Palpitations, SOB and LVSD
This recording originally took place on 12 March 2019. You will be sent the recording, presentation slides and certificate once payment has been made. This webinar recording will be available to purchase for a limited time only.
Individual fee £35 or all 3 webinars in the series for £99
Other webinars in the series:
CVD risk and risk reduction
Chest pain and palpitations (CAD and AF)
Details
Audience: GPs (all grades)
Series overview
Cardiovascular disease remains a very significant issue within the population, being a significant problem with morbidity and mortality in our communities. The recently published 10 year plan hold the prevention of cardiovascular disease and the care for those with symptoms. Within the current Quality and Outcome Frame work cardiovascular risk reduction and intervention is significant, from the controlling risk factors such as blood pressure and glycemic control to the appropriate secondary prevention of atherosclerotic issues and heart failure.
Session description
This session will cover occlusive vascular disease, looking at pump failure (LVSD) and issues with the electrics in the form of Atrial Fibrillation, and how to address symptoms of palpitations, breathlessness or peripheral oedema. The class will also focus on other dysrhythmic illness beyond AF tips on how to manage the patient with dysrhythmic issues in the family.
Learning outcomes
This series of three webinars will focus on issues around cardiovascular prevention and intervention. The areas of learning will be an update on the evidence for better targets for intervention, better use of medication in this setting and how to structure pathways of care.
Extra features
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CPD Certificate of participation
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Flexible distance learning
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1 CPD hour
Includes speaker presentation slides
Dr Matthew Fay
GP, Affinity Care
Dr Matthew Fay is a General Practitioner who joined Westcliffe Medical Practice in 1999. This has developed into the Affinity Care, a 25 partner superpractice based in Bradford providing care for over 64,000 population. Matthew is the Chief Clinical Executive but still does regular GP sessions at The Willows in Queensbury. In 2001 Matthew established a GPwSI cardiology service in Bradford which has expanded to provide direct access investigations and e-consultations. He was a member of the NICE AF Guideline Development Group. He is currently a clinical advisor to the AF Association, STARS (the Syncope Trust), Arrhythmia Alliance, Anticoagulation UK, on the Expert Advisory Panel for the Stroke Association, the faculty for Heart Valve Voice.
Matthew is a Trustee of the AF Association and Thrombosis UK. He has been involved in service redesign of cardiovascular services with a focus on AF, dysrhythmia and moving services out of hospital for many years. He was the clinical lead of the redesign of the Bradford VTE services to make it completely community and NOAC based. He has previously worked in Bradford’s PCTs and CCG. He is first and foremost a family doctor, spending the majority of his time seeing people in the setting of a general practitioner.