Afternoon panel at Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 policy forum on lessons learned from 2023 for 2024 and beyond. Lots of great discussion on PDABs, IRA, and the vital importance of patient engagement!
Panelists Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, Anna Hyde, Jason Harris from National Psoriasis Foundation & Michael Ward from Alliance for Aging Research

Fascinating conversation on health policy & AI hosted by Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 & facilitated by Eric Gascho from National Health Council.
Many potential positives of AI but we are kidding ourselves if we don’t think payers are working overtime to on ways to use AI to deny care.👇🏻
propublica.org/article/cigna-….

Great to get perspective from Charlie Cook on the role of health policy in the 2024 election. Very relevant keynote for the Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 policy meeting in DC today.
#HealthPolicy
#Advocacy

Join experts on 5/30 for this #CME symposium during #NLASessions in Vegas! Experts will aim to broaden healthcare professionals' understanding of the complex nature of hyperlipidemia management. Register today >> ow.ly/UBiW50RihOg Vindico Medical Education National Lipid Association Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA

Kicking off!
I’m pleased to represent Family Heart Foundation at Amgen 🧪🔬🧬‘s 2024 Policy Summit. Here with leaders from other orgs to talk about the most pressing challenges in healthcare policy & how we can all enhance our efforts to ensure that policies improve the patient experience.

Improving LDL-C control requires aligning guidelines, financial incentives and lab testing.
Do lab companies prioritize LDL in reported results?
✅ out what I found with ⁦Quest Diagnostics⁩, ⁦Labcorp⁩, ⁦Everlywell⁩, & ⁦LetsGetChecked⁩! linkedin.com/posts/hillypai…

#NLA2024
Looks like a great session at the National Lipid Association annual meeting in Las Vegas!
Nice to see the collaboration between Vindico Medical Education and Family Heart Foundation.
➡️ Register today!
Dan Soffer Christie Ballantyne Dr. James Underberg Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA Dr. Payal Kohli, MD Beth Jackson

#FixPriorAuth
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - did you ever receive the long overdue prior authorization report from HHS.gov and Secretary Xavier Becerra that you requested?
🙏🏻 for holding him accountable!
Family Heart Foundation just published another paper on this topic.
familyheart.org/research-pcsk9…
Seth J. Baum MD

#KnowHoFH
#FindHoFH
Good to see this awareness initiative in Europe for #HoFH from FH Europe Foundation!
Kudos to ArrowheadPharma Chiesi Group and Ultragenyx for supporting!👏👏

#KnowLpa
Only 12 minutes but lots of valuable information.
Excited to see the results from the ongoing CVOTs by Novartis US, Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 and Eli Lilly and Company.

National Lipid Association ASPC Association of Black Cardiologists National Minority Health (NMH) Alliance National Hispanic Medical Association American College of Cardiology AACIO

#Coschallenge
#8 of 10 in the Conejo Challenge - Lizard Rock.
Beautiful views of Conejo Canyons & Wildwood and so glad that the bridge connecting these two wonderful open spaces is complete!
And I have a new favorite trail - Moonridge…very cool!
Conejo Open Space Foundation

#Coschallenge
#7 of 10 in the Conejo Challenge - Fort Trail!
The fort has been gone since 2009 but what remains is a nice park as an entry point to beautiful Wildwood.
Combined this with Lizard Rock for a fun 6.5 mile loop. Paradise Falls is always a treat!
Conejo Open Space Foundation

#KnowLpa
👏👏 Important review from Raul Santos with the latest on Lp(a)!

ACC 2024 Insights: What Should I Do About an Elevated Lp(a) Based on Current Evidence and Available Treatments? | VuMedi vumedi.com/video/acc-2024… via @vumedi
Family Heart Foundation Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer Katherine Wilemon

Research from Family Heart Foundation found only 2% of U.S. patients at high risk of heart disease received a combination lipid-lowering therapy (LLT), and 80% of clinicians never prescribe combination LLTs. bit.ly/3Whf9Ru

Always an amazing and powerfully inspiring event!!
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⁦SCICD⁩ annual My Heart Counts run w amazing friends from the ⁦Family Heart Foundation⁩ and the “motorcycle that saves lives”. ⁦Regeneron⁩ ⁦Katherine Wilemon⁩ ⁦Hilly Paige Jr⁩ ⁦Stanford Health Care⁩

#KnowFH
#KnowLpa
Rocket and I (and his elf) are off and racing for the Family Heart Foundation #RacetoSaveMoreHearts
Join us!🙏🏻🙏🏻

give.familyheart.org/fundraiser/542…

#KnowFH
#KnowLpa
Katherine Wilemon kicking off the Family Heart Foundation Ambassador training. Such an amazing group of 75+ people with FH and/or high Lp(a) willing to give of their time to raise awareness and improve care!
🙏🏻🙏🏻 to our sponsors!
Novartis Regeneron Chiesi Group Verve Therapeutics