NSF for Arrhythmias: North Regional Response
North Region – 23rd March 2007
at Wood Hall, Linton, Wetherby
www.handpicked.co.uk/woodhall
9:30
Registration and Coffee
Chairman: Trudie Lobban, Arrhythmia Alliance
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
Progress with Arrhythmia Care Coordinators
Jayne Mudd, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough
11:00
Discussion
11:15
Coffee
Chairman: Dr Campbell Cowan, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General
Infirmary
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.”
11:30
Update on the Development of Inherited diseases clinic and the progress
made at Leeds.
Dr Jonathan Parsons, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General Infirmary
11.50
Primary Care – What needs to be done?
Dr Matt Fay, Bradford
12:10
Rapid Access Arrhythmia and Blackouts Clinics
Dr Steve Parry, Consultant Cardiologist, Newcastle
12:30
Discussion
12:40
Lunch
Chairman: Jayne Mudd, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough
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
Julia Neal
13:45
Arrhythmia Care in the DGH: What Progress?
Dr Chris Morley, Consultant Cardiologist, Bradford
14:10
Arrhythmia Care in Tertiary Centres: What needs to be done?
Dr Chris Pepper, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General Infirmary
14:40
Discussion
15:00
Tea
Chairman: Dr Chris Pepper, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General
Infirmary
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.”
15:30
Heart Improvement Programme – Future Plans
Dr Campbell Cowan, Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General Infirmary
15.30
Local Cardiac Network perspective – Setting up an AF Clinic in general practice
Alison Bagnall and Chris Beith, West Yorkshire Cardiac Network
16:10
Q&A