Learning Through Understanding: Helping You Explain Things Quickly to Patients

This session uses simple visuals and analogies to explain complex physiology quickly and clearly to patients. Learners will gain practical tools for turning dense pathophysiology into memorable, actionable conversations that improve patient understanding, adherence, and shared decision-making.

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CME/CE Information

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 1.00 ABIM MOC or 1.00 AANP, including 0.33 AANP Pharm

Release Date: 9/18/2026

Expiration Date: 10/18/2026

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Faculty

Peter Lin, MD, CCFP

Learning Objectives

Explain the physiological mechanisms behind obesity, insulin resistance, and sedentary behavior using simple visual analogies patients can readily grasp
Describe how SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists protect the kidney, heart, and metabolic function, and translate these mechanisms into patient-friendly language
Apply simplified explanatory tools for discussing various pathophysiologic mechanisms to improve patient comprehension and engagement

Faculty

Peter Lin, MD, CCFP

Director Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre

Past Associate Editor, Elsevier WebPortal - PracticeUpdate Primary Care

Medical Director LinCorp Medical Inc.

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Disclosures

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by those in a position to influence the content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute:

Peter Lin, MD, CCFP: Speaker for Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eisai, Eli Lilly, GSK, HLS Therapeutics, Medtronic, Merck, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Reckitt, and Sanofi.

Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP (Moderator): Advisor for Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bausch + Lomb/Salix, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corcept, GSK, Haleon, and Novo Nordisk. Speaker for Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corcept, Eli Lilly, GSK, Haleon, Janssen, and Novo Nordisk.

All others in control of content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME/CE Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners^® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour of continuing education (which includes 0.33 hours of pharmacology).

MOC Credit Information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, and 1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

ABP combined

Instructions for Obtaining Credit

Once you have completed the activity, please click the "Next" button to advance to the post-activity assessment. To complete this activity and claim credit, you must answer 2 out of the 3 questions correctly. If you are not successful after your first attempt, you will be given an opportunity to reflect upon the answer rationales and have the opportunity to review the educational content before proceeding. Once you have selected your answers, click the "submit" button to complete the evaluation questions and proceed to the claim credit screen. For PAs, the NCCPA accepts for Category 1 CME credit activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

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Disclaimer

The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed by, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.

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Discussion of Off-Label Uses and Investigational Products
During the course of their presentations, the faculty may mention uses of products that have not been approved in the United States for the indication(s) being discussed. All presenters are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. In addition, specific slides will include notation of the off-label use or investigational agent being discussed. Views presented related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed by Pri-Med Institute or DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

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Learning Through Understanding: Helping You Explain Things Quickly to Patients

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