Course overview

Integrative Cardiology: Clinical Pearls in Addressing Disparities

In this course, faculty discuss a holistic approach to uncovering disparities in care with a focus on integrative cardiology.
 Faculty

Shaista Malik, MD

 Conference Series

AIHM 2020 Annual Conference

 Required Lessons

1

 Time to Complete

45 minutes

 CME Eligible*

.75 Credits

What you will learn

  • Course Summary

  • In this course, faculty discuss a holistic approach to uncovering disparities in care with a focus on integrative cardiology. Faculty will describe the disparities we know exist in cardiovascular disease, then dive into how clinicians and health care practitioners can mitigate some of the disparities in care using an integrative health framework and philosophy. A case study on an integrative cardiometabolic approach to assessment and treatment is also presented.
    By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

    • Recognize disparities in cardiovascular disease.
    • Describe using integrative health framework to mitigate disparities in healthcare.
    • Discuss an integrative approach to assessing cardiometabolic conditions.
    • Discuss an integrative approach to treating cardiometabolic conditions.

Course includes:

  • Video recording
  • Downloadable audio
  • Speaker handout(s)
  • 1 Quiz
  • 1 Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion
  • CME/CEU Credits

Included in this course

Course Faculty

Shaista Malik, MD

Faculty Disclosure: No financial relationships with any ineligible companies.
About Shaista
Dr. Shaista Malik is a cardiologist specializing in non-invasive cardiology and preventive medicine. She has been a faculty member at UC Irvine for several years and an associate professor of medicine since 2013. Malik received her undergraduate education at Stanford, then earned a Masters in Public Health at UCLA before entering UC Irvine, where she completed medical school and her residency in Medicine and fellowship in Cardiology. During her fellowship she obtained her PhD in Health Services at UCLA’s School of Public Health. Malik is known for her excellent clinical care and has a reputation as a caring mentor to students and young faculty.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195, which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and cultural and linguistic competency, please visit the
CME website.

*CME/CEU Credits

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this enduring materials for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All other healthcare professionals
 completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. To successfully earn credit, participants must review the content, complete a quiz with a score of 75% or higher, and submit an evaluation. This course is CME-eligible ending on May 31, 2023. After this date, you will continue to have access to your purchased content, however you will no longer be able to claim CME credits for your participation in the course.

Enroll Now!

This course is self-paced with no set beginning or end date. You may complete this course on your own schedule and pace. Enrolling in and purchasing this course grants you access to its contents in perpetuity. All required course activities must be completed to earn any eligible continuing education credit(s) and obtain a certificate of completion for this course. 
The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.