Educational Sessions - Master Class Hypertension

This interactive hypertension course programme will give participants the opportunity to learn the latest information on

• tips and tricks in the diagnosis of hypertension and its complications
• the role of 24-hour ambulatory, home-based or office blood pressure monitoring for the diagnosis of hypertension
• evaluation of end-organ damage in patients with hypertension
• the goals, best drug strategy, and the management of difficult hypertensive cases.
• the relationship between hypertension and stroke
• the strategies to manage patients with acute stroke.
• develop optimal treatment strategies for patients with co-morbidities and special conditions.

Tips and Tricks in Diagnosis of Hypertension 09:00 - 10:30	Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: • identify the diagnostic methods that need to be undertaken in a patient with hypertension, • describe the role of 24-hour ambulatory, home-based or office BP monitoring for the evaluation of hypertension, • discuss the assessment of end-organ damage caused by hypertension
State of Art in Hypertension Management 10:45 - 12:15	Learning Objectives After this session, the participants will be able to: • Learn the goals for the hypertensive patient as well as the patient with hypertension and other comorbidities in the year 2012, • Learn the mechanism of action, efficacy and side effects of strategies to prevent and treat patients with hypertension, • Learn in detail the optimal lifestyle strategies, such as nutritional choices and physical activity, to reduce blood pressure levels, • Learn the best and most updated management of the patients with resistant hypertension
Hypertension and Stroke Prevention 14:00 - 15:30	Learning Objectives By completing this session, the participants will be able to: • Learn analytical and state-of-the-art approaches to understanding the management of patients with hypertension and stroke, in terms of prevention, acute treatment and post-stroke evaluation
Hot Topics in Hypertension 16:30 - 18:00	Learning Objectives After completing the session, the participants will be able to: • Learn the impact of hypertension on pregnancy and identify treatment goals and treatment options, • Learn the current 2012 consensus documents on hypertension in the elderly and evidenced-based support for their recommendations, • Learn the evaluation and management of hypertension in the preoperative setting, •Learn the best way to manage  the coexistence of  atrial fibrillation and hypertension