September 2012
Canadian Hypertension Congress 2012
Global Atherosclerosis Risk Reduction -
Hypertension & Beyond
 
October 25-28, 2012
Sheraton Centre - Toronto, Ontario 
REGISTER NOW FOR CHC!
The congress program will feature three streams of daily programming with topics of relevance to your specific practice and research interests.

  

 

Preliminary Program: Now available on line.

 

Symposia and Workshop Schedule:Now available on line.

 

Registration: Early bird rate until October 1, 2012.  Hotel Group rate is also available until October 1, 2012

 Note that there is a special membership discount available
when you register for the 2012 Congress.
 

 

IN FOCUS - Professional Education
 
Have you checked what resources are now available on our website?

Hypertension Canada's Continuing Professional Development Program develops and implements provider education modules and materials. These programs promote the implementation of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) Recommendations for health care providers in Canada.
 
The CHEP Core Curriculum is a resource library of video presentations and PowerPoint slides from speakers at various hypertension conferences.

To quickly access all the resources and presentations, you can also go to our YouTube Channel.

Our thanks to Dr. Sheldon Tobe, Chair Professional Development Committee for his volunteer leadership commitment to our Continuing Professional Development Program. Our thanks also to the many volunteers who contributed time and expertise to the development and presentation of the educational modules and sessions.

Up & Up

Update & Upcoming Events

Welcome New Board Members

Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn and Dr. Lyne Cloutier were appointed as directors on the Hypertenson Canada Board. Both individuals have extensive experience with hypertension and  strong commitment to effort to prevent and manage hypertension in Canada.

 

Sign the Petition!

Do you know about the Petition for a national sodium reduction strategyfor Canada?   Read more...

 

Congratulations to Robin Walker!

Many of you know Robin from her work with the Outcomes Research Task Force.  Robin is a PhD student with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary,  Robin was recently awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) in recognition of her research and academic achievements. 

 

Check out the facebook page for Dr. Norm Campbell, the current HSFC CIHR Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control.  

 

 Hypertension Canada Annual General Meeting - Saturday, October 27, 2012

 

CHEP Consensus Conference for 2013 Recommendations -
Thursday, October 25, 2012 (by invitation only)

 

Member Publications August 2012

Listing of new publications by members is posted on our website. Be sure to renew your membership so that your articles will be featured.