About the Event
In this installment of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Stephen Kopecky, M.D., presents “The Wins of Losing: Heart Benefits With GLP-1 Agonists.” Kopecky is a professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
Please register by Tuesday, April 22.
For more information, contact Lyndsey Loughran.
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Individualize approaches to optimize CV risk in obesity.
- Recall the impact of obesity on cardiovascular risk.
- Elucidate the benefits of weight loss on CV morbidity and mortality.
Target Audience
- Primary: Department of Internal Medicine faculty
- Secondary: Department of Internal Medicine residents and health care team members
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care; Medical Knowledge; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Professionalism; Systems-Based Practice
- IOM: Provide Patient-Centered Care; Work in Interdisciplinary Teams; Employ Evidence-Based Practice; Apply Quality Improvement
- IECC: Interprofessional Communication; Teams and Teamwork
Speaker & Planner Disclosure
Yan Liu, M.D., Ph.D., planner of this educational activity, received royalties and is a patent holder for G1 Therapeutics. He is an advisory board member for Pfizer.
Brian Lee, M.D., planner of this educational activity, is on the scientific advisory board of HealthMap Solution Inc.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.
The speaker and other planners of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course 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.