2016 Spring Continuing Medical Education Conference - Hypertension Management and Control: Pragmatic Strategies for Primary Care

2016 Spring Continuing Medical Education Conference

You and your colleagues are invited to attend:

“Hypertension Management and Control: Pragmatic Strategies for Primary Care”

Conference Dates (Attend one or both days):

Friday April 8, 2016 - Includes Light Dinner and Networking 3:30pm - 5:00 pm Conference 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday April 9, 2016 - 8:30am – 2:15pm

A free Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conference for primary care physicians and providers, practice administrators and quality professionals. This conference is designed to update community primary care practices on the evolving guidelines for hypertension management and treatment. The intent is to inform the attendees on innovations in treating special patient populations; these innovations include new drugs, technology, and community health workers. This conference features local and national experts and is jointly sponsored by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Healthfirst.

Featured Speakers Include:

Jagat Narula MD, PhD, MACC, Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Chair in Cardiology Chairman, Departments of Cardiology, Mount Sinai West & St. Luke¹s Hospitals Associate Dean, Arnhold Institute for Global Health at Mount Sinai Professor of Medicine & Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Director, Cardiovascular Imaging, Mount Sinai Health System Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American College of Cardiology- Imaging Executive Editor, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Jackson Wright, MD, PHD, FACP, FASH, FAHA, Lead author and Co-Principal Investigator on the SPRINT trial Director of the Clinical Hypertension Program at UH Case Medical Center Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Suzanne Steinbaum, DO, Director, Women's Heart Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, Associate Commissioner of the Center for Health Equity at New York City Department of Mental Hygiene

Space is limited for this no fee program, and online pre-registration is required to attend April 8th and / or 9th.

*Feel free to forward to colleagues!

Program Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Objective 1: Review the latest evidence-based guidelines for hypertension management

Objective 2: Identify and discuss barriers faced by special populations that are disproportionately affected by hypertension

Objective 3: Integrate approaches to improve hypertension management of special populations in community-based practices

Objective 4: Promote the use of pragmatic strategies to achieve patient engagement and hypertension control

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Healthfirst. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME-sponsored educational activities. All faculty participating in the planning or implementation of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict of interest that may arise from the relationship. Presenters must also make a meaningful disclosure to the audience of their discussions of unlabeled or unapproved drugs or devices. This information will available as part of the course material.

Special Needs

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is in full compliance with provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is accessible for individuals with special needs. If you would like to attend this conference and require any special needs or accommodations please contact the Page and William Black Post-Graduate School of Medicine at 212-731-7950.

For more information, please email or call Elizabeth Jean-Jacques (ejean-jacques@healthfirst.org) 212-497-4382 or Bernide D’Haiti (bdhaiti@healthfirst.org).

Warm regards,

Susan J Beane, MD
VP, Medical Director
Clinical Partnerships. Healthfirst
212-823-2437
sbeane@healthfirst.org