NIPC Webinar Series: New Blood Pressure Guidelines –

What’s Changed, Why, and How to Implement?

Meet the Experts Session in Recognition of World Hypertension Day 2025

In recognition of World Hypertension Day 2025, the National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health (NIPC) is proud to host a special Meet the Experts session, spotlighting the new ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension.

This is your opportunity to meet the very experts who wrote the guidelines, hear firsthand why the changes were made, and get practical advice on how to bring them into your day-to-day clinical practice. Whether you’re working in primary care or managing more complex cases, this session will equip you with the latest insights and tools for improved patient outcomes.

The session will conclude with a live panel discussion, giving you the chance to ask your questions directly to the guideline authors.

Topics include:

  • Latest Blood Pressure Guidelines: Key New Messages and Why
  • How to Implement the New Guidelines: Case-Based Approach (from Primary Care Settings to Managing Resistant Hypertension)
  • Ask the Experts Q&A Session

Speakers include:

  • Chair: Dr Eamonn O’Shea, HSE/ICGP Integrated Care GP Clinical Lead (Cardiovascular)
  • Professor Bill McEvoy, Co-Chair of the ESC Guidelines for the Management of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension; Professor of Preventive Cardiology University of Galway; NIPC Research and Medical Director
  • Professor Rhian Touyz, Co-Chair of the ESC Guidelines for the Management of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Canada

Webinar Details

Date

Tuesday, 13th May 2025

Time

19:00 – 20:00 (BST)

Location

Online via Zoom

Sponsors have funded the organisation of this NIPC Series, however, none of these sponsors have had any influence over the educational/scientific content of presentations or the agenda

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