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COPE Course Information
- COPE ID:
- 29555-SD
- Course Title:
- Cardiac Biomarkers with advanced Scheie HTN/Arteriolarsclerotic Retinal Disease A new emerging role for primary care optometrists
- Format:
- Live
- Category:
- Systemic/Ocular Disease
- Total CE Hours:
- 1.00
- Description:
- The retina (and cornea) are windows to the health of the cardiovascular system. We review historical retinal grading systems in the context of a contemporary understanding of simple cardiac biomarkers (Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides) and hidden lipoprotein abnormalities such as B apolipoprotein and LP (a) as well as the Calcium overload hypothesis . The emerging role of hsCRP, homocysteine, antioxidants, ferritin, fibrinogen, and vitamin D insufficiency / deficiency is discussed with respect to actual case presentations.
- Expires:
- 12/01/2013
- Instructor:
- Stuart Richer, O.D.,Ph.D.
COPE Activities approved to present this course
| ID | Title | Location | Start Date | End Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102899 | AMSUS 117th Annual Meeting | San Antonio, TX | 11/09/2011 | 11/09/2011 | professional education services group |
| 102275 | EYE-SIGHT 2020 Spring Conference | Natick, MA | 05/15/2011 | 05/15/2011 | eyesight 2020 llc |
| 101813 | SkiVision 2011 | Snowmass Village , CO | 02/19/2011 | 02/23/2011 | skivision llc |
| 101222 | ALLDocs Annual Meeting | Laguna Beach, CA | 11/02/2010 | 11/04/2010 | association of lenscrafters leaseholding doctors |
| 101237 | ORS 2010 | Las Vegas, NV | 10/10/2010 | 10/11/2010 | review of optometry aka jobson healthcare information |