Event Overview

Cardiovascular disease is the world’s biggest killer and in the UK one of the leading causes of dying prematurely, in both men and women. More women die prematurely from CVD than breast cancer. Fortunately, with proactive care, most of which can be delivered in primary care, many of these deaths can be avoidable. The evidence and guidance within cardiology has evolved very dramatically in recent years and it is likely that if you are still practicing the way you were even a few years ago, you may be out of kilter with current best practice.

This one day conference, tailored specifically to the needs of primary care HCPs – namely GPs, GP registrars, practice nurses, clinical pharmacists, paramedics, and the wider primary care MDT – aims to bring you up to speed with contemporary evidence-based and guideline-recommended management. Across the day, you’ll gain concise algorithms, prescribing and monitoring checklists, referral triggers, and language/behavioural strategies that make consultations smoother and outcomes better.

All live One Day Essentials conferences (ODEs) are free and available exclusively to RCGP members. Check your diary, register to attend, or if you can’t make it access the content on REWIND. You can catch up on all the recordings and presentation slides for up to nine months afterwards, and you can register at any point during this time.

Topics covered:

  • Incretin therapies and cardiovascular prevention
  • Insomnia and CVD
  • ECG
  • The Cardio-respiratory
  • Modern CV risk stratification
  • Management of Palpitations
  • Drug induced heart disease

Learning objectives:

  • To understand the evidence for incretin based therapies to improve CV outcomes and how to use them in clinical practice
  • To understand the link between chronic insomnia and CVD
  • To be able define chronic insomnia and its pathophysiology
  • To understand the language of ECG
  • To understand the link between cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease
  • To risk assess patients with palpitations in primary care
  • To understand how to identify and manage drug induced heart disease

Conference Chair:

Dr Yassir Javaid FRCGP, GPwER in Cardiology