Join us on Wednesday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, DC time or EST) on the webinar "Integrating Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Management in Primary Care: The HEARTS 2.0 Approach". Following the theme of World Hypertension Day 2026, “Controlling hypertension together: check your blood pressure regularly, defeat the silent killer”, the results of HEARTS 2.0 will be presented during the webinar, and the challenges and opportunities that this new integrated approach poses for the Region will be discussed.
Objectives of the webinar
- To present the final result of the HEARTS 2.0 Project and its new standard Clinical Pathway model for the integrated management of Hypertension and Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Primary Health Care.
- To discuss the challenges and opportunities of expanding this new approach within the framework of the HEARTS Continuous Quality Improvement Strategy.
How to participate
- DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- TIME: 10:00 a.m. (Washington, DC time or EST) [Check at the end of the page the time in other cities]
- LANGUAGES: Spanish and English, with simultaneous interpretation in those languages
- REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cD7h8nH_Qt23Xee827mTFQ#/registration
Agenda
Moderator: Dr. Pedro Orduñez, Regional Senior Advisor in Cardiovascular Disease Management. Technical leader of HEARTS in the Americas
10:00 a.m. Opening remarks
Speaker: Dr. Pedro Ordúñez. PAHO | HEARTS in the Americas
10:15 a.m. HEARTS 2.0: Advancing the HEARTS Clinical Pathway for the Integrated Management of Hypertension and Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Primary Health Care
Speaker: Dr. Andres Rosende. Cardiologist and expert in Clinical Effectiveness. International PAHO Consultant for HEARTS in the Americas.
- Dr. Marc Jaffe, Endocrinologist and expert in Hypertension, Metabolism, and Diabetes. Guideline Director for the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region and Chief of Endocrinology at the Kaiser Permanente Medical San Francisco Medical Center. Leader of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday (PHASE) program.
- Dr. Ricardo Lopez-Santi, Cardiologist and expert in Medical Communication, Public Health, and Cardiovascular Prevention. President-elect of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology.
- Dr. Jorge Rico Fontalvo, Nephrologist and expert in Diabetic Nephropathy. Past President of the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH).
- Dr. Esteban Londoño, Physician and expert in Health Systems and Health Services Organization. International PAHO Consultant for HEARTS in the Americas.
11:00 a.m. Active interval
11:10 a.m. Presentation of the HEARTS Showcase
Speaker: Dr. Mariana Rodríguez, Physician and expert in Global Health, specializing in data-driven strategies to strengthen quality of care. International PAHO Consultant for HEARTS in the Americas.
11:30 a.m. Closing conference
Speaker: Dr. Pedro Ordúñez. PAHO | HEARTS in the Americas
- Prof. Dr. Paul K. Whelton, Medical expert in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology. Professor of Epidemiology at Tulane University - USA. Past President of the World Hypertension League and Chair of the ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines. He has published more than 500 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, and clinical guidelines.
Context
HEARTS in the Americas is a regional program led by the Ministries of Health of 33 countries, with the participation of other stakeholders and the technical cooperation of PAHO. This program serves as a spearhead for the implementation of the PAHO initiative "Better Care for NCDs," which seeks to expand equitable access to integrated and comprehensive services for the most prevalent NCDs in PHC settings, strengthening countries' capacity to plan, implement, and offer quality management for these conditions.
The Clinical Pathway is the primary implementation tool for HEARTS in the Americas and, to date, has been adopted by 29 countries in the region as the standard for hypertension and cardiovascular risk management in PHC. This clinical pathway is a living instrument that can evolve to incorporate new evidence, expand its scope, and strengthen health teams' capacity to provide higher-quality care.
HEARTS 2.0 is a project born within HEARTS in the Americas, with the objective of leading an effective transition from the isolated control of hypertension toward the integrated management of Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, based on the best available evidence. The result is an improved clinical pathway model that will serve to strengthen the clinical pathways of the countries implementing HEARTS in the Americas, optimizing the health outcomes of the population.
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Time in other cities
- 7:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver.
- 8:00 a.m. - Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Salvador, San José (Costa Rica), Tegucigalpa.
- 9:00 a.m. - Bogotá, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito,
- 10:00 a.m. - Havana, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, Washington D.C., Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, La Paz, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Saint George's, Saint John's (Antigua), Santiago.
- 11:00 a.m. – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo.
- 4:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid.
For other cities, check the local times in the following link.