This is a 2 day course on 26th April and 3rd May. Please make sure you are available to attend both days.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain the basic physiology of cardiovascular disease
  • Be able to perform risk assessment with patients and  discuss modifiable factors such as diet and exercise.
  • Explain the targets for blood pressure and cholesterol and how these affect primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
  • Describe the basic anti-hypertensive and cholesterol-lowering medications involved in CVD.
  • Name the major complications that may arise in people with a long duration of CVD and measures that may limit or prevent them
  • Describe the key advice to patients surrounding Heart Failure and recognition of when to escalate/refer.
  • Be able to perform a safe review for stroke/CHD/HF recognising how to work within your professional limits and when to signpost
  • Provide examples of referral pathways to other services e.g., weight management, secondary care, activity, and psychological services etc
  • Explain the key components and process of an annual review and a self-management plan.

Programme

Day 1

9.15am         Coffee and registration

9.30am Introduction and course objectives

9.45am         Setting the scene – screening, diagnosis, patho-physiology and symptoms.

10.30am       Q-Risk assessment

10.45am       Coffee

11.00am        Diet & Cardiovascular Disease: healthy eating, the range of dietary approaches and weight management services (PH25)

11.45am        Benefits of activity for cardiovascular disease

12.30pm       LUNCH

1.30pm          Hypertension – a review of NICE Guidelines (NG136); targets, risk assessment, medications and assessing target organ damage

2.45pm         Lipid Modification – a review of Nice Guidelines (NG181)  - how can lipids affect cardiovascular risk?

3.15pm         Case Studies

3.30pm              Action plan, evaluation, and resources

3.45pm         Finish

Day 2 

9.15am         Coffee and registration

9.30am         Heart Failure – how can we perform a safe annual review (NG106)

10.45am COFFEE      

11.00am       CHD – performing an annual review and including assessment of angina

12.30pm        LUNCH

1.30pm       Stroke – secondary prevention and management of long term complications

2.30pm       Case Studies – Group work to bring it all together!

3.30pm         Competencies, training and resources

3.45pm         Close

Following the course you will be sent slides and a certificate from BBO Training therefore your contact details will be shared with them.

Please note if you have not already supplied us with your registration number you will be contacted by us as we will need this information to secure your allocation of CPD funding.

The cost of the course includes 20% VAT.

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