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OPIOID SAFETY: BALANCING BENEFITS AND RISKS COURSE ONE | 5 CREDIT HOURS SATISFIES TWO (2) HOURS ON PAIN MANAGEMENT, OPIOID USE, AND ADDICTION
The purpose of this course is to provide clinicians who prescribe or distribute opioids with an appreciation for the complexities of opioid prescribing and the dual risks of litigation due to inadequate pain control and drug diversion or misuse in order to provide the best possible patient care and to prevent a growing social problem. HYPERLIPIDEMIAS AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE COURSE TWO | 10 CREDIT HOURS In the United States, more than 11% of the population 20 years of age and older have abnormally high concentrations of lipids in the plasma. It is well established that hyperlipidemia is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, it is equally well established that reduction of plasma lipids has a beneficial effect on CV health in individuals potentially at risk and reduces occurrence of new events in patients that have experienced prior CV disease. This course will review pathophysiologic and epidemiologic studies that establish the role of dyslipidemias in the development of vascular pathology. In addition, an updated approach to the pharmacologic mechanism of action of lipid-lowering drugs will be discussed, including the therapeutic benefits of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to lipid control. A review of guidelines for the evaluation of risk factors associated with hyperlipidemias will be provided, and current evidence-based guidelines for the therapy of hyperlipidemias will be thoroughly discussed. Finally, the importance of patient education, compliance to therapy, and lifestyle changes will be emphasized.
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