Evolving Perspectives on the
Role of Beta-Blockers Across the
Risk Spectrum for Heart Disease

WebCAST CME Disclosure

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Program Medium:

Internet-based program

Method of Physician Participation Utilized in Learning Process:

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period May 20, 2009 through May 20, 2011, participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity; 3) register and complete the evaluation form; and 4) print out your CME certificate.

Estimated Time to Complete Educational Activity:

Two hours

Course Overview:

In this web-based program, physicians will learn how recent advances in basic and clinical research have helped to advance strategies for beta blocker therapy for hypertension and heart disease, and review evidence-based approaches to managing complications across the spectrum of heart disease, based on findings reported in the latest clinical research.

Release Date:

May 20, 2009

Expiration Date:

May 20, 2011

Intended Audience:

• Cardiologists
• Preventive cardiologists
• Hypertension specialists
• Heart failure specialists
• Coronary care unit (CCU) specialists and directors
• Specialists in invasive vascular management
• Program directors, cardiovascular medicine
• Fellows in cardiovascular medicine
• Clinical pharmacists and pharmacologists
• Pharmacy directors (cardiovascular medicine)
• Investigators and clinical trial specialists
• Cardiovascular nurses

Registration:

Enrollment for this WebCAST is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to participate in this CME-certified WebCAST and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.

Grantor Support:

Supported by an independent educational grant from Forest Pharmaceuticals.

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Office of CME and CMEducation Resources, LLC. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:

The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policy on Faculty & Provider Disclosure:

It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Program Faculty and Disclosures:

Henry R. Black, MD – Program Chair
Clinical Professor of Medicine
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY

Grant/Research: Pfizer
Consultant: Forest Labs, Daiichi- Sankyo, MSD, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Novartis, Gilead
Speaker’s Bureau: Sankyo, BI, Novartis, Pfizer

Michael A. Weber, MD
Professor of Medicine
SUNY Downtown College of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY

Consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS, Daiichi-Sankyo, Forest, Gilead, Merck, Novartis, Takeda
Speaker’s Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS, Daiichi-Sankyo, Forest, GSK, Novartis, Sanofi- Aventis

Barry H. Greenberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director Advanced Heart Failure Program
University of California, San Diego
USCD Medical Center – San Diego, California

Consultant: GSK
Speaker’s Bureau: GSK

Program Managers and Web Editor Disclosure:

Program Manager Gideon Bosker, MD has nothing to disclose.

Program Reviewers Denise Leary and Richard Aghababian, MD have nothing to disclose.

Educational Objectives:

Participants in this CME-certified WebCAST will:

• Learn how to approach hypertension as a systematic disease, with multiple manifestations, and associations, including assessment of coexisting conditions that support use of specific classes or agents.
• Learn how to apply evidence—based support for cardioselective beta-blockers across the cardiovascular disease risk spectrum, including hypertension, symptomatic CHD, and heart failure.
• Learn how to manage complicated patients with high blood pressure, including those with ischemic heart disease and/or heart failure.
• Learn how to apply the results of landmark clinical trials and national guidelines to their clinical practice.
• Learn about the possible role of the new and emerging beta-1 cardioselective beta-blockers and their role in the management of hypertension and related cardiovascular disorders, including heart failure and CVD.
• Learn how to apply evidence-based and guideline-consistent management of hypertension to specific patient subgroups.
• Learn about the effects of antihypertensive agents on myocardial remodeling, heart failure, endothelial reactivity, endothelial nitric oxide production and its metabolites on the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, CVD, and platelet activation; and, the possible implications for clinical management.

Hardware and Software Requirements:

To participate in this program, viewers must have a PC or Macintosh computer that has active, ongoing internet access for the duration of the program, as well as a compatible Flash-viewer. An email address is required for registration, and a printer is required to printout the CME certificate.

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