BMJ Publishing Group, Manchester
2006-12-08
GP Programme Cardiology and DiabetesUsing evidence to make better decisions
0800 - 0900 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
0900 - 0905 Welcome and introduction by Chair:
Dr Ahmet Fuat, GP with a special interest in cardiology, Darlington, and Deputy Chairman, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, London.
0905 - 0955 Heart Failure: the essentials of management
The speaker will guide you through the conventional and new treatments available for patients with heart failure including:
The role of diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, ARBs, and digoxin
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Speaker: Dr Ahmet Fuat
GP with a special interest in cardiology, Darlington, and Deputy Chairman, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, London.
0955 - 1045 Cardiac arrhythmias: management in primary care
The speaker will focus on the main issues in the diagnosis and management of common arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. The session will focus on management pathways developed in line with the national service framework for coronary heart disease. Speaker: Dr Kathryn Griffith
GP, York, and Clinical Coronary Heart Disease Lead for Selby and York Primary Care Trust.
1045-1105 COFFEE
1105-1155 Cardiovascular disease prevention with particular emphasis on hypertension
The speaker will discuss
Cardiovascular risk assessment
Managing risk factors, based on guidance from the Joint British Societies (JBS2), the British Hypertension Society, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the new GP contract.
Speaker: Dr Mark Davis
GP, Leeds, and Member of the Executive Committee of the British Hypertension Society.
1155 -1255
Workshops
You will have a choice of case based workshops with speakers from the previous sessions. You will have the opportunity to explore issues with the experts in these interactive workshops:
Heart failure
Cardiac arrhythmias
Cardiovascular disease prevention
1255-1405 LUNCH
OPTION OF SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
1405 – 1410 Introduction by Chair:Dr Andrew Krentz, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Southampton University Hospitals, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton.
1410 – 1445 The metabolic syndrome: identifying the high risk patient
The speaker will provide in-depth answers to common questions:
What is the metabolic syndrome? Does it really exist? Is it a useful clinical concept? How is it diagnosed? Where do impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes fit? What are the current and emerging treatment options?
Speaker: Dr Andrew Krentz
Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Southampton University Hospitals, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton.
1445 – 1520 Management of type 2 diabetes: treating to targets
This session will cover the use of oral agents as well as insulin to get the best results for your patients. Speaker: Professor Mike Kirby
GP, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and Medical Director, HertNet, The Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network.
1520 - 1555 Early chronic kidney disease: screening and early management
The speaker will help you to understand the importance of screening and early management in early chronic kidney disease. The session will cover:
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Who to investigate and why?
Who to refer?
Speaker: Dr David Wheeler
Reader in Nephrology, Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London.
1555-1615 COFFEE
1615-1700 Workshops
Speakers will work through case examples to illustrate the practicalities of treating individual patients, including:
Managing vascular disease in the high risk patient with diabetes
Therapeutics of insulin
Early chronic kidney disease
1700-1715 SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS
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