2019

The Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah

3rd Annual Translational Hypertension Symposium & Early-Stage Investigator Workshop

October 10-11, 2019

High blood pressure affects more than a billion people worldwide and remains a leading modifiable cause of heart disease and health disparities. New in- and out-of-office blood pressure measurement devices and strategies are being tested to more efficiently and accurately screen and diagnose hypertension for people from all communities and backgrounds. Antihypertensive medications are being combined in news ways to increase effectiveness, limit side effects, while maximizing patient acceptance and adherence. Together, the ultimate goal is more accurate diagnosis and more effective and durable blood pressure control and cardiovascular disease risk reduction for all communities.

The Symposium is specifically designed to be an intimate full-day experience allowing significant time for participants to meet and mingle with experts and speakers. Come take advantage of this unique opportunity to interact with people you've heard about but may have never met.

The Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Workshop takes place the day after the symposium and is a full day, intensive mentoring session where ESIs learn how to access and design hypertension-related analyses using the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) and The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study data and write clear manuscript proposals. This year, there will be a focus on using the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data in these two chohorts. The objective is to teach ESIs about the manuscript proposal process, data access, and BP-related research methods for the JHS and CARDIA study. Senior JHS and CARDIA investigators will provide one-on-one feedback, and facilitate group discussions to enable ESIs to use and access the JHS and CARDIA data. Applications for the ESI Workshop are due Thursday, August 1^st and awardees will be notified no later than August 16^th, 2019.

 The 2019 Symposium addresses these topics and more, with confirmed speakers:

	Keynote speaker Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, from New York University, who will present the results of the FAITH study
	Natalie Bello, MD, MPH, from Columbia University, will discuss out-of-office BP monitoring in pregnancy
	Dave L. Dixon, PharmD, FACC, from Virginia Commonwealth University, will discuss team-based apporaches to imporve high blood pressure outcomes
	Mark D. Huffman, MD, MPH, from Northwestern, will discuss use of low-dose combinations of antihypertensive medications
	Andrew Moran, MD, MPH, from Columbia University, will discuss The Global Hypertension Control Mission of Resolve to Save Lives
	Joseph Schwartz, PhD, from Columbia University, will discuss the state of the art of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and out-of-office blood pressure phenotype.
	Jackson T. Wright, MD, PhD, FACP, from Case Western Reserve University, will discuss the future of hypertension management in underrepresented groups
	Yuichiro Yano, MD, PhD, from Duke University, will discuss the current challenges in out-of-office blood pressure monitoring

Accreditation: The University Of Utah School Of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit: The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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