The WHO and ISH have collaborated in the production of a Training Manual for Cardiovascular Risk Asessment and Management.

This manual has been designed for training health personnel, including non-physician health workers, to implement cardiovascular risk assessment and management in a range of health care facilities in low- and medium-resource settings. Given the variability of conditions and facilities across geographical areas/settings, the application of the training manual may need to be adapted for local needs.

Please click here to view the Training Manual Overall objective of the workshop To train physicians, nurses, and other health workers to assess and manage cardiovascular risk for prevention of cardiovascular disease using the WHO/ISH risk prediction charts and accompanying pocket guidelines.
Specific objectives To provide instructions on how to use the different cardiovascular risk assessment methods for prediction of cardiovascular events (fatal or non-fatal heart attacks and stroke). Target audience – Health personnel in primary health care. – Managers and health personnel of national/local programmes for hypertension. Duration 6 to 8 hours of instruction depending on the level of knowledge and skills of the target