This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Medical Education
Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and HealthScience Media, Inc. (HSM). MEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.

Medical Education Collaborative designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.25 category 1 credits
towards the AMA Physicians's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

ANCC and dietitian credits offered.

Purpose Statement

Patients presenting with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors (including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, obesity, hypertension, microalbuminuria, inflammation, and oxidative stress) have triple the risk of experiencing a myocardial infarction and/or stroke and double the risk of mortality from these conditions. In addition, their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, if not already present, is fivefold.

The 2006 Cardiometabolic Health Congress will provide practical treatment approaches and effective strategies to identify and manage patients at increased cardiometabolic risk – with the goal of improving treatment outcomes as well as the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Learning Objectives

• Assess the clinical impact of early identification and management of cardiometabolic risk
• Evaluate and integrate current and emerging therapies and treatment regimens into clinical practice
• Determine the most advantageous clinical and therapeutic strategies for reducing cardiovascular risk based on patient comorbidities and risk factors
• Integrate successful programs into clinical practice that promote better patient compliance to medical therapies and lifestyle modifications