Lipids Health Prime Time™: Episode 1 Setting LDL-C Thresholds: Why Lower Is Better, What the Guidelines Say, and The Role of Current Nonstatin Therapies

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of cardiologists and primary care physicians, including lipid specialists, internists, family physicians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and PAs.

Program Overview
This fast-paced news broadcast will feature expert discussions about implementing guideline recommendations for optimizing statin and non-statin therapy for the lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Identify patients taking statins who may benefit from additional LDL-C–lowering interventions
Develop evidence-based treatment plans for at-risk patients who require additional lowering of LDL-C levels beyond statin therapy, considering patient preferences and accessibility/coverage
Discuss strategies to improve the knowledge, skills, or performance of the healthcare team