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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