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2023 Update on Treatment of Hypertension in Older Adults (N23)
Recorded for 2023 National Conference
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Activity DurationContent Expires: | July 15, 2024 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
| This CE activity was recorded for the 2023 AANP National Conference. | This activity includes closed captioning. |
Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2023 AANP National Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies. |
Overview This talk will focus on managing hypertension (HTN) in older adults. Emphasis will be on the latest guidelines relevant to diagnosing and managing HTN in older adults. Challenges of comorbidities, frailty and polypharmacy will be discussed.
Objectives
- Explore evidence-based guidelines to treat hypertension (HTN) in older adult.
- Discuss how to adapt antihypertensive treatment based on functional status and autonomy in older adults.
- Compare/contrast indications, dose, frequency, side effects, and risks/benefits of first-line medications used to treat older adults with HTN.
- Discuss how to implement two strategies for how to improve self-care in older adults with HTN.
Speaker Leslie Davis, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. The speaker has the following disclosures:- Leslie Davis has nothing to disclose relevant to this presentation.
- No off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs will be discussed in this presentation.
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1.05 Contact Hour(s) of CE, 0.37 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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