Programme organiser: British Hypertension Society
09.30 Registration and coffee
09.55 Welcome and opening remarks - Professor Jane Dacre, president, Royal College of Physicians
Session 1: Epidemiology & Mechanisms
Chair: Associate Professor Adrian Brady, University of Glasgow
10.00 Hypertension control in the UK: B+ could do better - Professor Peter Server, Imperial College London
10.30 Ancestry differences in hypertension risk, progression and treatment response - Professor Kennedy Cruickshank, King’s College London
11.00 Hypertension in pregnancy - Professor Andrew Shennan, King’s College London
11.30 Coffee
Session 2: Diagnosis & Investigations
Chair: tbc
11.50 Renal artery stenosis: does it matter anymore? - Professor Philip Kalra
12.20 Hypertension in the 100,000 genome era: Is there a role for genomics in the management of essential hypertension? - Professor Mark Caulfield, Queen Mary University London
12.50 Lunch
Session 3: Treatment challenges
Chair: Professor Tom MacDonald, University of Dundee
13.50 Treatment of hypertension in the oldest patients - Professor Chris Bulpitt, Imperial College London
14.20 Arterial stiffness and central blood pressure: ready for prime time? - Professor Philip Chowienczyk, King’s College London
14.50 Blood pressure targets – how low should we go? - Professor Tom MacDonald, University of Dundee
15.20 Tea
Session 4: Hot Topics
Chair: Professor Philip Chowienczyk, King’s College London
15.40 Renal denervation - Associate Professor Adrian Brady, University of Glasgow
16.10 Hypertension guidelines in the post-PATHWAY, post-SPRINT era - Professor Morris Brown, Queen Mary University London
16.40 Closing remarks by the chair
16.45 Close of conference