Session 3: Innovations and Updates in the Treatment of Patients with Cardiometabolic Risk

Date: 9/14/2012 Check-In and Breakfast:
7:00 am - 7:30 am
Educational Session: 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Joseph Saseen

Joseph J. Saseen, PharmD, FCCP, FNLA, BCPS, CLS
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy & School of Medicine
Disclosure: Dr. Saseen has no financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.

At the conclusion of this program, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify the metabolic syndrome, review cardiometabolic contributors and risk factors, and describe the progression of this syndrome
  • Review current guideline recommendations for the management of hypertension
  • Review current guideline recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia
  • Review current guideline recommendations for the management of “prediabetes” and type 2 diabetes
  • Compare and contrast the pharmacology (appropriate roles in therapy, risks, benefits and differences) between the major drug classes used in the treatment of dyslipidemia, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and arthritis
  • Review new evidence regarding pharmacotherapy for the treatment of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and arthritis
  • When given a patient with metabolic syndrome, devise an appropriate pharmacotherapy treatment plan that can treat cardiometabolic risk factors