Estimated Time of Completion

Description

The Cleveland Clinic Family Health Centers Educational Series featuring Hypertension Update: Best Practices in Achieving Blood Pressure Targets was captured and repurposed into a CME webcast. This webcast will provide an up to date review on the essentials of expert management of hypertension, including pharmacologic therapies for optimal patient treatment.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe indications and patient selection criteria for pharmacologic therapies for hypertension.
2. Compare and contrast the available pharmacologic options for hypertensive patients with diabetes, including their renoprotective profiles.
3. Analyze strategies primary physicians can employ to better manage hypertension in specific patient populations.
4. Identify best practice recommendations for the management of hypertension.
5. 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(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.

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

Faculty

Christopher Hebert, MD; Martin Schreiber, Jr., MD

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 discussion could be perceived as a conflict of interest:

The following faculty has indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.

David Bronson, MD
Lori Posk, MD
Martin Schreiber, Jr., MD