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On-demand program: “Controlling High Blood Pressure: Has Anything Changed?”

Medscape Education* presents a free on-demand program…“Controlling High Blood Pressure: Has Anything Changed?”

Learning Objectives  |  Upon completion of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge regarding the:

  • New guidelines for the treatment of hypertension
  • Potential of renal denervation technology to treat hypertension
  • Status of the SPYRAL HTN clinical trial program on the safety and efficacy of renal denervation

Moderator: Michael A. Weber, M.D.  |  Professor of Medicine  |  Division of Cardiovascular Medicine  |  SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Speakers:

  • David E. Kandzari, M.D.  |  Director  |  Interventional Cardiology  |  Chief Scientific Officer  |  Piedmont Heart Institute
  • David P. Lee, M.D.  |  Associate Professor  |  Director  |  Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention Laboratories  |  Stanford University
  • Raymond R. Townsend, M.D.  |  Professor of Medicine  |  Director  |  Hypertension Program  |  University of Pennsylvania

Target Audience: Cardiologists, Nephrologists & Primary Care Physicians

Continuing Education information:

  • In support of improving patient care, Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
  • For Physicians  |  Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • ABIM MOC  |  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Medtronic.

To access this free CME / ABIM MOC activity, click hereBecause this program is on-demand it can be accessed at any time. Questions should be directed to Medtronic: kylor.e.whitaker@medtronic.com

* NOTE: This is a supplier and industry resource-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.