Southern California Hypertension Symposium

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, UCI Student Center, Irvine, CA


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.75 hours), ABFM Lifelong Learning (5.75 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (5.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.75 hours)

In celebration of the 2026 World Hypertension Day on May 16, 2026, the Hypertension Symposium offers in-person and live-streamed meetings in the form of a lecture and panel discussion as well as an optional workshop This meeting intends to provide its participants, who are responsible for measuring and/or managing blood pressure for both hypotension and hypertension, and general audiences who are interested in improving care for hypertension, with basic medical knowledge of blood pressure measurements in several methods, including traditional office blood pressure, automatic office blood pressure, self-measured blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure, and automatic remoted blood pressure monitoring. Principal and practical aspects of blood pressure control, both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management, and interventional methods such as renal artery angioplasty and renal denervation, will be discussed. For the participants who are interested in training in blood pressure measurement to apply to their real-life or clinical practice, a blood pressure measurement workshop will provide the opportunity to practice with our staff at the UCI Comprehensive Hypertension Center to enhance their skills to be ready to utilize for their clinical practice.

1. Provide education related to blood pressure measurements and management for healthcare providers who measure blood pressure or manage abnormal blood pressure.
2. Train accurate blood pressure measurement for healthcare providers who measure blood pressure
3. Implement blood pressure measurement and hypertension management in consistent with patients from different backgrounds in terms of cultural and linguistic competency.

 

REGISTRATION FEES

• Physician | $65 

• Non-Physician | $50 

• Students/Trainees | $50* free with comp code 

  • Reach out to [email protected] to request the comp code

    
    ***Trainees and students will be asked to provide documentation verifying their trainee or student status. 

  Please contact [email protected] if you need financial support for registration fee

CALL FOR ABSTACTS

We encourage attendees to submit abstracts for poster session.

• Abstracts should not exceed 375 words

• Deadline to submit by April 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PT

• Questions about abstract submission please contact [email protected].

Further details and instructions can be found in the abstract submission page.

ADA Statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your request.  For any special requests, please contact the activity administrator before the meeting date.

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Event Contact: Stefaney Mendoza at [email protected]

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