Guideline Details

The 2010 Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) recommendations are the 11th annual update. The 2010 focus is to ensure Canadian health care professionals are updated with resources by signing up at www.htnupdate.ca. Innovative interactive internet based lectures are planned as well as programs to train community leaders in hypertension.

People with hypertension can sign up at www.myBPsite.ca to receive regular hypertension updates. In 2010, there are new recommendations regarding automated office blood pressure measurement, to use angiotensin receptor blockers as an alternative to ACE inhibitors in people with ischemic heart disease and new targets for dietary sodium.