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This seminar will provide an opportunity for speakers and delegates to discuss next steps for improving cardiovascular disease services.
Guests of Honour: Professor Huon Gray, National Clinical Director for Heart Disease, NHS England; Professor Tony Rudd, Professor of Stroke Medicine, King's College London and National Clinical Director for Stroke, NHS England and Dr Matt Kearney, National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, NHS England.
Delegates will assess challenges for reducing variability in the commissioning of cardiovascular services, improving innovation and outcomes in vascular surgery, providing care for patients with multiple co-morbidities, and developing the role of technology in self-management of CVD.
Other areas in the agenda will include the role of NICE in improving CVD diagnosis, treatment and outcomes, priorities for prevention of CVD and improving public health initiatives, and the latest developments in CVD research and treatments.
We are delighted that Professor Huon Gray, National Clinical Director for Heart Disease, NHS England; Professor Tony Rudd, Professor of Stroke Medicine, King's College London and National Clinical Director for Stroke, NHS England; Dr Matt Kearney, National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, NHS England; Professor Mark Baker, Director of the Centre for Clinical Practice, NICE; Dr Rachel Bell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Lead, Vascular Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Will Huxter, Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning (London), NHS England; Dr Anita Sharma, GP and Clinical Director (Vascular), Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group and GP Member, NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee; Professor Metin Avkiran, Associate Medical Director, British Heart Foundation; Dr Joe Mills, President, British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and Clinical Lead, Community Cardiology, Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Richard Jones, Clinical Director, CVD, Wessex Strategic Clinical Network; Dr Chris Gale, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Health Sciences and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University of Leeds and Helen Williams, Consultant Pharmacist for CV Disease, South London, NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group have kindly agreed to speak at this seminar.
Glyn Davies MP, Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Atrial Fibrillation has kindly agreed to chair a session at this seminar.
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