Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

$180 Physicians $120 Healthcare Providers $120 Public $ 60 Students

6 CME/CPEU/CE PHYSICIANS DIETIANS NURSES (in progress)

One in three deaths in the United States is caused by cardiovascular disease; a sad but not surprising statistic given the national prevalence of metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes. 80 percent of heart disease could be prevented through diet and lifestyle. Clinicians must be able to effectively counsel patients about the many nutritional factors that can prevent heart disease. This course provides straightforward, clinically relevant information for understanding how fats affect lipids, the evidence behind low glycemic load diets, the cardio-protective effects of key micronutrients and phytochemicals and much more. The best strategy for health and resiliency is to design a nutritional plan for patients that addresses their specific health needs, while encouraging a whole food diet that does not deny them the pleasures of eating. This course will give you the knowledge and understanding necessary to do just that.

Needs Assessment

Physicians and other health professionals are often undereducated in nutrition and may be unaware of the latest scientific findings on diet and health, and how specific foods and patterns of eating affect the risk of cardiovascular disease. They may therefore be unprepared to advise patients about designing diets for optimal health or using dietary change as a primary therapeutic intervention.

The content for this on-line module, and the choice to provide the content on-line, was determined by an on-line needs assessment. Additionally, input was received from clinicians who have participated in the Program in Integrative Medicine nutrition modules; reports to faculty members; literature fostering effective nutrition counseling by practitioners; and documentation of increased demand for nutrition education for health care professionals.

Overall Goal

This curriculum will provide practitioners with an understanding of the central role of nutrition as it pertains to cardiovascular health and disease by providing a scientific basis for the integration of nutrition and medicine in the practice of preventive and therapeutic nutritional cardiovascular medicine.

Course objectives:

• Participants will be able to describe key risk factors for heart disease in order to identify patients who could possibly benefit from dietary and lifestyle recommendations.
• Participants will be to assess the evidence for nutritional options for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Participants will be able to describe the fundamental components of the Mediterranean and DASH diets to help patients make better dietary choices.
• Participants will be able to discuss the potential risks and benefits of dietary supplements commonly used in the prevention and/or treatment of heart disease to help patients make better healthcare choices.
• Participants will be able to describe possible nutrient depletions that can result from the use of prescription drugs for heart disease.
• Participants will be able to identify authoritative resources for information regarding integrative approaches for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Curriculum

Introduction: key concepts and components of nutritional approaches to cardiovascular health.

Nutritional Approaches to Cardiovascular Health: nutrition as it relates to hypertension, dyslipidemia, the metabolic syndrome, and congestive heart failure.

Exam: test to acquire continuing education credit.

Course Evaluation: complete the course evaluation to get your certificate for the course.

Target Audience

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants working with patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and/or other high-risk groups; healthcare providers in family or internal medicine focusing on prevention and/or treatment of CVD; Registered Dieticians; Cardiac and Diabetic nurses.

Enrollment

You can register and start immediately. If you register for the course and pay with a credit card you will have immediate access to the course. Once your registration is complete, logout and log back in and your course will be listed on the campus page. If you cannot remember your account information, click the Forgot Password link on the login page and it will be emailed to you.

Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health Disclosure & Education Credit Info

Disclosures

Faculty & Authors

The following faculty have disclosed that they have no financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME/CE activity. They have stated that their presentations do not include discussion of commercial products or devices or unlabeled/investigational drug use.

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Mary Marian, MS, RD, Clinical Nutrition Research Specialist; Lecturer, Nutritional Sciences; Program Coordinator, Senior Specialist, Curriculum Development, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Stephen Devries, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Center for Integrative Medicine, Northwestern University
Vivian A. Kominos, MD, Director, Integrative Health and Preventive Cardiology Program, CentraState Medical Center
Pamela McDonald, FA, WHCNP, PNP, FNP, private practice

The following faculty have disclosure information to share. Their presentations and participation with this activity were reviewed by other faculty and planners and determined to be free from bias. Their presentations are confined to information supported by peer-reviewed scientific reports.

Steven Devries, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Center for Integrative Medicine, Northwestern University
Lupin Pharmaceuticals

While having no financial relationship with a commercial interest whose products or services will be considered in this activity, the following would like to provide affiliation information:

Stephen Devries has served as a consultant to Lupin Pharmaceuticals in the past 12 months.

Andrew Weil, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine; Professor of Public Health; Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology (endowed chair); Director and Founder, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Weil Foundation (www.weilfoundation.org): Founder and Chairman of the Board

Miraval Resort: Director of Integrative Health

University of New Mexico School of Medicine:
Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Volunteer Faculty

Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Chairman,
Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates
Weil Lifestyle LLC: Member

Licensees:
IdeaSphere Inc./Weil Nutritional Supplements
Weil Juvenon
Key Baby/Weil Baby
Lucini Italia Organics, endorsed by Dr. Andrew Weil (olive oils)
Origins Natural Resources (one of the Estee Lauder Companies/ Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins)
Vasyli/Orthaheel/ Dr. Andrew Weil Integrative Footwear
Vita Foods/Weil by Vita Foods
Vital Choice Seafood/Weil for Vital Choice
Weil by Dansk (Lenox Corp.)/Healthy Kitchen Collection
Website (www.drweil.com): Editorial Director
Consultant:
California Walnut Commission
Fungi Perfecti
Ongoing Writing/Broadcasting Commitments:
Oxford University Press, editor, Weil Integrative Library
Prevention Magazine, monthly column "Ask Dr. Weil"
Author of the following books:
Spontaneous Happiness
Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine that Can Tranform Our Future, issued in paperback with new content added as You Can't Afford to Get Sick
Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being
The Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life, and Spirit (with Rosie Daley)
Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition
8 Weeks to Optimum Health
Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Enhance Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself
Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for Optimum Health
Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health
From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs (with Winifred Rosen)
The Marriage of Sun and Moon: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Consciousness
The Natural Mind: A Revolutionary Approach to the Drug Problem
Advisory Boards and Committees:
American Botanical Council
American Herbal Pharmacopaeia
American Medical College of Homeopathy
British College of Integrated Medicine/Integrative Health Trust
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Earth Save Foundation
Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research
Herb Research Foundation
Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada
Institute for Integrative Medicine
Integrative Cancer Therapies
Integrative Medicine Alliance
Integrative Psychiatry (journal, editorial board)
Journal of Science of Healing Outcomes (editorial board)
David and Lura M. Lovell Foundation
National Wellness Coalition
New York Botanical Gardens 2010 Exhibit on Medicinal Plants
The Organic Center
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Simonton Cancer Center
Steps for Living
Yellow Courtyard
True Food Kitchen restaurants/Good Food LLC, Member

Planning Committe

The following planning members have disclosed that they have no financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Mary Marian, RD, MS, Clinical Nutrition Research Specialist with the College of Medicine (COM) and the Arizona Cancer Center
Priscilla Abercrombie, RN, NP, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF Departments of Family Health Care Nursing and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Molly Burke, MFA, BA, CMT, Project Manager, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Amy Rae Som, MSEd, Asst Specialist Interactive Learning, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REVIEWER DISCLOSURE

The following University of Arizona College of Medicine CME Office Reviewer has no relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity.

John M. Harris Jr., MD, MBA
Executive Director
Office of Continuing Medical Education

University of Arizona College of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@email.arizona.edu

Commercial Support

No commercial support was provided for the development of this course.

Credit Detail

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PHYSICIANS

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)?. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Original Release date: June 15, 2004
Current Approval Period April 7, 2012 to April 6, 2014
Date of Most Recent Review April 7 2012

CME code: DEINCV1214

DIETITIANS

This program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 6 CPEUs (through 6/13/2014).

Release date: July 26, 2010
Reviewed and updated: April 7, 2012
Expiration date: 6/13/2014

NURSES

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.

EXPIRED/PENDING Re-approval (Approved through February 11, 2013)

Disclaimer Statement: "Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific modality in the care of clients."

Course delivery

All courses are online, web-based format. Teaching strategies include interactive case scenarios, case studies, and quizzes. There may be some video included. This course is estimated to take 6 hours to complete.

Disclaimer

This course does not constitute medical advice. Healthcare providers should exercise their own independent medical judgment.
All case studies and patient scenarios in this course are used for illustrative purposes. All depictions of persons (other than faculty) are models not actual patients.

Privacy and Confidentiality Statement

AzCIM will not release names, email addresses, or personal identifying information to third parties.

Copyright

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