Nominations now open for ISH 2024 awards Nominations for ISH awards for 2024 are now open. Awards will be presented at our upcoming Scientific Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia from 19 to 22 September 2024. The deadline is 31 May 2024. View the awards brochure  Download the nominations form from the ISH website Nominations are open for the following awards: ISH Franz Volhard Award and Lectureship for Outstanding Research ISH Robert Tigerstedt Lifetime Achievement Award ISH Developing World Award ISH Paul Korner Award supported by the High Blood Pressure Research Foundation of Australia ..read more

Join the ISH for free Anyone with an interest in hypertension can now join the ISH for free as an Associate Member. Associate membership is a new membership category for 2024. It is part of a series of changes to the ISH membership structure to make it easier and more affordable to join the ISH. Join the ISH for free today! Associate Members get access to a newly created ISH member portal containing member-only resources, and receive all ISH monthly bulletins and publications direct to their inbox. Full membership of the ISH – which comes with enhanced benefits such as the opportunity to ..read more

New directions in management of high blood pressure The latest ISH position paper is a comprehensive review of lifestyle changes that can help prevent and manage high blood pressure. For the position paper, the ISH convened an international panel of experts from 18 countries to make recommendations on effective lifestyle changes for blood pressure control, based on the latest clinical and scientific evidence. Read more Read the full paper Video interview with the lead authors Fadi Charchar and Priscilla Prestes Watch a short video from Francine Marques summarising the recommendations made in ..read more

In focus: Iraqi Hypertension Society 8 April 2024: In a short feature highlighting activity from an ISH-affiliated society, we look ahead to plans from the Iraqi Hypertension Society (IqHS) in 2024. The IqHS is organising several important activities and initiatives in 2024. It has already held several meetings in 2024 at Iraqi universities on hypertension control and prevention, as well as an IqHS smoking control campaign. The IqHS also held a joint symposium in January with the Iraqi Psychiatric Association on ‘Cardio-mental health improvement’. This event looked at the psycho-social risk f ..read more

Read the ISH March 2024 e-Bulletin Der Beitrag The ISH March 2024 e-Bulletin is now available. erschien zuerst auf International Society of Hypertension ..read more

Professor George Stergiou confirmed as President Elect of the ISH 22 March 2024: Message from ISH Past President Maciej Tomaszewski As Chair of the ISH Presidential Elections 2024 Committee, I am delighted to announce that Professor George Stergiou will be the next President of the International Society of Hypertension (2024-2026). President-Elect Professor Stergiou will take up the Presidential office at the conclusion of the ISH 2024 meeting in Cartagena in September 2024, succeeding the current President, Professor Bryan Williams. Professor Stergiou holds a senior academic position at the ..read more

Membership changes – announcement from the ISH Membership Chair Débora Colombari (Chair ISH Membership Committee) announces several changes to the ISH membership structure to make ISH membership more accessible around the world and improve member experience overall. Changes include a new and simplified set of membership categories, and reduced and free memberships for some parts of the world, as well as the launch of a new and refreshed membership portal. Find out more Der Beitrag Membership changes – announcement from the ISH Membership Chair erschien zuerst auf International Society of H ..read more

Initiative endorsed by the ISH launched in Thailand to improve hypertension care A new initiative to improve hypertension care in Thailand began this month. Hypertension Camp – organised by the Thai Hypertension Society (THS) and endorsed by the ISH – will train 80 GPs and internal medicine doctors in Thailand in hypertension screening and management over the next two years. The initiative, which is sponsored by Abbott via an educational grant, will see four one-day workshops take place – with 20 participants attending each time. Each workshop will equip attendees to become champions in hype ..read more

‘Poorly controlled blood pressure is the most important factor contributing to loss of kidney function in established kidney disease’ On World Kidney Day 2024, nephrology and hypertension specialist and ISH member Erika Jones writes about the link between hypertension and kidney disease, steps patients can take to help manage the conditions, and the importance of clinicians remaining up to date in the care of people with high blood pressure and kidney disease. A major function of the kidney is blood pressure stabilisation. In the setting of a dysfunctional kidneys, blood pressure control is ..read more

New resources launched by HEARTS programme in the Americas to support hypertension management New resources launched by HEARTS programme in the Americas to support hypertension management Two new open-access publications have been launched to support primary health care teams in managing hypertension and cardiovascular risk effectively. The publications are from the ‘HEARTS in the Americas’ programme, the regional adaptation of Global Hearts, the initiative for cardiovascular disease prevention and control developed by the WHO together with several partners including the ISH. The publi ..read more