CMHC’s Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course will provide an introductory review of the core curriculum in cardiometabolic health.
This course is designed for any healthcare professional seeking to learn the fundamentals of the intersections of cardiometabolic risk factors, and the core principles in the management of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, care delivery implementation, and cardiometabolic considerations in racial & ethnic minorities. The course will lecture on basic concepts and guide participants through interactive learning scenarios that provide the knowledge and tools necessary to work effectively in their respective practices, in addition to preparing clinicians for the inevitable future of cardiometabolic-specific clinics.
The Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course is appropriate for clinicians from a full spectrum of clinical experience including Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Diabetologists, and Dietitians who are in any phase of training, or even experienced physicians who are looking to take a deeper dive into cardiometabolic health.
Course Status: ALL MODULES of the Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course are live!
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Review the impact of diet and diet quality on cardiometabolic health.
Describe common elements of healthful eating patterns to promote cardiometabolic health according to evidence-based recommendations and guidelines.
Discuss physical activity guidelines for patients with chronic health conditions or with cardiometabolic risk factors.
Discuss the connections between sleep disorders or poor sleep and cardiometabolic health
Review the clinical presentation of various sleep disorders and their associated treatment options.
Develop individualized and comprehensive lifestyle approaches to reduce cardiometabolic risk, including incorporating healthful eating patterns, physical activity, smoking cessation advice, and assessment and adequate referral for sleep disorders.
Module 2: Obesity Management
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Define obesity as a treatable disease and incorporate practical approaches for its screening and diagnosis.
Summarize the efficacy and safety of lifestyle interventions and weight loss pharmacotherapy in the treatment of patients with obesity.
Discuss the efficacy and safety of metabolic surgery in the treatment of obesity, as well as improving cardiometabolic outcomes.
Review the burden, pathophysiology and impacts of NAFLD and NASH.
List current and emerging strategies for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of NAFLD and NASH.
Develop comprehensive individualized treatment options for patients with obesity that promote and sustain weight loss.
Module 3: Type 2 Diabetes
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Identify risk factors, as well as screening and diagnostic criteria in order to identify patients with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes in a timely manner.
Discuss efficacy and safety of medication classes for type 2 diabetes.
Review current guidelines and evidence-base for the individualization of T2DM therapy.
List the efficacy and safety of approaches for intensive glycemic management in patients with type 2 diabetes, including continuous glucose monitoring, insulins, and insulin delivery systems.
Select evidence-based therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbidities such as ASCVD, HF, or CKD.
Module 4: Hypertension
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Outline strategies for the timely screening and diagnosis of hypertension.
Review the efficacy and safety of out-of-office vs. in-office blood pressure measurements.
Explain evidence-based approaches for screening and diagnosing resistant hypertension.
Summarize the efficacy and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches for the treatment of hypertension.
Develop individualized treatment options for patients with hypertension based on current evidence-base and guideline recommendations.
Module 5: Lipid Management
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
List current and emerging treatment options for lipid lowering, including for hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and elevated lipoprotein a.
Recognize the burden of other lipid players beyond LDL-C in the development of atherosclerosis and residual ASCVD risk.
Develop individualized treatment options for patients with dyslipidemia based on current treatment options and guideline recommendations.
Module 6: Cardiovascular Disease
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Summarize the burden, risk factors, and screening criteria for CAD or PAD.
Review current guidelines for antithrombotic therapy in patients with CAD or PAD.
Discuss risk factors, symptom presentation, stages and classification of heart failure.
Review recent advances in HF therapies and clinical guidelines.
List screening criteria and technological advances for the identification of common arrhythmias.
Explain current treatment options and guidelines for the prevention and treatment of common arrhythmias, including stroke prevention in patients with arrhythmias.
Summarize current evidence and guidelines about antithrombotic therapy in patients with a recent ACS event.
Recognize the significant burden of CVD in women, as well as specific differences in risk factors and symptoms presentation.
Module 7: Chronic Kidney Disease
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Review the pathophysiology, disease burden, and risk factors for CKD.
Identify patients at risk for CKD based on recommended screening and diagnostic practices.
Summarize available treatment options for CKD that preserve kidney function and slow CKD progression.
Module 8: Care Delivery Implementation
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Recognize the need for improved care coordination in the treatment of cardiometabolic patients.
Outline practical steps and strategies to enhance team-based care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and patient education to improve outcomes for cardiometabolic patients across the care continuum.
Module 9: Cardiometabolic Considerations in Racial & Ethnic Minorities
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Discuss the disproportionate burden of cardiometabolic disease and cardiometabolic risk in racial and ethnic minorities.
Identify and address clinical, behavioral, and cultural factors that contribute to the increased cardiometabolic burden in racial and ethnic minorities.
Summarize individualized risk assessment approaches and tailored therapy for treatment of cardiometabolic risk or diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, in patients from racial and ethnic minorities.
Discuss the interrelationships between cardiometabolic risk factors and their impact on the development of cardiometabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, ASCVD, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
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Summarize the evidence and guidelines for the prevention, screening, and treatment of the complex patient with cardiometabolic risk or cardiometabolic disease.
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Discuss key clinical trials and recent therapeutic updates across the interconnected domains of cardiometabolic medicine, including lifestyle, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease.
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Outline strategies aimed at timely screening and prevention of cardiometabolic disease, including the importance of lifestyle modifications and evidence-based screening and diagnostic modalities.
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Describe treatment approaches for cardiometabolic conditions in specific populations based on gender, ethnicity, and cultural considerations.
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Develop individualized treatment regimens for patients with cardiometabolic disease according to evidence-based comprehensive treatment approaches, as well as patient comorbidities and preferences in order to optimize outcomes.
CourseChair
Robert H. Eckel, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Division of Cardiology
S/P Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
S/P Charles A. Boettcher II Chair in Atherosclerosis
The course will be organized by 9 focus areas, each of which will host their own testing and evaluation methods in order for learners to self-direct their learning and complete the course at their own pace. A certificate of completion and/or CME/CE credit(s) will be provided after a learner completes each focus area.
Upon completion of all focus areas, learners will receive a certificate acknowledging their successful completion of the Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course.
Learners will have 1 year after starting the Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course to complete all focus areas and complete the course curriculum.
Course Focus Areas
50+ Hours (Online)
Module 1: Lifestyle Management
Nutrition
Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc; Linda Shiue, MD
Introduction to Nutrition & Cardiometabolic Health
The Role of Nutrition in Cardiometabolic Health
Assessment of nutritional status
Nutritional therapy and components
Guideline recommendations
Culinary medicine & Practical Nutritional Approaches
Physical Activity John M. Jakicic, PhD
Introduction to Physical Activity & Cardiometabolic Health
The Role of Physical Activity in Cardiometabolic Health
Physical Activity Recommendations
Types of physical activity and evidence for cardiometabolic health
What type of PA is most beneficial based on underlying comorbidity (or comorbidities)
Smoking Cessation Hilary A. Tindle, MD
Introduction/overview–role of smoking in increasing cardiometabolic risk
Assessment and screening of smoking status
Behavioral interviewing
Evidence-based strategies for smoking cessation (smoking cessation pharmacology, alternative tobacco products & more)
Sleep Medicine Lee A. Surkin, MD;
Christopher J. Lettieri, MD
Introduction/overview: The impact of sleep disorders on cardiometabolic risk/disease
Classification of sleep disorders
Assessment, diagnosis, clinical manifestations and management of sleep disorders
Module 2: Obesity Management
Obesity as a Disease/Overview Karli Burridge, PA-C, MMS, FOMA
Introduction to Obesity: Epidemiology, Burden, Impact on Cardiometabolic Health
Screening and Diagnosing Obesity
How to Initiate Discussion with Patients & Communication Strategies
Behavioral/motivational interviewing
Medical Management of Obesity Donna H. Ryan, MD
Treating Obesity to the Standard of Care: Rationales, Principles, Comprehensive Considerations
Medicating the Patient with Obesity: Current and New Approaches to Help with Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance
Metabolic Surgery Christopher D. Still, DO
Efficacy and Safety
Mechanisms of Action
Role in Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk Beyond Obesity (Diabetes & CVD risk)
Indications/Guidelines
NAFLD/NASH Kenneth Cusi, MD; Christos S. Mantzoros, MD
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Accreditation + MOC + MIPS
JOINT ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Tarsus Cardio Inc. dba Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC). PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
PHYSICIAN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Partners for Advancing Clinical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 50.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 50.75 contact hours. Pharmacotherapy contact hours for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses will be designated on your certificate.
CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION Partners for Advancing Clinical Education designates this continuing education activity for 50.75 contact hour(s) (5.075CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
For Pharmacists: Upon completing the post-test and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 – 6 weeks.
CONTINUING DIETICIAN EDUCATION This program offers 50.75 CPEUs for dieticians.
ABIM MOC CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 50.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) maintenance of certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM (MIPS)
Completion of this accredited CME activity meets the expectations of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program (IA_PSPA_28) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS).
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PACE policy. PACE is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
A computer with an internet connection.
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POLICY ON PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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