A Free Self-Study Continuing Education Program for Dietetic Professionals

Taking Women's Health to Heart: An Update on Women & Cardiometabolic Syndrome

Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Program Number: 093025

Release Date: November 2, 2009

Effective Through: November 2, 2012

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 4040, 4180, 5160 [These are suggested learning codes only. You may use any learning code that is applicable]

Program Overview:

It's a fact. More American women die each year from cardiovascular disease than from any other cause, including breast cancer. Yet, most women fail to make the connection between cardiovascular disease risk factors and their personal risk for heart disease. In this program, leading medical and nutrition experts provide an update on women and cardiometabolic syndrome, including the latest research and trends; how women differ from men with regard to risk factors, disease development and treatment; and effective nutrition and lifestyle strategies that can help your female patients and clients reduce their personal heart disease risk.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this self-study learning module, health professionals will be able to:

• Recognize the most significant risk factors for cardiometabolic syndrome in women, and
  differences in risk between women and men.
• Describe the incidence of cardiometabolic syndrome and related risk factors.
• Apply research-based principles of medical nutrition therapy to manage and reduce the risk for cardiometabolic syndrome.

Instructions:

Registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered: Simply follow the instructions below to earn 1.0 CPE credit hour following your successful completion of the CPE Quiz. When you finish you will be able to download your CPE certificate.

Step 1. Read the learning objectives for this CPE program as listed above.

Step 2. View the program materials, including the podcast presentation and accompanying handouts. You can view or download the handouts as a PDF through the links below. (To save, right-click on the link and choose "save target as.")

• Podcast Presentation (Flash video)
• Slide Handout (PDF)

Step 3. Complete the online CPE Quiz to ensure you have met the program objectives. After completing the quiz, you will receive your score and the correct answers. You'll also be given a link to download and print your CPE Certificate.

Step 4. For more information, view the bibliography and additional references (PDF).

Speaker Biographies:

John D. Bisognano, MD., PhD

John D. Bisognano is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Preventive Cardiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York . Dr. Bisognano joined the faculty in September 2001 from the University of Michigan where he participated in the Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Program as well as the Heart Failure and Transplantation Program. He directs the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center and runs the Hypertension Clinic. Dr. Bisognano's research focuses on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, with a particular interest on improving compliance with the national guidelines for the treatment of hypertension.

Roberta Anding, MS, RD, LD, CDE, CSSD

Roberta Anding joined the Houston Texans in 2001 as the team's first sports dietitian. In addition to being the team's registered dietitian, Roberta works at Texas Children's Hospital in Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine and is the dietitian for Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine. Roberta also teaches a course in the Department of Kinesiology at Rice University and works with Rice athletes. Prior to joining Baylor in 1999, she received the John P. McGovern Award for outstanding teacher of the year three times while with the University of Texas School of Nursing. Most recently, Roberta was honored by the Texas Dietetic Association as the 2008 Distinguished Dietitian of the Year. Roberta is currently an ADA National Media Spokesperson.

Lynne T. Braun , ANP, PhD, CNP, CLS

Lynne Braun is a nurse practitioner in the Preventive Cardiology Center and the Heart Center for Women, Rush Heart and Vascular Institute, Rush University Medical Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Adult Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. She was a co-investigator of the study, “A Couples Approach for Cardiac Risk Reduction,” funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Her clinical and research interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, exercise, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension management. Dr. Braun a Fellow of the American Heart Association and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. She is on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago, the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and the Midwest Lipid Association. She is President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association.

* This program is based on a webinar presented in February 2009.