2021 Mid-Year Virtual Convening
The National Forum Mid-Year Virtual Convening:
Answering the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension
Resources
- Agenda and Bios
- Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Blood Pressure
- Hypertension, a Moving Target in COVID-19: Current Views and Perspectives
Watch the Convening at Your Convenience
Recording and Transcripts by Session
Welcome
Warren A. Jones, MD, FAAFP, National Forum Chair
Captain, United States Navy Medical Corps (Ret.)
Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
President, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2001-2002
Collateral Damage from COVID-19
Karen Hacker, MD, MPH
Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hypertension Control – Driver of Vascular Health
Walter Koroshetz, MD
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Answering the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension: Success Stories
Million Hearts® Hypertension Champions
Laurence Sperling, MD, Executive Director, Million Hearts®, interviews
Dave Faldmo, PA-C, MPAS, Quality Director/Medical Director and
Erin Hoefling, RN, Quality Specialist
Center Siouxland Community Health Center – Sioux City, Iowa and Nebraska
Mobilizing Faith-based and Trusted Community Leaders in Buffalo, New York to Improve
Blood Pressure Control in Underserved Communities
Meg E. Guerin-Calvert, Senior Managing Director, President, Center for Healthcare
Economics and Policy, FTI Consulting interviews
Rev. George F. Nicholas, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, Buffalo, New York
Maria Whyte, Deputy County Executive, at Erie County, New York
Answering the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension: Next Steps
Expanding the Use of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring
Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC, Director (Acting), Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maria Prince, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Aetna, A CVS Health Company
Stress and Anxiety: Missing Links in Hypertension Control
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Dean and Professor,
College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Executive Director,
The Helene Fuld Health Trust Nat. Institute for Evidence-based Practice
Leading by Example: Raising Hypertension Awareness
The Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr.
Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
Member Updates
American Heart Association
Juliana Crawford
Senior Vice President, Consumer Health
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Andrea Sharkey, MPH
Project Manager
Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention
National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative
Call to Action
Ileana L. Pi֘na, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Central Michigan University
