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CPD

Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapies: How Can We Tackle This Barrier Better?

  • Authors: Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH; Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD; Lale Tokgozoglu, MD, FACC, FESC
  • CPD Released: 6/5/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 6/5/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Non-US Physicians - maximum of 0.50 CPD

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    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of cardiologists, primary care physicians, endocrinologists/diabetologists, nephrologists, and nurses.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to discuss barriers related to medication adherence to lipid-lowering therapy and how to overcome these barriers to improve patient outcomes.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Challenges related to medication adherence to lipid-lowering therapy
    • Lipid-lowering therapy that may enhance medication adherence
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Overcoming individualized challenges to medication adherence to lipid-lowering therapy


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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Moderator

  • Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH

    Chairman, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group
    Lewis Dexter, MD Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Professor, Harvard Medical School
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosures

    Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Althera; Amgen Inc.; Anthos Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Beren Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; FibroGen, Inc.; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.; Merck; Moderna, Inc.; Novo Nordisk; Precision Biosciences; Silence Therapeutics
    Research funding from: Abbott; Amgen Inc.; Anthos Therapeutics; ARCA Biopharma, Inc.; AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Eisai Inc.; Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.; Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Janssen Research & Development, LLC; Merck; Novartis; Pfizer, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Roche; Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.; Softcell Medical Limited; Zora Biosciences 

Faculty

  • Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD

    Professor
    Department of Population Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Nursing
    Duke University
    Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care
    Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosures

    Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Abbott; Imatar; Novartis; Sanofi; Vidya; Walmart
    Research funding from: BeBetter Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; Improved Patient Outcomes; Merck; Novo Nordisk; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Pfizer; Sanofi
    Stock options from: Preventric Diagnostics (former) 

  • Lale Tokgozoglu, MD, FACC, FESC

    Past President, European Atherosclerosis Society
    Professor of Cardiology
    Hacettepe University
    Ankara, Turkey

    Disclosures

    Lale Tokgozoglu, MD, FACC, FESC, has the following relevant financial relationships:  
    Consultant or advisor for: Abbott; AstraZeneca; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Sanofi 
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Abbott; Amgen Inc.; Bayer; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer, Inc.; Recordati; Sanofi 
    Research funding from: Amgen Inc.; Novo Nordisk 

Editor

  • Anne M. Sendaydiego, PharmD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Anne M. Sendaydiego, PharmD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.50 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapies: How Can We Tackle This Barrier Better?

Authors: Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH; Hayden B. Bosworth, PhD; Lale Tokgozoglu, MD, FACC, FESCFaculty and Disclosures

CPD Released: 6/5/2023

Valid for credit through: 6/5/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to discuss barriers related to medication adherence to lipid-lowering therapy and how to overcome these barriers to improve patient outcomes.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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