Pulse Virtual February Agenda

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM																Chair’s opening remarks followed by: Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management—summary of NICE guidance The importance of comorbidities in development and burden of atrial fibrillation Who to offer anticoagulation possible pitfalls When to consider rhythm control strategy Dr Roger Henderson Senior GP and Health Broadcaster Dr Andy Potter GP Partner and GP with specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography, Whaddon Healthcare, Milton Keynes View Session
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM																See beyond sugar: uncovering risk in type 2 diabetes Dr Roy Hamilton General Practitioner with a specialist interest in diabetes and cardio-metabolic health This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only View Session
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM																Enabling optimised cardiorenal risk management in primary care Dr Kristin Veighey Consultant Nephrologist and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice, University of Southampton & University Hospitals Southampton This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only View Session
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM																Practical applications of lifestyle medicine in primary care Dr Adaeze Ifezulike MBE GP and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, NHS Grampian View Session
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM																Obstructive sleep apnoea – a general practice approach Disorders of sleep Risks for OSA When to suspect OSAHS, case finding Dr Joanna Shakespeare Consultant Clinical Scientist, UHCW NHS Trust, NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB View Session
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM																A simple guide to ECG interpretation – getting it right every time Dr Yassir Javaid GPwSI Cardiology View Session
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM																Managing lipids and FH in primary care Family screening and genetic counselling in primary care Lifestyle changes and pharmacological interventions Lipid level monitoring and long-term care Dr Saj Sarwar GP Clinical Lead, GPwSI Cardiology View Session
4:25 PM																Conference ends
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:25 AM																Implementing the updated BTS, NICE, SIGN asthma guideline in clinical practice The Impact of SABA over reliance Treatment Guidelines Managing Asthma patients: putting evidence into practice Dr Brian Lipworth Head of the Scottish Centre of Respiratory Research and Clinical Professor of Allergy and Pulmonology at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only View Session
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM																COPD patient care: opportunities to improve disease trajectory COPD burden and the risk of premature mortality Uncontrolled COPD may increase the risk of cardiopulmonary events Exacerbations as the driving force of poor outcomes in COPD Dr Paul Ellis Assistant Professor and Respiratory Physician, University of Birmingham and UHB Trust This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only View Session
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM																Delivering effective, drug-free airways clearance in primary care Understand the impact that excessive airway mucus secretions have on COPD patients The benefits non-pharmacological interventions such as Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) devices can offer in COPD Access to tools and services to support Airway Clearance in Primary Care Emma Rickards Consultant Respiratory Nurse, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Knowsley Community Respiratory Service Sponsored by View Session
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM																What to do with the breathless patient When to admit What tests should I do? What should I be looking out for? Dr Ian Loke Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospitals of Leicester View Session
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM																Respiratory palliative care: approaches, challenges and best practices How to define How to assess How to manage Dr Satbir Jassal MBE Former GP and Medical Director Children’s Hospice, Bridge Street Medical Practice View Session
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM																The Sleeping Giant: Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Importance of duration and quality of sleep Diagnosis and management of OSAHS in primary care The bidirectional association of T2D and OSAHS Dr Kevin Fernando GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education View Session
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM																Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in adults A refresher on the basic CF defect The late CF diagnosis An update on CF in 2025 Dr Michael Waller Clinical Lead for Department of Adult Cystic Fibrosis, and Consultant Physician in Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Medicine, King’s College Hospital Honorary Senior Lecturer View Session
4:25 PM																Conference ends

Dr Paul Ellis
Assistant Professor and Respiratory Physician, University of Birmingham and UHB Trust

Dr Kevin Fernando
GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM and Medical Education

Dr Roy Hamilton
General Practitioner with a specialist interest in diabetes and cardio-metabolic health

Dr Roger Henderson
Senior GP and Health Broadcaster

Dr Adaeze Ifezulike MBE
GP and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, NHS Grampian

Dr Satbir Jassal MBE
Former GP and Medical Director Children’s Hospice, Bridge Street Medical Practice

Dr Yassir Javaid
GPwSI Cardiology

Dr David G Kiely
Consultant Respiratory Physician, National Pulmonary Hypertension Service (Sheffield)

Dr Brian Lipworth
Head of the Scottish Centre of Respiratory Research and Clinical Professor of Allergy and Pulmonology at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee

Dr Ian Loke
Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospitals of Leicester

Dr Donald MacGregor
Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Child Health

Dr Andy Potter
GP Partner and GP with specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography, Whaddon Healthcare, Milton Keynes

Emma Rickards
Consultant Respiratory Nurse, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Knowsley Community Respiratory Service

Dr Saj Sarwar
GP Clinical Lead, GPwSI Cardiology

Dr Joanna Shakespeare
Consultant Clinical Scientist, UHCW NHS Trust, NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB

Dr Kristin Veighey
Consultant Nephrologist and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice, University of Southampton & University Hospitals Southampton

Dr Michael Waller
Clinical Lead for Department of Adult Cystic Fibrosis, and Consultant Physician in Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Medicine, King’s College Hospital Honorary Senior Lecturer