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Hiding in Plain Sight? A Focus on Diagnosing and Addressing the Unmet Needs in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) (ID: i815b)
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1.
How many years have you been in practice?
(Required.)
>21
11-20
1-10
<1
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2.
How many patients with HoFH do you manage per week?
(Required.)
1 to 10
11 to 25
26 to 50
I am not directly involved in patient care
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3.
Please select the option that best describes your practice setting:
(Required.)
Academic medical center
Community medical center
VA, DOD, or other government
Managed care
Research
Pharmaceutical industry
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4.
After participating in this activity, how confident are you in the management of patients with HoFH in your practice?
(Required.)
Very confident
Confident
Neutral
Little confidence
No confidence
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5.
How committed are you to making changes in your practice based on your participation in this activity?
(Required.)
Very committed
Committed
Neutral
Not committed
I do not plan to make change
If not committed or do not plan to make changes, please indicate reason
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6.
Which of the following best describes the impact of this activity on your performance?
(Required.)
I gained new strategies/skills/information I can apply to my area of practice
I need more information before I can change my practice
My practice is already consistent with the information presented
This activity will not change my practice
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7.
Which new strategies/skills/information will you apply to your area of practice? Please select all that apply.
(Required.)
Improved knowledge of the burden, comorbidities, and incidence of HoFH
Greater familiarity with the diagnostic criteria and tests to confirm HoFH
Greater familiarity with pathophysiology of HoFH as rational for novel treatment targets
Better prepared to safely incorporate new agents into clinical practice for the treatment of HoFH
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8.
What barriers do you see to making changes in your practice? Please select all that apply.
(Required.)
Lack of knowledge regarding evidence-based strategies
Lack of convincing evidence to warrant change
Lack of time/resources to consider change
Insurance, reimbursement or legal issues
Conflicting guidelines or evidence
Patient compliance and/or patient resource barriers
Other (please explain)
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9.
Please rate your level of agreement by checking the appropriate rating.
Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly disagree
After participating in today’s activity, I am now better able to:
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Describe the prevalence of HoFH and its underdiagnosis
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Discuss how to apply cascade screening in clinical practice as a cost-effective strategy to diagnose FH in close relatives of patients already diagnosed with FH
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Outline how to integrate currently available therapies with novel mechanisms of action into the treatment regimen of patients with HoFH
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Explain how to increase accessibility of newer LDL-C lowering therapies to patients with HoFH
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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10.
Please rate your level of agreement by checking the appropriate rating.
The following faculty presenter:
Kathleen Byrne, MSN, CRNP, FPCNA, CLS, FNLA
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Effectively Presented the Material
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Avoided Commercial Bias
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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11.
Please rate your level of agreement by checking the appropriate rating.
The following faculty presenter:
Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Effectively Presented the Material
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Avoided Commercial Bias
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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12.
Please rate your level of agreement by checking the appropriate rating.
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The faculty for this activity were knowledgeable
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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13.
The content presented:
(Required.)
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Enhanced my current knowledge base
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Addressed my most pressing questions
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Promoted improvements or quality in health care
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Avoided commercial bias or influence
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Provided a fair and balanced coverage of the topic
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
14.
As a result of your participation in this activity, what is the one change you are most likely to implement in your practice?
15.
Please list any clinical issues/problems within your scope of practice you would like to see addressed in future educational activities for HoFH or related disease state:
16.
Overall, was this activity fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias? If you indicated that you perceived commercial bias or influence, please describe:
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17.
Request for Credit:
(Required.)
I participated in the entire activity and claim 1.0 credit.
I participated in only part of the activity and claim 0.75 credit.
I participated in only party of the activity and claim 0.5 credit.
I participated in only part of the activity and claim 0.25 credit.
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18.
Which type of credit are you seeking?
(Required.)
AMA
ANCC
AANP