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SUMMARY:Eighth Geoffrey Rose Memorial Distinguished Guest Lecture: Professo
 r Paul K Whelton “Prevention and Control of High Blood Pressure: In the
  footsteps of Geoffrey Rose”
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the Eighth Geoffrey Rose Memorial 
 Distinguished Guest Lecture will take place in-person on Wednesday 9 Decem
 ber\, 2026.\nThis the eighth in a series of lectures by distinguished gues
 t speakers hosted by the School of Public Health in memory of Professor Ge
 offrey Rose\, one of the foremost epidemiologists of the 20th Century.\n\n
 \nLecture title: Prevention and Control of High Blood Pressure: In the foo
 tsteps of Geoffrey Rose\n\nDr. Whelton is the Show Chwan Endowed Chair in 
 Global Public Health at Tulane University in New Orleans\, Louisiana and I
 mmediate Past President\, World Hypertension League. A University College 
 Cork/National University of Ireland medical graduate (MB\, BCh\, BAO)\, he
  trained in medicine & nephrology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
 s\, clinical epidemiology at the University of London School of Hygiene an
 d Tropical Medicine (MSc)\, clinical trials conduct at the Medical Researc
 h Council Clinical Trials Unit in London\, and prevention research at Univ
 ersity College Cork/National University of Ireland (MD).\nHis research inc
 ludes blood pressure-related cardiovascular and kidney disease epidemiolog
 y\, prevention\, clinical trials\, and global health. He has chaired many 
 US National Institutes of Health funded multicenter studies\, including th
 e Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP) – Phase 1 and Phase trials\, 
 Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE)\, Antihypert
 ensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
 \, and Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). He has also ch
 aired many US clinical practice guidelines\, including the 2017 American C
 ollege of Cardiology/American Heart Association (AHA) BP Guideline\, and c
 ontributed to the 2021 WHO BP Treatment Guideline\, the 2024 AHA/ASA Strok
 e Prevention Guideline\, and 2025 AHA/ACC BP Guideline. A recipient of two
  honorary doctoral degrees\, he was awarded the AHA Population Research Pr
 ize\, AHA Excellence in Hypertension Research Award\, AHA Distinguished Sc
 ientist Award\, and National Kidney Foundation David M. Hume Memorial Awar
 d. He has published 650 peer reviewed manuscripts and 100 books\, chapters
 \, supplements\, or monographs\, including the current hypertension chapte
 rs for the Harrisons (Internal Medicine)\, Fuster and Hurst (Cardiology)\,
  and Brenner and Rector (Nephrology) textbooks. With an h-Index of 156\, i
 -10 index of 529\, and 186\,463 citations\, he is one of the most referenc
 ed hypertension authors in the world.\n16:00 arrivals & refreshments\, 16:
 30 lecture\, 17:30 drinks reception 
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214883/geoffrey-rose-memorial-lecture
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LOCATION:Lecture Theatre G16\, Sir Alexander Fleming Building\, South Kensi
 ngton Campus\, Imperial College London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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