ABOUT THIS COURSE
Welcome!
This online, self-paced, CME program has been co-developed by the Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, and the University of Calgary CME&PD.
The intent of this online CME is to support and educate key providers (ie. Physicians, pharmacists, NPs) with the information needed to engage in lab-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening and apply appropriate evidence-based treatment to patients for primary prevention of ASCVD.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you will be enabled to:
- Describe the CVD need/opportunity gap in Alberta,
- Understand appropriate CVD risk screening procedures,
- Explain how the lab-based CVD screening tool fits with other provincial reporting and IT processes and procedures (e.g. ASaP, workflow, Netcare, EMRs, CII PAR, MyHealthRecords),
- Apply the Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2021 dyslipidemia guidelines for treatment decisions.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course will be of interest to all primary care physicians interested in learning more about the current dyslipidemia guidelines.
This course will also serve the learning needs of other healthcare practitioners including nurse practitioners and pharmacists that are working with patients having cardiovascular disease risk factors.
TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE ONLINE MODULES
- It is not recommended to access the online module on smartphones at this point as your learning experience might be compromised.
- Make sure performing all the interactive activities required in each topic, e.g. ‘click to …’ or quiz questions.
- ‘RESUME LEARNING”: For the convenience of self-paced learning, you may exit at any point in the course and come back later. When you log into the e-learning portal again, click on ‘RESUME LEARNING’, and you will be redirected to where you left last time.
- Certificate of Completion / CME Certificate: Once you have completed all parts of the course, you will find the ‘Download Certificate’ button available at the top of this page. You may choose to print it or download it as PDF document.
- Return to this Course Overview page: When you are in the module, you may come back to this page by clicking on the module title at the bottom of the COURSE NAVIGATION widget, following ‘Return to’ in orange color.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Material presented are in compliance with the University of Calgary Copyright Policy, Acceptable Use of Material Protected by Copyright.
Course materials are for individual use only and not to be distributed.
- This course was co-developed by the Cardiovascular Health & Stroke Strategic Clinical Network, and the University of Calgary CME&PD
- This course has received no commercial sponsorship support.
Faculty/PC disclosure
| Faculty | Credentials | Disclosure | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Anderson | MD, FRCP(C) | Nothing to disclose | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Terpstra | MPH, PhD | Nothing to disclose | University of Calgary Community Health Sciences |
| Glen Pearson | PharmD, FSCHP, FCCS | Novartis; Novo Nordisk: Honoraria for QI Program/Medical Practice Assessment planning committee member. Advisory Board Participation for HLS Therapeutics; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pharmascience; Trimedic Therapeutics | University of Alberta |
| Janet Craig | MD | Consulting, Teaching & Honorarium for AMA/ACTT, University of Alberta and University of Calgary, Alberta College of Family Physicians | University of Alberta |
| Lisa Stevenson | MD, CCFP | Nothing to disclose | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine |
| Katrina (Tina) Nicholson | MD, MBChB, CCFP, FCFP | Honorarium: University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine – Clinical Associate Professor; Medical Director offices of PLP and CME&PD; University of Alberta – Clinical Associate professor – DFM; REACH Institute/ Canreach AB – Faculty Teacher; CADDRA – Board Member; AHS Medicine SCN – Core member/ member of kidney group | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine |
| Utkarsh Subnis | PhD, MBBS | Nothing to disclose | University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine |
Todd Anderson MD (Co-Chair)
Jennifer Terpstra MPH, PhD (Co-Chair)
Glen Pearson BSc, BScPhm, PharmD, FSCHP, FCCS
Janet Craig MD
Katrina (Tina) Nicholson MD, MBChB, CCFP, FCFP
Lisa Stevenson MD CCFP
Utkarsh Subnis PhD, MBBS (CME Representative)
This program is supported by the Health Innovation, Implementation, and Spread grant from the Alberta Government. An independent CRA Scientific Planning Committee was responsible for the scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance of this content.
We extend our sincere gratitude to Kristin Hobson of Alberta Precision Laboratories for her exceptional assistance in the creation of video content.
For any tech issue you have in this course, please email ecme@ucalgary.ca.
For questions regarding the content or information provided, please email jennifer.terpstra@albertahealthservices.ca.