Date: April 28, 2022
Mid-Year Virtual Convening: Paying Attention to Hypertension
Spotlight on Self Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Monitoring
The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention announces the Mid-Year Virtual Convening: Paying Attention to Hypertension to be held on May 5, 2022 from 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT.
Please register to attend the National Forum’s Mid-Year Convening.
Purpose:
- Inform National Forum members and stakeholders of successful strategies and practices to improve self-measure blood pressure monitoring.
- Motivate participants to carry out effective strategies to improve self-measure blood pressure monitoring in their settings.
Pre-meeting Partner Networking via Zoom Chat
AGENDA:
Welcome
John M. Clymer, Executive Director
The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
An Economic Case for Self-Measured Blood Pressure
Michael W. Cropp, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer
Independent Health
Solving Barriers to Self-Measured Blood Pressure in the U.S.
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
Interviews
Hilary K. Wall, MPH, Senior Health Scientist
Million Hearts Science Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stretch Break
Jen Childress, MS, MCHES, Senior Program Manager
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Self-Measured Blood Pressure in the National Hypertension Control Initiative
Ayanna Williams, MPH, Public Health Analyst
Quality/ Office of Quality Improvement
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
Jeanette Guyton-Krishnan, PhD, Public Health Analyst
Office of Health Center Investment Oversight
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
Video: Self-Measurement: How Patients and Care Teams Are Bringing Blood Pressure to Control (National Association of Community Health Centers)
Meg Meador, MPH, C-PHI, CPHQ, Director, Clinical Integration & Education
National Association of Community Health Centers
Integrating SMBP into Care Processes & Workflows
Debra McGrath, MSN, FNP, Director of Health Information Technology
Health Federation
The Importance of Using Validated Devices
Nar Ramkissoon, MPH, Senior Manager, Partner Development Strategy
Lead for the US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing (VDL) initiative
American Medical Association
Call to Share Actions on SMBP (Facilitated Open Forum)
Mayors Prevent Hypertension through Move with the Mayor
Jen Childress, MS, MCHES, Senior Program Manager
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Adjourn