About this event

  • Date and time Thu 20 Jul 2023 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Medicine and Me, Cardiac Risk In The Young (CRY)

In the UK alone, 12 seemingly healthy people under the age of 35 die from undiagnosed cardiac conditions every week, otherwise known as young sudden cardiac death.  

Join us for an event, run in association with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, to learn about the latest developments in our understanding of the causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death, and how to ensure the best quality of life for those living with diagnosed cardiac conditions.

Participants will have the opportunity to hear from some of the world’s leading experts in inherited cardiac conditions and ask questions about their experiences providing support and dealing with affected families.

Attend this event to gain an understanding of:

  • The causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death
  • Methods for early identification of high-risk individuals
  • Providing optimal care for patients with diagnosed cardiac conditions
  • How to manage and support affected families
  • Areas where further research is needed

 

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Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive, Cardiac Risk in the Young

What are the causes of young sudden cardiac death

Professor Mary Sheppard, Professor of Cardiac Pathology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Why are death certificates often inaccurate

Dr Joe Westaby, Clinical Lecturer in Histopathology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Why is expert pathology essential before testing first degree relatives

Professor Michael Papadakis, Professor of Cardiology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Unanswered questions in cardiac pathology

Dr Joe Westaby

How can we identify young people with cardiac conditions

Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Cardiology and Lead for the Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Sports Cardiology Unit, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Comfort break
Welcome back

Dr Steven Cox

How do we risk stratify young people identified with cardiac conditions

Professor Michael Papadakis

How often should patients with cardiac conditions be tested/re-tested?

Professor Sanjay Sharma

How can patients live well after a diagnosis of an inherited cardiac condition?

Professor Michael Papadakis

New frontiers in treatment. How treatments (new medications) for inherited cardiac conditions are changing

Professor Sanjay Sharma

Panel discussion

Dr Steven Cox, Professor Mary Sheppard, Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor Michael Papadakis and Dr Joe Westaby

Close of meeting
View the programme

Welcome and introduction

Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive, Cardiac Risk in the Young

What are the causes of young sudden cardiac death

Professor Mary Sheppard, Professor of Cardiac Pathology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Why are death certificates often inaccurate

Dr Joe Westaby, Clinical Lecturer in Histopathology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Why is expert pathology essential before testing first degree relatives

Professor Michael Papadakis, Professor of Cardiology, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Unanswered questions in cardiac pathology

Dr Joe Westaby

How can we identify young people with cardiac conditions

Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Cardiology and Lead for the Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Sports Cardiology Unit, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Comfort break
Welcome back

Dr Steven Cox

How do we risk stratify young people identified with cardiac conditions

Professor Michael Papadakis

How often should patients with cardiac conditions be tested/re-tested?

Professor Sanjay Sharma

How can patients live well after a diagnosis of an inherited cardiac condition?

Professor Michael Papadakis

New frontiers in treatment. How treatments (new medications) for inherited cardiac conditions are changing

Professor Sanjay Sharma

Panel discussion

Dr Steven Cox, Professor Mary Sheppard, Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor Michael Papadakis and Dr Joe Westaby

Close of meeting

Location

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

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on 19 July 2023. Late registrations will not be accepted. 

The agenda is subject to change at any time 

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenters and RSM's discretion. 

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

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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