Decoding the Lipid Guidelines

Listen in as our expert panel breaks down what clinicians need to know about the 2026 dyslipidemia guidelines, such as the role of lipoprotein a, apolipoprotein B, and coronary artery calcium scoring. Plus, you'll walk away with practical takeaways to optimize lipid management including when to add non-statin therapies like PCSK9 inhibitors and ezetimibe for your patients.

Special guests:

• Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA
  • Executive Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
  • Grady Health System
• Joel C. Marrs, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS, CLS, FAHA, FASHP, FCCP, FNLA
  • Cardiology Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist
  • Cheyenne Regional Medical Group Heart & Vascular Institute
  • Adjoint Associate Professor
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine

You’ll also hear practical advice from panelists on TRC’s Editorial Advisory Board:

• Stephen Carek, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
  • Prisma Health/USC-SOMG Family Medicine Residency Program
  • USC School of Medicine Greenville
• Andrea Darby-Stewart, MD
  • Associate Director, Honor Health Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Clinical Professor of Family, Community & Occupational Medicine
  • The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
• Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS
  • Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
  • Oregon Health and Science University

For the purposes of disclosure, Dr. Cheeley reports relevant financial relationships with [lipids] Novartis, Regeneron (honorarium). 

The other speakers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

This podcast is an excerpt from one of TRC’s monthly live CE webinars, the full webinar originally aired in July 2026.

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The clinical resources related to this podcast are part of a subscription to Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights: 

• Chart: Cholesterol Guidelines (United States)
• Chart: Non-Statin Lipid-Lowering Agents
• FAQ: Statin Muscle Symptoms: Managing Statin Intolerance
• Technician Tutorial: Dispensing Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
• Toolbox: Medication Adherence Strategies

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