Oral

This session will focus on the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In addition to discussing risk factors such as smoking, smokeless tobacco consumption and COPD, gender and race/ethnicity differences will be discussed.

Session Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1) Understand the strong association between bidi smoking and smokeless tobacco consumption and CHD; 2) Recognize the gender differences for the relationships between cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis; 3) Identify disparities between the factors that influence self reported health in Black and White patients with cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes; 4) Describe the differences between Puerto Rican Hispanics and the mainland US Hispanic population with respect to hypertension prevalence; and 5) Evaluate COPD as independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity.

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing