CAC Part 3: Right Care Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention (10.16.23): Early Detection of Atherosclerosis via Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning: Deploying Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Precision Population Health.

Thursday, November 30, 2023, 3:00 PM - Friday, October 11, 2024, 11:00 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours)

In this activity you will review the burden of cardiovascular disease and the biological process of atherosclerosis. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning will be discussed, including safety, ethnic differences, risk factors for having CAC, risk of events with various CAC levels, and CAC scan initiation and rescan intervals. Current guidelines regarding CAC scoring will be examined, and barriers to scanning and future opportunities will be discussed. The live lecture for this recording occurred on October 16. 2023.

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MOC Approval Statement (ABIM Only):
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points 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.

1. Recognize the burden of cardiovascular disease, describe the biological process of atherosclerosis, and recommend appropriate interventions.
2. Describe how coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring provides higher magnitude improvements in cardiovascular disease risk prediction beyond standardly applied pooled cohort risk equations.
3. Apply CAC scoring as a tool for precision medicine and precision public health.

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