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DE0118: Diabetes Online CDE: Hypertension Guidelines

 
Date: 10/01/2018 - 9/30/2019
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Instructor: Dena Wilson
Director: Jan Frederick
Level: Review
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Support Staff
Quota: 1 - 1000 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 1.00 (Total CDE); 1.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 1.00 (AGD - 130)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

The session will include a discussion of various clinical practice guidelines for hypertension and how they relate to individual hypertension management, including blood pressure measurement, hypertension identification, and the IHS hypertension protocol. In addition, the session will include discussion of assessment of medication adherence in treating hypertension. A clinician tool for using the IHS hypertension protocol for managing hypertension will also be provided.

The recording of the live webinar will be available on the Division of Diabetes web site for three years. The live and recorded sessions of our trainings are all available at the following https://www.ihs.gov/diabetes/training/cmece-online-edu/diabetes-online-cme-ce-education/.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the importance of understanding clinical practice guidelines and application to individual patient treatment;
2. Outline a plan for assessing patients for hypertension; and
3. Integrate the IHS Hypertension Treatment protocol into clinical care.

Speaker / Presenter:

Dena Wilson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dena.wilson@ihs.gov.

Disclosure Policy:

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

Accreditation:
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

Prerequisites:

None

Tuition Payment Information:

NA

Tuition Policy:

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.