Working groups
Objectives
This WG is aimed at producing guides, publications and ICT-based tools to prevent high BP in children and adolescents taking into account different confounding factors (obesity, physical activity, eating patterns, smoking, social and psychological factors, family communication skills) for a wide range of target groups (clinicians, researchers, decision-makers, patient organisations, families, media and general society representing organisations).
Furthermore, within this WP the economic impact of recommended policies and stakeholders’ intervention will be assessed.
Specific Tasks
Key results
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Prof Dorota Drozdz
WG4 Leader.
PREVENTION of high BP in children and adolescents
Prof. Drozdz leads the Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Department at University Medical College in Krakow. She has over 25 years of expertise in clinical and experimental research on pediatric kidney diseases and hypertension.

Prof Claudio Borghi
WG4 Vice Leader.
PREVENTION of high BP in children and adolescents
Claudio Borghi is the Chief of the Department of Medicine of the University of Bologna and Head of the Hypertension Unit Center for the Atherosclerosis and the Heart Failure Clinic. He is particularly focused on the pharmacological and therapeutic aspects of hypertension.
WG members
Vesna Herceg-Cavrak
Croatia
Children’s Hospital Zagreb
Inna Kramer
Estonia
Tallinn Children’s Hospital Foundation
Lagle Suurorg
Estonia
Tallinn Children’s Hospital Foundation
Claudio Borghi
Italy
University of Bologna
Dorota Drozdz
Poland
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Beatriz G Lopez-Valcarcel
Spain
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Rosita Gabbianelli
Italy
University of Camerino
Małgorzata Wójcik
Poland
University Children’s Hospital of Cracow
Saša Missoni
Croatia
Institute for Anthropological Research
Dragan Radovanovic
Serbia
University of Nis. Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
Julio Álvarez
Spain
University of Valencia
Anette Melke
Germany
Hannover Medical School
Prof MANIKA KREKA (FACE)
Albania
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
Prof Vjollca SHPATA
Albania
University of Sports of Tirana
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