Mid-Year Virtual Convening 

 Improving Equity in Hypertension Prevention and Management 

Now Available Online

See/hear insights on successful strategies and practices to improve self-measure blood pressure monitoring and motivate participants to carry out effective strategies to improve self-measure blood pressure monitoring in their settings.

May 4, 2023, meeting information includes links to the agenda, resources, each session’s video, audio recording, transcript, Q and A/Chat comments.

Purpose:

  • Inform National Forum members and stakeholders of successful strategies and practices they can use to improve blood pressure prevention and management. 
  • Motivate participants to carry out effective strategies to improve blood pressure control. 

Resources:

Session Recordings & Transcripts

 

Agenda

Welcome

John M. Clymer
Executive Director
The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

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Outcomes - Study on Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP)

Karol Watson, MD, PhD 
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 
Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology 
Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program 

Interviews  

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD 
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine 

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Progress on Solving Barriers to Self-Measured Blood Pressure

Warren A. Jones, MD, FAAFP, National Forum Past 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

Interviews 

Hilary K. Wall, MPH 
Senior Health Scientist 
Million Hearts Science Lead 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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Improving Women’s Hypertension Control Before, During, and After Pregnancy

Lawrence J. Fine, MD, DrPH 
Senior Scientific Advisor, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch 
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences  

 Interviews 

  Hilary K. Wall, MPH 
Senior Health Scientist 
Million Hearts Science Lead 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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Successful Strategies in Hypertension Prevention and Management

Marcus Plescia, MD 
Chief Medical Officer 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers

Interviews  

Laurence Sperling, MD 
Executive Director, Million Hearts 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  

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Mayors Prevent Hypertension through Move with the MayorTM 

Jen Childress, MS, MCHES  
Director of Programs 
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention 

Interviews    

Errick Simmons 
Mayor, Greenville, Mississippi 

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Congressional Update

John Laughner 
Government Relations Manager 
American Heart Association 

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Update on efforts to secure Medicare Coverage for SMBP devices 

Alison P. Smith, MPH, BA, BSN, RN 
Program Director, AHA-AMA Initiative to Control Blood Pressure 
American Heart Association / American Medical Association 

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Closing and Adjourn

John M. Clymer, National Forum Executive Director 

Speakers

  • Image of Karol Watson, MD, PhD
    Karol Watson, MD, PhD
    Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Health Program
  • Image of Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
    Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
    Professor of Clinical Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Image of Warren A. Jones, MD, FAAFP, National Forum Past Chair
    Warren A. Jones, MD, FAAFP, National Forum Past 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
  • Image of Hilary K. Wall, MPH
    Hilary K. Wall, MPH
    Senior Health Scientist, Million Hearts Science Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Image of Lawrence J. Fine, MD, DrPH
    Lawrence J. Fine, MD, DrPH
    Senior Scientific Advisor, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  • Image of Marcus Plescia, MD
    Marcus Plescia, MD
    Chief Medical Officer, Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
  • Image of Laurence Sperling, MD
    Laurence Sperling, MD
    Executive Director, Million Hearts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Image of Jen Childress, MS, MCHES
    Jen Childress, MS, MCHES
    Director of Programs, National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
  • Image of Errick Simmons
    Errick Simmons
    Mayor, Greenville, Mississippi
  • Image of John Laughner
    John Laughner
    Government Relations Manager, American Heart Association
  • Image of Alison Smith, MPH, BA, BSN, RN
    Alison Smith, MPH, BA, BSN, RN
    Program Director, AHA-AMA Initiative to Control Blood Pressure, American Heart Association / American Medical Association