Second, after the recommendations are finalized each November (after drafts have been
presented and feedback solicited at an open session at the Canadian Cardiovascular …

Hypertension is one of the biggest health issues facing our country. In 2007, 5.7 million
Canadians were diagnosed with hypertension and more than 5 million of them were using …

The Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) is a unique Canadian initiative to
improve awareness, treatment and control of hypertension through the education of health …

The diffusion of research evidence or practice guidelines does not, by itself, lead to changes
in practice behaviour or patient outcomes. The Canadian Hypertension Education Program …

Increased blood pressure (BP) remains one of the biggest health and economic issues
facing the world. 1, 2 In 2010, a new Statistics Canada survey reported that Canada had the …

Hypertension is one of the biggest health issues facing our country. In 2007, 5.7 million
Canadians were diagnosed with hypertension and more than 5 million of them were using …

Increased blood pressure (BP) remains one of the biggest health and economic issues
facing the world. 1, 2 In 2010, a new Statistics Canada survey reported that Canada had the …

While almost two-thirds of all strokes and one-half of all myocardial infarctions could be
prevented if hypertensive individuals had their blood pressures optimally controlled, only a …

The present article is a summary of the theme, the key recommendations for management of
hypertension and the supporting clinical evidence of the 2010 Canadian Hypertension …

For the Canadian Hypertension Education Program, 2008 marks the ninth consecutive year
that recommendations for the management of hypertension, with the goal of preventing …