MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR CLINICIANS
Regional Cardiac Update Meetings 2013
For Medical Professionals
Improving Outcomes
*CPD approval will be applied for with the Royal College of Physicians*
£15.00 includes lunch and refreshments
Our cardiac update meetings are for all healthcare professionals involved in the management and treatment of heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation. These meetings will provide a platform for education, as well as sharing best practice and information on topics such as device and drug treatments, atrial fibrillation and syncope. In addition this meeting will be an opportunity to network locally with healthcare professionals in all areas of cardiac service provision, academic institutions and professional bodies.
For 2013 the agenda will follow the theme of 'Improving Outcomes' - topics to include UK implantation rate audit, commissioning for quality in arrhythmia services, ESC guidelines update on the use of anti-arrhythmics drugs as well as an interactive session on different treatments for atrial fibrilation.
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Meeting locations: Basildon - Belfast - Birmingham - Bristol - Cambridge - Cardiff - Exeter - Glasgow - Ipswich - Leeds - Leicester - Liverpool - London - Middlesbrough - Oxford - Plymouth - Portsmouth - Preston - Sheffield
| Location |
Date |
Venue |
Agenda |
| Middlesbrough | Wednesday 22 May | Crathorne Hall Hotel | View |
| Leeds | Thursday 23 May | Hilton Leeds City Hotel | View |
| Portsmouth | Thursday 4 July | Education Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital | View |
| Cardiff | Thursday 11 July | The Parc Hotel | View |
| Exeter | Friday 13 September | Taunton Conference Centre | View |
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May 2013
Improving Anticoagulation Therapy Services - Improving Patient Safety
Wednesday 8th May 2013, Hallam Conference Centre, London
100% of the delegates at last years conference would recommend the event to a colleague.
This very practical day will enable you to take back new ideas and improvements into your anticoagulation practice locally to improve quality and safety for your patients as it focuses on improving anticoagulation therapy services with a focus on improving patient safety.
For further information and to book your place visit http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/anticoagulation or email gemma@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk
A 15% discount is available to your members by quoting ref: HCUK15AFA when booking.
NICE Annual Conference 2013
14th-15th May 2013 - The ICC Birmingham, UK
Examining how the major changes heralded by the Health and Social Care Act are playing out in practice, with a special focus on the changing role of NICE, sessions on the programme will look at:
• The relationship between NICE and other major partner organisations
• Public Health England and local government’s new role
• What the Innovation Health and Wealth agenda means for your organisation
• How NICE can support high quality social care
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2nd National Conference - Atrial Fibrillation 2013
15th May 2013 - Hallam Conference Centre, London
Atrial Fibrillation 2013 is an essential conference for all specialists in cardiology, neurology and stroke medicine, as well as general practitioners and specialist nurses.
This one day CPD certified event will assemble expert speakers from across the UK to discuss the current issues and challenges involved in the causes, diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Tackling Long-Term Conditions: Meeting the Challenge
16th May 2013 - The Barbican, London
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June 2013
British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference
3rd-5th June 2013 - ExCel, London
BCS Annual Conference is the UK forum for up-to-date findings in the world of clinical cardiology and the most clinically relevant practical applications. The event provides cardiovascular healthcare professionals with the chance to interact with world-wide experts, providing the most innovative information in cardiovascular science with a UK focus.
SpR Training Day in Cardiac Electrophysiology Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
11th June 2013 - Royal Society of Medicine, London
To view the provisional programme please click here
To register and for further information please visit the website
Cardiothoracic surgery: New frontiers of cardiothoracic imaging
28th June 2013 - Royal Society of Medicine, London
Educational aims:
This meeting will continue the themes of innovation, technology and collaboration set by previous cardiothoracic section meetings.
Educational objectives:
• Discuss and update state of the art imaging techniques which are changing our capacity to diagnose, assess and treat.
• Analyse and debate the role of the cardiologists becoming interventional radiologists and how this trend will impact on the cardiothoracic surgeon of the future.
• Evaluate and interpret new technology and its effect on training in cardiothoracic surgery.
Target audience:
Cardiothoracic surgeons at all stages, technologists and radiologists, Echo cardiologist,
Cardiac imaging registrars and Core Cardiology trainee
To view the event flyer please click here
The president of the RSM's Cardiothoracic section, Mr Uday Trivedi will be presenting a prize for abstracts submitted to the meeting. Please click here to view further details of the prize and the abstract requirements.
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July 2013
MEDXPO London 2013
4th - 6th July 2013 - Alexandra Palace, London
A three-day medical & healthcare exhibition, conference & seminar programme including panel and audience debate sessions that is attracting industry professionals from across the UK and the rest of the world.
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The 11th City Basic EP Course
1-2 July 2013 - St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
A two-day, basic EP course organised by Prof Richard Schilling and Dr Simon Sporton. This is aimed at clinical physiologists, GPs, nurses, SpRs and other healthcare professionals with an interest in electrophysiology.
August 2013
40th International Congress On Electrocardiology 2013
7th - 10th August 2013 - Glasgow, Scotland
If you have an interest in electrocardiology, then Scotland is the place to be in August this year. Some very distinguished speakers will be present at the meeting as indicated on the conference website at www.glasgow.ac.uk/ice2013.
If you require any specific information, please write to ice2013@glasgow.ac.uk
November 2013
Acute & General Medicine
27th - 28th November 2013 - ExCeL, London
The most cost-effective clinical conference for secondary care is back
Acute & General Medicine (AGM) is returning in November 2013 at a brand new venue, providing expert clinical training across even more specialty areas, offering delegates more essential practical training and is still the best value medical training conference in the UK to help meet revalidation requirements.
AGM is unique in offering consultants, specialty doctors, physicians and junior doctors across all grades ample networking opportunities and skills training delivered by expert speakers. A limited amount of early bird tickets are available at just £99+VAT, use promo code BSHF99 when registering to claim your early bird discount.
Visit www.agmconference.co.uk or call 0207 348 4906 and quote BSHF99 to register at the discounted rate.
AGM – An ‘all you can eat’ conference
Update your general medical skills and feel more confident when on-call and looking after inpatients. The 2013 conference programme is designed to meet all your clinical training needs, in a flexible, buffet style format allowing delegates to dip in and out of your own bespoke programme using the unique conference and networking planner.