title: Hypertension: are you and your patients up to date?
abstract: While there have been substantive efforts to improve treatment and control of hypertension in Canada, many individuals with hypertension remain unaware of their condition and many health care professionals are unaware of key hypertension management recommendations. The present article reviews the new Canadian strategic direction for increased knowledge translation and dissemination of information to patients and health care professionals by providing new, innovative and easily accessible resources for hypertension education in Canada. A multitude of resources that address the diverse learning needs of health care professionals and the general public are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: Selina Omar
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Allu
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bellerive
authors.forename: Robin L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Norm R C
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care