Gain a practical approach to the prevention of first and recurrent coronary artery disease events.
6 weeks, excluding
orientation
6–8 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
An applied perspective on cardiac event prevention by identifying and managing the risk factors of CAD.
2
Tools to build healthy lifestyle habits in patients through behavior change strategies.
3
Skills and insights to assess and manage hypertension, diabetes, and lipid disorders to reduce CAD risk.
In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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.
Credit designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 48.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
View the full accreditation information here from Stanford Medicine.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1 Coronary artery disease and its causes
Examine the impact of risk factors on coronary artery disease.
Module 2 Behavioral risk factors
Learn how improved eating patterns, exercise, weight loss, and smoking cessation can lower the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Module 3 Hypertension
Learn how managing hypertension can promote cardiovascular health.
Module 4 Diabetes
Understand how diabetes can increase the risk of coronary artery disease, and how it can be managed.
Module 5 Lipid disorders
Learn how lipid disorders cause atherosclerosis.
Module 6 Behavior change strategies
Understand how to overcome barriers to change and reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Dr. David Maron
C. F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University Medical Center
Dr. Maron is director of preventive cardiology at Stanford Medicine. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical lipidology. With an undergraduate degree at Stanford, he received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, and completed his residency in internal medicine at UCLA. Subsequently, Dr. Maron completed a cardiology fellowship and a research fellowship in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention at Stanford University. He was on the faculty at Vanderbilt for 20 years before returning to Stanford in 2014. His research focuses on primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. He has extensive experience in multicenter clinical trials, serving as a member of the executive committee and chair of the Optimal Medical Therapy Committee for the VA-funded COURAGE trial, as the PI and co-chair of the NHLBI-funded ISCHEMIA trial, and co-chair of the NHLBI-funded ISCHEMIA-CKD trial.
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