High blood pressure is the most common, modifiable driver of heart, brain, and kidney disease—and we’ll demystify it from cell to clinic. You’ll explore pathophysiology, accurate blood pressure measurement (office, home, and ambulatory), risk stratification, and current guidelines, then practice building treatment plans that blend lifestyle prescriptions with smart pharmacology. Interactive cases cover special populations (pregnancy, diabetes, CKD, older adults), medication selection and titration, and how to troubleshoot resistant hypertension.

Expect practical skills you can use the same day: coaching patients on sodium and sleep, choosing medications based on comorbidities, and using digital tools for remote monitoring. You’ll learn to communicate risk clearly, boost adherence with motivational interviewing, design team-based workflows, and spot hypertensive urgencies and emergencies before they escalate. Ideal for clinicians, trainees, and community health professionals, this experience translates directly into better outcomes in primary care, telehealth, pharmacies, and population health programs.

I’m Dr. Columbus Batiste, the Healthy Heart Doc—an interventional cardiologist with nearly two decades treating cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Since 2006 I’ve performed thousands of procedures and interpreted thousands of heart tests, giving me a clear view of how high blood pressure drives stroke, kidney failure, and heart attacks, especially in underserved communities. In HIP: Hypertension Immersion Program, I turn that frontline experience into practical, evidence-based strategies you can use right away.

This work is personal—I lost my father to diabetes and my father‑in‑law to complications of high blood pressure—which fuels my commitment to prevention and health equity. My teaching blends rigorous science with real‑world coaching in nutrition, activity, sleep, stress, and medications when needed, so you leave with clear frameworks, simple tools, and confidence to drive results. Together we’ll protect healthspan, lower blood pressure, and empower each one to teach one.