ACHIEVING THE NEW 2012 – 2013 QOF TARGETS

Apex City Quay Hotel

1 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JP

Thursday 24^th May 2012

18.15 – 20.45

Click Bayer Meeting – May 2012 for a programme and registration form

Click here for a report by Dr Alan Begg in the British Journal of Cardiology.

 CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 

  Education Centre, Victoria Hospital    

 18:45 Introduction

18:45 – 19:25 Cardiovascular Disease and COPD – Similarities in Treatment

Dr Stuart Schembri, Respiratory Consultant, NHS Tayside

19:25 – 20:05 Cardiac Imaging – New Developments

Dr Nilesh Sutaria, Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

20:05 – 20:45 Update in the management of Hypertension

Professor Tom MacDonald, Consultant Physician, NHS Tayside

20:45 – 21:00 Q&A

21:00 Close of meeting

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Programme

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Residential delegate registration form

Daily delegate registration form

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£20 off for Practice Nurses

SHARP prize 

Click here for report in the British Journal of Cardiology

Total Cholesterol – ideally should be under 5mmol/l, even better if under4

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) – the ‘good’ cholesterol, ideally should be above 1.2 mmol/l in women and 1mmol/l in men

Blood Pressure – under 140/90mmHg, or 130/80mmHg if you are diabetic

Body Mass Index (BMI) - should be 19-25. Over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30  obese.

Waist - women: less than 32in (80cm),  men: less than 37in (90cm)

ASSESSING YOUR RISKS

There are a variety of tools available which can help to assess your health risks. However, these are only guides and must be interpreted in context, so for more detailed information on assessing and managing your risks please see your health professional.

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) publishes clinical guidelines for health professionals. Sign Guideline no 97 Risk Estimation and the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease recommends that all adults aged 40 should have their cardiovascular risk assessed every 5 years.

Click here to access SIGN 97 versions for professionals and patients.

There are a number of tools which can be used to help estimate cardiovascular health risks. Click on the links below to try some yourself.

Body Mass Index Calculator
Calculate you BMI here

Cardiac Risk Score
This is the ASSIGN risk scoring tool recommended by SIGN for use by health professionals – access it here.

Diabetes Risk Score
Answer 7 questions to check your type 2 diabetes risk score on the Diabetes UK website here.

Heart Age Calculator
Is your ‘heart age’ the same, older or younger than your chronological age? Try this calculator to find out by clicking here.

Cholesterol is essential for building cells in your body. However, having too much cholesterol circulating can lead to the build up of fatty plaques (atheroma) in your coronary arteries. To find out more about cholesterol see the British Heart Foundation pages here.
Click here to see healthy eating fact sheets from Heart UK

Why is blood pressure important?

People with high blood pressure (hypertension) are at increased risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke. When blood pressure is raised the heart has to work harder. In response, the heart muscle gradually gets larger (rather like weight training in a gym builds muscles). People can have high blood pressure for a long time before it’s picked up – often there are no symptoms. For more information see:

British Heart Foundation – Blood Pressure information

Blood Pressure Association

British Hypertension Society

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

High Blood Pressure Foundation

Can a fat belly cause diabetes?

Yes it can.  The video below should help to explain:

For more information, visit activefat.org.uk

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of ill-health and death in Scotland causing 31% of deaths in 2009.

This not only equates to a substantial loss of life, but a substantial loss of productive working years of life. In 2009 around 23,000 ‘working years’ were lost due to deaths before the age of 64 (GROS 2010)

This statistic doesn’t account for ‘working years’ lost due to ill health.

Much of this is preventable if the warning signs are picked up early and lifestyle changes made.

The efforts and resources of SHARP are directed towards both education and research.

Educational facilities are provided for health professionals to assist doctors and nurses identify those at risk and help them reduce their risk of developing these diseases.

Prevention through Education and Research

Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk disease Prevention (SHARP) is a registered Scottish heart charity (Charity No. SC005379)