Hypertension Prevention, Treatment, and Control: Successful Global Strategies

Successful Global Strategies for Hypertension Prevention, Treatment, and Control  Join CDC’s Director Dr. Thomas Frieden and leading hypertension experts in discussing practical ways to successfully control hypertension and decrease heart disease and stroke  in the U.S. and around the world. Is there a way to dramatically and inexpensively reduce heart disease and stroke? Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as heart attack and stroke, are responsible for almost one in three deaths worldwide. Hypertension, the main clinical risk factor for CVD, is responsible for over 9.4 million largely preventable deaths globally each year. RSVP TODAY! Monday, February 23 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM Pacific 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Effective prevention and control of high blood pressure can make a huge difference. As hypertension and cardiovascular disease increase in importance as the leading causes of death and illness across low-, middle-, and high-income countries, it is clear that broad-scale hypertension treatment programs are urgently needed. Supported by the US Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), this Web Forum and roundtable session will outline the global case for improving hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, and discuss details of successful approaches to achieving high levels of population hypertension control. Examples of these success stories include the Canadian Hypertension Education Programand Kaiser Permanente’s PHASE Program in the United States. Inspired by these and other experiences, CDC, PAHO, and leading experts and organizations in hypertension and cardiovascular health came together to create the Global Standardized Hypertension Treatment Project (GSHTP). Hear leading experts discuss the development and implementation of the GSHTP framework for standardizing the treatment of hypertension using medications, enhancing the availability of core medications, and identifying key elements of care delivery in the Latin America and Caribbean Region and beyond. Specifically, this interactive forum and roundtable session will: Provide a global perspective on the impact of hypertension on individuals, communities, health systems, and countries. Share examples of successful approaches to treat and control hypertension from an organizational, country, and multi-country levels, including how to: Effectively engage clinicians, staff, health system administrators, and policymakers to develop, implement, and scale hypertension treatment programs. Develop and use standardized hypertension treatment protocols and educational materials to improve the treatment and control of hypertension in clinical settings. Create registries to manage panels of patients and track indicators. Outline available global hypertension resources to advance hypertension awareness, treatment, and control. Please join us to discuss these ideas and strategies with presenters and moderators during this 1.5 hour Web Forum and roundtable discussion. Is the 'RSVP Today!' link not working? Copy and paste the following text into your browser: https://publichealthinstitute.webex.com/publichealthinstitute/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0dcde280816b09b2a025048cee91bc5e  Presenters Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (pre-recorded introduction) Pragna Patel, MD, MPH, DT&M, AAHIVS Senior Medical Epidemiologist for the Global Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Unit in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Norm Campbell, MD, FRCPC General Internist, Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary; President, World Hypertension League Marc Jaffe, MD Clinical Leader, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF Moderators Pragna Patel, MD, MPH, DT&M, AAHIVS Senior Medical Epidemiologist for the Global Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Unit in the Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lynn Silver, MD, MPH Senior Advisor for Chronic Disease and Obesity, Public Health Institute