About this event

  • Date and time Tue 7 Nov 2023 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Cardiology

Join the first general day of the academic year dedicated to the comprehensive management of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction. This event serves as an all-encompassing guide to handling acute coronary syndrome cases using contemporary management techniques. Attendees, especially trainees, will gain insights into common presentations and crucial management steps supported by diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Participants will be able to learn:

  • About the modernised approach to diagnosing myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes 
  • When and how to use varying treatments from diagnosis to recovery and rehabilitation
  • About managing stable angina conforming to current approaches and treatment

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This activity has been supported by Boston Scientific and Medtronic in the form of an educational grant.

Please note that the company(s) listed above have had no input into the arrangement or educational content of this activity.

Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Professor Nikhil Patel, Chairman of the Academic Board, Royal Society of Medicine

Diagnosing myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes: A modern approach

Dr Rupert Williams, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Managing angina at the front door: A contemporary approach to managing stable angina

Dr Ranil Desilva, Senior Lecturer and Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital

Question and answer session
Tea and coffee break
Post myocardial infarction complications and advanced therapies

Dr Kalpa Desilva, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Coronary revascularisation for acute coronary syndrome - when, how and how complete

Dr Tim Lockie, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 

Question and answers
Lunch
Post-myocardial infarction - diagnosing and managing ventricular tachycardia

Dr Rick Veasey, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Horizon scanning in interventional cardiology

Dr Aswin Babu, ST5 Cardiology Registrar, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacological Therapies: Evidence, what and when

Dr Dan Jones, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust

Question and answer session
Close of meeting
Drinks reception

All welcome

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Disclaimers:

Registration for this event will close on 6 November 2023 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted. 

The agenda is subject to change at any time  

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations. 

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion. 

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

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