25 Aug 2025: The ISH is one of the partners supporting a series of webinars led by the organisation IAPEN India.
ISH involvement is via our South and Central Asia (SACA) Regional Advisory Group (RAG) - and has been led by SACA member Mansi Patil, who is also part of the Hypertension Core Group of IAPEN India.
Four members of the ISH SACA RAG will speak at a webinar focused on lifestyle and hypertension:
Webinar: Lifestyle and Hypertension – Challenges and Solutions for LMICs
Date: 28th September 2025
Time: 4pm IST
Programme:
Dr. Mansi Patil – Salt, spices, and hypertension: rethinking diet in the modern world
Dr. Kar – Breaking the sedentary trap: making physical activity possible for all
Dr. Varun Bandi – Stress, sleep, and hypertension: the unseen epidemic
Dr. Azra Mahmud – From guidelines to grassroots: reframing lifestyle in hypertension care for the SACA Region
Registration is via a platform managed by IAPEN India.
Register.
Other sessions which are part of the webinar series are:
Salt, the Silent Threat: Reducing Sodium for a Healthier Heart
Date: 29th September 2025
Time: 8 pm Indian Standard Time
Programme:
Dr Norman Campbell – Keynote talk: Salt and the silent epidemic
Mr. Vimal Nair – Salt calculator demonstration – Walk-through and updates
Panel Discussion: Reducing salt across sectors (Dr. Norman Campbell, Dr. Parati, Dr. Rajesh Badani, Mr. Vignesh, Ms. Bijoya Bhattacharya)
Ms. Sapna Kamdar, Ms. Suparna Mukherjee – Experiences from HCPs
Call to Action – Pledge for a Low-Salt Life
Closing Remarks & Future Steps
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Newer advances in hypertension management
With doctors who are core members of IAPEN INDIA in collaboration with Associations of Physicians of India (Pune Chapter)
Date: 30th September 2025
Time: 4pm IST
Programme:
Dr. Rajesh Badani – Addressing prescription inertia in hypertension management and the role of polypills
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal – Overcoming the challenge of dual burden of disease: DM and HTN
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Indigenous and traditional medicine in hypertension management
With dietitians who are core members of IAPEN INDIA in Collaboration with Pimpri Chinchwad University
Date: 29th September 2025
Time: 3pm IST
Programme:
Ruchu Kuthiala – Innovative strategies to integrate traditional medicine in hypertension management
Bhavana Gandhi – The crossroads of modern nutrition and traditional medicine
