Back to Home
Free CE/CMEMultimedia

Burst CME™: Targeting the Cortisol Cascade: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies in Patients with Hypertension

Release Date

December 5, 2025

Expiration Date

December 6, 2026

Credits

1.75 CME, NCPD

Specialties

Cardiology, Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism

Release Date: December 5, 2025

Expiration Date: December 5, 2026

Activity Overview

The BURST CME™ format is an online, on-demand video program designed to deliver concise, modular education. In these modules, Hanford Yau, MD, and Stephen J. Greene, MD, review the relationship between hypercortisolism and hypertension, identifying patients with resistant hypertension who should be screened for hypercortisolism, and therapies for the management of hypercortisolism with concomitant hypertension.

Target Audience

This educational activity is directed toward cardiologists, endocrinologists, diabetologists, primary care physicians, nurses, NPs, PAs, and other health care professionals involved in the management of hypercortisolism in patients with hypertension.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:

  • Identify the role of hypercortisolism in the development of resistant hypertension
  • Review risk factors for hypercortisolism in patients with resistant hypertension
  • Implement screening recommendations to identify hypercortisolism in patients with resistant hypertension
  • Evaluate clinical trial data for therapies for hypercortisolism
    Burst CME™: Targeting the Cortisol Cascade: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies in Patients with  Hypertension

    GET STARTED WITH THIS PROGRAM:

    Register now to gain access to this program.

    Create AccountAlready Registered? Login Here

    Accreditation/Credit Designation

    Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16669, for 1.75 Contact Hours.

    Acknowledgment of Commercial Support

    This activity is supported by an educational grant from Corcept Therapeutics Inc.

    Related Content

    Course

    Burst CME™: Targeting the Cortisol Cascade: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies in Patients with Hypertension

    Create Account