When
Thursday March 12, 2015 from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
7:30 AM to 8 AM registration
8 AM to 11 AM conference
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Where
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Newark, DE 19718
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Continuing Education for Family Physicians
This Live activity, Focus on Hypertension 2015, with a beginning date of 03/12/2015, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 3.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Continuing Education for Physicans
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education for Nurses
The Delaware Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.Accreditation of this educational activity refers to the recognition of the educational activity and does not imply DNA/ANCC-COA approval or endorsement of any specific product.
The Delaware Nurses Association designates this education activity for 3.25 nursing contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Focus on Hypertension 2015
The “FOCUS ON HYPERTENSION 2015” program is designed to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date strategies and therapeutic goals for the prevention, diagnosis and control of hypertension and cardiovascular “co-morbidities.”
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The target audience for this seminar is cardiologists, family practitioners, general internists, nephrologists, neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, and other subspecialists.
CONFERENCE PURPOSE
Provide clinicians with the most up-to-date strategies and therapeutic goals for the prevention, diagnosis and control of hypertension and cardiovascular co-morbidities.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- Review current management guidelines for hypertensive adults,
- Debate alternate management approaches for a sample complex patient,
- Examine the use of diuretics for hypertensive adult patients.
AGENDA
7:30 AM to 8 AM
Registration
8 AM to 9 AM
Medical Grand Rounds
Management Guidelines for Hypertension in Adults
Raymond R. Townsend, MD
9 AM to 10 AM
Treatment of Hypertension in the Elderly. Is age 60 years really considered "old"? Systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure considerations
Debate:
Pro- Douglas S. Jacoby, MD
Con- Christopher B. McFadden, MD
10 AM to 11 AM
Presentations and Panel
Hypertension in Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
M. James Lenhard, MD
Diuretics for Hypertension: Why, When, Which? The 3 Ws of Diuretics
Allan B. Schwartz, MD
Panel Discussion
Raymond R. Townsend, MD
Douglas S. Jacoby, MD
Christopher B. McFadden, MD
M. James Lenhart, MD
Tamara Newell, MSN, GNP
Allan B. Schwartz, MD
Planning Committee
Arun V. Malhotra, MD, Clinical Chair
Timothy E. Gibbs, MPH, Co-Chair
Karen C. Andrea, MS, RN, BC
Theresa J. Barrett, PhD, CMP, CAE
Sarah J. Carmody, MBA
Kathryn M. Curtis, APRN
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS