The Pediatrician in Preventive Medicine: Can We Predict and Mitigate Future Cardiovascular Disease?

Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:00am – 8:30am HST

Location: Convention Center: 314

CE: 1.5

Selected By: IPHA

Chair(s)

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Sarah Henson, MD

Assistant professor
Cincinnati children’s hospital medical center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s):

Sarah E. Henson, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally. A preventive medicine approach throughout the lifecourse is essential in decreasing this disease burden. This session will educate pediatricians and other attendees about the impact of blood pressure throughout the lifespan and the importance of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The session will also provide an overview of frameworks for cardiovascular health such as the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to assess blood pressure changes with age and advise families on the implications of chronic hypertension.
Upon completion, participants will be able to utilize pediatric cardiovascular risk scores in clinical practice.
Upon completion, participants will be able to assess patients for traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors and develop mitigation plans.

Presentations:

7:00am – 7:25am HST

Blood Pressure Trajectories Through the Lifespan
Speaker: Rahul Chanchlani, MD MSc FRCPC FASN – McMaster Children's Hospital
7:25am – 7:50am HST

Traditional and Non-traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Speaker: Andrew Tran (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
7:50am – 8:15am HST

Frameworks for Cardiovascular Health
Speaker: Carissa M. BakerSmith, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Nemours Children's Hospital
8:15am – 8:30am HST

Q & A