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CME Activity
Geriatrics: Hypertension in the Elderly
Course Directors
Ihab Hajjar, MD
Lewis Arnold Lipsitz, MD
Chief, Division of Gerontology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Accredited by
Harvard Medical School
Course Description
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Describe briefly the underlying mechanisms leading to elevated blood pressure in the elderly person.
- Describe the clinical evaluation of a hypertensive elderly patient.
- Recognize the evidence for and the principles of pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of the elderly patient with hypertension.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.0 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2011-Aug-04 |
| Expiration Date: | 2014-Aug-04 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $20 |
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