0820

REGISTRATION DESK OPENS

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

0920-0925

Welcome and introduction by the Chair for the Cardiology session 

0925-1010

Heart failure: the essentials of management

The speaker will discuss key aspects of managing heart failure in primary care, covering:

• Early detection and diagnosis including the use of B- type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
• Latest management strategies including medication, device therapy and end of life care
• Achieving national standards.

Dr Ahmet Fuat PhD
GP Specialist in Cardiology, Darlington, and Deputy Chairman, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, London.

1010-1055

Atrial fibrillation

The speaker will focus on appropriate strategies in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation with particular reference to:

• Recent NICE guidelines
• The new GMS contract
• New advances in the management of atrial fibrillation, both pharmacological and surgical.

Dr Kathryn Griffith
GP with a special interest in Cardiology, York and Clinical Coronary Heart Disease Lead, Selby and York Primary Care Trust, and Secretary, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, London.

1055-1125

1125-1210

Secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI)

Using case examples, this session will discuss take you through management strategies to help improve outcomes of patients with MI in primary care. Key messages will include:

• Managing patients after acute MI
• Managing patients with a history of MI who are not optimally treated
• Use of drugs and other interventions
• Ways of improving quality of care and reaching targets.

Leeds - Dr Jane Skinner
Consultant Community Cardiologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Birmingham - Dr Philip Adams
Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.

1210-1310

1310-1355

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1355-1400

Introduction by the Chair for the Diabetes and CKD session

Professor M G Kirby
GP, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and Medical Director, HertNet, the Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network, Hertfordshire.

1400-1445

Complications of diabetes

This session will focus on patients with diabetes who present with complications.  The case based discussion will cover:

• Macrovascular and microvascular complications
• When to manage your patient in the community
• When to refer your patient to specialist services.

Leeds - Dr Brian Karet
GP with a Special Interest in Diabetes, Bradford.

Birmingham - Dr Vinod Patel
Consultant Physician, George Eliot Hospital, Warwickshire.

1445-1505

REFRESHMENTS

1505-1550

Therapeutic dilemmas in the management of type 2 diabetes

This session will look at the pitfalls of prescribing for patients with type 2 diabetes, along with the latest developments. It will cover:

• Finding the right drug for the right patient
• Where do new agents fit in?
• Current controversies in prescribing.

Professor M G Kirby
GP, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and Medical Director, HertNet, The Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network, Hertfordshire.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD): when to refer to the nephrologist

This session will help you understand the management of chronic kidney disease in primary care. Using case examples, the speaker will cover:

• Interpreting of laboratory values
• Developing a management plan
• Identifying which patients need to refer to the nephrologist.

Dr Donal O'Donoghue

Reader in Consultant Nephrologist, Hope Hospital, Salford. Manchester, and National Clinical Director for Kidney Care.

 1650-1700

 SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIR