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SUMMARY:RSM Cardiology Series - HYPERTENSION
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DESCRIPTION:The Royal Society of Medicine's Cardiology event series delivers a focused programme of full-day meetings covering key clinical topics, emerging evidence and practical skills across contemporary cardiovascular care. Designed for trainees, consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team, it offers expert-led teaching, case-based discussion and valuable networking to support both clinical excellence and career progression.\n\nSession one\n\nChairs: Dr Pauline Swift / Dr Tehreem Butt\n\n9:00am -Registration, tea, and coffee\n\n9:30am - Welcome and overview\n\nDr Luca Faconti, Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology and Consultant in Hypertension, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust\n\n9:30am - From cuff to cuffless: Where are we now in blood pressure measurement?\n\nProfessor Philip J Chowienczyk, Professor of Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology, King’s College London and Honorary, Consultant in Hypertension, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust\n\n10:00am - Hypertension in the young adults: Missed opportunities, and long-term risk\n\nDr Carmela Maniero, Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension, Barts NHS Trust\n\n10:20am - Hypertension in pregnancy: Implications for mother, child, and lifelong cardiovascular health\n\nDr Anita Banerjee, Honorary Reader in Obstetric Medicine, King's College London, Deputy Director of Medical Education, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\n\n10:45am - Hypertension in older age: Balancing longevity and frailty\n\nDr Nigel Beckett, Consultant physician in geriatric and general internal medicine, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\n\n11:00am - Tea and coffee break\n\nSession Two\n\nChairs: Professor Ian Wilkinson / Dr Carmela Maniero\n\n11:35am - When to start treatment for hypertension, the importance of hypertension mediated organ damage\n\nDr Luca Faconti\n\n12:00pm - Severely elevated blood pressure: What needs same-day action?\n\nDr Tehreem Butt, Consultant in Acute Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust \n\n12:15pm - Resistant hypertension: Diagnosis and management\n\nDr Neil Chapman, Consultant in general and cardiovascular medicine and clinical pharmacology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust  \n\n12:45pm - Lunch\n\nSession Three\n\nChairs: Dr Neil Chapman / Dr Carmela Maniero\n\n12:30pm - Secondary causes of hypertension\n\nDr Mark George, Consultant in Acute and General Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust \n\n2:15pm - Pitfalls in the pharmacotherapy of hypertension\n\nDr Luca Faconti\n\n2:30pm - Renal denervation: A technology in search of its place?\n\nDr Manish Saxena, Physician and Deputy Director for Research, Barts Health NHS Trust\n\n2:45pm - Blood pressure treatment thresholds and targets\n\nDr Manish Saxena, Physician and Deputy Director for Research, Barts Health NHS Trust\n\n3:00pm - Questions and answers\n\n3:15pm - Tea and coffee break\n\nSession Four\n\nChairs: Dr Luca Faconti / Dr Nigel Beckett\n\n3:45pm - From sodium handling to aldosterone modulation: Established and emerging therapeutic pathways in hypertension\n\nDr Pauline Swift, Consultant Nephrologist and Associate Medical Director for Research and Education, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust \n\n4:00pm - The ‘4 Ss' for successful blood pressure control\n\nProfessor Ian Wilkinson, Professor of Therapeutics, Director of Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit\n\n4:15pm - Questions and answers\n\n4:45pm - Closing remarks\n\n
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LOCATION:Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE
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