American Academy of Family Physicians

Coronary Artery Disease: Improving Patient Care


Coronary artery disease is an equal opportunity killer.

CAD the leading cause of death in the United States— for both men and women. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 81,100,000 American adults have one or more types of cardiovascular disease

With METRIC you can assess and improve health care delivery for patients with cardiovascular disease:
  • Improve the lives of your patients with CAD.
    • Implement evidence-based guidelines more consistently
    • Build and use a patient registry for planned care
    • Improve your smoking cessation program
  • Build your patient-centered medical home.
  • Compare with your peers.
  • Complete MC-FP Part IV and earn 20 Prescribed credits.
Register -- Start the module today.

AAFP member physicians: $25
Non-member physicians: $75
New physicians: $18.75
Residents: $0
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners: $25
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). AAFP accreditation begins July 1, 2005 and ends June 30, 2013. METRIC is designated only as an online CME program.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medicine Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20
AMA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Family Medicine as an external provider of Part IV Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians credit. This activity has been renewed from August 23, 2010, to August 22, 2012. This approval may be renewed annually.

The clinical and quality improvement content in this module was reviewed and updated in August 2009.


Support for “Coronary Artery Disease: Improving Patient Care” is made possible by an educational grant from Merck.

Questions?

Call 800-274-2237 or e-mail metric@aafp.org.
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