prompted to sign in you can either use a previously established AHA username and password, or if this is your first time to sign in at the AHA professional site click "Sign-up" and register as a non-member.
4. After signing in, you will be returned to the Treating Adolescent High Risk Hyperlipidemia: The Role of Lipid Normalizing Agents program.
5. Click on the post-test quiz and answer the questions. Then submit and continue.
6. Click on the evaluation survey and answer the questions. Then submit and continue.
Click on the Claim CME/CE credit link. Choose your certificate type from the drop-down window, then claim and print your certificate
h. DVD/Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
i. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
j. Interactivity/Questions: None for this program.
k. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: DOD-MIST Registration Site or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
l. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
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