INTRODUCTION. This Chronic Disease Management Skills Course is a yearly update on the management of six6 chronic medical conditions. Unit 1 covers the update of management of proteinuria and& hypertension based on papers published in 2024, 2025, and 2026. METHODOLOGY. PubMed searches were conducted from 1–3in March 2026. (1st-3rd). RESULTS. Of 15 shortlisted papers short-listed, four papers awere included in this 2026 update, which . The 2026 update coversed the following topics: Proteinuria without hypertension and proteinuria with hypertension; Differences in cut-offs in the hypertension classifications of 2018 and 2024; Hypertension mechanisms and factors; Aetiology of advanced CKD in Southeast Asia; and Kidney function outcomes in T2DM patients in Singapore circa 2024. CONCLUSIONS. Ten take- home messages awere provided.