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Lesson series

Hypertension

Practise making real decisions for patients with high blood pressure. All based on current Canadian guidelines.
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About the module

High blood pressure is one of the most common conditions you'll manage in practice. In this module, you'll work through real patient cases to decide who needs treatment, choose first-line therapy, plan monitoring, adjust therapy when goals aren't met, and teach patients to check their blood pressure at home. Everything is based on Hypertension Canada's 2025 primary care guidelines.

Score 70% or higher overall to earn your statement of completion.

Course Lessons

External resources

Hypertension Canada Guidelines→
Hypertension Canada 2025 Primary Care Guidelines. CMAJ 2025; 197(20):e549-64.

PREVENT calculator→
Use the PREVENT™ calculator to estimate your patient's 10 and 30-year cardiovascular risk.

Dyslipidemia algorithm→
See Figure 1 in PEER's simplified lipid guideline 2023 summary.

Diabetes Guidelines→
Diabetes Canada 2025 Clinical Practice Guidelines: Quick Reference Guide.

Kelly Grindrod

Dr. Kelly Grindrod is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Education at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy. She holds an Ontario College of Pharmacists Chair in Pharmacy Innovation. Dr. Grindrod's research focuses on improving how we manage medications.