Cardiovascular disease (CVD) management – adopting a cardiovascular-renal-metabolic (CVRM) approach

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) management – adopting a cardiovascular-renal-metabolic (CVRM) approach

19 August 2024

Available for 1 CPD point(s)

Masterclass

Watch Professor Raj Thakkar and Professor Derek Connolly discuss the opportunities healthcare professionals have to identify people with CVRM diseases, the importance of testing and screening for these conditions and the role of multidisciplinary teams in the management of CVRM conditions.

Speakers

Professor Raj Thakkar General Practitioner, Bourne End and Wooburn Green Medical Centre; Honorary Visiting Professor, Cardiff University, School of Medicine; President, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
Professor Derek Connolly Consultant Cardiologist, Birmingham City & Sandwell Hospitals; Director of Research & Development, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Aston Medical School; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham

Learning objectives

To understand how to identify and screen people with CVRM diseases, and optimise their care

To examine how primary and secondary care can work together to enhance CVRM detection and management

To provide an overview of available treatments conferring benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and/or renal disease

References

NHS England. Improving lipid management to reduce cardiovascular disease and save lives. 2023. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/improving-lipid-management-to-reduce-cardiovascular-disease-and-save-lives/ (accessed February 2024)
NICE. CKS. Lipid modification – CVD prevention: Statins. 2023. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/lipid-modification-cvd-prevention/prescribing-information/statins/ (accessed February 2024)
NHS England. Summary of National Guidance for Lipid Management for Primary and Secondary Prevention of CVD. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2020/04/lipid-management-pathway-v6.pdf (accessed February 2024)
NICE. Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification [NG238]. December 2023. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng238/chapter/Recommendations (accessed February 2024)

Learning and reflections

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