Cardiovascular Benefits of Obesity Medications

Target Audience

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of primary care providers (PCPs), obstetrician gynecologists (OBGYNs), functional medicine practitioners, and pediatricians involved in the treatment of patients with obesity.

Program Overview

In this episode, Dr. Mark Gomez connects with Dr. Benjamin Scirica to explore the complex intersection of obesity and cardiovascular disease, with a focus on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Together, they examine the diagnostic challenges unique to patients with obesity, discuss the pathophysiologic drivers linking excess adiposity to cardiometabolic dysfunction, and review how glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists can be used to improve outcomes.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Identify pathophysiologic links between obesity and cardiometabolic/renal diseases, including therapeutic targets
• Tailor pharmacologic treatment plans according to patient characteristics and preferences

Physician Accreditation Statement

Integritas Communications is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation

Integritas designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of Global Education Group and Integritas Communications. Global Education Group is accredited by AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 110121. This activity is approved for 0.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Integritas Contact Information

For information about the accreditation (ACCME credit) of this program, please contact Integritas at info@exchangecme.com.

Global Contact Information

For information about the approval (AANP credit) of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.

Instructions to Receive Credit

In order to receive credit for this activity, the participant must score 100% on the posttest and complete the program evaluation.

Fee Information & Refund/Cancellation Policy

There is no fee for this educational activity.

Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships

Integritas Communications and Global Education Group (Global) adhere to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Integritas and Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Integrates and Global. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Integritas and Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Mark D. Gomez, MD: Fees for Non-CE Services Received Directly From an Ineligible Entity or Its Agents (eg, Speakers’ Bureaus): GRAIL, Inc.

Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH: Consulting Fees: AbbVie Inc. (DSMB), Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca plc (DSMB), Bayer AG, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (DSMB), Elsevier PracticeUpdate: Cardiology, Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd. (DSMB), Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (DSMB), Novo Nordisk Inc., Verve Therapeutics, Inc.; Contracted Research: Amgen Inc., Better Therapeutics, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Foresite Labs, Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc., Pfizer Inc., Verve Therapeutics, Inc.

The planners and managers at Integritas Communications and Global Education Group have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Integritas Communications and Global Education Group (Global) do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. 

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.