2018 Texas Hypertension Control Summit
Agenda

8:30 am  | Check-in & Networking

 

9:00 am  | Welcome - Vision for Hypertension Across Texas 

  • Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention & Chief of the Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation, American Heart Association
  • Carleigh Baudoin, Texas Department of State Health Services Chronic Disease Branch

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9:15 am | Overview of Target BP & the M.A.P. Approach

  • Michael Rakotz, MD, Vice President of Health Outcomes & clinical lead of Target: BP®, American Medical Association

 

10:10 am | Opportunity for Hypertension Control Across Texas 

  • Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, FACC, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Houston Methodist, President and CEO, Houston Methodist Physician Organization, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management School of Public Health, Texas A&M University

 

10:50 am | BREAK

 

11:00 am | Panel Discussion: Role of Team-based Care Members in Hypertension Management 

  • Kim Bush, CHW, DSRIP Program Manager/CHW Training, AHEC Texas East - Northeast Regional Director, Northeast Texas Center for Rural Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

  • Olethia Chisolm, MD, Internal Medicine Doctor, Kelsey-Seybold
  • Mark Comfort, PharmD, President, Texas Pharmacy Association
  • Moderated By: Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

12:00 pm | Lunch & Target BP Awards Ceremony 

  • Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention & Chief of the Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation, American Heart Association
  • With American Heart Association’s Houston staff

1:00 pm | Poster Tour & Networking 

  • Roy Champion, RN, Clinical Quality, Scott & White Health Plan
  • Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

1:40 pm | BREAK 

1:50 pm | Panel Discussion:  Health Systems Journey to Achieving Excellence in Hypertension Control

  • Roy Champion, RN, Clinical Quality, Scott & White Health Plan
  • Kevin O. Hwang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Leon Jerrels, MBA, MHA, RN, CPHQ, Director of Quality Improvement, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
  • Paul McGaha, DO, MPH, Deputy Director for the Center of Rural Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
  • Patricia Hayes, MD, Medical Director, Department of Family Practice, Legacy Community Health
  • Moderated by: Debbie Hornor, Senior Vice President, Health Strategies - Southwest Affiliate, American Heart Association​

2:50 pm | The Payors' Perspective on Hypertension Control

  • Robert Morrow, MD, MBA, Market President, Houston and Southeast Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
  • Emran Rouf, MD, MBA, FACP, VP, Medical Director, Scott & White Health Plan

3:30 pm | Call to Action: Creating a Movement for Hypertension Control

  • Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention & Chief of the Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation, American Heart Association

4:00 pm | Adjourn