This unit has been developed
by the PriMeD education team.
References:
[1] National Heart Foundation. Hypertension Management Guide for Doctors 2008. National Heart Foundation of Australia, 2010.
[2] NPS Prescribing Practice Review 38: Managing hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor, July 2007.
[3] O'Rourke M. Hypertension: current principles of management. Medicine Today 2001;2(12):16-28.
[4] Harrisons Online. Chapt 246: Hypertensive Vascular disease. Viewed on 13 May, 2003 at: http://www.harrisons.accessmedicine.com - subscription required
PriMeD education team:
Mrs Debbie Rigby - Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, Brisbane, QLD
Mr John Pietrobon - Pharmacist and Educator
Ms Aleksandra Erac-Zganec - Pharmacist and Educator
Dr Lynn Robinson - GP and Medical Director of Med-E-Serv
Dr Cherri Ryan - GP and Educator
Dr Anne Thomas - GP and Educator
Dr Patricia Smart - GP and Educator
Ms Nina Cruickshank - Clinical Educator
The PriMeD curriculum is
developed with the assistance of the National Advisory Committee (NAC).
Prof Dimity Pond - Chairperson of the NAC
Professor and Head of the Discipline of General Practice, The University of
Newcastle
Mrs Debbie Rigby - Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, Brisbane, QLD
Dr Peter Roush - GP and Pharmacist, Brisbane, QLD
Dr Richard Smith - GP, Melbourne, VIC
Dr Natalie Burch - GP, Scottsdale, TAS
Dr Jenny Robson - Physician and Microbiologist, Brisbane, QLD
