Lipid Lowdown: What’s New in the Lipid Guidelines?: PSSNY Summer Convention 2026
Target Audience
All pharmacists
Learning Objectives
At the completion of the activity viewers will be able to;
Identify the mechanisms by which hyperlipidemia contributes to cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis development and plaque instability
Recall evidence-based statin and non statin pharmacotherapies (mechanisms, indications, dosing considerations, and common adverse effects) for hyperlipidemia
Describe the pivotal clinical trials that informed current lipid management guideline recommendations, including their key findings and limitations
Recognize major guideline-recommended treatment thresholds and targets, risk stratification criteria, and recommended therapeutic approaches for patient management
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, LIU Pharmacy
Senior Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Ambulatory Care, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Dr. Fischetti received her PharmD degree from the University of South Carolina and MBA from Long Island University. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center before going on to complete a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Dr. Fischetti is board certified in ambulatory care and certified to practice collaborative drug therapy management in New York. She is also a credentialed HIV Pharmacist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine. She joined LIU Pharmacy in 2017 and is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice with her practice at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. At this practice site, Dr. Fischetti provides outpatient services for HIV and primary care disease state management while precepting pharmacy students and residents on their ambulatory care rotations.
ACPE UAN # 0042-9999-26-026-L01-P
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPEThe Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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