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This will be a virtual event happening on Wednesday the 16th of November 2022 at 4:00 pm. The event will be streamed live on this page.
Target Audience: Medical Doctors and Specialists, and Consultants.
Moderator: Samuel Kwabena Adjei
Time: 1600 GMT (4:00 pm local time)
AGENDA
Wednesday 16th November 2022 (VIRTUAL EVENT)
3:50 - 4:00 pm: Welcome
4:00 - 4:05 pm: Introduction Samuel Kwabena Adjei
4:05 - 4:15 pm: Clinical case : Black hypertensive patient - A concrete clinical case Dr. Desrie DELSOL-GYAN
4:15 - 4:30 pm: Why a combination of indapamide +CCB is mandatory and what benefits in practice for this patient? Dr. Desrie DELSOL-GYAN
4:30 - 4:45 pm: Question and Answer session
4:45 - 4:50 pm: Conclusion Samuel Kwabena Adjei
Overview
Course Description
The incidence of stroke in Africa is among the highest in the world. Every minute, 1 person suffers a stroke. 98% of stroke occurs in hypertensive patients. For every 1.7mg Na+ consumed, blood pressure rises by 5 mmHg from sodium retention. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that we reduce our salt intake to LESS THAN 5 grams per day.
It is difficult to control the amount of salt our patients consume. Therefore our treatments must be based on correcting this sodium retention and to suit our patients needs. Diuretics are very relevant for black populations since this class of medicines can effectively control high blood pressure and with guidelines recommending a thiazide-like diuretic as the drug of choice, we will learn how to “Optimize the Management af a Black Hypertensive Patient Uncontrolled on Amlodipine"
What you will learn
At the end of this training, participants should be able to:
I. Understand the place of diuretics
II. Understand guideline recommendations
III. Know patients' individual needs and categorize those requiring a diuretic.
IV. Understand the rationale in choosing a thiazide-like diuretic for a patient.
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- LIVE EVENT: Wednesday 16th November 2022 @ 1600 GMT (4:00 pm) 1 hour 30 minutes
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About Facilitator
- 4 Courses on CES
Dr. Desrie Delsol-Gyan
MD, FGCP
Consultant Cardiologist, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
The National Cardiothoracic Centre - Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
School of Medicine, the University of Health and Allied Sciences - UHAS, Ho, Ghana
Dr. Desrie Delsol-Gyan currently holds the esteemed position of Consultant Cardiologist at the National Cardiothoracic Centre in Korle Bu, a role she has undertaken since April 2015.
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