Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q2: How Has the Definition of the “Right” Level for LDL Changed?

Evan Sisson discusses how researchers are getting closer to an accurate picture of what an ideal LDL level is, and how this picture has changed over the years. He even mentions some people with unusually low levels of LDL — between 15 and 25 — speculating that we are probably operating way above what we were originally designed to be running at.

More videos with Evan Sisson:

Evan Sisson, PharmD, MHA, CDE, Introduction
Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q1: What Are the Current Guidelines on Lipid Treatment?
Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q3: What LDL Level Should Patients Aim For?
Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q4: What Is the Best LDL?
Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q5: Should We Just Add Statins to Our Drinking Water?
Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q6: What Kinds of New Drugs Are in the Pipeline?

Evan Sisson, PharmD, Q7: How Can Lifestyle Affect Statin Use?

Evan Sisson, PharmD, MHA, CDE, is currently an assistant professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy where he teaches pharmacy, nursing and medical students about drug therapy for hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes. His practice settings include a university-based outpatient pharmacotherapy clinic and a local free clinic. In the free clinic, he regularly conducts diabetes education classes.

Sisson is a frequent author. One article was Dyslipidemias: Therapeutic Advances, which appeared in the ACCP Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program used by clinical pharmacists to maintain board certification. Additionally, he authored two AADE publications including AADE’s Quick Guide to Medications and The Diabetes Education Review Guide.

Sisson is very active on the volunteer front. In addition to recently serving on AADE’s Board of Directors, he is a member of Diabetes Forecast magazine’s editorial board and recently served on the National Health Council’s Advisory Board on Patient-Centered Care.

Sisson earned his PharmD and MHA degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.