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| PRIOR SYMPOSIA |
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New York, NY |
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10/30/2007 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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10/24/2007 |
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San Francisco, CA |
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09/26/2007 |
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New York, NY |
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03/21/2007 |
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Washington, DC |
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11/08/2006 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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10/25/2006 |
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New York, NY |
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03/15/2006 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
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10/26/2005 |
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Rochester, NY |
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Portland, ME |
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10/05/2005 |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006
UPDATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION
• Attendance is FREE!
The program will be of interest to family practitioners, internists, cardiologists, and other health care professionals.
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Georgetown University Conference Hotel
3008 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20057
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Program: 12:00 PM – 4:45 PM
• Pre-registrants will receive a parking voucher (value $25), which will be available at the registration table.
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| PROGRAM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Lunch and Registration
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| 1:00 PM |
Introduction
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| 1:05 PM |
VALUE, ASCOT, TROPHY, and Other Acronyms: Should the Results of These Recent Hypertension Trials Be Incorporated Into Treatment Decisions?
Moser M |
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| 1:35 PM |
Questions and Answers
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| 1:45 PM |
Diabetes, the Metabolic Syndrome, and the Management of Hypertension
Cushman W |
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| 2:15 PM |
Questions and Answers
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| 2:25 PM |
Break
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| 2:40 PM |
Management of Hypertension in the Elderly: Is There Anything New?
Oparil S |
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| 3:10 PM |
Questions and Answers
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| 3:20 PM |
Resistant or Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension
Papademetriou V |
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| 3:50 PM |
Questions and Answers
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Participant and Audience Discussion:
Are Beta-Blockers Still Indicated in the Management of Hypertension?
Is New-Onset Diabetes as a Result of Specific Medications of Clinical Significance?
More on Prehypertenion: Should It Be Treated and How?
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Adjournment |
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CO-CHAIRS
Marvin Moser, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
President, Hypertension Education Foundation, Inc.
Vasilios Papademetriou, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology
Georgetown University
Director of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Research
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Washington, DC
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
William Cushman, MD
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chief, Preventive Medicine Section
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Memphis, TN
Suzanne Oparil, MD
Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics
Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
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This program provides an opportunity to meet the experts and discuss evidence-based medicine as it relates to the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and management of hypertension.
SYPOSIUM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:
• Apply recommendations of the JNC 7 in making treatment decisions
• Explain results of recent hypertension treatment trials
• Manage elderly and diabetic hypertensive patients
• Recognize the value of combination medical therapy in hypertensive patients
• Critically evaluate some of the controversial issues regarding the management of hypertension
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of his/her participation in the activity.
CME ACTIVITY
Sponsored by the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) in cooperation with the Hypertension Education Foundation, Inc. and The Journal of Clinical Hypertension®. Funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Inc.—its support is greatly appreciated.
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