Division of cardiothoracic services

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THE BEAT GOES ON STREAMLINING CARDIAC RHYTHM
MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ARRHYTHMIA, HEART
FAILURE, SYNCOPE AND IMPLANTABLE DEVICES
Wednesday 24th September 2014, The Wynyard Rooms,
Wynyard Park Awaiting CPD accreditation
0830 Coffee registration 09.00 Welcome


Andy Turley ATRIAL FIBRILLATION A SHARED
RESPONSILBILTY, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY CARE


Chair Andy Turley 09.05
Implementing new NICE guidance and implications
for stroke risk assessment/prevention


Matt
Faye 09.45 Novel anti coagulants Indications,
initiation and management
Mike Stewart

10.15
Interventional techniques for AF management

Simon James
10.35 Questions to the expert panel 10.45
Refreshments ARRHYTHMIAS ASSESSMENT AND
DIAGNOSIS
Chair Simon James
11.05 How to predict high risk in patients
with palpitations
Jayne Mudd
11.25 The burden of ectopy How much
is too much?
Lee Graham

11.45 Demystifying the 12 lead ECG The common
and not so common findings Andy Thornley


12.10 A National
perspective on arrhythmia management
Arrhythmia Alliance
12.30 Questions to the expert
panel 12.40 Lunch and ECG Quiz SYNCOPE AN
UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Chair Andy Thornley

13.40
Vasodepressor syncope An overview

John Davidson
14.00 When is a faint not a faint?
Diagnosis and management of psychogenic seizures



Jason Price

14.20
When is dizziness at the heart of the matter?
Cardiac causes of syncope Nick Linker


14.50 Questions to
the expert panel 15.00 Refreshments HEART
FAILURE AN UPDATE ON DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Chair Nick Linker 15.20 Diagnosing
and managing heart failure A primary care
perspective Nigel Rowell
15.40 New NICE
guidance for CRT/ICD Implications for primary
care Andy Turley
16.00 Questions for the expert panel 16.10
Evaluation 16.15 Close
Division of cardiothoracic services