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CME / CE

Lipid Clinic Challenge: Maximizing Statins to Minimize New Onset Diabetes

Authors: Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed); Peter Toth, MD, PhD
CME / CE Released: 10/31/2018
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
Valid for credit through: 10/31/2019, 11:59 PM EST

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for cardiologists, diabetologists, endocrinologists, primary care physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.

The goal of this activity is to improve clinicians' ability to choose the right statin for each patient.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

Have increased knowledge regarding the
- Effect of different statin therapies on the risk for new-onset diabetes
- Clinical data supporting the use of different statin therapies in patients at risk for new-onset diabetes
Have greater competence related to
- Using appropriate lipid lowering Strategies by the interprofessional team to minimize the risk for new-onset diabetes in patients at risk

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Faculty

Peter Toth, MD, PhD

Professor
Clinical Family and Community Medicine
University of Illinois
Director
Preventive Cardiology
CGH Medical Center
Sterling, Illinois

Disclosures

Disclosure: Peter Toth, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novo Nordisk; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novo Nordisk; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi

Dr Toth does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Toth does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Professor
Public Health
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom

Disclosures

Disclosure: Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed), has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AbbVie Inc.; Amgen Inc.; Cerenis Therapeutics; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly; Medco Health Solutions, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Algorithme Pharma inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cipla Ltd.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Pfizer Inc; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Amgen Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi

Dr Ray does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Ray does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Steering Committee

Alan S. Brown, MD

Director
Advocate Heart Institute
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois

Disclosures

Disclosure: Alan S. Brown, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Akcea Therapeutics; Amgen Inc.; Kastle Therapeutics; Merck & Co., Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amgen Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi

Harold Edward Bays, MD

Medical Director
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Disclosures

Disclosure: Harold Edward Bays, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Akcea Therapeutics; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Eisai Inc.; Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; ProSciento; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Eisai Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
Received grants for clinical research from: Alere; Allergan, Inc.; Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Chiltern; ChromaDex, Inc.; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.; Eisai Inc.; Elcelyx Therapeutics, Inc.; Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; Ferrer; Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Home Access Health; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; iSpecimen; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Lilly; Merck & Co., Inc.; Nektar Therapeutics; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Novo Nordisk; Omthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi; Selecta Biosciences, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

Joseph L. Lillo, DO

Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
Midwestern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Glendale, Arizona

Disclosures

Disclosure: Joseph L. Lillo, DO, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Sanofi

Kevin C. Maki, PhD

Chief Scientist
Midwest Biomedical Research
Wheaton, Illinois,

Disclosures

Disclosure: Kevin C. Maki, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Akcea Therapeutics; Amgen Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sancilio & Company, Inc.

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Disclosures

As listed above.

Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS

Diplomate
Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology
Immediate Past President
National Lipid Association
Past President
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosures

Disclosure: Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.; Kowa Company Ltd.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi

Editor

Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP

Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME / CE Reviewer

Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Associate CME Clinical Director, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Esther Nyarko, PharmD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Nurse Planner

Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CHCP

Lead Nurse Planner, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Disclosure: Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CHCP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Abbot; Heartware; Medtronic; Thoratec

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CME / CE

Lipid Clinic Challenge: Maximizing Statins to Minimize New Onset Diabetes

Authors: Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed); Peter Toth, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures

THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / CE Released: 10/31/2018

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Faculty

Peter Toth, MD, PhD

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Steering Committee

Alan S. Brown, MD

Harold Edward Bays, MD

Joseph L. Lillo, DO

Kevin C. Maki, PhD

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS

Editor

Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP

CME / CE Reviewer

Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Nurse Planner

Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CHCP

Peer Reviewer

CME / CE

Lipid Clinic Challenge: Maximizing Statins to Minimize New Onset Diabetes

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Disclosures

Faculty

Peter Toth, MD, PhD

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Steering Committee

Alan S. Brown, MD

Harold Edward Bays, MD

Joseph L. Lillo, DO

Kevin C. Maki, PhD

Kausik Ray, MBChB, MD, MPhil (Cantab), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Ed)

Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS

Editor

Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP

CME / CE Reviewer

Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Nurse Planner

Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CHCP

Peer Reviewer

Accreditation Statements

For Physicians

For Nurses

For Pharmacists

Instructions for Participation and Credit

Lipid Clinic Challenge: Maximizing Statins to Minimize New Onset Diabetes