Following our success from the Regional Meetings in 2009, Arrhythmia Alliance will be hosting 11 meetings in 2010 across the UK. We will be hosting meetings in the following regions; Midlands – Birmingham, Midlands – Oxford, East Midlands – Cambridge, South – Reading, North – Leeds, North West – Manchester, North Wales – Wrexham, South Wales – Cardiff, South West – Bristol, Scotland – Glasgow, Northern Ireland – Belfast.
These meetings are aimed at all those involved in providing a service and care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias including; GPs, Primary Care Trusts, EPs, Department of Health, Cardiologists, Clinicians, Cardiac Network Leads, Arrhythmia Nurses, Paediatricians, Geriatricians, Ambulance Services, Charitable Organisations, Patient Groups, Patients and Carers and Industry.
Each Regional Meeting will be divided into two sub-meetings - a Medical Meeting and a Patient Meeting.
Medical Meetings
We aim to continue our efforts from 2009 to increase awareness of arrhythmias and their effects to GPs across the UK . To facilitate this, each meeting will contain a session dedicated to 'Taking Arrhythmia Services to Primary Care' and will include topics such as 'Drugs or Devices?', 'Arrhythmias from a Primary Care Perspective' and 'Referral - When, Where and Who?'
Each meeting will also focus on bringing national services to a local level, the latest ESC Guideline for Syncope, Anticoagulation issues and addressing the issue of whether there is a need for an Arrhythmia Care Coordinator.
To view the draft medical agenda, please click here.
Patient Meetings
Held alongside the Medical Meeting. Our aim is to provide information for patients and carers on how to get the best out of their local services. We will be inviting a local arrhythmia nurse to demonstrate pulse checks, raising further awareness of the Arrhythmia Alliance 'Know Your Pulse' Campaign. A local GP will explain what patients should expect at a Primary Care level and developments in arrhythmia care including new drugs and new services.
To view the draft patient agenda, please click here. |
