Date:   Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Join noted vitamin D expert Dr. Michael F. Holick for this lively presentation on vitamin D and cardiovascular health, including an overview of the biology of vitamin D and why an endemic lack of vitamin D may be the mechanism by which many diseases correlate with latitude (hypertension, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and some cancers); emerging evidence for vitamin D deficiency as a cardiovascular risk factor; review the toxicology of vitamin D and evidence for the safety of physiologically meaningful doses; and discuss the potential mechanisms for a cardioprotective effect of vitamin D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this lecture, attendees will be able to:

• Discuss the epidemiologic and clinical evidence for vitamin D deficiency as a
  cardiovascular risk factor and potential mechanisms for the cardioprotective effect
  of vitamin D.
• Describe emerging data linking vitamin D administration with improved cardiac function.
• Identify current intake levels and risk factors for 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency.
• Describe the appropriate biochemical marker for nutritional vitamin D sufficiency, the
  circulating level that should be attained and current clinical recommendations.

 

PRESENTER:
Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics; Director of the General Clinical Research Center; and Director of the Bone Health Care Clinic and the Heliotherapy, Light, and Skin Research Center at Boston University Medical Center

MODERATOR::
Jane Nelson Worel, MSN, APRN-BC, APNP, President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) and the Coordinator of the Cardiovascular Disease in Women Program at Meriter Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin

ACCREDITOR::
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association is accredited by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards. The Coca-Cola Company's Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) – provider number BF001.

This program is sponsored by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) in collaboration with The Beverage Institute for Heath & Wellness (BIHW) of the Coca-Cola Company. It is being presented by The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) through an educational grant from The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness of the Coca-Cola Company.