THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2010
THE CHALLENGES OF IDENTIFICATION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT DECISIONS IN AF
This event was held at Ambassadors Bloomsbury, WC1H, from 9am to 4.30pm and aimed at GPs and those dealing with AF patients.
Feedback from the event:
"Very informative sessions".
"Not enough time for breakout sessions. Useful day. Thank you".
"More ECG sessions please. Most useful".
"ECG session - well thought through. Useful cases brought for discussion and consideration".
"ECG session was very useful. We need more time with case scenarios that are relevant to GP day to day care".
"Interactive"
"The first NHS event I've been to where the food - most of it - was healthy! Congratulations!"
"Excellent organisation and presentation"
"Informative, engaging, good speakers".
"Relevant aspects of AF were well covered. Access to slides from presenters if agreed could be made available to attendees to support practise".
"An excellent meeting"
"The presentations were very informative / up-skilling. The networking - very useful for my role".
To view presentations from the above event please click on the links below:
Network Perspective – Mark Scott
please click here
National Perspective –
Dr Matthew Fay
please click here
New Developments in Treatment – Professor John Camm
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Sharing patient records across Primary & Secondary Care –
Dr Kalra
please click here
Traffic Light System for Cardiac Arrhythmia –
Dr Martin Lowe
please click here
Challenges of the Arrhythmia Nurse Practitioner Role –
Andrea Grieger
please click here
Role of PMs and ICDs in AF Diagnosis & Management –
Ian Wright
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Who to consider for Cardioversions – Dr Ameet Bakhai
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SIGN and FDA Guidance on LAA Occlusive Device
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Arrhythmia LIS – Dr Lance Saker
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BREAKOUT PRESENTATION
Focus on ECG's 5-6 different types -
Dr Dominic Rogers
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Atrial Fibrillation and NHS Health Checks - Dr Rabia Malik
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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Issues for Primary Care and QoF -
Dr Matthew Fay
please click here
 
 
Please click on the images to view photographs from the event.
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WORKING WITH CLIENTS AFFECTED BY A STROKE
Practitioner course (1 day)
| 5 March |
Haringey Haven Day Centre |
| 9 March |
Enfield-Park Avenue Disability Resource Centre |
| 10 March |
Enfield - Community House |
| 18 March |
Haringey Haven Day Centre |
| 31 March |
Camden PCT |
venues/dates might be subject to alteration.
Book places now for your staff
Please click here to view event flyer and booking information
This course is free for staff working in the North Central London
Cardiac and Stroke Network area.
Each course is limited to a maximum of 15 participants.
What this course aims to do: Help you to develop core competencies in using the enablement approach to caring for stroke survivors. |
12 - 15 APRIL 2010
CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG (CitY)
in conjunction with
ESC ADVANCED COURSE ON GROWN UP CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (GUCH)
We are holding our annual Cardiology in the Young (CitY) conference this year in conjunction with the first ESC advanced course on Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH), providing a forum for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, intensivists, nurses and trainees dealing with cardiac patients across the age boundaries from foetus to adult. The conference runs from 12th - 15th April 2010, with 2 parallel Nursing Days - with a range of fees for nurses, trainees and consultants.
Full details are on www.cityguch.com,
or contact c.lister@ich.ucl.ac.uk for further information.
29 APRIL 2010
CARDIAC EMERGENCIES COURSE, MANCHESTER
To view the Programme for this event please click here
To view the Poster for this event please click here |
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WED 4 FEBRUARY 2009
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN HEART FAILURE
Islington Business Design Centre
On the afternoon of the 4th Feb this successful GP education event was held at Islington Business Design Centre for GPs and healthcare professionals looking after patients with heart failure. The event was attended by over 65 people with presentations from local Consultants from around the sector. Presentations about the condition spanned the whole patient pathway from diagnosis to pharmacological treatment to device therapy and palliative care.
Please click here for Event Agenda
Feedback from the Event
"Informative, excellently organised"
"I learnt quite a few new techniques re managing HF patients during end of life"
"I particularly enjoyed the Impaired Kidney Function session "
"Really excellent. Want more!! "
" Excellent, practical, very high standard "
" As a practice nurse soon to become an HF specialist nurse, I found this conference has been an excellent way to prepare me and also realising that [as part of a] multidisciplinary team I will be well supported. Many thanks!! "
" Strong message. Very encouraging to improve further in Heart Failure management. "
"Mind opening. "
Panel Discussion
Key Messages:
'The challenge is to treat heart failure patients in the right place at the right time, whether this be in the patients own home, community or hospital - working as a multidiciplinary team is essential - please refer to secondary care for advice if needed'.
'Contact the clinician as soon as possible if you don't understand information written in the discharge summary'.
For patient friendly information and printouts, please click here to refer to the European Society of Cardiology
Presentations from the day:
Dr Hilmy -
The Perspective from Primary Care,
please click here
Dr Woldman -
Perspective from Secondary Care,
please click here
Dr Cross -
Impaired Kidney Function,
please click here
Dr Chow -
Arrhythmias,
please click here
Dr Western -
Palliative care,
please click here
Dr Bakhai - Difficult Dilemmas,
please click here
As mentioned at the event:
Institute for Innovation and Improvement - Focus on Heart Failure document,
please click here
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WED 4 MARCH 2009
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN
ARRHYTHMIA CARE
Hendon Hall Conference Centre
On Wednesday 4th March a conference was hosted by the North Central London Cardiac & Stroke Network with presentations by local cardiologists.
Some feedback from delegates
"Very relevant to primary care -
Atrial Fibrillation,
a daily problem"
"Excellent meeting"
"Good ECG coverage"
"Very stimulating discussions"
"Very good overall"
Suggested topics for further events
1. Echocardiogram
2. Interpretation of ABM
3. Acute Stroke management
4. Mx Heart Failure/ TIA/CVA/hypertension/murmur/Syncope/
dizziness/SOB Valvular Heart Disease
5. Advances in immediate cardiac care
Another Excellence in Arrhythmia Care event coming soon!
Due to popular demand, we are repeating the 3 workshops again on 6th May at the Royal Free Hospital , these are namely: Test your knowledge of ECG, EP and pacing case vignettes and Effectiveness of Diagnostics. Further details and booking procedures will be on this website in a few weeks time.
To view presentations from the day please click on the following links:
Janet McComb -
Test Your Knowledge of ECG's part 1
Test Your Knowledge of ECG's part 2
Test Your Knowledge of ECG's part 3
Elaine Kemp -
Effectiveness of diagnostics
Margaret Bruce -
Presentation to GP Arrhythmia Education Event
Ron Simon -
Network AF final
Oliver Segal -
EP & Pacing Case Vignettes
Dr Ameet Bakhai -
Atrial Fibrillation
WEDNESDAY 6 MAY
ACHIEVING EXELLENCE IN
ARRHYTHMIA CARE, follow up free event
Medical Library, Royal Free Hospital
The 2nd series of training workshops Arrhythmia Care on 6th May were very well received by the delegates.
Please see below for some of the positive feedback that the trainers received:
"Vignettes useful. Management tips very helpful".
"Interesting - especially for those in commissioning or thinking of providing services".
"Well presented - we were all involved in the discussion bringing in our own experiences in practices".
"I formed an idea about how to go about mainstreaming my service".
"I learnt much about ECG's and indications for pacing - would like more training on ECG interpretations".
"Good idea that cases were presented as a way of learning".
"Excellent as it is - no suggestion for improvement".
As the delegates were very satisfied with the event, they have asked for the workshops to be repeated covering slightly different topics.
You would be pleased to know that we are running the 3rd series of workshops on
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WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2009
'ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ARRHYTHMIA CARE'
Medical Library, Royal Free Hospital
To view presentations from the above event please click on the links below:
Dr. Roby Rakhit -
ECG Interpretation
please click here
Dr. Oliver Segal -
Arrhythmia Case Vignettes
please click here
Comments on how the delegates found the workshops
- Very enjoyable and challenging
- These talks are excellent - putting them on regularly is helpful, as always lots of info to take in and sometime the sessions feel rushed.
- Repeat
- Relevant to my everyday practice
- Increased confidence in viewing in-house ECGs
Suggestions for future events
- Needed more info on HF mgt in community.
- Would like more info on older pts.
- Session on how various professionals would treat pts and conditions.
- More time needs to be spent on each session - at least 2hrs
- Primary and secondary prevention in IHD
- Can we have a back to basics ECG session, something on therapeutics, pharmacology and pacemakers. Help me establish use of ECG in GP practice.
- To know what I should do as a GP for pts with arrhythmias and HF before or instead of referring them to a cardiologist
- New QOF requirements require us to palpate pts pulses and record rate and then to refer for ECG - would need an update on pulse rhythms
- Stroke is one of my two areas of interest - would like to know how therapist can treat pts with such conditions.
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