Activity ID
2744Expires
June 14, 2024Format Type
OtherCME Credit
20Fee
$99/yearCME Provider: American College of Physicians
Description of CME Course
The prevalence of hypertension is high, with the risk rising as people age. The risk from elevated blood pressure is significant and is a leading cause of preventable death due to cardiovascular disease. Many people are unaware that they have hypertension and even among those who do, less than half are treated to the recommended target levels. The prevalence of resistant hypertension is difficult to assess due to medication non-adherence and pseudo-resistance but may lie between 7% to 28% of the population. A systematic, team-based approach to managing patients with uncontrolled hypertension in your practice will improve patient outcomes and clinician satisfaction.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Preventive Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
- List common reasons for patients to have uncontrolled hypertension after initial therapy is applied
- Identify options for escalating therapy in patients with uncontrolled hypertension on one or two drugs
- Connect clinicians, patients and families to resources to improve blood pressure control
- Define resistant hypertension and the optimal methods for treatment
Keywords
Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Uncontrolled, Medication management
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Efficiencies in Medical Practice
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
