This course is part of CardiologyNOW: Live June 5, 2024.

Virtual CME Program

1.00 CME/CE Credit

The Evidence for the Science and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome

Cardiometabolic-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome is becoming the leading contributor to cardiovascular disease risk in the United States.  Learn about what CKM syndrome is, and what you can do about it, during a case-motivated presentation followed by an open Q and A period.

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CME/CE Information

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 1.00 ABIM MOC or 1.00 AANP, including 0.33 AANP Pharm

Release Date: 6/5/2024

Expiration Date: 12/5/2024

Topics

Faculty

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the definition and rationale for the construct of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome
  • Identify qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessing risk in CKM syndrome
  • Review holistic approaches to the management of CKM syndrome

Faculty

Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Research, Division of Cardiology 
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chair-Elect, Council of Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health of the American Heart Association
Past Chair, Obesity Subcommittee of the American Heart Association

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Disclosures

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by faculty, and all have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute.

Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD: No relevant financial relationships disclosed 

Peter Libby, MD (Moderator): Consultant for Amgen, AstraZeneca, Baim Institute, Beren Therapeutics, Esperion Therapeutics, Genentech, Kancera, Kowa Pharmaceuticals, Medimmune, Merck, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Regeneron; Advisor for Amgen, Caristo Diagnostics, Cartesian Therapeutics, CSL Behring, Dalcor Pharmaceuticals, Dewpoint Therapeutics, Euclid Bioimaging, Kancera, Kowa Pharmaceuticals, Olatec Therapeutics, Medimmune, Novartis, PlaqueTec, and Soley Therapeutics; Researcher for Novo Nordisk, Genentech, and Novartis; Stockholder for iRhythm Technologies 

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, editing, and review of the content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME/CE Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040308. 

 

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour of continuing education, which includes 0.33 hours of pharmacology.

MOC Credit Information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

Instructions for Obtaining Credit

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The Evidence for the Science and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome

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