The Taskforce has identified five key priority areas using the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Process that will be critical on the path to achieving better BP control for all Australians.
This group is dedicated to developing brief, user-friendly, easy to access guidance on relevant aspects critical for adequate BP management such as accurate BP measurement (in office and out-of-office), simplified medication treatment algorithm tools, preferred use of single pill combination therapy, and others with reference to existing Health Pathways where feasible.
Michael Stowasser (Co-Lead)
Charlotte Hespe (Co-Lead)
Justine Chan
Niamh Chapman
Sonali Gnanenthiran
Angela Makris
Mark Nelson
Tu Nguyen
Anthony Rodgers
Ania Samarawickrama
Markus Schlaich
Martin Schultz
Alta Schutte
Renuka Shanmugalingam
James Sharman
Nelson Wang
Mario Fernando
This group is key for ensuring positive care outcomes and patient self-management through information, engagement, empowerment, partnering and ongoing support. Elements such as improving health literacy, activities to improve how people already diagnosed with hypertension can be ‘activated’ to improve their own health, and others should be addressed.
Liz Halcomb (Co-Lead)
Niamh Chapman (Co-Lead)
Kim Beesley
Belinda Bennett
Justine Chan
Andrew Goodman
Natasha Jovanoska
Audrey Lee
Lisa Murphy
Edel O’Hagan
Gayleen Stephens
Ritu Trivedi
Mingjuan Zeng
This group is dedicated to raising awareness on the importance of BP for cardiovascular health in general, its accurate measurement and management, among the community (consumers: “Know your numbers”), healthcare providers, allied health, pharmacists, government, and any other stakeholders.
Lisa Murphy (Co-Lead)
Quynh Nhu Dinh (Co-Lead)
Wally Ahmar
Kim Beesley
Belinda Bennett
Revathy Carnagarin
Victoria Cheng
Rachel Climie
Mario Fernando
Liz Halcomb
Audrey Lee
Joanne O’Donnell
Ruth Peters
Dean Picone
Andrea Sanders
Alta Schutte
This group is dedicated to establishing a national BP surveillance system in primary care based on currently available infrastructure to optimally use data for patient monitoring and evaluation. Setup processes to ensure integration of standardised BP data across the health sector, ensuring healthcare providers having access to electronic health records, establish BP management based on datasets rather than individual data points to inform practice and team-based care, facilitate identification of high-risk patients.
James Sharman (Co-Lead)
Nelson Wang (Co-Lead)
Audrey Adji
Amirul Islam
Shariful Islam
Garry Jennings
Shiva Mishra
Ania Samarawickrama
Markus Schlaich
Xia Wang
Yutang Wang
Natalie Ward
Luna Xu
This group is dedicated to improving systematic screening for raised BP for all patients visiting GP practices, also through team-based care. Opportunistic community-based screening initiatives such as those of the Stroke Foundation and May Measurement Month awareness campaigns.
Jun Yang (Co-Lead)
Martin Schultz (Co-Lead)
Revathy Carnagarin
Sonali Gnanenthiran
Amirul Islam
Natasha Jovanoska
Angela Makris
Shiva Mishra
Om Narayan
Doan Ngo
Tu Nguyen
Dean Picone
Andrea Sanders
Gianni Sesa-Ashton
Isabella Tan
Ritu Trivedi
To express your interest in being involved, please enquire here.