Credits
Dr. Remi Goupil, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du SacréCoeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC
Dr. Greg Hundemer, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Inflammation and Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON
Dr. Ross Tsuyuki, EPICORE, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Dr. Kristen Terenzi, Langstaff Medical Centre, Woodbridge, ON
Dr. Nancy Santesso, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Dr. Jeff Habert Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Dr. Alexander Leung, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Dr. Jill Bruneau, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
Dr. Stephanie Gysel, Apothecare Pharmacy; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin, Department of Medicine and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC
Dr. Gemma Cheng, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC
Dr. Norm Campbell, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Matthew Ford, Anna Stoutenberg, Asif Ahmed, and Laurel Taylor from Hypertension Canada for providing administrative support and project coordination.
The authors thank the following patient-partners who provided feedback from the patient perspective on the guideline and led development of the patient support tool: Kerri Eady, J.K. Laughton, Karen Moffat, and Raveenie Rajasingham.
The authors thank the following patient-partners who provided feedback during the external review: Catherine Allard, Linda Edwards, Rosemary Lyman Lohaza, Duncan Macpherson, and R.M. Wiebe.
The authors thank the following organizations for assisting with eliciting member feedback during the external review phase: Hypertension Canada, Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Co-op Pharmacy, Diabetes Canada, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, Kidney Foundation of Canada, Obesity Canada, Public Health Physicians of Canada, and Société québécoise d’hypertension artérielle.