Program Description: 

Accreditation Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians
 
Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
 

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurses
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • 1.  Describe the concept of the "obesity paradox" in established cardiovascular disease.
  • 2.  Define "adiposopathy" and its three main tenets
  • 3.  Understand the physiologic and pathologic differences between varying adipose tissue depots and their impact on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
  • 4.  Describe the clinical implications obesity heterogeneity and visceral adiposity: and e) Identify several areas for future investigation and clinical adaptation of new   paradigms of obesity as it related to cardiovascular disease risk.
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director:

Jacquelyn P Kulinski, MD

Speaker(s):

Eugenia Raichlin, MD, - Professor of Medicine-Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Commercial Support Six, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Raichlin has no disclosures to report.

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Contact

Name: 
Deb Turtenwald
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-6861
Email: 
cardiocme@mcw.edu

Accreditation Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians
 
Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
 

Session date: 
09/16/2021 - 7:00am to 8:00am CDT
Location: 
Virtual Meeting
The Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
WI 53226
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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