Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Director
Primary Care Initiatives
Canadian Heart Research Center
Toronto, Canada
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Hypertension Service & Hypertension Innovation
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
General Practitioner and
Honorary Professor of Primary Care Cardiovascular Medicine
Hull York Medical School, University of York
Heslington, York, United Kingdom
Professor of Medicine
Director, Hypertension Program
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
This activity is intended for primary care physicians, cardiologists, and nephrologists.
The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to understand the reasons why blood pressure control is poor despite available antihypertensive medications.
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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Medscape policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Director
Primary Care Initiatives
Canadian Heart Research Center
Toronto, Canada
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Hypertension Service & Hypertension Innovation
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
General Practitioner and
Honorary Professor of Primary Care Cardiovascular Medicine
Hull York Medical School, University of York
Heslington, York, United Kingdom
Professor of Medicine
Director, Hypertension Program
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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CME / ABIM MOC Released: 5/31/2022
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