Ernst John Schaefer, M.D., and Robert M. Russell, M.D.
Ernst John Schaefer is professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Director of the Heart Disease Prevention Program at New England Medical Center, and senior scientist and Chief, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. He graduated from Harvard College, Dartmouth Medical School and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, trained in internal medicine at Mt. Sinai and in endocrinology and lipoprotein research at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Schaefer served on the first and second Adult Treatment Panels of the National Cholesterol Education Program which generated U.S. guidelines for cholesterol management. He is the U.S. editor of the journal Atherosclerosis. His research focuses on the nutritional and genetic regulation of plasma lipoproteins. Dr. Schaefer reports no commercial conflict of interest. In the last three years, Dr. Russell has received grant/research support from BASF and Roche Vitamins. Dr. Russell has also served as a consultant for Whitehall Robbins-Quaker.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Classify lipid disorders by the use of individual laboratory values for LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride
Identify which drugs are used for which lipid disorders
Identify the secondary causes of hypercholesterolemia.
