LTC Webinar: Hypertension diagnosis and management

This LTC webinar will explore the broader impact of hypertension and review current guidance on its management, including considerations around treatment timing and approaches. It will also touch on supporting patient engagement, managing more complex cases and when it may be appropriate to adjust treatment goals.

The session will cover:

• The public health impact of hypertension

• The latest National and NCL guidance for blood pressure management.

• How quickly one should up-titrate medications

• The evidence for and relative roles of lifestyle and drugs in risk reduction.

• Supporting patients to get on board with treatment

• How to manage difficult patients e.g. those with postural drops and those whose blood pressure is hard to control

• We will also discuss frailty and when to consider relaxing targets. 

Guest speakers include: 

• Dr Marc George,  Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology and General Internal Medicine, UCLH. Clinical Lead for Blood Pressure Clinic, Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science  

• Joanna Henry, Lead nurse Hypertension & Chronic Kidney Disease Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

• Poojamehta Gudka, Pharmacist, Camden Hypertension clinic

Any questions please feel free to contact the LTC team or beth.freedman@nhs.net.