2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Life Down Cardiovascular Lane: Balancing Evidence with Quality of Life in Older Adults
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 274-L01
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Location:
3104 - Lido
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Jeannie Lee,
PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Jeannie Kim Lee is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. She practices as a geriatric clinical pharmacy specialist at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. During her position as a clinical pharmacist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dr. Lee received an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation grant that facilitated the Federal Study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly (FAME) trial, the first prospective randomized trial specifically addressing medication adherence in patients older than 65 years. Dr. Lee was the principal investigator and lead author of a resulting article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She also participated in the Arterial Biology in the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol (ARBITER-2) study as clinical pharmacist in charge and published the results in Circulation.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Dr. Lee completed a pharmacy practice residency at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She received the U.S. Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service in 2004 and 2006, the Ralph D. Arnold Army Pharmacy Research Award in 2005 and 2007, the 2007 Mel Liter Clinical Pharmacy Award, the 2007 Association of Military Surgeons of United States Circle of Excellence Award, and the ASHP Foundations 2007 Pharmacy Practice Research Literature Award. She specializes in geriatric medicine and adherence.
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PRESENTER(S):
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Lisa Hutchison,
PharmD, MPH, Associate Professor,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Lisa Hutchison is a Faculty member at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. She practices as a clinical pharmacist at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging where she participates in inpatient team rounds and at the Senior Health Center clinic. Working with other disciplines, other pharmacists, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students to assure that older patients receive optimal drug therapy is her practice mission. Her research interests include medication adherence, public health aspects of medication use and the effects of medications in the elderly. A native of Tennessee, Lisa completed her BS Pharm and her PharmD at the University of Tennessee, a residency in clinical pharmacy at the Memphis VA Medical Center and the MPH at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Previously she has practiced at the Little Rock VA Medical Center and at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
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Jeannie Lee,
PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Jeannie Kim Lee is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. She practices as a geriatric clinical pharmacy specialist at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. During her position as a clinical pharmacist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dr. Lee received an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation grant that facilitated the Federal Study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly (FAME) trial, the first prospective randomized trial specifically addressing medication adherence in patients older than 65 years. Dr. Lee was the principal investigator and lead author of a resulting article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. She also participated in the Arterial Biology in the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol (ARBITER-2) study as clinical pharmacist in charge and published the results in Circulation.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Dr. Lee completed a pharmacy practice residency at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She received the U.S. Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service in 2004 and 2006, the Ralph D. Arnold Army Pharmacy Research Award in 2005 and 2007, the 2007 Mel Liter Clinical Pharmacy Award, the 2007 Association of Military Surgeons of United States Circle of Excellence Award, and the ASHP Foundations 2007 Pharmacy Practice Research Literature Award. She specializes in geriatric medicine and adherence.
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Jo Rodgers,
PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor,
University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Jo Ellen Rodgers received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Pharmacy. Upon completing residencies in Pharmacy Practice and Critical Care at the Medical College of Virginia, she returned to UNC to complete an academic fellowship in Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. Dr. Rodgers is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the UNC School of Pharmacy where she maintains an active clinical practice with the Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Transplantation Service at UNC Hospitals. Dr. Rodgers has focused much of her professional career on teaching at the Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Nursing at UNC. Her scholarly activities include research in the areas of heart failure and cardiac transplantation with recent interest in assessing clinical response to acute heart failure therapies, and evaluating drug interactions of chronic heart failure medications. Dr. Rodgers is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with Added Qualifications in Cardiology. Dr. Rodgers currently serves as Co-Director of the ASHP-accredited Cardiology Residency at UNC Hospitals and Co-Coordinator of the ACCP Heart Failure Traineeship at UNC. Dr. Rodgers has previously served as the Secretary and Chair of the ACCP Cardiology Practice and Research Network and Secretary of the Triangle College of Clinical Pharmacy. She has also served as faculty for the Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course and as a member of several ACCP committees. She is also active member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists and has served as a member of the Acute Care Executive Committee and the Education Council.
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Rebecca Sleeper,
PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor and Division Head, Geriatrics Division,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Rebecca Sleeper is an Associate Professor and Head of the Geriatrics Division within the Department of Pharmacy Practice at TTUHSC School of Pharmacy in Lubbock, TX. She received her PharmD from the University of Rhode Island and completed a Specialty Residency in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy at TTUHSC School of Pharmacy in Amarillo. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. Her current practice is at the Mildred and Shirlee L. Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center, a teaching nursing home on the TTUHSC campus.
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Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Home, Ambulatory, and Chronic Care Practitioners
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-274-L01P
2.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: Level 3
Moderator: Jeannie Kim Lee, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson; and Geriatric Pharmacy Specialist, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson
10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Announcements
10:05 a.m. - 10:16 a.m.
Case Presentation and Discussion of Heart Failure
Jeannie Kim Lee
10:16 a.m. – 10:42 a.m.
Heart Failure: Evidence vs. Quality of Life
Jo E. Rodgers, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill
10:42 a.m. – 10:53 a.m.
Case Presentation and Discussion of Hypertension
Jeannie Kim Lee
10:53 a.m. – 11:19 a.m.
Hypertension: Evidence vs. Quality of Life
Rebecca B. Sleeper, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor and Division Head, Geriatrics Division, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lubbock
11:19 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Case Presentation and Discussion of Hyperlipidemia
Jeannie Kim Lee
11:30 a.m. – 11:56 a.m.
Hyperlipidemia: Evidence vs. Quality of Life
Lisa Hutchison, PharmD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Little Rock; and Clinical Pharmacist, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Little Rock, AR
11:56 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Questions, Answers, and Discussion
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the controversy surrounding treatment of cardiovascular diseases (specifically heart failure, hypertension and hyperlipidemia) in the elderly using the national treatment guidelines for adult patients.
- Explain existing evidence for treating heart failure, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in older adults and how to balance the evidence with quality of life considerations.
- Identify quality of life issues that should be considered when treating older patients with heart failure, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.