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Lawrence Leiter
University of Toronto, Toronto, CA
Biography
Dr Lawrence A Leiter is Director of the Lipid Clinic; Associate Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre; and Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto.
Dr Leiter is a Past-President of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology & Metabolism (CSEM) and a past Chair of the Clinical and Scientific Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA). He has been involved in many national and international committees and consensus conferences including those of the International Diabetes Federation, CDA, Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP), Canadian Cardiovascular Society (Dyslipidemia), and Obesity Canada. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Diabetes Care.
Featured Courses
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Learning objectives
- Describe the link between T2DM, CKD and ASCVD
- State the importance of early and effective intervention in managing CVRM disease progression
- List the guideline directed therapeutic targets in CVRM disease
- Select appropriate patients for holistic CVRM management
- Recall trial data for novel therapeutic agents that carry benefit for CVRM outcomes
- Develop a holistic management strategy for CVRM disease with an evidence-based impact on clinical outcomes