Session Information
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:   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
PRESENTER(S):   Click the plus sign to see more detailed information about each speaker.
 Lisa Hutchison, PharmD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
 Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
 Jo Rodgers, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
 Rebecca Sleeper, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Professor and Division Head, Geriatrics Division, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice
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.


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(Code: 274-L01)
Attendee:Free
  
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