Division of cardiothoracic services

1. 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 08:30 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