2011 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Cardiovascular Guideline Updates: Implications to Practice in 2012
Track:
New Practitioners Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 307-L01
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011
Time: 2:25 PM to 3:40 PM EST
Location:
La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom, B, Level 2
PRESENTER(S):
Dr. Joel Marrs, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ Cardiology), CLS, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy
Dr. Saseen is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with added qualifications in cardiology, is certified as a Clinical Lipid Specialist, and is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Dr. Saseen received both his B.S. pharmacy degree and PharmD degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and then completed an ambulatory care research fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In his current position, Dr. Saseen practices as a clinical pharmacy specialist at University of Colorado’s Family Medicine Center, and educates pharmacy and medical students. His research and other scholarly endeavors focus on cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. Dr. Saseen is on the board of regents for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Lipid Association’s Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology, and is a member of the Board of Directors and Editorial Board for the journal Pharmacotherapy. He has won several teaching awards, most recently was the recipient of the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2009’s Outstanding Instructor Award in May of 2008.
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PROGRAM CHAIR:
Dr. Joel Marrs, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ Cardiology), CLS, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy
- Apply the updated guidelines to the management of elderly patients with hypertension and preventative cardiovascular management in women.
- Identify clinical controversies regarding the benefits of treating hypertension in the elderly and cardiovascular disease prevention in women.
- Identify updates to the national guidelines on hypertension in the elderly and cardiovascular disease prevention in women.