Lipidhealth.org Corner

SPOTLIGHT: lipidhealth.org an award-winning website, now has more than 23,000 registrants—of whom more than 95% are physicians! If you haven’t registered yet, take just a few moments to do so. You’ll gain easy access to the very latest in lipid management and cardiovascular health news, plus numerous opportunities for continuing medical education credit (starting with this issue, our LipidManagement™ newsletter offers CME credit in every edition). Registration allows you access to the entire lipidhealth.org website, including our slide library of more than 300 slides, archives of all newsletter issues, interactive and virtual case studies, and much more.

Among our recent postings:

	Current Literature:  Every month more abstracts and overviews are added to the list of important articles among the recent medical literature. Last month we introduced a new component—a commentary on one of the newest articles, written by an NLEC Steering Committee or Council member.
	Interactive Case Studies: We now have 16 interactive cases, with more on the way! Our newest series consists of cases written by two of the leading researchers in cardiovascular disease: Peter W.F. Wilson, MD, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Director of Laboratories of the Framingham Heart Study, who writes on a hypertriglyceridemic middle-aged female with impaired fasting glucose; and Ronald M. Krauss, MD, Director of Atherosclerosis Research at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute and Senior Scientist in the Department of Genome Sciences at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who writes on HRT and dietary issues concerning a dyslipidemic postmenopausal female.
	Slide Library: We’ve added slides on the recent ASCOT trial results and three slides on CRP to our vast slide library. Also posted: slides on ALLHAT-LLT, statin safety advisory, CDC/AHA guidelines on inflammatory markers.
	Case Study Winners:   Meet the eight physicians whose cases were chosen for inclusion in workshops presented at the NLEC's recent Annual Update Meeting. Competition was stiff, but these doctors prevailed with stimulating and complex cases. Thanks to all who submitted cases.
	Meetings Calendar:  Our list of important upcoming meetings is updated through 2004.

And don't forget these popular areas:

	Free, Instant CME:  Currently there are 14.5 credits available, 24 hours a day, in various formats.
	LipidManagement™ Newsletter: The most recent issue is always posted on the site soon after its print version is published. Check out our past issues to read up on topics affecting your practice.

LipidManagement NOW OFFERS CME CREDIT WITH EVERY ISSUE.

	Virtual case studies:  Our interactive cases brought one step further! Earn 1.5 hours of instant CME credit.
	Patient-Education Materials: One of the most downloaded sections of our website, these patient-education pages allow your patients to learn about cardiovascular issues in plain language, which can help them understand and adhere to your treatment regimen.
	CD-ROMs of NLEC Faculty Presentations: Evolving Issues in the Management of CHD; Exploring the Continuum of CHD Risk; Global Management of the High-Risk Patient.