Cardiology in Practice: Ashford & South Kent Coast PLT

Heart Failure poses many challenges around prevention, diagnosis, optimal management and palliation as a Long Term Condition. Despite advances in management with evidence based approaches our local practice is variable. The resultant suffering for patients, poor professional satisfaction and sub-optimal usage of shared resources regardless of roles of settings.

This session will cover:

1. What does our local Heart Failure data indicate in terms of key challenges?
2. How can we prevent and diagnose Heart Failure well in a busy practice?
3. What key clinical skills, diagnostics, tools, guidelines and work up help us all?
4. Why are many of our patients on suboptimal therapy and how can we improve this?
5. What will the new Cardiology Pathway mean for our patients and professionals?
6. How can the community pharmacists and other supportive MDT help?
7. Are you making the most of our community heart failure nurses and mutual support?
8. Heart Failure exacerbations, inter current illness and end stage HF: What can help?
9. What are the latest advances in Heart failure management?
10. And many other issues you will bring on the day!