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ABIM MOC Activity ID

1/6/2026 - Medical Grand Rounds: Hypertension Update - Mechanisms and Management

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze newly identified genetic contributions to hypertension and integrate this knowledge into clinical risk assessment.
  • Apply the latest AHA/ACC guidelines to stratify risk for individuals with high blood pressure in clinical practice.
  • Implement Endocrine Society recommendations to screen for primary aldosteronism in patients with hypertension.
  • Evaluate the role of renal artery denervation and incorporate this interventional strategy into the management plan for resistant hypertension when appropriate.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

    Suggested Additional Reading:

    • PMID: 40658480
    • PMID: 40811516 
    • PMID: 39355923 


Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Evan Ray, MD, PhD — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Ray is a consultant with Apple Inc.
Tom Kleyman, MD — Sheldon Adler Professor of Medicine, Chief, Renal-Electrolyte, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals are awarded (0.1) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to 1.0 contact hours.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.