Ask the Cardiologist: Making Sense of the 2026 Lipid Guidelines
The 2026 lipid guidelines changed a lot in primary prevention. New risk tools, new targets, new ways to rethink how you assess and treat the patients you see every day. So we’re bringing in a cardiologist to make sense of it.
Join Hippo Education for a one-hour session with Stanley Liu, MD, hosted by Neda Frayha, MD. The format’s simple: about 40 minutes of practical, plain-language discussion, then 20 minutes for your questions.
Here's what they’ll get into:
How the PREVENT risk score compares to the Pooled Cohort Equations
How PREVENT scores guide treatment decisions
How risk enhancers like family history, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic inflammatory conditions affect cardiac risk
How Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring can reclassify risk and guide statin initiation
How advanced biomarker testing helps you catch additional cardiovascular risk
Bring your questions to the live Q&A. This is your chance to ask a cardiologist directly!
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom
Attend live to earn 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Can't make it? Register anyway. The session is recorded, and everyone who signs up gets the replay and a free printable reference resource.
Accreditation Information
Before participating in “Ask the Cardiologist: Making Sense of the 2026 Lipid Guidelines”, please attest to reading the following:
Activity Details
Activity Type: Live Activity (Internet Live Course)
Activity Date: November 4, 2026; 3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 Hour
Credit Claim Deadline: December 31, 2026
Method of Participation
To Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
To receive credit, participants must register for and attend the live webinar in its entirety; the recorded session is not eligible for CME credit. Following the webinar, participants will receive an email containing a link to the online activity evaluation form. Upon completion of the evaluation, participants will receive an email with a link to their certificate of completion.
CME Accreditation
Hippo Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Hippo Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Financial Relationship Disclosures
None of the planners or faculty for this CME activity have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Compare the differences between the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) and the PREVENT risk score.
Evaluate the outputs of the PREVENT tool to select the correct risk metric for treatment decisions.
Apply non-biomarker risk enhancers, such as family history, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic inflammatory conditions, to personalize risk assessment for patients in borderline and intermediate risk tiers.
Apply Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring thresholds to reclassify patient risk, guide statin initiation, and set explicit LDL-C treatment targets.
Utilize advanced lipid testing to identify residual cardiovascular risk and implement evidence-based strategies beyond standard panels.
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