Lipids series: Understanding the basics of cholesterol management

This webinar was published when the organisation was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Over 50% of UK adults have raised cholesterol, putting them at risk of heart disease. Help your patients take control of their cholesterol and fight heart disease.

In this series you’ll learn how to:

• Identify high cholesterol and stop heart disease.
• Employ therapies to reduce cholesterol.
• Empower your patients to manage their own cholesterol.

This second webinar in the series will focus on the practical considerations of cholesterol management, including what a lipid profile consists of, ordering and interpreting lipid results and the association of LDL-C and non-HDL-C with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

Speakers:

• Dr Jaimini Cegla, Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• Dr Dermot Neely, Specialist Adviser on Lipids to the Academic Health Sciences Network for North East and North Cumbria.
• Nazish Khan, Principal Pharmacist Cardiac Services.

Other topics in the series:

• Cholesterol management – the national picture.
• Cholesterol management medication options – a case-based discussion.
• How to manage patients who are intolerant to standard cholesterol management therapy.