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Education Committee

The Educational Programme Standing Committee leads the design and delivery of BIHS’s education and training offer for healthcare professionals across all stages of their careers.

With a focus on clinical excellence, innovation, and accessibility, the committee curates a diverse programme of activities (including the BIHS Annual Scientific Meeting, online learning modules, webinars and training workshops) ensuring that healthcare professionals are equipped with the latest evidence, skills, and confidence to improve blood pressure management and cardiovascular care.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing high-quality educational content across platforms
  • Supporting multidisciplinary learning and professional development
  • Shaping the annual scientific and clinical programme 
  • Responding to emerging trends, technology and training needs in hypertension care

    Interim Chair: Dr Luca Faconti

    Members: 

    Dr Philip Lewis
    Dr Sinead McDonagh
    Dr Carmel McEniery
    Dr Manish Sinha
    Dr Tehreem Butt
    Dr Samuel Duffy
    Dr Roser Icart
    Dr Abilash Sathyanarayanan
    Emily Haseler
    Dr Sally Brett
    Dr Carmen Maniero
    Dr Kalpana Sabapathy

     

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    Clinical Practitioners Special Interest Group

    The Special Interest Group was set up in 2010 following the dissolution of the Nurses Hypertension Association (founded in 1991) when its members were invited to join the, then BHS (now BIHS). The name was changed in 2013 to Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Working Party in order to widen the membership base, and subsequently  changed in 2023 to the Clinical Practitioners SIG. Members comprise nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals (AHPs) from both primary care and secondary care working in the field of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

     

    The Clinical Practitioners Special Interest Group has many functions but its Primary Aims are:

    • to support healthcare professionals to achieve high quality and effective blood pressure measurements
    • to promote early and appropriate diagnosis and improved clinical management of people with hypertension through education, research and contribution to guidance and policy.

     

    Chair: Sam Olden

    Members

    • Elizabeth Denver
    • Joanne Henry
    • Ryan McNally
    • Michaela Nuttall
    • Paul Robinson
    • James Sheppard
    • Smitha Jose
    • Matthew Holloway

     

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