Medicine Today
Internal Medicine Webcast Series
Hypertension Update: Best Practices
in Achieving Blood Pressure Targets
Release Date: August 25, 2008
Expiration Date: August 25, 2010
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Estimated Time of Completion: 45 minutes
Description
The Medicine Today, Internal Medicine Webcast Series features on-demand CME webcasts. Each webcast consists of an hour-long video presentation and related questions following the video.
Upon completing the CME activity, the post-test, the evaluation and registration forms, you will have an opportunity to print your CME certificate for your records.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe indications and patient selection criteria for pharmacologic therapies for hypertension.
- Compare and contrast the available pharmacologic options for hypertensive patients with diabetes, including their renoprotective profiles.
- Analyze strategies primary physicians can employ to better manage hypertension in specific patient populations.
- Identify best practice recommendations for the management of hypertension.
- Cite the most common prescribing errors that can lead to poor blood pressure control and describe strategies to avoid these mistakes as well as describe optimal treatments.
Target Audience
Nephrologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals interested in the management of hypertension.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Directors
Christopher Hebert, MD
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
David Bronson, MD
Institute Chair
Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Lori Posk, MD
Director of Education
Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Author / Faculty
Christopher Hebert, MD
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Martin Schreiber, Jr., MD
Department Chair
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty has indicated that he may have a relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
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United Health Pharmaceutical Solutions |
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The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
David Bronson, MD
Lori Posk, MD
Martin Schreiber, Jr., MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education.
