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10 CPD hours

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 
 
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Sponsored session - details coming soon
 
 
 
 
 
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
Sponsored session - details coming soon
 
 
 
 
 
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM
Practical applications of lifestyle medicine in primary care
 
 
 
 
 
1:40 PM - 2:25 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
 
 
 
 
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
Pulmonary hypertension - what it is and how it might present in primary care

 

  • Early detection and referral
  • Physical examination and red flags
  • Risk factors for PH
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
4:25 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Chair’s opening remarks followed by: Sponsored session (Asthma)


 

 
 
 
 
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Sponsored session - details coming soon (COPD)
 
 
 
 
 
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
Sponsored session - details coming soon
 
 
 
 
 
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?
 
 
 
 
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM
Respiratory palliative care: approaches, challenges and best practices

 

  • How to define
  • How to assess
  • How to manage
 
 
 
 
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
Obstructive sleep apnoea – a general practice approach

 

  • Disorders of sleep
  • Risks for OSA
  • When to suspect OSAHS, case finding 
 
 
 
 
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM
Common pitfalls in Spirometry: avoiding misinterpretation

 

  • Benefits and limitations
  • Understand why it is used 
  • Understand who spirometry should be considered for and when
     
 
 
 
 
4:25 PM
Conference ends
 
 
 
 
 

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