[Health & Wellness] High Blood Pressure: What the Recent Guidelines Mean for You

Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

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Join us for another installment of the popular Optimal Aging Portal webinar series, with family physician, Dr. Doug Oliver.

High blood pressure is common, often has no symptoms, and is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia.  In this talk, Dr. Doug Oliver will review what blood pressure numbers mean, what has changed in the recent Hypertension Canada guidelines, and how high blood pressure is diagnosed and treated today.

Tune in to learn when home blood pressure monitoring matters, what lifestyle changes help, when medication may be recommended, and how to make sense of the numbers in real life.

About our speaker:

Dr. Doug Oliver is a family physician, Associate Professor at McMaster University, and Medical Director at the McMaster Family Practice. He has dedicated much of his career to caring for older adults and helping them stay healthy, independent, and supported at home. Dr. Oliver regularly visits patients in their homes and in long-term care, giving him a deep understanding of the real-life challenges people face as they age. He has developed programs to improve care for older adults and teaches future doctors how to better support this population. He is also known for improving access to care, helping patients connect more easily with their healthcare team when they need it.

This talk is part of the Optimal Aging Portal Webinar Series, a great resource of evidence-based healthy aging information, and is hosted by Dr. Anthony Levinson. All talks are recorded and archived for future viewing.