October 2013
2013 CHC logo updated
Thank You!
  

The 2013 CHC held at Vascular 2013 was reported to be a great success with a well received scientific programme.  We extend our thanks to the many volunteers who worked on the planning and hosting of the event.

 

Our appreciation is also extended to the speakers and trainees who shared their research and expertise with the delegates at the 2013 Canadian Hypertension Congress.

 

Mark your calendars for October 16-19, 2014 for the next CHC.

 
Member Publication of the Month:
Each month we provide a summary of members' publications for the previous month.  Review the September Member Publications. Below is one of the publications you may find interesting:
  

Recommendations on screening for high blood pressure in Canadian adults.

Lindsay P, Connor Gorber S, Joffres M, Birtwhistle R, McKay D, Cloutier L.

Can Fam Physician. 2013 Sep;59(9):927-33. PMID: 24029505

  
IN FOCUS
In The News

 

The CHEP Consensus Conference was convened October 16 - 17, 2013, at the Vascular 2013 Congress, bringing together experts in the field of hypertension to review the evidence for the proposed 2014 CHEP recommendations. One of the issues debated was the appropriate recommendation for sodium intake levels for Canadians.

 

The following links provide a sampling of the media coverage:
  
  
  
  

 

Up & Up

Update & Upcoming Events

AGM - October 19, 2013
We wish to acknowledge the strong volunteer leadership of Dr. Pierre Larochelle during his term as President of Hypertension Canada.  Dr. Larochelle led the organization through another period of development and significant progress for Hypertension Canada. 
  
The newly elected members of the Board of Directors for the coming year are:

Ernesto Schiffrin - President

Ross Feldman - Past President

Laura Syron - Vice President

Bob Brooks - Treasurer

Nadia Khan - Secretary

Barry Arbus - Director

Lyne Cloutier - Director

Brenda Hemmelgarn - Director

Janusz Kaczorowski - Director

Pierre Larochelle - Director

Martin Rothstein - Director

Sheldon Tobe - Director

Ross Tsuyuki - Director

  
 June 13-16, 2014
25th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension (joint with European Society of Hypertension)
Athens, Greece
  
October 16 - 19, 2014

Canadian Hypertension Congress

Château Cartier, Gatineau, Québec
 

 



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