CME

CME

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CME episodes

  • Advances in the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy
    Faculty: Robert Brown Jr, MD, MPH
    Faculty: Steven Flamm, MD

    This series of brief episodes addresses how primary care providers can recognize early and often subtle signs of hepatic encephalopathy to support timely diagnosis and intervention. Drs. Robert Brown and Steven Flamm discuss clinical indicators that may prompt treatment initiation or specialist referral. The discussion focuses on optimizing patient care through early recognition and appropriate management strategies in the primary care setting.

    6 min
  • ENDOVOICE Live: Endometriosis—A Chronic Burden of Reproductive Years
    Faculty: Linda Bradley, MD
    Faculty: Obianuju Sandra Madueke-Laveaux, MD, MPH
    Faculty: Lauren R. Kornegay

    This dynamic symposium will guide clinicians through a modern, patient-centered approach to endometriosis care. Faculty will explore how early diagnosis can improve physical and psychosocial outcomes, examine tools to advance equity and shared decision-making, and evaluate the latest evidence for GnRH antagonists as a nonsurgical treatment strategy. The session concludes with a patient perspective that illustrates how lived experience can inform more patient-centered, multidisciplinary care that incorporates medical treatment and shared decision-making.

    57 min
  • Optimizing Outcomes in Patients With oHCM: The Emerging Role of Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors
    Faculty: Iacopo Olivotto, MD
    Faculty: Ahmad Masri, MD, MS
    Faculty: Pablo Garcia-Pavia, MD, PhD
    Faculty: Fabian Knebel, MD, PhD
    Faculty: Caroline Coats, MD

    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) management is being transformed by advances in diagnostics and the emergence of targeted therapies. In this program, leading international experts review challenges in early recognition, the evolving role of beta-blockers and traditional therapies, and the clinical impact of novel cardiac myosin inhibitors. Data from pivotal studies—including the landmark MAPLE-HCM trial—are examined in depth, with a focus on exercise capacity, gradient reduction, biomarkers, and patient outcomes. Faculty also share practical strategies for patient selection, monitoring, and translating trial evidence into daily cardiology practice.

    29 min
  • Diagnosing and Treating IBS: It Begins With One Simple Question
    Faculty: Brooks D. Cash, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP, FASGE
    Faculty: Kimberly D. Orleck, PA-C

    Presented at the 21st Annual Women’s Health Annual Visit (WHAV 2025), this session reviews strategies for diagnosing and treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with a focus on distinguishing IBS-C from IBS-D. Faculty explore the burden of disease, stigma, and the importance of a positive diagnostic strategy using Rome IV criteria, supported by history, physical examination, and selective testing. Treatment approaches include lifestyle changes, pharmacologic interventions, and brain-gut behavioral therapies.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Women’s Sleep Health – Addressing Gaps in OSA Diagnosis and Treatment Across Life Stages
    Faculty: Alison Kole
    Faculty: Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP
    Faculty: Rashmi Nisha Aurora, MD
    Faculty: Audrey Wells, MD

    This WHAV 2025 session addresses obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in women, highlighting how phenotype and risk factors shift across life stages. Experts discuss how varying phenotypes contribute to delayed diagnosis and review screening tools, referral strategies, evidence linking OSA to cardiometabolic risks in menopause and pregnancy and available treatment options. The program underscores the importance of a precision medicine approach informed by phenotype, hormonal status, and patient goals at each stage of a woman’s life.

    59 min
  • Real-World IgAN: A Case-Based Approach to Maximizing Kidney Preservation
    Host: An De Vriese, MD, PhD
    Faculty: Muh Geot Wong, MBBS, PhD

    Join Drs. An de Vriese and Muh Geot Wong in a case-based discussion on optimizing long-term kidney outcomes in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Faculty review the new KDIGO guidelines, including more aggressive treatment targets such as proteinuria levels below 0.3 g/day. A clinical case is used to illustrate practical guideline application, highlighting the use of sparsentan in a patient with persistent proteinuria despite RAASi therapy. The faculty also explore combination treatment approaches, including SGLT2 inhibitors, and reference data from the SPARTAN and SPARTACUS studies.

    10 min
  • Crossing Boundaries: CETP Inhibitors and the Next Frontier in Lipid Control
    Faculty: Prof. Ulrich Laufs
    Faculty: Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC
    Faculty: Prof. John Kastelein, Chief Scientific Officer, NewAmsterdam Pharma
    Faculty: Christie Ballantyne, MD

    Cardiologists explore advances in lipid management, from statin intolerance to emerging lipid targets like ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol. The series emphasizes the pivotal role of combination therapy—including ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, and novel agents such as bempedoic acid and inclisiran—in achieving LDL-C goals. Special focus is given to cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibition as a breakthrough strategy, with trials showing potent LDL-C reduction, improved goal attainment, and promising effects on cognition and inflammation. Together, these discussions highlight how CETP inhibitors may redefine future cardiovascular therapy.

    34 min