CHEP+ Clinical Practice Guidelines Program

Hypertension and Stroke Prevention and Management

Tuesday January 26, 2021, • 7:00-9:00 PM ET

Presented by: Dr. Sheldon Tobe MD, FRCPC, MScCH (HPTE), FACP, FAHA

Dr. Tobe is a specialist in Hypertension and Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and is the University of Toronto Postgraduate Fellowship Director – Nephrology. He is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this case study, participants should be able to:

• Plan to assess and screen patients’ blood pressure at all appropriate visits.
• Discuss modifiable cardiovascular risk factors with patients.
• Discuss blood pressure targets and need for anticoagulation/anti-platelet therapy in people who have just suffered a stroke.

Accreditation: This Group Learning program has been certified by the Canadian College of Family Physicians for up to 6 Mainpro+ credits for the 2-hour presentation including a practice reflection survey to be completed at 6 weeks post-session.

You will receive an email before the event with the details on how to join using Microsoft Teams Online.

FAQs

• How can I contact the organizer with any questions? To contact the organizer, email: Diane Hua-Stewart at Diane.Hua@sunnybrook.ca / (416) 710-3892.

• To learn more https://www.cchangeguidelines.com/