Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, attendees should be able to

• Describe trends related to the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors.
• List ways of identifying people with cardiometabolic risk factors.
• Describe current guidelines and strategies for managing the metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors.
• Identify the potential usefulness of new and emerging treatments for reducing cardiometabolic risk factors.
• Explain how new and emerging therapies would be best used to develop an appropriate plan for managing the metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors, given information on a patient’s appearance, past medical history, clinical status, and laboratory values.