The Comprehensive Cardiometabolic Risk-Reduction Program (CCRR)
is a collaborative educational initiative sponsored by the NLA to promote enhanced
standards of care for cardiometabolic risk management. The purpose of this program
is to inform lipid specialists
on novel ways of addressing cardiometabolic risk factors, including dyslipidemia,
dysglycemia, hypertension, excess bodyweight/central adiposity, and emerging markers.
Program content will detail the evolving challenges of cardiometabolic risk management,
the latest thinking on the drivers of cardiometabolic risk, key concepts in patient
identification and assessment, and new strategies for treatment and patient management.
Through educational courses and ongoing support, this educational initiative will strive to foster
a paradigm shift in cardiometabolic risk management by broadening treatment protocols
utilized in lipid clinics throughout the United States. Starting
in December 2007 and throughout 2008, the CCRR educational curriculum will be delivered
regionally at 4-hour live CME courses hosted at leading lipid clinics. For those
members who attend a regional course, the CCRR program will serve as a gateway to
participate in an ongoing educational network and to take steps toward fulfilling
the NLA’s professional and practice development pathways.
To register for a course,
click here.
For more information on the National Lipid Association, please visit our website
at www.lipid.org.
This program is open to all lipid specialists seeking to enhance their practices
and professional development.
- Educate on the complexities of cardiometabolic risk management in
patients who are overweight or obese
- Establish criteria for the evaluation and classification of patients
with cardiometabolic risk
- Reinforce the importance of lifestyle modification and provide recommendations
regarding clinical interventions that may enhance the management of cardiometabolic
risk
- Provide healthcare provider tools and patient education materials
to facilitate cardiometabolic risk management
