CVD and Diabetes
Wednesday, 05 July 2023
09:30 - 10:25
Chair's Opening Remarks
Managing Lipids and FH in primary care: new QOF indicators and treatment escalation
Dr Anish Kotecha, GP partner, Cwmbran Village Surgery
Prof Ahmet Fuat, GP and GPSI Cardiology, Darlington Primary Care Network, Carmel Medical Practice
10:40 - 11:25
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11:40 - 12:25
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12:45 - 13:30
Heart Failure diagnosis in primary care
Dr Saj Sarwar, GP Clinical Lead, GPwSI Cardiology
14:00 - 14:45
Type 2 Diabetes: Choosing the best treatments to improve glycaemic control, protecting hearts and kidneys at the same time
Dr Elizabeth Martin, GPWSI Diabetes, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is responsible for approximately half of all deaths in people with Type 2 Diabetes
- People with CVD and Diabetes die earlier than people without either condition- on average a 60year old man with CVD and Diabetes dies 14 years earlier than a similar man without those conditions
- 40% of people with Diabetes develop kidney disease
15:00 - 15:45
Initial management of atrial fibrillation
Dr Nicholas Jones, GP Beaumont Street Surgery, GP Cardiologist Oxford University Hospitals and Wellcome Trust Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
- Who to offer anticoagulation and possible pitfalls
- Better symptom management and when to think rhythm control
- Common comorbid disease – what to look for
16:00
Conference ends