Using the New Screening Gudelines to Promote Cardiovascular Health

Kendra M. Ward, MD: Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab; Attending physician, Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Disclosure: Kendra Ward, MD, has no industry relationships to disclose and does not refer to products that are still investigational or not labeled for use in the context of this discussion.

Educational objectives

After completion of this session, participants will be able to:

Review pediatric risk factors for accelerated development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Discuss recent cardiovascular health and risk reduction guidelines
Discuss proposed interventions/treatments

CME credit

You must view the entire webinar and follow the link given after webinar is finished to take the quiz and evaluation for credit.

Webinar was broadcast live on February 26, 2013. You can watch it on demand below and it will take approximately one hour to complete.

Go to luriechildrens.webex.com

Once on webinar website, navigate to Using the New Screening Gudelines to Promote Cardiovascular Health.

This educational course on the New Screening Guidelines for Optimum Cardiac Health will educate healthcare professionals on risk factors and the treatment plan for their patients.

This webinar will launch live on February 26, 2013. You must register in advance to view this webinar live. If you are unable to join us live on February 26, 2013 at noon., this webinar will be available on demand within 24 hours. You must view the webinar in its entirety in order to link to the quiz and earn CME credit. To register for this event, go to http://luriechildrens.webex.com. You may also go to that website to veiw the session once it has been recorded.

*After you have viewed the webinar, you will be automatically redirected to the Lurie Children’s website where you will be allowed to take the quiz for credit. You might need to close out of the presentation window to allow the redirect. If you are unable to view the quiz, please contact Claudia Pinto-Cooper at cpinto@luriechildrens.org

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credits are assigned for each module.