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Forward8th Annual Renal Research Retreat - Hypertension Symposium
Chicago, IL US
May 7, 2026
This activity will address challenges in managing complex hypertension by reviewing recent guidelines. A focused discussion will highlight the ACC/AHA and Endocrine Society guidelines. It will also provide an update on novel therapies, such as renal denervation for resistant hypertension, enabling clinicians to integrate these advances into practice.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for internists, nephrologists, cardiologists, neurologists, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to managing patients and populations with hypertension.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of hypertension and its relationship to chronic kidney disease.
- Summarize the major updates in the 2025 ACC/AHA and Endocrine Society hypertension guidelines.
- Interpret the diagnostic evaluation for primary aldosteronism, including appropriate screening and confirmatory testing.
- Apply current guideline-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies for managing hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Analyze factors contributing to resistant hypertension and differentiate true resistance from pseudo-resistance.
- Evaluate the evidence from recent clinical trials on novel pharmacologic agents for hypertension management.
- Assess the role of device-based therapies, including renal denervation, barostim therapy, and cardiac pacing, within contemporary hypertension management algorithms.
- Develop individualized, evidence-based management plans for patients with complex or treatment-resistant hypertension.
Gordon Center for Integrative Science
929 E. 57th St
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
HYBRID ACTIVITY
Learners can attend this activity in person or virtually. For questions about the program, contact Tishena Wilson via email.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Tishena Wilson via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTORS
Arlene Chapman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Mohammed Abdur Rafey, MBBS, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
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