Complementary Treatment for Uncontrolled Hypertension: Using a Novel Blood Pressure Procedure

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  • Overview

    Despite many available drug therapies, patients with hypertension continue to experience elevated blood pressures, putting them at risk for cardiovascular-related morbidities and mortality. However, renal denervation, a minimally invasive procedure, has been shown to result in sustained and durable reductions in blood pressure. Find out what this approach could mean for your patients.

  • Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

    In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company. GLC mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.

    Faculty:

    Raymond Townsend, MD
    Professor of Medicine
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA

    Dr. Townsend has reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships with ineligible companies of any amount during the past 24 months:
    Consulting Fees: Medtronic

    Reviewers/Content Planners/Authors:

    • Cindy Davidson has nothing to disclose.
    • Howard Green has nothing to disclose.
    • Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP, has nothing to disclose.
    • Tim Person has nothing to disclose.
    • Colleen Resnick has nothing to disclose.
    • Katie Sheridan has nothing to disclose.
    • William Mencia, MD has nothing to disclose.
    • Mara Siegel has nothing to disclose.
  • Learning Objectives

    After participating in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

    • Describe how the burden of hypertension is impacted by limitations of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)
    • Review the mechanism of action of renal denervation
    • Discuss the latest clinical trial data on the safety and effectiveness of renal denervation
  • Target Audience

    This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of PCPs, NPs, and nurses.

  • Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements

    In support of improving patient care, Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) 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.

    The American Medical Association has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credits with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), the accreditation body for European countries. Physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM to UEMS-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education CME credits (ECMECs) should contact the UEMS at mutualrecognition@uems.eu.

    Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) designates this activity for .25 nursing contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • Provider(s)/Educational Partner(s)

    Our ultimate goal is to improve the care being delivered to patients, and our high-quality, evidence-based CME initiatives reflect our dedication to the creation and execution of excellence and are the product of shared research, knowledge, and clinical practice skills across the healthcare continuum.

  • Commercial Support

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

  • Disclaimer

    The views and opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of GLC and Medtelligence. This presentation is not intended to define an exclusive course of patient management; the participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic skills in applying or adopting for professional use any of the information provided herein. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Links to other sites may be provided as additional sources of information. Once you elect to access a site outside of Medtelligence you are subject to the terms and conditions of use, including copyright and licensing restriction, of that site.

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