Course Overview

Integrative Approaches to Hypertension

This session includes a discussion on how to correctly diagnose hypertension and evaluate risk, including specific biomarkers that help understand risk and treatment recommendation.
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2022 Annual Conference

October 28-30, 2022

Required Lessons

1 lesson with video, quiz, and evaluation

Time to Complete

57 minutes

CME Eligible*

1 credit(s)

Detailed Course Info

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Course Description
Learning Objectives
Accreditation/CME
 Course Description

What is this course about?

Hypertension is really a reaction to the bodies regulatory systems and/or a reaction to an insult to the system that is external, for example poor lifestyle choices. Presentation includes a discussion on how to correctly diagnose hypertension and evaluate risk, including specific biomarkers that help understand risk and treatment recommendation. Causes of endothelial dysfunction, which can lead to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, will be discussed. Treatment approaches referenced include lifestyle modifications, supplementation and pharmaceuticals.
 Accreditation/cme

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. All other healthcare professionals completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. 
To successfully earn credit, participants must review the content, complete a quiz with a score of 75% or higher, and submit an evaluation. This course is CME-eligible ending on October 31, 2024. After this date, you will continue to have access to your purchased content, however you will no longer be able to claim CME credits for your participation in the course.

California Assembly Bill 1195 and 241

This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 and 241, which require CME activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency & implicit bias. It is the intent of AB 1195 and AB 241 to encourage physicians and surgeons, CME providers in the State of California, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population and reduce health disparities through appropriate professional development. Please see the CME website, www.meded.uci.edu/cme, for AB 1195 and AB 241 resources.
For questions about CME credit, please contact us at https://www.aihm.org/contact/. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.
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 Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to...

  • Describe the importance of health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Evaluate the available evidence on the integrative health practices for health promotion.
  • Propose a need for policies on health promotion through integrative health practices.

What's included in this course?

This course includes the following:
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  • Video Recording
  • Downloadable Audio
  • Speaker Handout(s)
  • Quiz
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Outline

Meet Your Faculty

Emma Norton, ND

Emma Norton, ND is an associate professor at Bastyr University California in San Diego. Dr. Norton is a faculty supervisor at Bastyr University Clinic and also teaches several courses including dermatology and aspects of cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Norton is certified in functional medicine by the Institute for Functional and incorporates personal lifestyle medicine in her work with patients, supporting changes such as healthy nutrition, nutritional protocols, exercise and stress management. Her philosophy revolves around the fact that health is a state of homeostasis, where all systems of the body function optimally and waste is eliminated efficiently. She works with her student clinicians and their patients to uncover the cause of imbalance, enhance elimination of toxins and facilitate restoration of health. Together with the patient they work together to formulate a plan that is realistic and attainable and includes lifestyle recommendations, nutritional supplements, herbs, hydrotherapy and other remedies such as homeopathy.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Enroll Now!

This course is self-paced with no set beginning or end date. You may complete this course on your own schedule and pace. Enrolling in and purchasing this course grants you access to its contents in perpetuity. All required course activities must be completed to earn any eligible continuing education credit(s) and obtain a certificate of completion for this course.