Hypertension Course 2021
1st International Hypertension Course 2021
Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine is pleased to launch Hypertension Online Course 2021. It will cover all important aspects pf hypertension to equip the participants with all the skills and tools required to diagnose and manage this condition. We are proud to have an acclaimed international and national faculty on board. There will be weekly sessions consisting of approximately 2 hours.
Prof Aziz ur Rehman
Course Director
Senior Vice President PSIM
23rd May 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Nabeel Akbar Chaudry | Prof. Javed Akram |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Gen. (Ret) Muhammad Aslam | Blood pressure homeostasis & pathophysiology |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Daniel T Lackland | Global burden of hypertension |
30th May 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sohail Tariq | Prof. Haroon Aziz Babar |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Munir Azhar | Blood pressure measurement techniques |
| 12:45pm | Prof. George Stergiou | Blood Pressure monitoring - office, home, and ambulatory |
6th June 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Wafa Qaiser | Prof. Rauf Niazi |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Aziz-ur-Rehman | Diagnosis and initial evaluation of hypertension |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Saulat Siddique | Blood Pressure variability |
13th June 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Hina Latif | Dr. Moazzam Baig Mirza |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Tariq Waseem | Cut points of diagnosis and therapeutic goals. |
| 12:45m | Dr. Fibhaa Sayeed | Non-pharmacological therapy in hypertension |
20th June 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sidrah Lodhi | Prof. Abdus Samad |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Muhammad Hafeezullah | Different antihypertensive agents and their characteristics; RAAS blockers |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Aamir Shaukat | Different antihypertensive agents and their characteristics; non-RAAS blockers |
27th June 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Mehrin Farook | Prof. Muhammad Akbar Chaudhry |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Dr. Somia Iqtadar | Hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD); an overview |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Thomas Unger | Hypertension management |
04th July 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Fawad Farooq | Prof. Azhar Masood Faruqui |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Shahbaz Kureshi | Treatment of Hypertension: From Guidelines to Practice |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Sajid Abaidullah | Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies |
11th July 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Asma Kazi | Prof. Muhammad Ishaq |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Bilal S. Mohydin | Hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Neil Poulter | Issues of timing of anti-hypertensive medication: day or night and bedtime dosing of antihypertensive drugs? |
18th July 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Shafaq Nazia Sheikh | Prof. Farrukh Zaman |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Ian Wilkinson | Hypertension in pregnancy |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Masood Sadiq | Hypertension in children |
25th July 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sadaf Yousaf | Prof. Aftab Mohsin |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Dr. Sidrah Latif | Hypertension and eye |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Muhammad Naeem Kasuri | Hypertension and brain |
01st August 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sidrah Lodhi | Prof. Zahid Yasin Hashmi |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Alta Schutte | Isolated systolic hypertension and its relevance with 2020 ISH guidelines |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Aizaz Mand Ahmad | Secondary hypertension: Renal |
8th August 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Madeeha Nazar | Prof. Hafeez Chaudhry |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Imran Hasan Khan | Secondary hypertension: Non-renal |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Maciej Tomaszewski | Resistant & pseudo-resistant hypertension |
15th August 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Ainan Arshad | Prof. A. H. Aamir |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Dr. Fady Hannah-Shmouni | Low-Renin Hypertension |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Khurshid A. Khan | Pheochromocytoma |
22nd August 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Zainab Samad | Prof. Bikha Ram Devrajani |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Dr. Umar Farooq | Renal artery denervation & baroceptor modulation |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Xin-Hua Zhang | Speed up and scale up hypertension control in low- and middle-income countries. |
5th September 2021
| Moderator | Chairperson |
| Dr. Somia Iqtadar | Prof. Ejaz Vohra |
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 12:00pm | Prof. Javed Akram | State of The Art Lecture; Hypertension in 2021 and beyond |
| 12:45pm | Prof. Aziz-ur-Rehman | Conclusion; Take Home messages from the PSIM-IHC-2021 |
