Session Information
ASHP Summer Meeting 2006
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Hypertension ? Should Recent Evidence Evaluating Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy Change Practice?
Track: Sessions
Program Code: 120-L01
Date: Monday, June 26, 2006
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 
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Description
Learning Objectives:
Review evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations provided in the JNC 7.
Discuss findings from The Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists? Collaboration?s most recent meta-analysis.
Compare and contrast recent evidence from ALLHAT and ASCOT trials and debate how these results should influence first line antihypertensive therapy.
Evaluate recent evidence that demonstrates beta-blocker therapy for hypertension does not reduce cardiovascular events.


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