Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Thinking Beyond New Clinical Guidelines: 2014 Update in Hypertension

One of the premier peer-reviewed clinical journals in general and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings is among the most widely read and highly cited scientific publications for physicians, with a circulation of approximately 125,000. Mayo Clinic Proceedings is published by Elsevier and sponsored by Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. The mission of Mayo Clinic Proceedings is to promote the best interest of patients by advancing the knowledge and professionalism of the physician community. Since 2009 the Journal has offered CME credit for specific articles from both the Mayo Clinic for Concise Review for Clinicians and specially commissioned Symposia articles (comprehensive coverage on one topic).  

Participation in this activity consists of reviewing articles and responding to a short online test. It is estimated that this activity will take approximately one hour per article.  There is no charge for participating in this Journal CME activity.

NOTE: You must select AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM in your profile's credit eligiblility field in order for the sytem to recognize that you want CME credit. The system will only issue credit for the credit types that match your profile.

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ACCREDITATION:

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE SUMMARY:

Planning Committee:
William Lanier, M.D., Thomas Beckman, M.D., Christopher M. Wittich, M.D., Terry Jopke, Nicki Smith

Authors:
Benjamin R. Griffin, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Carrie A. Schinstock, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

 

DISCLOSURES:  The authors - Dr. Griffin and Dr. Schninstock have nothing to disclose.  None of the planning members above have anything to disclose. 

References to off-label and/or investigational usage(s) of pharmaceuticals or instruments:  None

Target Audience

The target audience for Mayo Clinic Proceedings is primarily internal medicine physicians and other clinicians who wish to advance their current knowledge of clinical medicine and who wish to stay abreast of advances in medical research.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this article, you should be able to (1) apply the new Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) hypertension guidelines to your clinical practice, (2) demonstrate appropriate blood pressure measurement technique and teach your patients how to take their blood pressure at home, and (3) define white coat hypertension and masked hypertension and describe the risks associated with these conditions.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
02/01/2015
Course expires: 
01/31/2017

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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