The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) cordially invites you to participate in the webinar on “Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19: Inter-relationship and opportunities for change of two global crises” to be held on Monday, 16 November 2020, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (EST).
The session will be available in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation.
ABOUT THE WEBINAR
This webinar will explore the inter-relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension (HTN), and COVID-19. Where applicable, reference to key lessons that are being learned from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which share similarities to the CVD and HTN public health crises will be discussed. The present state of the CVD crisis with specific attention to HTN and innovations to the detection and management will be discussed.
Finally, the webinar will conclude with a session entitled “Journal Club Headlines” in which two recently published manuscripts will be discussed. One of which explores the inter-relationship between COVID-19 and CVD and HTN, while the second puts forth a blueprint for the standardized treatment of hypertension including the stepwise development and implementation of a pharmacologic treatment algorithm. .
AUDIENCE
Primary health care teams, scientific societies, focal points and ministries of health of the Region of the Americas, cardiovascular diseases and and hypertension programs coordinator, cardiologists and other specialists
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- DATE: Monday, 16 November 2020
- TIME: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (EST) [see time correspondence below]
- REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lL_M4tQ7RhiRqtUxgJKyzg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar.
RECORDING
PRESENTATIONS
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- 10:30 am – Welcome, Introduction, and Agenda
Pedro Ordunez - MD, PhD Regional Advisor, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO/WDC
Session 1: Cardiovascular Disease and Covid-19: Inter-relationship and common approaches (45 minutes)
- 10:35 am – Overview Population to individual based hypertension management: Even more critical in the COVID-19 pandemic
Donald J DiPette - MD, FAHA, FACP Health Sciences Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States - 10:45 am – Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Hypertension Outcomes Crisis in the Covid-19 Era
Daniel T. Lackland - DrPH, FACE, FAHA Division of Translational Neurosciences and Population Studies, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 10:55 am – Innovations in Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension Care: Lessons learned from COVID-19
Kenneth Connell - M.D. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. Michael, Barbados - 11: 05 am – Questions and Answers and Panel Discussion
Panel members: Kenneth Connell, Donald J. DiPette, Daniel T. Lackland
Moderator: Pedro Ordunez
Session 2: Late Breaking Journal Club Headlines. Recent publications: Information now more important than ever (20 minutes)
- 11:20 am – Introduction of Late Breaking Publications: Donald J. DiPette - MD, FAHA, FACP Health Sciences Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
– Publication: Approaches to the Management of Hypertension in Resource-Limited Settings: Strategies to Overcome the Hypertension Crisis in the Post-COVID Era.
– Publication: Standardized treatment to improve hypertension control in primary health care: The HEARTS in the Americas Initiative.
- 11:25 am – Commentary on Publications
Jamario Skeete - MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 11:35am – Commentary on PAHO Publication.
Dr. Ludovic Reveiz - MD; PhD. PAHO Regional Advisor - 11:40 am – Closing Remarks
Pedro Ordunez - MD, PhD Regional Advisor, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO/WDC
TIME CORRESPONDENCE
- 7:30 am. – Los Angeles
- 8:30 am. – Calgary, Edmonton
- 9:30 am. – Guatemala City, San José, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Mexico City
- 10:30 am.– Bogotá, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito, Atlanta, Havana
- 11:30 am. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Santo Domingo
- 12:30 am. – Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo, Paramaribo
- 4:30 pm. – Geneva
For other cities, check the time in the following link