Hypertension in Older Adults - From Shep to Sprint

Hypertension in Older Adults - From Shep to Sprint is organized by University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center Continuing Education and will be held from Aug 07, 2017 - Aug 07, 2019.

The target audience for this medical event is physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Conference Objectives are:
• Discuss the extraordinarily high prevalence of hypertension among older adults.
• Summarize the randomized controlled trials (SHEP, HYVET and SPRINT) that have informed our understanding of appropriate systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets for older adults.
• Describe the design and primary results of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
• Discuss the generalizability and frailty status of the SPRINT cohort, especially the sub-group age 75 years and older.
• Recognize that rates of uncontrolled hypertension remain unacceptably high, particularly in older women, and that getting more patients to their target BP goal is a pressing public health concern.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.