Canadian Consensus Conference on Nonpharmacological Approaches to the Management of High Blood Pressure: postconference initiatives.
Following the Canadian Consensus Conference on Nonpharmacological Approaches to the Management of High Blood Pressure. March 1989, the Coalition through its member organizations, launched a number of initiatives stemming from the conference. The Coalition achieved a unified document acceptable to all levels of the health profession for nonpharmacological approaches to hypertension, which will be the very first approach prior to treatment with drugs. The information dissemination was successfully carried out. With the cooperation of all member organizations the Coalition is hopeful of executing its future planned strategies for successful intervention of nonpharmacological approaches to the treatment of high blood pressure.
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Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D007255:Information Services; D010353:Patient Education as Topic