2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline for Rural Implementation Webinar
| Last Modified | April 2, 2026 |
| Audience | Healthcare Professionals | |
| Topics | Act Rapidly | Best Practices | Measure Accurately | Partner with Patients | Self-Measured BP (SMBP) | Success Stories | |
| Resource Type | PDF | Video / Webinar |
| Languages | english |
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Description: This webinar was facilitated by Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA and featured guideline writing committee members Daniel W. Jones, MD, FAHA; Adam P. Bress, PharmD, MS; and Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAHA, FPCNA discussing the implementation of the 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline in rural settings. Jessica Weborg, RN, Clinical Project Coordinator at Pender Community Hospital and Medical Clinics also joined to share challenges and successes with implementing guideline-directed care.
Learning Objectives:
- Blood pressure thresholds for diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure
- Cardiovascular and cognitive risks of uncontrolled high blood pressure
- Cardiovascular disease risk calculation as part of diagnostic and treatment approaches
- Recommended medication classes in combination pill form to improve control and adherence
- Benefits of out-of-office blood pressure measurements
Faculty:
Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA
Chief Medical Officer, Prevention, American Heart Association
Daniel W. Jones, MD, FAHA
Dean Emeritus, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Chancellor Emeritus, University of Mississippi
Adam P. Bress, PharmD, MS
Professor, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAHA, FPCNA
Professor and Associate Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Jessica Weborg, RN
Clinical Project Coordinator, Pender Community Hospital and Medical Clinics
