When you are attending the WONCA 2026 congress in Paris, please join us at our annual EPCCS symposium. Cardio Metabolic Renal (CMR) Disease – Why call it CMR and what can we do in prevention of the world’s most important cause of disability and early death
The most important cause of death, and crucially premature death, in most countries are events secondary to cardio-metabolic-renal disease (CMR). Further, CMR is the main cause of major disability and therefore health and social care expenditure as well as reduced quality of life for patients and families. Fortunately, CMR has the largest evidence base in medicine and is the focus for much innovation in healthcare interventions given the importance of CMR disease to health systems. However, unfortunately, Health systems are failing to effectively implement prevention strategies in CMR such as better identify and mitigate the common risk factors that drive CMR disease. And this is despite the WHO’s priority call for increased focus on disease prevention and long-term condition (LTC) management.
Primary care has a key role to play in disease prevention and as much as 40% of GP caseload will relate to CMR disease. This session will update recent guidance on how we should manage classic CMR risk factors but also explore the reasons for the more recent emphasis on the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on CMR outcomes and the dramatically rising importance of managing obesity
