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NSF for Arrhythmias: North West Regional Response
North West Region – 16th March 2007
at Rookery Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire
www.handpicked.co.uk/rookeryhall
9:30
Registration and Coffee
Chairman: Dr Derick Todd, Consultant Cardiologist, Liverpool CTC
10:00
Progressing the New Chapter on Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death : Service
Improvements: Future directions?
Prof Roger Boyle, National Director for Heart Disease / Mike Yates,
Programme Manager for NSF Chapter 8
NSF - “Quality requirement one: Patient Support People with
arrhythmias receive timely and high quality support and information,
based on an assessment of their needs. People with long-term conditions
receive support in managing their illness from a named arrhythmia care
co-ordinator. Good quality, timely information about arrhythmic
conditions is given by appropriately trained staff.”
10:20
Progress with Patient Support Groups: What more is needed?
Trudie Lobban – Arrhythmia Alliance
10:40
Discussion
11:00
Coffee
Chairman: Professor Clifford Garratt, Manchester Heart Centre
NSF - “Quality requirement two: Diagnosis and Treatment People
presenting with arrhythmias, in both emergency and elective settings,
receive timely assessment by an appropriate clinician to ensure accurate
diagnosis and effective treatment and rehabilitation.”
11:20
Improving Access for Arrhythmias
Janet Ratcliffe, Director, Greater Manchester & Cheshire Cardiac Network
11.50
Rapid Access Arrhythmia and Blackout Clinics
Dr Sanjiv Petkar, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester
NSF - “The substantial majority of the approximately 100,000 sudden
cardiac deaths each year in the UK are caused by coronary heart disease,
which is addressed in previous chapters of the NSF. However, most
sudden deaths in people under 30 years old are caused by inherited
cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias. An estimated 400 sudden cardiac
deaths each year are unexplained and the majority of these have a genetic
basis.”
12:10
Inherited cardiac disease (genetic arrhythmia) clinics; Progress so far.
Professor Clifford Garratt, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre
12:30
Discussion
12:40
Lunch
Chairman: Dr Neil Davidson, South Manchester University Hospital
NSF - “In recent years there have been significant improvements in both
technology and clinical skills that are enabling improved prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICDs) and sophisticated pacing devices have given
cardiologists many more treatment options for these patients.3 For some
conditions, catheter ablation, which treats malfunctioning parts of the
heart ,provides a cure so that patients no longer require medication or
suffer from palpitations..”
13:30
Atrial Fibrillation guidelines in Practice - Supporting Primary care through Education
Joanne Hawes, Trainer Education for Health
13:45
Arrhythmia Care in the DGH: What Progress?
Dr Mick Coupe, Consultant Cardiologist, Oldham
14:10
Arrhythmia Care in Tertiary Centres: What needs to be done?
Dr Mark Hall, Consultant Cardiologist, Liverpool CTC
14:40
Discussion
15:00
Tea
Chairman: Dr Dhiraj Gupta, Consultant Cardiologist, London
NSF - “Service improvements can be achieved locally by several means:
guidance on making the initial diagnosis and on management by readily
accessible approved algorithms; improving access to a higher level of expertise
by development of rapid access multidisciplinary arrhythmia and/or blackouts
clinics; focused education of key carers; improving access to diagnostics at all
stages; and improving acquisition, storage and availability of clinical information
such as ECGs and audit of all interventions.”
15:15
Heart Improvement Programme – Future Plans
Dr Campbell Cowan, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General Infirmary
15.30
Local Cardiac Network perspective
Janet Ratcliffe, Director, Greater Manchester & Cheshire Cardiac Network
16:10
Q&A