Program
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ACCREDITATION
This conference has been organized in collaboration with the University of Calgary.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 16.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Claiming your credits: Visit MAINPORT https://mainport.royalcollege.
This Group Learning activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Alberta Chapter for up to 16 Mainpro+ credits.
The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy has accredited this program for 49.54 CEUs.
Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent participating in the educational program.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 |
18:00 – 18:30 | Opening Session
Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
18:30 – 19:30 | Keynote Lecture
When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (60 min) Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
19:30 – 21:30 | President’s Reception
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
19:30 – 21:30 | Poster Session # 1 Biomedical Research Track (This session is not certified) Room: Saskatchewan/ManitobaBM1- Association of Endothelial MPs With Glucose Control in Pregnant Women with T1DAkram AbolbaghaeiBM2 – Aldosterone Contributes to Hypertension in Mice Inducibly Overexpressing Human Endothelin-1 in EndotheliumOlga BerilloBM3 – High Salt Feeding Increases Uromodulin Excretion Associated With Hypertension and Decline in Renal FunctionRachel CarlisleBM4 – Transactivation of the Insulin Receptor through G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Biased Agonism: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Metabolic SyndromeRegina Veronicka Kalaydina |
BM5 – Potential Effect of Diet on Vitamin B12 Availability and Biochemistry of Hypertensive Animal Models
Kayla Kitselman
BM6 – The Role of Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Vascular and Renal Function in Hypertensive Diabetic Mice
Chloé Landry
19:30 – 21:30 | Poster Session # 1 Clinical Research Track (This session is not certified) Room: Saskatchewan/ManitobaC1 – The Impact of Occupational Activity on Risk of Developing Hypertensive Disorders of PregnancyRshmi KhuranaC2 – Detection of Audible Korotkoff Sounds Based on Human Hearing ThresholdsMariana Alvarado AlvarezC3 – Prevalence and Awareness of Hypertension in Young Women with Chronic Kidney Disease Danica ChangC4 – Transition in Care for Hypertension : Experience of Teenagers and Their Families |
Simon Chauvette
C5 – Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Abnormalities in Relation to Post-Operative AKI 9-Years After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Daniel Fredric
C6 – Antihypertensive Drug Shortages: Implications for Patients and Primary Care Providers
Rebecca Sedore
C8 – Pharmacists Improving Hypertension Care – But You Have To Pay Them… A review of remuneration opportunities across Canada
Jonathan Chan
Thursday, September 26, 2019 |
7:45 – 8:45 | Hypertension Canada’s Annual General Meeting & Award Presentations with Continental Breakfast
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
09:00 – 10:30 | Hypertension Canada Award Lectures
Jacques de Champlain New Investigator Award Lecture Protein Folding in Hypertension, Regulator of the Blood Vessel (30 min) Dr. Jeffrey Dickhout Senior Investigator Award Lecture Blood Pressure: The Neglected Biomarker (30 min) Dr. John Floras George Fodor Award Lecture Bridging the Gap: From Science to Action: Strategies for Dissemination and Implementation of Hypertension Canada’s Guidelines (30 min) Dr. Denis Drouin Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
10:30 – 11:00 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
11:00 – 12:30 | Update on the Activities of Chair in Hypertension Prevention & Control (30 min)
Dr. Janusz Kaczorowski CIHR Chair Symposium Optimising the Development of Behavioural Interventions: Qualitative & Quantitative Methods & the Incorporation of Patients & Stakeholders (60 min) Dr. Claudi Gemme Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Antihyperglycemic Agents & Reducing CV Risk: Practical Application of Diabetes Canada’s Clinical Practice Guidelines (45 min)
Dr. Peter Senior From Rest to Stressed: Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Exhibit a Greater Exercise-Induced Increase in Arterial Stiffness and Vessel Hemodynamics (15 min) Alexandra Cooke Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Dose Combination of Candesartan and Rosuvastatin on Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in Patients with Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia (15min) Chang Gyu Park Increased Acute Vascular Deposition of Radioactive Phosphate is an Index of Calcification Activity (15 min) Mandy Turner Room: Manitoba |
Gestational Hypertension/ISSHP Canada
Postpartum Hypertension Management (30 min) Dr. Laura Magee Pregnancy and Future Cardiovascular Health: An Opportunity for Prevention (30 min) Dr. Kara Nerenberg Firing Patterns of Sympathetic Vasomotor Neurons in Response to Antihypertensive Drugs in Complicated Pregnancies (15 min) Molly Henneberry Perinatal Iron Deficiency Causes Systolic Dysfunction and Structural Changes in the Hearts of Neonatal Offspring (15 min) Ronan Noble Room: Turner Valley |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
13:30 – 14:30 | Women in Hypertension
Panel Discussion (60 min) Dr. Nadia Khan (Moderator), Dr. Doreen Rabi (Clinical Endocrinologist), Dr. Ulrike Muscha Steckelings (Pharmacology), Dr. Kim Kelly (Family Physician), Dr. Robert Gros (Scientist) (This session is not certified) Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
14:30 – 16:00 | Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Blood Pressure & Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors (30 min)
Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe Investigating Putative Targets for the Direct Cardiac Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors at the Whole Heart, Cellular & Molecular Levels (60 min) Drs. Peter Light & David Cherney Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Measurement of Blood Pressure in People With Atrial Fibrillation: A Statement on Behalf of the British and Irish Hypertension Society (15 min)
Christopher Clarke Sex, Age and Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Healthy Normotensive Volunteers (15 min) Daniel Keir Natriuretic Peptide Receptors as Novel Targets for Atrial Fibrillation in Ang II Induced Hypertension (30 min) Dr. Robert Rose Central Control of Salt Sensitivity and Blood Pressure (30 min) Dr. Richard Wainford Room: Manitoba |
Gestational Hypertension/ISSHP Canada
New 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy (30 min) Dr. Michelle Mottola Metabolic Alterations Associated with Preeclampsia (30 min) Dr. Julie Lavoie The Impact of Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Sympathetic Reflex Activation During Cold Pressor Test During Normotensive Pregnancy (15 min) Rachel Skow Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (15 min) Karen Tran Room: Turner Valley |
16:00 – 16:30 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
16:30 – 18:00 | miR-338-3p Down-Regulation Caused Up-Regulation of Alkaline Ceramidase 2 and Glutathione Peroxidase 3 mRNAs in Subcutaneous Small Arteries of Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
(15 min) Pierre Paradis A Novel Murine Model for the Study of Lung Microvascular Regeneration Following Diphtheria Toxin Mediated Endothelial Cell Ablation (15 min) Rafael Soares Godoy Stroke Best Practices Recommendations (30 min) Dr. Michael D. Hill Hypertension in Lacunar Small Vessel Disease & its Relationship to Inflammation (30 min) Dr. Glen Jickling Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Hypertension in Patients with CKD (30 min)
Dr. Branko Braam Evaluating the Efficacy of Primary Aldosteronism Therapy (30 min) Dr. Gregory Hundemer A Connexin40 (Cx40) Knockout Rat is a Model for the Study of Renal and Other Mesocirculations (15 min) William Cupples Contrasting Mechanisms in two Experimental Models of Vascular Calcification: Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease Versus Non-CKD High Dose Calcitriol Treatment (15 min) Austin Lansing Room: Manitoba |
Perinatal Nephron Programming is not so Sweet in Maternal Diabetes (30 min)
Dr. Shao-Ling Zhang Circulating Microparticles and Maternal Fetal Complications in Pregnant Women with T1D (15 min) Akram Abolbaghaei Sex-Specific Changes in Neonatal Cardiac Mitochondrial Function in Response to Perinatal Iron Deficiency (15 min) Claudia Holody Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) Polymorphisms are Associated with High Risk of Preeclampsia (15 min) Nozha Raguema Muscle Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Women With Gestational Diabetes (15 min) Laura M. Reyes Room: Turner Valley |
18:00 – 19:00 | Mix & Mingle Reception
Room: North Foyer |
18:00 – 19:00 | Poster Session # 2
Biomedical Research Track (This session is not certified) Room: North Foyer BM1 – Alterations in Parathyroid Gland Responsiveness to Changes in Calcium and Phosphate in Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease Lok Hang Lee BM2 – Activation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Thrombospondin-1 Anti-Angiogenic Mechanisms in Placentas of Hypertensive Pregnancy Casandra Marc BM3 – Augmented Myogenic Constriction in the SHR Pre-Glomerular Vessels is Mediated by Renal Prostanoid Synthesis Samera Nademi BM4 – Role of Stress Inducible Protein (STI-1) During Cardiac Development and Pathological Hypertrophy Iara Nogueira BM5 – Introgression of Brown Norway Chromosome 2 Fragment into Hypertensive Dahl Salt-Sensitive Background Stimulates Inflammation Under High-Salt Diet Olga Berillo BM6 – Inhibition of Sirtuin-1 Overexpression Attenuates Hypertension and Tachycardia in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats: Role of Giα Protein and Nitro-Oxidative Stress Mst Nahida Arifen |
18:00 – 19:00 | Poster Session # 2 Clinical Research Track
(This session is not certified) Room: North Foyer C1 – Real World Implementation of Diabetes Management by Pharmacists: The RxING Practice Tool Yazid N Al Hamarneh C2 – Arteriovenous Fistula, Blood Pressure and Arterial Reservoir-Wave Analysis: Lessons From End-Stage Renal Disease Mathilde Paré C3 – The Impact of Hospitalization on Physical Activity During Pregnancy Florence Liu C4 – Considering the Community as a Key Stakeholder in Hypertension Knowledge Translation: Experiences from Western Province, Zambia Danielle McDivitt C5 – The Ability of Automated Office BP Measurement to Accurately Predict the Presence of Hypertension, Based on 24-hour ABPM, After a Single Elevated Office BP Measurement André Michaud C6 – Interactive Effects of Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index on Risk of Hypertension Samia Rizk C7 – Prevalence of Essential Hypertension in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Eliz Hasbay C8 – A Longitudinal Analysis of Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection in Preeclampsia: Identification of Changepoints Kim Phan |
19:00 | Dinner on Own |
19:30 | Young Investigator Forum Programming Social Event |
Friday, September 27, 2019 |
07:45 – 08:45 | Breakfast
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
09:00 – 10:30 | The Real Challenges Primary Care Faces in the Management of Hypertension (90 min) Dr. Richard Lewanczuk (Moderator), Dr. Peter Hum (Family Physician), Ms. Lonni Johnson (Pharmacist) & Ms. Ada Vanderheide (Patient)Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
10:30 – 11:00 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
11:00 – 12:00 | Addressing Current NCD Epidemics Through Improved Community Environments
(20 min) Dr. Karen Lee Beyond Traditional Screening: How to ‘Case Find’ Those Who Need Our Help (20 min) Dr. Yazid Al Hamarneh Geographical Clustering of Hypertension Rate in the Canadian Population: A Geostatistical Analysis (15 min) Lyne Cloutier Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Celiac Disease and Oral Felodipine Pharmacokinetics – Consequences for Prescribing Cardiovascular Medications
(15 min) Marc Chretien Nitric Oxide-activating Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Marfan Syndrome: Time to Look Beyond Blood Pressure Control (15 min) Arash Tehrani Control of Hypertension in Autoimmune Conditions (30 min) Dr. Fakhreddin Jamali Room: Manitoba |
Pressure from the Bugs Within: Microbiomic & Metabolomic Contributions to Hypertension (30 min)
Dr. Bina Joe Changes in Hemodynamics and Vascular Function in the Progression of Sepsis to Septic Shock (15 min) Forough Jahandideh γδ T Cells Mediate αβ T Cell Activation In Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension (15 min) Antoine Caillon Room: Turner Valley |
12:00 – 12:30 | Non Certified Session
This session is not certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
13:30 – 15:00 | Hypertension & the Older Patient (20 min)
Dr. Dave Hogan Practical Tips for Cardiovascular Prevention in the Elderly (20 min) Dr. Michelle Graham The Impact of Systolic Inter-Arm Blood Pressure Difference on Cardiovascular Risk Estimation in Primary Care (15 min) Christopher Clark Maladaptive Right Ventricular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is Associated With Decreased Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity and Impaired Fatty Acid Oxidation (15 min) Virgilio Cadete Blood Pressure Regulation in High-altitude Andeans with and without Chronic Mountain Sickness (15 min) Andrew Steele Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Role Of Vγ6+ γδ T Cells In Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension And Vascular Injury (15 min)
Ahmad Mahmoud Impaired Right Ventricular Energetics in Maladaptive Remodeling in Response to Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (15 min) Jason Zelt BP Thresholds & Targets: Challenges & Controversies (20 min) Dr. Raj Padwal Role of 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Diagnosis & Management of Hypertension (20 min) Dr. Marcel Ruzicka Home Blood Pressure Measurement: Advantages & Opportunities for Optimization (20 min) Dr. Jennifer Ringrose Room: Manitoba |
New Dietary Guidance for Canada: The 2019 Canada’s Food Guide (20 min)
Dr. JoAnne Arcand Evidence for Diets: Popular Dietary Programs for Weight & Cardiovascular Risk Reduction (20 min) Dr. Bradley Johnston Randomized Controlled Trial of Pragmatic and Structured Dietary Counselling by Registered Dietician Compared to Standard of Care Dietary Counselling by a Nurse in a Regional Hypertension Centre: Effect on 24-hour Urinary Sodium (15 min) Ankur Gupta Assessment of Apoptosis, Autophagy, and Cellular Senescence in Developing Kidneys Exposed to Perinatal Iron Deficiency (15 min) Richard Mah Perinatal Iron Deficiency Combined with a High Salt Diet in Adulthood Causes Sex-Dependent Vascular Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress (15 min) Andrew Woodman Room: Turner Valley |
15:00 – 15:30 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
15:30 – 16:30 | Hypertension and Sleep Apnea: A Bi-Directional Relationship
(30 min) Dr. John Floras Long Working Hours and the Prevalence of Masked and Sustained Hypertension (15 min) Xavier Trudel Motion Compensated Continuous Blood Pressure Measurements Using Recurrent Neural Networks (15 min) Shrimanti Ghosh Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Rapid Review (30 min)
Dr. Alan Bell 2018 CCS/CAIC Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy: Antithrombotic Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease (15 min) Dr. Alan Bell 2018 CCS/CAIC Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (15 min) Dr. Margaret Ackman Room: Manitoba |
Dietary Sodium: Facts and a Call to Action (30 min)
Dr. Norm Campbell Examining the Impact of Endothelial Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor 2 Loss on Interleukin-15 Signaling and the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (15 min) L. Rhiannon Hilton Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Initiates Warburg Mitochondrial Metabolism in Right Ventricular Fibroblasts and Promotes Right Ventricular Fibrosis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (15 min) Lian Tian Room: Turner Valley |
16:30 – 17:30 | Mix & Mingle Reception
Room: North Foyer |
16:30 – 17:30 | Poster Session # 3
Biomedical Research Track (This session is not certified) Room: North Foyer BM1 – Human Endothelin-1 Overexpression in Mice Changed Gene Expression in Mesenteric Arteries Pierre Paradis BM2 – Evaluation of the Involvement of Placental Apoptosis in the Development of Preeclampsia Nozha Raguema BM3 – P2X7 Receptor Plays a Role in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Vascular Remodeling Brandon Shokoples BM4 – Endothelial Colony Forming Cells: A Platform of In Vitro Angiogenesis Microvascular Assessment and Therapeutics Development Cheryl Tan |
16:30 – 17:30 | Poster Session # 3
Clinical Research Track (This session is not certified) Room: North Foyer C1 – Unilateral Disease in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism without Apparent Adrenal Nodules Alexander Leung C2 – Patient Perceptions of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Testing, Tolerability, Accessibility, and Expense Jennifer Ringrose C3 – Diabetes Mellitus as a Compelling Indication for Use of Renin Angiotensin System Blockers: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials Samia Rizk C4 – Frequency of Laboratory Testing and Associated Abnormalities in Patients with Hypertension Samuel Quan C5 – A Scoping Review For Knowledge, Perception and Practice of Health Professionals Regarding Blood Pressure Measurement Methods Shweta Todkar C6 – Evaluation of a Microlearning Module on Hypertension for Canadian Healthcare Professionals Khrystine Waked |
17:30 | Dinner on Own |
19:00 | Young Investigator Forum Programming Social Event |
Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
07:45 – 08:45 | Breakfast
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
09:00 – 10:00 | 2020 Hypertension Canada Guidelines Overview (60 min)
Dr. Doreen Rabi and Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
10:00 – 10:30 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
10:30 – 11:30 |
Improving Hypertension Care & Outcomes. How can Implementation Science Help? (60 min) Drs. Jeremy Grimshaw, Noah Ivers & Justin Presseau Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Treatment of Hypertension in End Stage Renal Disease
(30 min) Dr. Anna Mathew Proteinuria as a Surrogate Outcome (30 min) Dr. Lonnie Pyne Room: Manitoba |
Young Investigator Forum Programming
Room: World Trade Centre Conference AB 6th Floor |
11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch
Room: Saskatchewan/Manitoba |
12:30 – 13:30 | Vancouver 2010 Lecture
Equity as a Driver of Innovation: Women in Hypertension Science, Studies and Guidelines (30 min) Dr. Doreen Rabi The Need for Explaining ‘Sex’ to Clinical Practitioners (30 min) Dr. Colleen Norris Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Young Investigator Forum Programming
Room: World Trade Centre Conference AB 6th Floor |
13:30 – 13:45 | Networking & Health Break in Foyer |
13:45 – 14:45 | The Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines Update (30 min)
Dr. Glen Pearson Does Bedtime Dosing of Antihypertensives Improve Mortality or Morbidity? (30 min) Dr. Scott Garrison Room: British Columbia/Alberta/Yukon |
Resistant Hypertension (30 min)
Dr. Karen Tran Hypertensive Emergency vs Urgency: When to send your Patient to ER (30 min) Dr. Ann Bugeja Room: Turner Valley |
Young Investigator Forum Programming
Room: World Trade Centre Conference AB 6th Floor |
14:45 | Congress Ends |