Program Description: 

PDF icon Keeping hearts healthy- Preventive treatment in familial hypercholesterolemia.pdfPDF icon Vuorio_et_al-2019-Cochrane_Database_of_Systematic_Reviews.pdf

PDF icon Luirink et al. - 2019 - 20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Fami.pdfPDF icon Schwartz - Changes in Youth Cholesterol Screening Rates in an.pdf

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A focused series focused on providing ongoing continuing education credit for APPs collectively. Designed to bring a platform to APPs to participate in and collect credit towards the professional continued education needs through events and activities such as Childrens Wisconsin Virtual Conference, Childrens Wisconsin Advanced Practice Provider Symposium, journal clubs, professional and leadership development program and more.

Key Words: 

Target audience: 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Clinical nurse specialist
  • CRNA
  • CAA
  • Professional development
  • Pediatrics, specialties
  • Evidence based medicine
  • Patient care team, patient care model
  • Child development
Learning objectives: 

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

  • Comprehend base of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), including its basic pathophysiology, genetic basis, and natural history, explain why FH is the primary indication for statin treatment in children.   
  • Provide comprehensive patient and family counseling based on the evidence on the effectiveness of statin therapy initiated in childhood for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
  • Incorporate information of statin therapy's safety profile when prescribing statin therapy for the pediatric patient.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Jerrid Dokey, PA-C
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Medical College of Wisconsin

Allison Duey-Holtz MSN, CPNP-PC

Assistant Director Childrens Specialty Group Advanced Practice Providers

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin

 

Speaker:
Daniel R. Beacher, MD
Clinical Lipid Specialist,
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • Jerrid Dokey
  • Allison Duey-Holtz
  • Daniel R. Beacher, MD

Contact

Name: 
Kristina Keppel
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 617-2990

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

 AANP Credit Designation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. 

Session date: 
06/30/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 2.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 2.50 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 2.50 NP Contact Hours
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