@article{bc549d0856c44e0fa1e8ec18ca52bd82,
title = "The Accuracy in Measurement of Blood Pressure (AIM-BP) collaborative: Background and rationale",
author = "\{the Accuracy in Measurement of Blood Pressure Collaborative\} and Raj Padwal and Campbell, \{Norm R.C.\} and Weber, \{Michael A.\} and Daniel Lackland and Daichi Shimbo and Zhang, \{Xin Hua\} and Schutte, \{Aletta E.\} and Michael Rakotz and Gregory Wozniak and Raymond Townsend and Richard McManus and Kei Asayama and Dean Picone and Jordy Cohen and Tammy Brady and Michael Hecht-Olsen and Christian Delles and Bruce Alpert and Richard Dart and DiPette, \{Donald J.\} and Sharman, \{James E.\}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding information This project is unfunded. Raj Padwal is Co-Founder and CEO of mmHg Inc, a University of Alberta based startup creating software and hardware solutions to improve blood pressure measurement. Richard J McManus has received BP monitors for research purposes from Omron. Norm Campbell was a paid consultant to the Novartis Foundation (2016-2017) to support their program to improve hypertension control in low- to middle-income countries which includes travel support for site visits and a contract to develop a survey; has provided paid consultative advice on accurate blood pressure assessment to Midway Corporation (2017); and is an unpaid member of World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). Bruce Alpert is a consultant for development of BP technology for Welch Allyn/Hill Rom, Midmark, and Aktiia. Donald DiPette serves as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Michael Hecht-Olsen received a part-time research grant from Novo Nordic Foundation (2013-2018). Michael Rakotz and Gregory Wozniak are employees of the American Medical Association. Aletta Schutte has received speaker honoraria from Novartis, Omron, Takeda, and Servier and paid consultative advice to Abbot Pharmaceuticals. She is funded by the South African Medical Research Council and National Research Foundation (SARChl). James Sharman has no personal disclosures; however, his university has received equipment and research funding from manufacturers of BP devices including AtCor Medical, IEM, and Pulsecor (Uscom). Kei Asayama is a consultant for Omron Healthcare. Richard McManus is Chair of the British and Irish Hypertension Society BP measurement working party and has received BP monitors for research use from Omron, and his institution has received research grants from The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Stroke Association/British Heart Foundation for work on self-monitoring of hypertension.",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/jch.13735",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "21",
pages = "1780--1783",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Hypertension",
issn = "1524-6175",
number = "12",
}