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PROGRAM TITLE: 21ST COURSE ON THE BASICS AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION
PROGRAM DATE: NOVEMBER 19-21, 2025
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: EDUCATIONAL COURSE
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a 33-hour course designed to serve as a review and update of clinical knowledge of hypertension and related disorders. It may be useful
for preparing to take the PSH Certifying Examination for Hypertension Specialists, for those teaching hypertension in medical schools and training
institutions, for practicing cardiologists, nephrologists, endocrinologists, neurologists and other specialists or primary physicians who manage
hypertension. Its most important characteristic is that it is an authoritative source of the most recent and important information about hypertension.

DAY 1, WEDNESDAY

8:30 – 8:40 AM Welcome Remarks

8:40 – 9:00 AM Overview

MODULES TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED / RESOURCE PERSON

Molecular Physiology and Hemodynamics of Blood Pressure
DR. NELSON S. ABELARDO
MODULE 1A: • Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction
PHYSIOLOGY AND HEMODYNAMICS OF • Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RASS)
9:00 – 10:00 AM
BLOOD PRESSURE: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF • Endothelial Dysfunction
HYPERTENSION • Sympathetic Overdrive
Pathophysiology of Hypertension
DR. ELIZABETH S. MONTEMAYOR
10:00 – 10:15 AM AM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 1
Genetics of Hypertension
MODULE 1B: DR. EVA MARIA C. CUTIONGCO-DE LA PAZ
10:15 – 11:15 AM
GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Risk Classification
DR. ALBERTO A. ATILANO
CBF, Metabolism and Autoregulation
MODULE 2A: DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ
11:15 – 12:15 PM
CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMICS Brain Edema, Increased ICP and Herniation
DR. JOSE LEONARD R. PASCUAL V
12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 1
1:15 – 2:15 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 2
Basic Mechanisms of Platelet Aggregation, Thrombosis and
Anticoagulation
MODULE 2B:
2:15 – 3:15 PM DR. MA. CRISTINA MACROHON-VALDEZ
CEREBRAL VASCULOPATHY
Endothelial Dysfunction and Microcirculation
DR. JHOANNA G. MARCELO
Cardiac
DR. MARC DENVER A. TIONGSON
MODULE 3: Renal
3:15 – 4:45 PM
TARGET ORGAN INVOLVEMENT DR. MARISSA ELIZABETH L. LIM
Cerebrovascular
DR. ABDIAS V. AQUINO
4:45 – 5:00 PM PM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 1
Drug Therapy - Basic Principles of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy
DR. RICHARD HENRY P. TIONGCO II
MODULE 4A:
5:00 – 6:00 PM Drug Therapy - Parenteral Drugs, Drugs of Choice for Initiation and
MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION - 1
Maintenance Treatment
DR. DANTE D. MORALES
Blood Pressure Variability and More Extensive
DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ
MODULE 4B: • Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)
6:00 – 7:00 PM
MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION - 1.1 Current and Future Challenges in the Management of Blood Pressure
Variability
DR. JOSE NICOLAS M. CRUZ
7:00 – 8:00 PM DINNER SYMPOSIUM 1
8:00 – 9:00 PM DINNER SYMPOSIUM 2

DAY 2, THURSDAY
Lifestyle Modification and Primary Prevention
DR. ELMER JASPER B. LLANES
MODULE 5: Compliance, Adherence and Persistence
8:00 – 9:30 AM
MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION - 2 DR. EUGENIO B. REYES
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Therapy
DR. FELIX EDUARDO R. PUNZALAN
9:30 – 9:45 AM AM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 2
Endocrine and Other Hormonal Causes of Hypertension
DR. LEILANI B. MERCADO-ASIS
MODULE 6: Renal and Renovascular Causes of Hypertension
9:45 – 11:15 AM
SECONDARY HYPERTENSION DR. LYNN A. GOMEZ
Dyslipidemia Management in Hypertensives
DR. LOURDES ELLA G. SANTOS
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11:15 – 12:15 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 3
12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 4
Perioperative Hypertension
DR. MYLA GLORIA S. SUPE
MODULE 7: Perioperative Management of Hypertension – Non-cardiac Surgery
1:15 – 2:45 PM
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS - 1 DR. JUDE ERRIC L. CINCO
Perioperative Management of Hypertension – Cardiac Surgery
DR. ROGELIO V. TANGCO
Resistant Hypertension
DR. MARLON T. CO
MODULE 8:
2:45 – 3:45 PM Hypertensive Crisis vs. Hypertensive Emergencies vs. Hypertensive
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS – 2
Urgencies
DR. RAYMOND V. OLIVA
Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
DR. ERICK S. MENDOZA
Hypertension in Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome: The Diabetic
MODULE 9: Hypertensive
3:45 – 5:15 PM
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS - 3 DR. APRIL MELODY T. ABCEDE
Insulin Resistance Syndrome: Role of Liver, Skeletal Muscles, Adipose
Tissue
DR. CECILIA A. JIMENO
5:15 – 5:30 PM PM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 2
Hypertension in Women and Pregnancy
DR. MARJORIE I. SANTOS
Hypertension in Infants, Children and Adolescents
MODULE 10: DR. DOLORES D. BONZON
5:30 – 7:30 PM
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS - 4 Hypertension in the Elderly
DR. DEBORAH IGNACIA D. ONA
Vascular Aging
DR. GILBERT C. VILELA
7:30 – 8:30 PM DINNER SYMPOSIUM 3
8:30 – 9:30 PM DINNER SYMPOSIUM 4

DAY 3, FRIDAY
Hypertension with Comorbidities: Heart Failure, Acute Coronary
MODULE 11:
8:00 – 8:30 AM Syndrome, Aortic Aneurysms
MANAGEMENT IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS - 1
DR. ADRIEL E. GUERRERO
8:30 – 9:00 AM AM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 3
Management Of Hypertension in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH),
Ruptured Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Moya-Moya,
Fibromuscular Dysplasia
MODULE 12:
9:00 – 10:00 AM DR. ROMULO U. ESAGUNDE
MANAGEMENT IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS - 2
Management of Hypertension in Various Stroke Subtypes: Infarct and
Cryptogenic Strokes (CS)
DR. CARLOS L. CHUA
Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Hemodialysis
Patients
MODULE 13: DR. BENJAMIN A. BALMORES JR.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
MANAGEMENT IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS - 3 Neurocardiogenic, Orthostatic Hypotension, Panic Disorders, Erectile
Dysfunction
DR. JOSELITO I. ATABUG
Management of Hypertension and Psychiatric Disorders
11:00 – 11:30 AM MODULE 14
DR. ARNOLD ANGELO M. PINEDA
Accessories for Health – Wearables / Social Media
11:30 – 12:00 PM MODULE 15
DR. ARNOLD BENJAMIN C. MINA
12:00 – 1:00 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 5
1:00 – 2:00 PM LUNCH SYMPOSIUM 6
21st Course on the Fundamental of Clinical Hypertension – Case Study
Panel Discussion
• Cardio-Renal-Metabolic (CRM) Syndrome
FACILITATORS
DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ
DR. BENJAMIN A. BALMORES JR.
MODULE 16:
DR. MARLON T. CO
2:00 – 3:00 PM CASE STUDIES WORKSHOP (LIVE
DR. ARNOLD BENJAMIN C. MINA
INTERACTIVE SESSION)
DR. ERICK S. MENDOZA
PANELISTS
DR. MARLON T. CO CARDIOLOGY
DR. LEILANI B. MERCADO-ASIS ENDOCRINOLOGY
DR. DOLORES D. BONZON PEDIA NEPHROLOGY
DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ NEUROLOGY
21st Course on the Fundamental of Clinical Hypertension – Case Study
Panel Discussion
MODULE 17:
FACILITATORS
3:00 – 4:00 PM CASE STUDIES WORKSHOP (LIVE
DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ
INTERACTIVE SESSION)
DR. BENJAMIN A. BALMORES JR.
DR. MARLON T. CO
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DR. ARNOLD BENJAMIN C. MINA
DR. ERICK S. MENDOZA
PANELISTS
DR. MARLON T. CO CARDIOLOGY
DR. LEILANI B. MERCADO-ASIS ENDOCRINOLOGY
DR. DOLORES D. BONZON PEDIA NEPHROLOGY
DR. ALEJANDRO BIMBO F. DIAZ NEUROLOGY
4:00 – 4:15 PM PM SNACK SYMPOSIUM 3
MODULE 18:
Review of Proper Blood Pressure Measurement Taking
4:15 – 5:15 PM GUIDELINES DIRECTED BLOOD PRESSURE
DR. GILBERT C. VILELA
MEASUREMENT
5:15 – 6:00 PM Closing Ceremonies

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